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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 98.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 36,933  
2 97.61 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 49,950 65,976
3 96.88 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 46,800 61,500
4 95.57 Tonbridge School Both Boys 46,578 62,079
5 94.24 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 46,800 65,736
6 94.05 Eton College Boarding Boys   63,299
7 93.45 Dulwich College Both Boys 30,618 64,266
8 91.35 Caterham School Both Co-ed 28,950 60,435
9 90.55 Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Both Co-ed 22,785 69,990
10 88.30 Badminton School Both Girls 23,829 59,746
11 87.55 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,020 66,870
12 87.32 Whitgift School Both Boys 30,240 59,310
13 87.31 Abingdon School Both Boys 27,675 56,430
14 86.71 Wellington College Both Co-ed 45,750 62,250
15 86.58 The Leys School Both Co-ed 34,470 54,306
16 86.53 Concord College Both Co-ed 21,600 61,764
17 86.17 Epsom College Both Co-ed 37,416 56,592
18 82.74 Haileybury Both Co-ed 41,100 56,796
19 82.20 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 31,788 55,935
20 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 33,588 60,912
21 80.52 St Catherine's School Both Girls 26,475 44,859
22 79.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 43,065 66,843
23 78.59 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 23,262 51,546
24 78.56 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 16,446 51,885
25 77.66 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 32,541 54,998
26 77.60 Oundle School Both Co-ed 38,085 59,400
27 77.56 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 29,856 54,054
28 76.20 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 29,628 59,166
29 76.06 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 34,380 52,641
30 75.60 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 31,140 51,468
31 75.03 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 46,773 60,048
32 74.90 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 30,120 78,360
33 73.91 Bedford School Both Boys 30,048 51,732
34 72.67 Ruthin School Both Co-ed 18,500 54,828
35 72.29 Canford School Both Co-ed 40,902 54,495
36 70.63 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 37,854 54,702
37 70.26 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 43,560 58,410
38 70.08 St Francis' College Both Girls 24,720 46,734
39 69.28 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 29,979 55,179
40 67.93 Royal High School Bath Both Girls 20,558 47,006
41 66.19 Mayfield School Both Girls 35,100 53,910
42 64.97 New Hall School Both Co-ed 28,641 46,044
43 64.38 St Peter's School Both Co-ed 28,080 51,810
44 63.10 Bromsgrove School Both Co-ed 24,300 54,342
45 63.00 Bradfield College Both Co-ed 46,536 58,170
46 62.98 St Mary's School Cambridge Both Girls 25,425 54,630
47 61.91 Dauntsey's School Both Co-ed 28,395 54,225
48 61.65 Kimbolton School Both Co-ed 24,969 43,221
49 61.18 Ashford School Both Co-ed 25,271 51,932
50 61.13 Shrewsbury School Both Co-ed 39,579 59,766
51 60.07 Cheltenham College Both Co-ed 45,809 60,497
52 59.83 Ipswich School Both Co-ed 26,547 53,973
53 59.53 Chetham's School of Music Both Co-ed    
54 59.27 Monkton Combe School Both Co-ed 32,445 52,335
55 59.26 Leighton Park School Both Co-ed 34,470 55,980
56 59.00 Bootham School Both Co-ed 25,650 48,105
57 58.07 Loughborough Grammar School Both Boys 21,750 50,985
58 57.09 Clifton College Both Co-ed 37,275 57,840
59 56.31 Royal Hospital School Both Co-ed 26,563 52,521
60 55.90 Gresham's School Both Co-ed 37,605 52,755
61 55.50 Fettes College Both Co-ed 45,450 54,000
62 54.95 St Leonards School Both Co-ed 22,770 54,420
63 54.90 Oakham School Both Co-ed 32,904 55,710
64 54.51 Pocklington School Both Co-ed 24,327 46,986
65 54.00 Culford School Both Co-ed 30,780 52,515
66 52.00 Blundell's School Both Co-ed 33,606 57,384
67 51.46 Brentwood School Both Co-ed 29,112 56,358
68 51.20 Stamford School Both Co-ed 26,325 49,386
69 50.41 The Royal School - Dungannon Both Co-ed   29,842
70 50.00 Farlington School Both Co-ed 26,004 44,631
71 49.00 Kent College Pembury Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11) 34,311 51,951
72 48.12 Wells Cathedral School Both Co-ed 30,255 49,494
73 47.70 d'Overbroeck's Both Co-ed 35,385 64,200
74 45.86 Truro School Both Co-ed 20,317 46,186
75 45.62 Denstone College Both Co-ed 26,543 47,848
76 45.55 Moreton Hall School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11) 30,708 45,897
77 45.00 Kent College Canterbury Both Co-ed 28,536 53,394
78 44.49 St Margaret's School - Bushey Both Co-ed 26,622 50,631
79 44.41 Durham School Both Co-ed 23,328 56,814
80 44.00 Frensham Heights School Both Co-ed 31,200 48,750
81 43.32 West Buckland School Both Co-ed 23,517 53,766
82 42.92 Mount Kelly Both Co-ed 26,028 49,500
83 42.65 Windermere School - Browhead Campus Both Co-ed 25,500 48,001
84 42.53 Rossall School Both Co-ed 22,356 57,078
85 42.51 The Mount School York Both Girls 26,370 45,540
86 40.57 Tudor Hall School Both Girls 34,830 57,096
87 40.20 Christ College Brecon Both Co-ed 26,208 50,523
88 39.73 Ryde School With Upper Chine Both Co-ed 21,057 47,979
89 39.00 Bournemouth Collegiate School Both Co-ed 19,620 52,790
90 38.69 Pangbourne College Both Co-ed 33,282 53,784
91 37.81 Battle Abbey School Both Co-ed 26,745 50,502
92 37.54 Framlingham College Both Co-ed 32,484 52,017
93 36.91 Shiplake College Both Co-ed 33,750 52,500
94 36.18 Plymouth College Both Co-ed 22,263 50,102
95 33.30 Bethany School Both Co-ed 28,305 45,555
96 33.00 Ampleforth College Both Co-ed 40,125 57,615
97 31.00 Kingham Hill School - Chipping Norton Both Co-ed 30,351 51,393
98 30.22 Bosworth Independent School Both Co-ed 15,495 42,975
99 29.85 Myddelton College Both Co-ed    
100 29.64 Saint Felix School Both Co-ed 22,125 39,495

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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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  1. We make every effort to obtain results for every independent school, but there are sometimes a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or because a school will not supply it. In most cases this applies to schools that would not appear in the top quartile of the table.
  2. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals or remarks and we may update the data periodically, as long it does not distort the results of schools which have not given us their remarks. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions by contacting us at info@educationadvisers.co.uk.
  3. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school. Most of the schools in this Top 100 table are very selective on their admissions. Be aware that your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment. Please contact us for advice on choosing the right school.
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