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 2018-2019 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	92.1	Oxford International College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£23,970	£44,751
2	90.3	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£21,400	£44,100
3	85.4	St Paul's Girls School	Girls	Day	£25,887
4	83.5	Westminster School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day & Boarding	£28,809	£28,809
5	83.5	Concord College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£15,090	£45,000
6	82.4	Magdalen College School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£19,413
7	82.1	St Paul's School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£25,908	£38,991
8	82.0	Ruthin School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£13,000	£40,500
9	81.5	Winchester College	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
10	81.2	City of London School	Boys	Day	£18,939
11	80.9	Brighton College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£17,490	£39,720
12	80.6	Wycombe Abbey School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£30,270	£40,350
13	80.3	Eton College	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
14	80.1	Queen Ethelburga's College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£15,090	£36,390
15	79.4	King's College School (Wimbledon)	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£20,190
16	79.2	The Perse School	Co-ed	Day	£17,994
17	78.4	Hampton School	Boys	Day	£21,095
18	77.8	Godolphin & Latymer School	Girls	Day	£23,085
19	77.7	Guildford High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£17,940
20	77.7	Oxford High School	Girls	Day	£16,089
21	77.5	St Mary's School (Ascot)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£29,010	£40,740
22	77.1	City of London School For Girls	Girls	Day	£19,404
23	76.5	Lady Eleanor Holles School	Girls	Day	£20,802
24	76.2	South Hampstead High School	Girls	Day	£19,494
25	75.8	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School	Boys	Day	£21,159
26	75.8	Highgate School	Co-ed	Day	£21,600
27	75.3	Merchant Taylors' School	Boys	Day	£21,526
28	75.2	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£13,338
29	74.9	University College School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£21,090
30	74.6	Manchester Grammar School	Boys	Day	£12,930
31	74.2	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls	Girls	Day	£19,311
32	74.0	Cardiff Academy	Co-ed	Day	£13,500
33	73.5	St Michael's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£11,868	£20,634
34	73.4	James Allen's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£18,801
35	72.5	North London Collegiate School	Girls	Day	£20,430
36	72.4	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Girls	Day & Boarding	£25,740	£38,340
37	71.2	Withington Girls' School	Girls	Day	£12,816
38	70.7	Latymer Upper School	Co-ed	Day	£20,835
39	69.6	Wimbledon High School	Girls	Day	£19,734
40	69.4	Abingdon School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£20,935	£42,105
41	69.2	Tonbridge School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£31,587	£42,105
42	69.1	Manchester High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£12,171
43	68.5	Eltham College	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£18,918
44	68.1	Alleyn's School	Co-ed	Day	£20,850
45	67.8	Putney High School	Girls	Day	£19,827
46	67.7	St Albans High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£19,650
47	67.5	Channing School	Girls	Day	£21,300
48	67.1	Royal Grammar School (Guildford)	Boys	Day	£19,035
49	67.1	St Gabriel's School	Girls	Day	£17,301
50	66.9	Epsom College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£26,676	£39,339
51	66.3	Kingston Grammar School	Co-ed	Day	£20,120
52	66.0	Reigate Grammar School	Co-ed	Day	£19,140
53	65.8	St Helen and St Katharine	Girls	Day	£17,275
54	65.8	Bancroft's School	Co-ed	Day	£19,047
55	65.3	King's School (Chester)	Co-ed	Day	£13,770
56	65.0	Charterhouse	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
57	64.3	Downe House School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£9,705	£39,150
58	64.3	Lime House School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£12,900	£30,750
59	64.2	St Catherine’s School (Surrey)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£18,885	£31,125
60	64.0	St Mary Calne School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£30,045	£40,275
61	63.9	Dulwich College	Boys	Day & Boarding	£21,246	£44,346
62	63.9	Rugby School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£23,088	£36,798
63	63.8	Stephen Perse Foundation School	Co-ed (Diamond)	Day	£18,240
64	63.3	City of London Freemen's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,563	£35,667
65	62.8	Caterham School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,735	£36,795
66	62.4	St John's College (Cardiff)	Co-ed	Day	£11,451
67	62.3	Immanuel College	Co-ed	Day	£18,900
68	62.1	Whitgift School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£20,641	£40,141
69	61.8	The Grange School	Co-ed	Day	£12,030
70	61.4	Churcher's College	Co-ed	Day	£6,035
71	61.3	Trinity School (Surrey)	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£18,233
72	60.6	King Edward's School (Bath)	Co-ed	Day	£14,805
73	60.3	The Maynard School	Girls	Day	£14,301
74	59.5	Thetford Grammar School	Co-ed	Day	£14,004
75	59.5	Royal Grammar School (Newcastle)	Co-ed	Day	£13,875
76	59.3	Norwich School	Co-ed	Day	£16,941
77	59.1	St Swithun's School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£20,976	£34,776
78	59.0	Truro High School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£14,514	£29,670
79	58.8	Radley College	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
80	58.6	St Peter's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,705	£31,080
81	58.4	Surbiton High School	Girls	Day	£18,555
82	58.2	Farnborough Hill School	Girls	Day	£15,375
83	58.1	Ibstock Place School	Co-ed	Day	£21,735
84	58.1	St Albans School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£19,500
85	57.0	Sydenham High School	Girls	Day	£17,325
86	57.0	Bromsgrove School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£17,085	£38,220
87	56.2	Queen Elizabeth's Hospital	Boys / Co-ed	Day	£14,910
88	55.9	St James Senior Girls' School	Girls	Day	£20,880
89	55.7	Notting Hill and Ealing High School	Girls	Day	£19,212
90	55.2	Nottingham High School	Co-ed	Day	£15,444
91	55.2	Yarm School	Co-ed	Day	£13,728
92	55.0	Mayfield School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£21,840	£35,250
93	54.8	Ardingly College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£23,985	£34,935
94	54.8	Roedean School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£17,010	£32,970
95	54.1	The Queen's School (Chester)	Girls	Day	£13,611
96	54.0	Badminton School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£16,836	£33,426
97	54.0	Hurtwood House	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£39,000	£44,622
98	53.7	Chetham's School of Music	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£25,821	£33,324
99	53.6	Nottingham Girls’ High School	Girls	Day	£14,016
100	53.6	Walthamstow Hall School	Girls	Day	£20,685