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2022 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
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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  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.
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