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#	*A + A %**	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day £	Board £
1	98.74	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16)	39,735	52,488
2	97.79	St Paul's School	Both	Boys	31,170	46,908
3	97.16	Wycombe Abbey School	Boarding	Girls	38,700	50,925
4	94.68	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	30,930	67,410
5	92.70	Eton College	Boarding	Boys		52,749
6	92.00	Winchester College	Boarding	Boys	38,367	51,855
7	91.66	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	26,421	55,155
8	91.64	St Mary's School Ascot	Both	Girls	37,500	52,650
9	89.42	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	19,200	55,200
10	89.21	Tonbridge School	Both	Boys	39,606	52,791
11	87.00	Sevenoaks School	Both	Co-ed	34,896	53,550
12	86.62	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	35,700	54,000
13	86.58	Whitgift School	Both	Boys	26,055	51,120
14	86.25	City of London Freemen's School	Both	Co-ed	26,490	46,611
15	85.70	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	24,420	49,800
16	85.42	St Catherine's School	Both	Girls	23,295	39,470
17	85.30	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	24,825	51,825
18	83.50	Wellington College	Both	Co-ed	38,100	52,110
19	83.41	Benenden School	Boarding	Girls	36,282	50,214
20	83.00	St Mary's Calne	Both	Girls	36,600	49,065
21	82.07	Epsom College	Both	Co-ed	33,303	50,373
22	81.80	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co-ed	24,100	57,600
23	79.80	St Swithun's School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4)	27,003	45,636
24	79.26	Roedean School	Both	Girls	28,230	56,790
25	78.84	Headington Rye Oxford	Both	Girls	24,540	49,398
26	76.96	Woldingham School	Both	Girls	30,330	51,555
27	75.40	Warwick School	Both	Boys	17,358	43,410
28	75.00	Downe House School	Both	Girls	37,830	50,865
29	74.58	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	31,200	49,200
30	74.20	Bishop's Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	25,464	46,524
31	74.03	Oundle School	Both	Co-ed	31,425	49,015
32	73.66	Charterhouse School	Both	Co-ed	40,017	50,148
33	72.71	The King's School Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	32,760	47,160
34	72.60	Canford School	Both	Co-ed	35,871	47,340
35	72.54	Haileybury	Both	Co-ed	34,620	47,835
36	72.31	Fettes College	Both	Co-ed	39,450	46,980
37	71.90	Ardingly College	Both	Co-ed	30,318	46,422
38	71.30	The Leys School	Both	Co-ed	29,040	45,735
39	71.00	Berkhamsted School	Both	Co-ed	26,520	43,740
40	70.93	Westbourne School	Both	Co-ed	18,648	47,290
41	70.77	St Michael's School - Llanelli	Both	Co-ed	15,225	44,970
42	69.00	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed		50,985
=	69.00	Uppingham School	Both	Co-ed	29,370	47,979
44	68.35	Burgess Hill Girls	Both	Girls	25,095	44,595
45	68.00	Cranleigh School	Both	Co-ed	39,795	48,795
46	67.52	St Peter's School	Both	Co-ed	23,205	42,825
47	67.48	Ipswich School	Both	Co-ed	20,985	44,787
48	67.00	Queen Anne's School	Both	Girls	28,095	50,214
49	66.76	Royal High School Bath	Both	Girls	17,658	40,374
50	65.68	Bedford School	Both	Boys	25,695	44,238
51	65.26	Mill Hill School	Both	Co-ed	27,075	46,500
52	64.26	Mayfield School	Both	Girls	29,250	44,925
53	64.00	Sherborne Girls	Both	Girls	30,330	47,190
=	64.00	Dauntsey's School	Both	Co-ed	23,730	45,330
55	63.19	Badminton School	Both	Girls	20,550	51,375
56	63.00	Kingswood School	Both	Co-ed	19,341	41,886
57	62.88	Bromsgrove School	Both	Co-ed	20,775	46,470
58	62.35	Christ's Hospital	Both	Co-ed	29,178	44,844
59	62.05	Abbey College Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	28,700	64,700
60	62.00	St George's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	28,560	45,435
61	61.52	Moreton Hall School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11)	26,919	40,233
62	61.40	Royal Russell School	Both	Co-ed	23,913	47,268
63	59.09	St Mary's School Cambridge	Both	Girls	21,330	45,840
64	58.55	Bradfield College	Both	Co-ed	39,096	48,870
65	57.90	The Royal School - Haslemere	Both	Co-ed	21,060	36,864
66	57.18	Loughborough Grammar School	Both	Boys	17,460	44,040
67	57.00	Blundell's School	Both	Co-ed	27,990	47,775
68	56.95	Brentwood School	Both	Co-ed	24,411	46,835
69	56.68	Queenswood School	Both	Girls	31,020	47,535
70	56.03	Cheltenham College	Both	Co-ed	37,425	49,425
71	56.00	Farlington School	Both	Co-ed	21,840	39,000
72	55.76	Leighton Park School	Both	Co-ed	29,910	48,105
73	55.50	Pocklington School	Both	Co-ed	19,692	38,034
74	54.86	Ruthin School	Both	Co-ed	17,698	45,690
75	54.51	Kimbolton School	Both	Co-ed	21,105	35,790
76	54.14	Clifton College	Both	Co-ed	31,680	49,185
77	54.10	Tudor Hall School	Both	Girls	29,925	51,450
78	54.00	Queen Margaret's School - York	Both	Girls	24,660	49,305
=	54.00	Royal Masonic School for Girls	Both	Girls	24,045	43,755
=	54.00	Shrewsbury School	Both	Co-ed	33,831	51,084
81	53.87	St Leonards School	Both	Co-ed	19,704	46,446
82	52.80	New Hall School	Both	Co-ed	24,768	39,393
83	52.20	Bootham School	Both	Co-ed	21,660	39,450
84	51.60	Truro School	Both	Co-ed	17,850	39,225
85	51.50	Haberdashers' Monmouth School	Both	Co-ed	25,235	48,702
86	51.18	Dean Close School	Both	Co-ed	30,765	49,950
87	51.10	Myddelton College	Both	Co-ed	16,500	45,000
88	51.00	St Francis' College	Both	Girls	21,138	39,858
=	51.00	Chetham's School of Music	Both	Co-ed	27,480	42,093
90	50.80	Gresham's School	Both	Co-ed	30,570	43,800
91	50.58	Royal Hospital School	Both	Co-ed	22,239	45,690
92	50.12	Oakham School	Both	Co-ed	27,660	46,545
93	50.00	Prior Park College	Both	Co-ed	20,262	40,569
94	49.74	Durham School	Both	Co-ed	18,693	45,525
95	48.94	Wells Cathedral School	Both	Co-ed	26,277	42,987
96	48.00	Culford School	Both	Co-ed	25,545	43,305
97	47.72	The Royal School - Dungannon	Both	Co-ed		25,050
98	47.64	St Margaret's School - Bushey	Both	Co-ed	21,834	41,526
99	47.50	Aldenham School	Both	Co-ed	27,714	42,891
100	47.20	West Buckland School	Both	Co-ed	20,640	47,190

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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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Top 100 Boarding Schools by GCSE

2024 Results