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The Top UK Boarding Schools by GCSE

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2026 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 97.36 Brighton College Both Co-ed 38,718 84,615
2 97.31 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 52,446 69,282
3 95.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 45,954 62,100
4 94.52 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 49,200 64,500
5 94.48 Dulwich College Both Boys 32,118 67,416
6 92.89 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls    
7 88.99 Caterham School Both Co-ed 30,375 63,765
8 88.00 Abingdon School Both Co-ed 28,500 58,125
9 87.66 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,380 68,220
10 87.03 Epsom College Both Co-ed 38,763 58,632
11 84.80 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 34,211 57,817
12 84.00 Downe House School Both Girls 34,863 63,228
13 83.83 Wellington College Both Co-ed 47,790 65,070
14 81.87 St Catherine's School Both Girls 27,540 47,310
15 81.59 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 33,090 61,527
16 81.46 Radley College Boarding Boys    
17 81.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,845 46,425
18 80.55 Concord College Both Co-ed 24,300 66,000
19 80.29 Haileybury Both Co-ed 43,035 59,460
20 79.78 Oundle School Both Co-ed 39,900 62,235
21 78.91 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 45,306 61,038
22 78.48 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 30,783 62,064
23 77.09 Warwick School Both Boys 22,965 56,319
24 75.70 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 32,533 56,560
25 75.27 Canford School Both Co-ed 42,945 57,219
= 75.27 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 31,050 77,250
27 74.20 Roedean School Both Girls 35,352 63,990
28 73.91 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 39,906 67,752
29 73.60 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 17,100 51,870
30 73.24 The Leys School Both Co-ed 35,505 57,021
31 72.70 Badminton School Both Girls 24,426 61,095
32 72.00 Bedford School Both Boys 30,918 53,232
33 70.21 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 36,270 57,870
34 69.13 Queen Ethelburga's Both Co-ed 23,700 69,990
35 68.82 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 24,075 53,349
36 68.63 St Peter's School, York Both Co-ed 30,330 55,950
37 68.13 St Mary's School Cambridge Both Girls 26,445 56,265
38 67.13 St Francis' College Both Girls 25,884 49,224
39 66.49 Cheltenham College Both Co-ed 47,640 63,186
40 65.17 Shrewsbury School Both Co-ed 42,153 60,423
41 64.89 Mayfield School Both Girls 36,450 55,980
42 64.75 Abbey College Cambridge Both Co-ed 35,820 76,878
43 63.06 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 30,996 57,054
44 62.30 Ipswich School Both Co-ed 27,876 56,133
45 62.25 Royal High School Bath Both Girls 21,483 48,606
46 61.84 Fettes College Both Co-ed 47,700 56,550
47 61.44 Woldingham School Both Girls 38,448 63,756
48 61.22 Loughborough Grammar School Both Boys 23,085 50,985
49 61.08 d'Overbroeck's Both Co-ed 36,480 66,195
50 60.29 Bedales School Both Co-ed 44,151 56,997
51 60.00 Reddam House Berkshire Both Co-ed 25,635 49,350
52 59.68 Dauntsey's School Both Co-ed 29,760 56,835
53 58.62 Clifton College Both Co-ed 39,510 62,175
54 57.74 New Hall School Both Co-ed 29,995 47,845
55 57.48 Moreton Hall School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11) 31,782 47,582
56 56.45 Leighton Park School Both Co-ed 35,670 58,500
57 55.55 Brentwood School Both Co-ed 30,204 58,464
58 55.51 Kimbolton School Both Co-ed 26,040 47,700
59 54.86 Shiplake College Both Co-ed 34,935 54,600
60 52.85 Truro School Both Co-ed 21,739 49,419
61 52.42 Royal Hospital School Both Co-ed 26,202 53,835
62 51.04 Kingham Hill School - Chipping Norton Both Co-ed 28,650 49,950
63 50.56 The Mount School York Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11) 27,690 47,817
64 50.42 West Buckland School Both Co-ed 24,240 55,410
65 49.61 Ryde School With Upper Chine Both Co-ed 21,477 49,680
66 49.52 Oakham School Both Co-ed 34,524 58,446
67 48.73 Queen's College - Taunton Both Co-ed 29,520 47,985
68 48.36 Stamford School Both Co-ed 27,575 51,732
69 46.95 St Margaret's School - Bushey Both Co-ed 27,687  
70 46.93 Aldenham School Both Co-ed 32,061 50,985
71 45.66 Stonyhurst College Both Co-ed 31,159 58,277
72 45.64 Christ College Brecon Both Co-ed 28,359 54,666
73 45.01 King's Ely Both Co-ed 34,722 52,662
74 44.96 King Edward's Witley Both Co-ed 31,065 50,925
75 44.32 Rossall School Both Co-ed 23,490 59,940
76 44.26 St Leonards School Both Co-ed 23,795 57,415
77 43.87 King William's College Both Co-ed 33,900 48,900
78 41.96 Wellington School Both Co-ed 27,300 52,425
79 39.79 Durham School Both Co-ed 24,144 58,803
80 39.78 Rochester Independent College Both Co-ed 31,650 65,700
81 38.76 St Christopher School - Letchworth Both Co-ed 29,385 50,901
82 38.61 Mount Kelly Both Co-ed 27,144 51,840
83 38.50 Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan Boarding Boys    
84 38.48 Merchiston Castle School Both Boys 25,920 53,244
85 37.96 Ashford School Both Co-ed 26,055 53,991
86 37.19 The Royal School - Dungannon Both Co-ed   33,780
87 35.98 Plymouth College Both Co-ed 24,599 51,606
88 35.03 Adcote School for Girls Both Girls 21,800 54,000
89 31.62 Pangbourne College Both Co-ed 34,614 55,935
90 30.00 Loretto School Both Co-ed 34,700 50,900
91 27.16 Bosworth Independent School Both Co-ed 15,495 42,975
92 25.21 Bethany School Both Co-ed 31,125 47,010
93 22.94 Windermere School - Browhead Campus Both Co-ed 28,800 54,000
94 20.23 Kingsley School Both Co-ed 22,380 46,995
95 16.58 St Edmund's School Both Co-ed 30,900 56,520

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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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