Top 100 Independent Schools by A-Level Results

Below are the top 100 privately funded schools in the UK by A-Level results. This table is based on ISC exam data and is updated each year as soon as new A-Level result data is made public by the ISC (Independent Schools Council)

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A-Level Rank A*/A% School Gender Day / Boarding Day Fees Boarding Fees
1 92.2 Colchester Royal Grammar School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day & Boarding £17,550
2 90.7 Cardiff Sixth Form College Co-ed Day & Boarding £24,100 £57,100
3 90.0 St Paul's School Boys Day & Boarding £33,975 £39,966
4 89.0 Westminster School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day & Boarding £44,247 £59,422
5 88.0 St Paul's Girls School Girls Day £35,751 £53,239
6 87.0 Brighton College Co-ed Day & Boarding £33,888 £59,168
7 86.0 St Michael's School Co-ed Day & Boarding £16,446 £26,775
8 85.0 Oxford International College Co-ed Day & Boarding £12,199 £24,892
9 85.0 North London Collegiate School Girls Day £30,650
10 84.0 Wycombe Abbey School Girls Day & Boarding £38,700 £50,925
11 84.0 Ipswich School Co-ed Day & Boarding £24,132 £51,504
12 84.0 Guildford High School for Girls Girls Day £26,769
13 83.0 Claremont Fan Court School Co-ed Day £26,610
14 83.0 CATS College Cambridge Co-ed Day & Boarding £22,080 £37,995
15 83.0 King's College School (Wimbledon) Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £31,449
16 82.2 Godolphin & Latymer School Girls Day £33,678
17 82.0 The Perse School Co-ed Day £25,926
18 82.0 Our Lady of Sion School Co-ed Day £20,001
19 81.0 Magdalen College School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £23,085
20 81.0 Wimbledon High School Girls Day £27,879
21 81.0 King Edward VI High School for Girls Girls Day £21,435
22 81.0 City of London School Boys Day £27,162
23 81.0 Latymer Upper School Co-ed Day £30,042
24 80.6 Leicester Grammar School Co-ed Day £19,404
25 80.0 City of London School For Girls Girls Day £30,246
26 78.0 Queen Ethelburga's College Co-ed Day & Boarding £19,080 £38,175
27 78.0 Highgate School Co-ed Day £30,022
28 77.0 Withington Girls' School Girls Day £17,892
29 77.0 Tonbridge School Boys Day & Boarding £42,750 £59,124
30 77.0 Reigate Grammar School Co-ed Day £27,450
31 77.0 Hampton School Boys Day £27,047
32 76.9 St Mary's School (Ascot) Girls Day & Boarding £45,000 £42,780
33 76.8 Alleyn's School Co-ed Day £30,024
34 76.6 Eton College Boys Day £63,299
35 76.0 Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Girls Day £27,378
36 76.0 Royal Grammar School (Guildford) Boys Day £23,706
37 76.0 CATS College Canterbury Co-ed Day & Boarding £22,500 £43,200
38 75.4 South Hampstead High School Girls Day £27,411
39 75.0 James Allen's Girls' School Girls Day £28,224
40 75.0 Lady Eleanor Holles School Girls Day £29,859
41 75.0 Cathedral School (Llandaff) Co-ed Day £18,732
42 75.0 Bancroft's School Co-ed Day £28,986
43 75.0 Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Boys Day £28,424
44 74.3 Putney High School Girls Day £23,064
45 74.0 St Teresa's Effingham Girls Day & Boarding £27,702 £50,199
46 74.0 Concord College Co-ed Day & Boarding £14,400 £41,176
47 74.0 St John's College (Cardiff) Co-ed Day £19,062
48 74.0 University College School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £31,371
49 73.0 St Albans High School for Girls Girls Day £27,621
50 73.0 Kingston Grammar School Co-ed Day £18,975
51 72.0 Rossall School Co-ed Day & Boarding £17,346 £47,520
52 71.2 Royal Grammar School (Newcastle) Co-ed Day £16,521
53 71.0 Merchant Taylors' School Boys Day £26,766
54 71.0 Benenden School Girls Day £40,680 £56,700
55 71.0 St Albans School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £28,146
56 71.0 Caterham School Co-ed Day & Boarding £25,350 £52,620
57 71.0 The Maynard School Girls Day £19,175
58 70.7 City of London Freemen's School Co-ed Day & Boarding £29,571 £51,519
59 70.4 Cheltenham Ladies' College Girls Day & Boarding £35,820 £55,350
60 70.4 Abingdon School Boys Day & Boarding £26,865 £54,780
61 70.3 Channing School Girls Day £30,474
62 70.0 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Girls Day £26,760
63 69.0 Marlborough College Co-ed Day & Boarding £36,495 £46,995
64 69.0 St Swithun's School Girls Day & Boarding £29,703 £36,339
65 69.0 Truro High School Girls Day & Boarding £18,309 £39,060
66 69.0 Cheadle Hulme School Co-ed Day £17,757
67 69.0 Winchester College Boys Day £42,204 £57,042
68 68.0 Trinity School (Surrey) Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £26,949 £20,437
69 68.0 Eltham College Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £28,857
70 67.0 King Edward’s School (Birmingham) Boys Day £21,990
71 67.0 Francis Holland School (Sloane Square) Girls Day £30,132
72 67.0 Oundle School Co-ed Day & Boarding £12,570 £19,266
73 67.0 Our Lady's Abingdon School Co-ed Day £7,680
74 67.0 Harrow School Boys Day £43,665 £61,584
75 66.8 Nottingham High School Co-ed Day £21,837
76 66.3 Wellington College Co-ed Day & Boarding £43,830 £59,940
77 66.0 AKS Lytham School Co-ed Day £17,517
78 66.0 Queen Margaret's School Girls Day & Boarding £24,660 £43,680
79 65.0 Emanuel School (London) Co-ed Day £28,491
80 65.0 Norwich High School for Girls Girls Day £24,087
81 65.0 Radley College Boys Day £41,700 £57,600
82 64.0 Manchester Grammar School Boys Day £15,930
83 64.0 Ardingly College Co-ed Day & Boarding £22,770 £48,741
84 63.7 St Helen and St Katharine Girls Day £24,822
85 63.2 Dulwich College Boys Day & Boarding £29,217 £61,323
86 63.0 Austin Friars St Monica’s School Co-ed Day £22,950
87 63.0 Whitgift School Boys Day & Boarding £29,355 £57,591
88 63.0 Durham High School for Girls Girls Day £19,068
89 63.0 Epsom College Co-ed Day & Boarding £36,468 £55,158
90 63.0 St Dunstan's College Co-ed Day £26,214
91 63.0 Walthamstow Hall School Girls Day £28,752
92 63.0 Queen's College London Girls Day £28,296
93 63.0 Oxford High School Girls Day £22,622
94 63.0 Surbiton High School Girls Day £27,702 £30,363
95 62.2 The Leys School Co-ed Day & Boarding £37,314 £50,256
96 62.0 Birkenhead School Co-ed Day £17,328
97 62.0 Pangbourne College Co-ed Day & Boarding £24,297 £38,787
98 62.0 The Yehudi Menuhin School Co-ed Day & Boarding £54,860 £56,315
99 61.9 Royal Grammar School (Worcester) Co-ed Day £18,300
100 61.5 King Edward's School (Bath) Co-ed Day £20,826