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 2022-2023 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 RankA*/ A%SchoolGenderDay / BoardingDay FeesBoarding Fees
199.6St Paul's Girls SchoolGirlsDay£28,389
298.0Westminster SchoolBoys (Co-ed Sixth Form)Day & Boarding£32,751£43,272
396.4Wycombe Abbey SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£33,150£44,100
497.2Guildford High School for GirlsGirlsDay£18,300
598.9St Paul's SchoolBoysDay & Boarding£26,556£39,966
696.3North London Collegiate SchoolGirlsDay£21,144
791.6Godolphin & Latymer SchoolGirlsDay£23,754
897.1King's College School (Wimbledon)Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)Day£24,255
994.7St Mary's School (Ascot)GirlsDay & Boarding£30,465£42,780
1099.0City of London SchoolBoysDay£19,995
1198.7City of London School For GirlsGirlsDay£20,664
1293.8Brighton CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£26,700£43,650
1393.0The Perse SchoolCo-edDay£18,525
1493.0Eton CollegeBoysBoardingN/AN/A
1593.0Magdalen College SchoolBoys (Co-ed Sixth Form)Day£19,800
1694.9King Edward VI High School for GirlsGirlsDay£14,277
1797.0Tonbridge SchoolBoysDay & Boarding£33,636£44,835
1894.3South Hampstead High SchoolGirlsDay£21,174
1991.0Haberdashers' Aske's School for GirlsGirlsDay£20,070
2095.0Latymer Upper SchoolCo-edDay£21,459
2181.0University College SchoolBoys (Co-ed Sixth Form)Day£21,891
2291.5James Allen's Girls' SchoolGirlsDay£19,845
2392.0Wimbledon High SchoolGirlsDay£20,316
2473.0Hampton Court HouseCo-edDay£20,895
2595.0Hampton SchoolBoysDay£21,900
2690.3Withington Girls' SchoolGirlsDay£13,326
2792.2Cheltenham Ladies' CollegeGirlsDay & Boarding£30,390£44,790
2895.7Highgate SchoolCo-edDay£22,080
2989.4St Albans High School for GirlsGirlsDay£20,745
3095.0Lady Eleanor Holles SchoolGirlsDay£21,738
3189.8Royal Grammar School (Guildford)BoysDay£19,560
3293.0Trinity School (Surrey)Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)DayN/AN/A
3392.2Notting Hill and Ealing High SchoolGirlsDay£19,779
3495.0Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' SchoolBoysDay£21,477
3588.3Manchester Grammar SchoolBoysDay£13,380
3688.4Oxford High SchoolGirlsDay£16,563
3788.1Merchant Taylors' SchoolBoysDay£22,281
3887.3Kingston Grammar SchoolCo-edDay£21,135
3992.7Alleyn's SchoolCo-edDay£21,375
4087.0Winchester CollegeBoysBoarding£41,166£43,335
4186.4Abingdon SchoolBoysDay & Boarding£21,600£44,070
4285.3Eltham CollegeBoys (Co-ed Sixth Form)Day£18,486
4389.4King Edward’s School (Birmingham)BoysDay£14,655
4489.0St Helen's SchoolGirlsDay£19,971
4578.9Stephen Perse Foundation SchoolCo-ed (Diamond)Day£21,330£41,850
4687.7Channing SchoolGirlsDay£21,720
4788.1Concord CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£15,600£47,499
4889.0St Helen and St KatharineGirlsDay£17,985
4992.9Dulwich CollegeBoysDay & Boarding£21,672£45,234
5088.8Cardiff Sixth Form CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£22,500£51,000
5176.5Bancroft's SchoolCo-edDay£19,761
5288.0Downe House SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£31,305£42,090
5370.7Royal Grammar School (Newcastle)Co-edDay£14,499
5490.4St Catherine’s School (Surrey)GirlsDay & Boarding£19,755£32,865
5585.4Francis Holland School (Regent's Park)GirlsDay£21,450
5682.5Radley CollegeBoysBoarding£41,700£41,700
5790.0Putney High SchoolGirlsDay£20,412
5881.0St Mary Calne SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£30,795£41,280
5986.0City of London Freemen's SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£21,525£36,993
6091.3Whitgift SchoolBoysDay & Boarding£21,240£41,550
6192.7St Albans SchoolBoys (Co-ed Sixth Form)Day£21,282
6285.3Palmers Green High SchoolGirlsDay£17,100
6380.9St Swithun's SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£21,918£36,339
6487.4St John's College (Cardiff)Co-edDay£14,280
6583.0Queen Ethelburga's CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£18,507£42,036
6690.2The Abbey SchoolGirlsDay£18,885
6783.4St George's College (Weybridge)Co-edDay£21,750
6884.6Oundle SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£25,185£39,315
6977.4Chigwell SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£18,885£32,985
7085.5Walthamstow Hall SchoolGirlsDay£21,210
7179.7Loughborough High SchoolGirlsDay£14,205
7277.9Caterham SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£20,625£41,130
7377.7Benenden SchoolGirlsBoarding£30,657£40,848
7479.9Badminton SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£17,430£34,695
7539.6Rugby SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£24,126£38,454
7681.0Queen's College LondonGirlsDay£20,685
7776.8King Edward VI School (Hampshire)Co-edDay£18,645
7871.6Headington SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£20,280£40,965
7971.2Burgess Hill GirlsFeaturedGirlsDay & Boarding£20,850£36,750
8082.0St John's School (Surrey)Co-edDay & Boarding£25,560£33,693
8176.0Old Palace of John Whitgift SchoolGirlsDay£16,578
8280.8Leicester Grammar SchoolCo-edDay£14,130
8376.0Bishop's Stortford CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£21,096£35,838
8474.7St James Senior Girls' SchoolGirlsDay£21,480
8586.3Forest SchoolCo-edDay£20,940
8674.5Epsom CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£27,450£40,479
8780.3Sheffield High School for GirlsGirlsDay£13,626
8888.3Ibstock Place SchoolCo-edDay£22,350
8981.5Exeter SchoolCo-edDay£14,700
9087.7St Michael's SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£13,416£26,775
9173.0Howell's School LlandaffGirlsDay£14,820
9273.0Northwood College for GirlsGirlsDay£18,720
9375.0St Francis' CollegeGirlsDay & Boarding£18,450£34,770
9472.8The Ladies' CollegeGirlsDay£12,075
9578.0Croydon High SchoolGirlsDay£17,802
9673.0Manchester High School for GirlsGirlsDay£12,600
9780.1The Maynard SchoolGirlsDay£14,730
9881.2Streatham and Clapham High SchoolGirlsDay£18,780
9974.6Nottingham Girls’ High SchoolGirlsDay£14,298
10073.8Bablake SchoolCo-edDay£12,600