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 2018-2019 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	99.6	St Paul's Girls School	Girls	Day	£25,887
2	98.6	Westminster School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day & Boarding	£28,809	£28,809
3	97.6	Wycombe Abbey School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£30,270	£40,350
4	97.3	Guildford High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£17,940
5	96.7	St Paul's School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£25,908	£38,991
6	96.3	North London Collegiate School	Girls	Day	£20,430
7	96.1	Godolphin & Latymer School	Girls	Day	£23,085
8	95.9	King's College School (Wimbledon)	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£20,190
9	95.0	St Mary's School (Ascot)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£29,010	£40,740
10	94.6	City of London School	Boys	Day	£18,939
11	94.2	City of London School For Girls	Girls	Day	£19,404
12	93.9	Brighton College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£17,490	£39,720
13	93.9	The Perse School	Co-ed	Day	£17,994
14	93.5	Magdalen College School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£19,413
15	93.0	Eton College	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
16	93.0	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£13,338
17	92.5	Tonbridge School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£31,587	£42,105
18	92.2	South Hampstead High School	Girls	Day	£19,494
19	92.1	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls	Girls	Day	£19,311
20	92.1	Latymer Upper School	Co-ed	Day	£20,835
21	91.6	University College School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£21,090
22	91.5	James Allen's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£18,801
23	91.3	Wimbledon High School	Girls	Day	£19,734
24	90.6	Hampton Court House	Co-ed	Day	£18,747
25	90.6	Hampton School	Boys	Day	£21,095
26	90.3	Withington Girls' School	Girls	Day	£12,816
27	90.3	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Girls	Day & Boarding	£25,740	£38,340
28	90.2	Highgate School	Co-ed	Day	£21,600
29	90.2	St Albans High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£19,650
30	90.0	Lady Eleanor Holles School	Girls	Day	£20,802
31	89.8	Royal Grammar School (Guildford)	Boys	Day	£19,035
32	89.7	Trinity School (Surrey)	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£18,233
33	89.5	Notting Hill and Ealing High School	Girls	Day	£19,212
34	88.9	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School	Boys	Day	£21,159
35	88.9	Manchester Grammar School	Boys	Day	£12,930
36	88.4	Oxford High School	Girls	Day	£16,089
37	88.1	Merchant Taylors' School	Boys	Day	£21,526
38	87.3	Kingston Grammar School	Co-ed	Day	£20,120
39	87.1	Alleyn's School	Co-ed	Day	£20,850
40	87.0	Winchester College	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
41	86.5	Abingdon School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£20,935	£42,105
42	85.3	Eltham College	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£18,918
43	85.3	King Edward’s School (Birmingham)	Boys	Day	£13,338
44	85.2	St Helen's School	Girls	Day	£18,321
45	85.0	Stephen Perse Foundation School	Co-ed (Diamond)	Day	£18,240
46	84.8	Channing School	Girls	Day	£21,300
47	84.4	Concord College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£15,090	£45,000
48	84.2	St Helen and St Katharine	Girls	Day	£17,275
49	83.9	Dulwich College	Boys	Day & Boarding	£21,246	£44,346
50	83.9	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£21,400	£44,100
51	83.8	Bancroft's School	Co-ed	Day	£19,047
52	83.5	Downe House School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£9,705	£39,150
53	83.4	Royal Grammar School (Newcastle)	Co-ed	Day	£13,875
54	83.1	St Catherine’s School (Surrey)	Girls	Day & Boarding	£18,885	£31,125
55	83.0	Francis Holland School (Regent's Park)	Girls	Day	£20,700
56	82.5	Radley College	Boys	Boarding	N/A	N/A
57	82.2	Putney High School	Girls	Day	£19,827
58	82.0	St Mary Calne School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£30,045	£40,275
59	81.9	City of London Freemen's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,563	£35,667
60	81.7	Whitgift School	Boys	Day & Boarding	£20,641	£40,141
61	81.3	St Albans School	Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form)	Day	£19,500
62	81.0	Palmers Green High School	Girls	Day	£16,590
63	80.9	St Swithun's School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£20,976	£34,776
64	80.3	St John's College (Cardiff)	Co-ed	Day	£11,451
65	80.1	Queen Ethelburga's College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£15,090	£36,390
67	79.7	The Abbey School	Girls	Day	£18,000
68	79.5	St George's College (Weybridge)	Co-ed	Day	£18,010
69	79.4	Oundle School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,465	£28,800
70	79.4	Chigwell School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,885	£32,985
71	78.1	Walthamstow Hall School	Girls	Day	£20,685
72	78.1	Loughborough High School	Girls	Day	£13,380
73	77.9	Caterham School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,735	£36,795
74	77.7	Benenden School	Girls	Boarding	N/A	N/A
75	77.4	Badminton School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£16,836	£33,426
76	77.1	Rugby School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£23,088	£36,798
77	77.0	Queen's College London	Girls	Day	£19,938
78	76.9	King Edward VI School (Hampshire)	Co-ed	Day	£17,130
79	76.7	Headington School	Girls	Day & Boarding	£18,270	£31,425
80	76.6	Burgess Hill Girls	Girls	Day & Boarding	£15,300	£31,050
81	76.0	St John's School (Surrey)	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£19,590
82	76.0	Old Palace of John Whitgift School	Girls	Day	£16,096
83	75.9	Leicester Grammar School	Co-ed	Day	£13,485
84	74.8	Bishop's Stortford College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,579	£23,010
85	74.7	St James Senior Girls' School	Girls	Day	£20,880
86	74.1	Forest School	Co-ed	Day	£19,755
87	73.8	Epsom College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£26,676	£39,339
88	73.7	Sheffield High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£13,359
89	73.7	Ibstock Place School	Co-ed	Day	£21,735
90	73.6	Exeter School	Co-ed	Day	£14,025
91	73.5	St Michael's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£11,868	£20,634
92	73.5	Howell's School Llandaff	Girls	Day	£13,779
93	73.4	Northwood College for Girls	Girls	Day	£18,228
94	73.3	St Francis' College	Girls	Day & Boarding	£18,240	£34,350
95	73.2	The Ladies' College	Girls	Day	£11,220
96	73.2	Croydon High School	Girls	Day	£16,671
97	73.0	Manchester High School for Girls	Girls	Day	£12,171
98	72.9	The Maynard School	Girls	Day	£14,301
99	72.8	Streatham and Clapham High School	Girls	Day	£18,240
100	72.8	Nottingham Girls’ High School	Girls	Day	£14,016