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The Top UK Boarding Schools by GCSE

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2025 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 98.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 38,718 84,615
2 97.75 St Paul's School Both Boys 38,715 58,260
3 97.61 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 52,446 69,282
4 96.88 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 49,200 64,500
5 94.24 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls    
6 94.05 Eton College Boarding Boys   65,673
7 93.45 Dulwich College Both Boys 32,118 67,416
8 93.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 45,954 62,100
9 92.57 Tonbridge School Both Boys 48,207 64,251
10 91.35 Caterham School Both Co-ed 30,375 63,765
11 90.55 Queen Ethelburga's Both Co-ed 23,700 69,990
12 90.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 43,383 67,149
13 88.30 Badminton School Both Girls 24,426 61,095
14 87.55 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,380 68,220
15 87.32 Whitgift School Both Boys 31,410 61,614
16 87.31 Abingdon School Both Boys 28,500 58,125
17 87.00 Radley College Boarding Boys    
18 86.71 Wellington College Both Co-ed 47,790 65,070
19 86.58 The Leys School Both Co-ed 35,505 57,021
20 86.53 Concord College Both Co-ed 24,300 66,000
21 86.17 Epsom College Both Co-ed 38,763 58,632
22 82.74 Haileybury Both Co-ed 43,035 59,460
23 82.20 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 33,090 61,527
24 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 34,863 63,228
25 80.52 St Catherine's School Both Girls 27,540 47,310
26 79.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 46,200 70,170
27 78.59 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 24,075 53,349
28 78.56 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 17,100 51,870
29 77.66 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 34,211 57,817
30 77.60 Oundle School Both Co-ed 39,900 62,235
31 77.56 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 30,768 56,217
32 76.20 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 30,783 62,064
33 76.06 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 36,270 57,870
34 76.00 Roedean School Both Girls 35,352 63,990
35 75.60 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 32,533 56,560
36 75.23 Warwick School Both Boys 22,965 56,319
37 75.03 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 49,107 63,045
38 75.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,845 46,425
= 75.00 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 33,595 57,906
40 74.90 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 31,050 77,250
41 73.91 Bedford School Both Boys 30,918 53,232
42 72.67 Ruthin School Both Co-ed    
43 72.29 Canford School Both Co-ed 42,945 57,219
44 72.00 Cranleigh School Both Co-ed 34,815 60,540
45 70.63 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 39,906 67,752
46 70.42 Woldingham School Both Girls 38,448 63,756
47 70.26 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 45,306 61,038
48 70.08 St Francis' College Both Girls 25,884 49,224
49 69.28 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 30,996 57,054
50 69.00 Queen Anne's School Both Girls    
51 67.93 Royal High School Bath Both Girls 21,483 48,606
52 67.11 Marlborough College Both Co-ed 51,228 64,035
53 66.19 Mayfield School Both Girls 36,450 55,980
54 65.00 St Edward's School - Oxford Both Co-ed 49,383 61,728
55 64.97 New Hall School Both Co-ed 29,995 47,845
56 64.38 St Peter's School, York Both Co-ed 30,330 55,950
57 63.10 Bromsgrove School Both Co-ed 25,398 56,790
58 63.00 Bradfield College Both Co-ed 37,200 60,750
59 62.98 St Mary's School Cambridge Both Girls 26,445 56,265
60 62.00 St George's School - Ascot Both Girls 35,025 44,985
= 62.00 Prior's Field School Both Girls    
= 62.00 Lancing College Both Co-ed 39,330 57,540
63 61.91 Dauntsey's School Both Co-ed 29,760 56,835
64 61.65 Kimbolton School Both Co-ed 26,040 47,700
65 61.18 Ashford School Both Co-ed 26,055 53,991
66 61.13 Shrewsbury School Both Co-ed 42,153 60,423
67 60.07 Cheltenham College Both Co-ed 47,640 63,186
68 59.83 Ipswich School Both Co-ed 27,876 56,133
69 59.53 Chetham's School of Music Both Co-ed    
70 59.27 Monkton Combe School Both Co-ed 33,120 53,955
71 59.26 Leighton Park School Both Co-ed 35,670 58,500
72 59.00 Bootham School Both Co-ed 27,180 50,520
= 59.00 Royal Masonic School for Girls Both Girls 29,985 53,835
74 58.90 Royal Russell School Both Co-ed 28,944 57,216
75 58.07 Loughborough Grammar School Both Boys 23,085 50,985
76 57.99 The Purcell School Both Co-ed 42,498 54,262
77 57.09 Clifton College Both Co-ed 39,510 62,175
78 56.31 Royal Hospital School Both Co-ed 26,202 53,835
79 56.00 Reddam House Berkshire Both Co-ed 25,635 49,350
80 55.99 Repton School Both Co-ed 43,110 59,220
81 55.90 Gresham's School Both Co-ed 28,860 55,410
82 55.50 Fettes College Both Co-ed 47,700 56,550
83 55.00 Merchiston Castle School Both Boys 25,920 53,244
= 55.00 Queenswood School Both Girls 37,185 58,245
85 54.95 St Leonards School Both Co-ed 23,795 57,415
86 54.51 Pocklington School Both Co-ed 25,542 49,335
87 54.38 Oakham School Both Co-ed 34,524 58,446
88 54.00 Culford School Both Co-ed 32,250 55,515
= 54.00 Sherborne Boys Both Boys 36,525 58,050
90 53.00 Taunton School Both Co-ed 29,355 52,530
91 52.00 Blundell's School Both Co-ed 35,028 59,778
92 51.46 Brentwood School Both Co-ed 30,204 58,464
93 51.20 Stamford School Both Co-ed 27,575 51,732
94 50.60 Sutton Valence School Both Co-ed    
95 50.50 King's College Taunton Both Co-ed 31,425 52,785
96 50.41 The Royal School - Dungannon Both Co-ed    
97 50.00 Sherborne Girls Both Girls 35,490 56,445
= 50.00 Farlington School Both Co-ed 27,600 39,960
= 50.00 Haberdashers' Monmouth School Both Co-ed 27,438 57,465
= 50.00 Malvern St James School Both Co-ed    

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This table lists the Top 100 boarding schools in the UK based on 2025 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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