Top 100 Independent Schools by GCSE Results

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

School Type

Gender

GCSE Rank A*/A% School Gender Day / Boarding Day Fees Boarding Fees
1 99.0 Westminster School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day & Boarding £44,247 £59,422
2 98.1 King's College School (Wimbledon) Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £31,449
3 98.0 St Paul's Girls School Girls Day £35,751 £53,239
4 98.0 Guildford High School for Girls Girls Day £26,769
5 97.0 Wycombe Abbey School Girls Day & Boarding £38,700 £50,925
6 97.0 St Paul's School Boys Day & Boarding £33,975 £39,966
7 96.5 North London Collegiate School Girls Day £30,650
8 96.0 Hampton School Boys Day £27,047
9 96.0 Lady Eleanor Holles School Girls Day £29,859
10 95.0 King Edward VI High School for Girls Girls Day £21,435
11 95.0 City of London School For Girls Girls Day £30,246
12 94.0 Brighton College Co-ed Day & Boarding £33,888 £59,168
13 94.0 Wimbledon High School Girls Day £27,879
14 94.0 Latymer Upper School Co-ed Day £30,042
15 93.8 South Hampstead High School Girls Day £27,411
16 93.4 Withington Girls' School Girls Day £17,892
17 93.0 University College School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £31,371
18 93.0 Putney High School Girls Day £23,064
19 92.7 Eton College Boys Day £63,299
20 92.0 Bancroft's School Co-ed Day £28,986
21 92.0 City of London School Boys Day £27,162
22 92.0 Winchester College Boys Day £42,204 £57,042
23 92.0 James Allen's Girls' School Girls Day £28,224
24 92.0 Magdalen College School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £23,085
25 92.0 Godolphin & Latymer School Girls Day £33,678
26 91.5 Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Boys Day £28,424
27 91.3 Dulwich College Boys Day & Boarding £29,217 £61,323
28 91.0 St Mary's School (Ascot) Girls Day & Boarding £45,000 £42,780
29 91.0 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Girls Day £26,760
30 91.0 Surbiton High School Girls Day £27,702 £30,363
31 90.0 Concord College Co-ed Day & Boarding £14,400 £41,176
32 90.0 Colchester Royal Grammar School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day & Boarding £17,550
33 90.0 Reigate Grammar School Co-ed Day £27,450
34 89.7 Emanuel School (London) Co-ed Day £28,491
35 89.0 Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls Girls Day £27,378
36 89.0 The Abbey School Girls Day £26,100
37 88.0 Eltham College Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £28,857
38 88.0 Francis Holland School (Sloane Square) Girls Day £30,132
39 87.7 Merchant Taylors' School Boys Day £26,766
40 87.1 Sevenoaks School Co-ed Day & Boarding £34,416 £56,763
41 87.0 Oxford High School Girls Day £22,622
42 87.0 St Albans School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £28,146
43 87.0 Francis Holland School (Regent's Park) Girls Day £29,592
44 87.0 Whitgift School Boys Day & Boarding £29,355 £57,591
45 86.7 Cheltenham Ladies' College Girls Day & Boarding £35,820 £55,350
46 86.5 Cardiff Sixth Form College Co-ed Day & Boarding £24,100 £57,100
47 86.0 City of London Freemen's School Co-ed Day & Boarding £29,571 £51,519
48 86.0 The Glasgow Academy Co-ed Day £17,820
49 86.0 Trinity School (Surrey) Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £26,949 £20,437
50 86.0 Royal Grammar School (Guildford) Boys Day £23,706
51 86.0 St Albans High School for Girls Girls Day £27,621
52 86.0 Royal Grammar School (Newcastle) Co-ed Day £16,521
53 86.0 King Edward’s School (Birmingham) Boys Day £21,990
54 86.0 Nottingham High School Co-ed Day £21,837
55 85.5 St Helen and St Katharine Girls Day £24,822
56 85.0 Kingston Grammar School Co-ed Day £18,975
57 85.0 Caterham School Co-ed Day & Boarding £25,350 £52,620
58 85.0 Abingdon School Boys Day & Boarding £26,865 £54,780
59 85.0 Northwood College for Girls Girls Day £30,190
60 85.0 Channing School Girls Day £30,474
61 85.0 Radley College Boys Day £41,700 £57,600
62 85.0 St Catherine’s School (Surrey) Girls Day & Boarding £26,475 £44,859
63 84.3 King Edward's School (Bath) Co-ed Day £20,826
64 84.0 Benenden School Girls Day £40,680 £56,700
65 83.3 Wellington College Co-ed Day & Boarding £43,830 £59,940
66 83.0 Leicester High School for Girls Girls Day £18,219
67 83.0 Epsom College Co-ed Day & Boarding £36,468 £55,158
68 82.0 The Perse School Co-ed Day £25,926
69 82.0 St Helen's School Girls Day £26,662
70 82.0 St Mary Calne School Girls Day & Boarding £41,508 £47,652
71 80.0 St John's School (Surrey) Co-ed Day & Boarding £19,516 £33,693
72 79.0 Salesian College Boys / Co-ed Day £15,438
73 79.0 Headington School Girls Day & Boarding £25,701 £50,943
74 79.0 St John's College (Cardiff) Co-ed Day £19,062
75 79.0 Colfe's School Co-ed Day £24,966
76 79.0 Hurstpierpoint College Co-ed Day & Boarding £35,460 £45,381
77 79.0 St Swithun's School Girls Day & Boarding £29,703 £36,339
78 79.0 King's High School Girls Day £19,164 £46,998
79 79.0 Harrow School Boys Day £43,665 £61,584
80 78.7 Manchester High School for Girls Girls Day £15,222
81 78.0 St Dunstan's College Co-ed Day £26,214
82 78.0 Forest School Co-ed Day £30,876
83 78.0 Solihull School Co-ed Day £16,875
84 77.0 Blackheath High School Girls Day £23,766
85 77.0 Woldingham School Girls Day & Boarding £28,800 £57,564
86 77.0 Croydon High School Girls Day £24,700
87 77.0 Chigwell School Co-ed Day & Boarding £27,630 £47,142
88 77.0 Sir William Perkins's School Girls Day £25,329
89 77.0 Loughborough High School Girls Day £16,572
90 76.0 Ibstock Place School Co-ed Day £27,465
91 76.0 Warwick School Boys Day & Boarding £16,715 £39,301
92 76.0 Hampton Court House Co-ed Day £27,795
93 76.0 St Mary's School (Cambridge) Girls Day & Boarding £24,210 £36,360
94 75.0 Downe House School Girls Day & Boarding £43,350 £58,290
95 75.0 Tonbridge School Boys Day & Boarding £42,750 £59,124
96 75.0 Harrodian School Co-ed Day £24,019
97 74.6 Rugby School Co-ed Day & Boarding £28,890 £45,990
98 74.2 Churcher's College Co-ed Day £22,482
99 74.0 Bishop's Stortford College Co-ed Day & Boarding £28,722 £50,577
100 74.0 Roedean School Girls Day & Boarding £26,385 £56,385