Top 100 Boarding Schools by GCSE
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2022 Results
# | A + A* % | Name | Day/Board | Boy/Girl | Day £ | Board £ |
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1 | 99.09 | St Paul's School | Both | Boys | 29,685 | 44,673 |
2 | 98.29 | Westminster School | Both | Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) | 37,485 | 49,518 |
3 | 97.00 | Tonbridge School | Both | Boys | 37,470 | 49,944 |
4 | 96.57 | Wycombe Abbey School | Boarding | Girls | 36,000 | 47,700 |
5 | 96.00 | Sevenoaks School | Both | Co-ed | 33,078 | 50,757 |
6 | 95.79 | Oxford International College | Both | Co-ed | 27,645 | 55,560 |
7 | 94.66 | St Mary's School - Ascot | Both | Girls | ||
8 | 94.08 | Brighton College | Both | Co-ed | 29,790 | 63,870 |
9 | 92.94 | Dulwich College | Both | Boys | 24,693 | 51,546 |
10 | 92.20 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | Both | Girls | 33,900 | 50,700 |
11 | 91.31 | Whitgift School | Both | Boys | 24,462 | 47,991 |
12 | 90.60 | St Catherine's School, Bramley | Both | Girls | 22,395 | 37,950 |
13 | 90.48 | Winchester College | Boarding | Boys | 36,369 | 49,152 |
14 | 90.37 | Wellington College | Both | Co-ed | 35,760 | 48,930 |
15 | 89.88 | Caterham School | Both | Co-ed | 23,415 | 48,435 |
16 | 89.74 | Benenden School | Boarding | Girls | 35,580 | 47,400 |
17 | 89.00 | Downe House School | Both | Girls | 35,520 | 47,760 |
18 | 88.84 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | Both | Co-ed | 22,300 | 53,300 |
19 | 88.13 | Concord College | Both | Co-ed | 18,300 | 53,400 |
20 | 87.70 | St Michael's School - Llanelli | Both | Co-ed | 14,490 | 40,980 |
21 | 86.63 | Radley College | Boarding | Boys | ||
22 | 86.60 | Abingdon School | Both | Boys | 23,475 | 47,880 |
23 | 86.00 | City of London Freemen's School - Senior | Both | Co-ed | 24,642 | 42,933 |
24 | 85.00 | St Swithun's School | Both | Girls | 25,356 | 42,651 |
25 | 84.92 | Oundle School | Both | Co-ed | 29,370 | 46,235 |
26 | 84.54 | Roedean School | Both | Girls | ||
27 | 83.22 | Headington School | Both | Girls | 22,515 | 45,321 |
28 | 83.00 | Rugby School | Both | Co-ed | ||
29 | 82.00 | St Mary's School - Calne | Both | Girls | 34,860 | 46,725 |
30 | 80.18 | Badminton School | Both | Girls | 19,410 | 46,770 |
31 | 79.74 | The Leys School, Cambridge | Both | Co-ed | 27,660 | 41,880 |
32 | 79.56 | Canford School | Both | Co-ed | 34,491 | 45,519 |
33 | 79.44 | Ardingly College | Both | Co-ed | 28,875 | 44,211 |
34 | 78.57 | Ruthin School | Both | Co-ed | 16,540 | 42,700 |
35 | 78.34 | Woldingham School | Both | Girls | 27,390 | 46,350 |
36 | 77.83 | Haileybury | Both | Co-ed | 32,355 | 44,700 |
37 | 77.42 | Marlborough College | Both | Co-ed | 46,995 | |
= | 77.42 | Royal High School | Both | Girls | 16,578 | 37,721 |
39 | 76.04 | Bishop's Stortford College | Both | Co-ed | 24,486 | 42,714 |
40 | 76.00 | Kingswood School | Both | Co-ed | 18,438 | 39,930 |
41 | 75.00 | Uppingham School | Both | Co-ed | 29,574 | 45,522 |
42 | 74.90 | Epsom College | Both | Co-ed | 30,909 | 46,533 |
43 | 74.71 | Berkhamsted School | Both | Co-ed | 25,275 | 41,310 |
44 | 74.00 | Fettes College | Both | Co-ed | 37,050 | 44,100 |
= | 74.00 | Christ's Hospital | Both | Co-ed | 27,270 | 41,910 |
46 | 73.20 | Sherborne Girls | Both | Girls | 28,800 | 44,850 |
47 | 73.07 | Shrewsbury School | Both | Co-ed | 31,797 | 48,012 |
48 | 72.22 | Burgess Hill Girls | Both | Girls | 23,940 | 42,540 |
49 | 72.00 | Mayfield School | Both | Girls | 27,300 | 42,300 |
50 | 71.94 | The King's School, Canterbury | Both | Co-ed | 30,900 | 44,490 |
51 | 70.61 | Dauntsey's School | Both | Co-ed | 22,800 | 43,590 |
52 | 69.00 | Royal Masonic School for Girls | Both | Girls | 22,470 | 39,420 |
53 | 68.92 | Bedford School | Both | Boys | 24,471 | 41,382 |
54 | 68.58 | Godolphin | Both | Girls | 26,340 | 46,185 |
55 | 67.31 | Loughborough Grammar School | Both | Boys | 16,170 | 40,770 |
56 | 66.80 | Chetham's School of Music | Both | Co-ed | 26,103 | 36,768 |
57 | 66.69 | Ipswich School | Both | Co-ed | 19,704 | 40,365 |
58 | 66.60 | Sherborne School | Both | Boys | 36,150 | 45,600 |
59 | 66.00 | Brentwood School | Both | Co-ed | 23,472 | 45,996 |
60 | 65.00 | St Mary's School - Cambridge | Both | Girls | 19,740 | 41,676 |
= | 65.00 | Bromsgrove School | Both | Co-ed | 20,160 | 45,120 |
= | 65.00 | Charterhouse School | Both | Co-ed | 38,367 | 47,535 |
63 | 64.51 | St Margaret's School - Bushey | Both | Co-ed | 20,619 | 39,240 |
64 | 64.39 | d'Overbroeck's | Both | Co-ed | 28,545 | 51,785 |
65 | 64.00 | Eastbourne College | Both | Co-ed | 29,265 | 44,415 |
= | 64.00 | Harrogate Ladies' College | Both | Girls | 18,975 | 43,230 |
= | 64.00 | Queen Anne's School | Both | Girls | 26,886 | 47,823 |
68 | 63.71 | Queenswood School | Both | Girls | 29,880 | 43,350 |
69 | 63.00 | Monkton Senior School | Both | Co-ed | 26,790 | 42,735 |
70 | 62.36 | Christ College Brecon | Both | Co-ed | 22,005 | 40,146 |
71 | 62.21 | Bradfield College | Both | Co-ed | 36,240 | 45,300 |
72 | 62.00 | Malvern College | Both | Co-ed | 31,650 | 47,985 |
73 | 60.88 | Cheltenham College | Both | Co-ed | 35,190 | 46,500 |
74 | 60.44 | Mill Hill School | Both | Co-ed | 25,800 | 43,590 |
75 | 60.00 | Kent College Pembury | Both | Girls | 27,120 | 34,500 |
= | 60.00 | Malvern St James Girls' School | Both | Girls | 22,575 | 46,230 |
= | 60.00 | Heathfield School - Ascot | Both | Girls | 26,316 | 42,570 |
78 | 59.91 | Repton School | Both | Co-ed | ||
79 | 59.62 | Felsted School | Both | Co-ed | 28,815 | 44,100 |
80 | 59.43 | New Hall School | Both | Co-ed | 22,617 | 35,973 |
81 | 59.34 | St George's School - Ascot | Both | Girls | 26,940 | 42,855 |
82 | 59.23 | Oakham School | Both | Co-ed | 26,100 | 43,905 |
83 | 59.00 | Truro School | Both | Co-ed | 16,755 | 36,825 |
= | 59.00 | Pocklington School | Both | Co-ed | 18,798 | 34,656 |
= | 59.00 | Stowe School | Both | Co-ed | 25,509 | 44,058 |
= | 59.00 | King's Ely | Both | Co-ed | 26,214 | 38,655 |
87 | 58.79 | Ashford School | Both | Co-ed | 20,358 | 41,490 |
88 | 58.10 | Royal Russell School | Both | Co-ed | 22,560 | 44,592 |
89 | 58.00 | Blundell's School | Both | Co-ed | 26,595 | 44,955 |
90 | 57.70 | Woodhouse Grove School | Both | Co-ed | 16,500 | 35,490 |
91 | 56.85 | The Purcell School | Both | Co-ed | 31,098 | 39,708 |
92 | 56.40 | Bryanston School | Both | Co-ed | 31,050 | 46,602 |
93 | 56.07 | Glenalmond College | Both | Co-ed | 27,300 | 44,805 |
94 | 56.06 | Kimbolton School | Both | Co-ed | 19,770 | 33,525 |
95 | 56.00 | Lord Wandsworth College | Both | Co-ed | 29,640 | 42,000 |
= | 56.00 | St Francis' College | Both | Girls | ||
97 | 55.79 | Wells Cathedral School | Both | Co-ed | 24,558 | 40,029 |
98 | 55.20 | Bootham Senior School | Both | Co-ed | 20,430 | 37,215 |
99 | 55.00 | Prior Park College | Both | Co-ed | 19,449 | 38,634 |
100 | 54.11 | Kingham Hill School - Chipping Norton | Both | Co-ed | 23,325 | 39,525 |
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This table lists the Top 100 boarding schools in the UK based on 2019 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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