Top 100 Boarding Schools by GCSE

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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
1 97.50 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 36,000 47,700
2 96.30 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 37,485 49,518
3 96.19 St Paul's School Both Boys 29,685 44,673
4 94.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 29,790 63,870
5 93.73 Eton College Boarding Boys   49,998
6 93.56 Tonbridge School Both Boys 37,470 49,944
7 92.01 Dulwich College Both Boys 24,693 51,546
8 90.00 Concord College Both Co-ed 18,300 53,400
= 90.00 Caterham School Both Co-ed 23,415 48,435
10 88.29 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 33,900 50,700
11 88.10 Whitgift School Both Boys 24,462 47,991
= 88.10 Winchester College Boarding Boys 36,369 49,152
13 88.00 St Catherine's School Both Girls 22,395 37,950
14 87.40 Oxford International College Both Co-ed 27,645 55,560
15 87.00 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 35,700 50,130
= 87.00 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 14,490 40,980
17 86.40 Wellington College Both Co-ed 35,760 48,930
18 86.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 33,078 50,757
19 84.10 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 22,300 53,300
20 84.00 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 24,642 42,933
21 83.40 Epsom College Both Co-ed 30,909 46,533
22 82.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 35,580 47,400
23 81.00 Haileybury Both Co-ed 32,355 44,700
= 81.00 St Francis' College Both Girls 19,668 37,326
= 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 35,520 47,760
26 80.70 Abingdon School Both Boys 23,475 47,880
27 79.81 St Swithun's School Both Girls 25,356 42,651
28 77.45 Radley College Boarding Boys   48,075
29 75.76 Headington School Both Girls 22,515 45,321
30 75.54 Rugby School Both Co-ed 28,890 45,990
31 74.30 Roedean School Both Girls 26,385 47,775
32 74.00 Oundle School Both Co-ed 29,370 46,235
= 74.00 The King's School, Canterbury Both Co-ed 30,900 44,490
34 72.87 Canford School Both Co-ed 34,491 45,519
35 72.00 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 24,486 42,714
= 72.00 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 38,367 47,535
37 71.00 Marlborough College Both Co-ed   46,995
= 71.00 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 34,860 46,725
39 69.00 Badminton School Both Girls 19,410 46,770
= 69.00 Bedford School Both Boys 24,471 41,382
41 68.60 Uppingham School Both Co-ed 29,574 45,522
42 68.10 St Peter's School Both Co-ed 21,990 40,590
43 68.02 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 28,875 44,211
44 66.38 Woldingham School Both Girls 27,390 46,350
45 66.00 Dauntsey's School Both Co-ed 22,800 43,590
= 66.00 Fettes College Both Co-ed 37,050 44,100
47 65.56 Warwick School Both Boys 16,260 39,942
48 65.40 Royal High School Both Girls 16,578 37,721
49 65.10 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 25,275 41,310
50 65.00 St Mary's School Cambridge Both Girls 19,740 41,676
51 64.80 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 23,940 42,540
52 63.00 Ipswich School Both Co-ed 19,704 40,365
53 62.00 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 18,438 39,930
= 62.00 Mayfield School Both Girls 27,300 42,300
55 61.00 Clifton College Both Co-ed 30,135 46,440
= 61.00 St George's School - Ascot Both Girls 26,940 42,855
= 61.00 Repton School Both Co-ed 32,400 43,680
58 60.00 Queen Anne's School Both Girls 26,886 47,823
59 59.00 Shrewsbury School Both Co-ed 31,797 48,012
= 59.00 Christ's Hospital Both Co-ed 27,270 41,910
= 59.00 Loughborough Grammar School Both Boys 16,170 40,770
62 58.70 Monmouth School for Girls Both Girls (Co-ed 6th form) 19,977 41,844
63 58.00 Cheltenham College Both Co-ed 35,190 46,500
= 58.00 Sherborne Girls Both Girls 28,800 44,850
65 57.79 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 25,800 43,590
66 57.00 Brentwood School Both Co-ed 23,472 45,996
= 57.00 Harrogate Ladies' College Both Girls 18,975 43,230
= 57.00 Kimbolton School Both Co-ed 19,770 33,525
= 57.00 Eastbourne College Both Co-ed 29,265 44,415
70 56.00 Bradfield College Both Co-ed 36,240 45,300
= 56.00 Royal Masonic School for Girls Both Girls 22,470 39,420
= 56.00 Lancing College Both Co-ed 30,450 44,550
73 55.00 Moreton Hall School Both Girls (Co-ed 11 - 13) 26,085 38,985
74 54.90 Chetham's School of Music Both Co-ed 26,103 36,768
75 54.00 d'Overbroeck's Both Co-ed 28,545 51,785
= 54.00 Farlington School Both Co-ed 20,400 36,450
77 53.00 The Mount School York Both Girls 20,910 35,871
= 53.00 St Margaret's School - Bushey Both Co-ed 20,619 39,240
= 53.00 Culford School Both Co-ed 23,655 39,720
80 52.90 Adcote School for Girls Both Girls 17,700 45,000
81 52.70 Ashford School Both Co-ed 20,358 41,490
82 52.00 Bootham Senior School Both Co-ed 20,430 37,215
= 52.00 Malvern College Both Co-ed 31,650 47,985
84 51.71 Wells Cathedral School Both Co-ed 24,558 40,029
85 51.40 Monkton Senior School Both Co-ed 26,790 42,735
86 51.00 Kent College Pembury Both Girls 27,120 34,500
87 50.50 Truro School Both Co-ed 16,755 36,825
88 50.30 Queenswood School Both Girls 29,880 43,350
89 50.00 Stowe School Both Co-ed 25,509 44,058
= 50.00 Leighton Park School Both Co-ed 28,230 46,170
91 49.00 Oakham School Both Co-ed 26,100 43,905
= 49.00 Blundell's School Both Co-ed 26,595 44,955
93 48.50 Royal Russell School Both Co-ed 22,560 44,592
94 47.97 Rendcomb College Both Co-ed 20,550 44,355
95 47.10 Gresham's School Both Co-ed 23,880 43,860
96 47.00 Windermere School - Browhead Campus Both Co-ed 21,402 38,865
= 47.00 St Edmund's College Both Co-ed 21,735 38,463
98 46.92 Lord Wandsworth College Both Co-ed 29,640 42,000
99 46.00 Stonyhurst College Both Co-ed 24,750 44,565
100 45.80 Sherborne School Both Boys 36,150 45,600

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This table lists the Top 100 boarding schools in the UK based on 2023 GCSE results. Rankings are based on the percentage of GCSE or IGCSE entries awarded 9-7 and A* and A grades. To qualify for inclusion there must be a minimum of 20 students in the cohort.

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