Best Private Schools in Wales
Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Wales Independent School League Table

*Only Welsh schools which have standardised exam results data published publicly.

GCSE Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	Day/Boarding	Day Fees	Boarding Fees
1	86.5%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£24,100	£57,100
2	79.0%	St John's College (Cardiff)	Co-ed	Day	£19,062	N/A
3	72.0%	Cathedral School (Llandaff)	Co-ed	Day	£18,732	N/A
4	70.0%	Castle School Pembrokeshire	Co-ed	Day	£10,500	N/A
5	69.0%	St Michael's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,446	£26,775
6	64.0%	Howell's School Llandaff	Girls	Day	£19,203	N/A
7	58.0%	St Gerards School	Co-ed	Day	£16,488	N/A
8	56.0%	Ruthin School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,542	£42,702
9	55.0%	Haberdashers' Monmouth School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£26,256	£50,649
10	52.0%	St Clare’s School	Co-ed	Day	£20,988	N/A
11	49.0%	Kings Monkton School	Co-ed	Day	£18,030	N/A
12	49.0%	Rougemont School	Co-ed	Day	£15,966	N/A
13	47.2%	Monmouth School for Girls	Girls	Day & Boarding	£19,977	£41,844
14	47.0%	Rydal Penrhos School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£17,850	N/A
15	37.0%	Ffynone House School	Co-ed	Day	£12,840	N/A
16	34.7%	Myddelton College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,500	£32,700
17	34.0%	Christ College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£28,614	£48,177
18	28.0%	Llandovery College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,900	£32,310

A Level Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	Day/Boarding	Day Fees	Boarding Fees
1	90.7%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£24,100	£57,100
2	86.0%	St Michael's School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,446	£26,775
3	75.0%	Cathedral School (Llandaff)	Co-ed	Day	£18,732	N/A
4	74.0%	St John's College (Cardiff)	Co-ed	Day	£19,062	N/A
5	60.0%	Christ College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£28,614	£48,177
6	60.0%	Ruthin School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,542	£42,702
7	60.0%	St Gerards School	Co-ed	Day	£16,488	N/A
8	58.0%	Howell's School Llandaff	Girls	Day	£19,203	N/A
9	55.0%	Ffynone House School	Co-ed	Day	£12,840	N/A
10	51.0%	Kings Monkton School	Co-ed	Day	£18,030	N/A
11	46.0%	Monmouth School for Girls	Girls	Day & Boarding	£19,977	£41,844
12	43.0%	Rougemont School	Co-ed	Day	£15,966	N/A
13	37.0%	Haberdashers' Monmouth School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£26,256	£50,649
14	37.0%	Rydal Penrhos School	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£17,850	N/A
15	35.0%	St Clare’s School	Co-ed	Day	£20,988	N/A
16	30.1%	Myddelton College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£16,500	£32,700
17	25.0%	OneSchool Global UK Swansea Campus	Co-ed	Day	£4,996	N/A
18	24.0%	Llandovery College	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£18,900	£32,310
19	19.3%	OneSchool Global Newtown	Co-ed	Day	£4,996	N/A

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Best Private Schools in Wales

There are 25 senior independent schools in Wales. 20 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Cardiff Sixth Form College

1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA

GCSE A*/A:

86.5%

2. St John's College (Cardiff)

Newport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YX

GCSE A*/A:

79%

3. Cathedral School (Llandaff)

Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YH

GCSE A*/A:

72%

4. Castle School Pembrokeshire

Sodston Manor, Narberth SA67 8HB

GCSE A*/A:

70%

5. St Michael's School

Pen y Bryn, Llanelli, SA14 9TU

GCSE A*/A:

69%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Cardiff Sixth Form College

1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA

A-Level A*/A:

90.7%

2. St Michael's School

Pen y Bryn, Llanelli, SA14 9TU

A-Level A*/A:

86%

3. Cathedral School (Llandaff)

Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YH

A-Level A*/A:

75%

4. St John's College (Cardiff)

Newport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YX

A-Level A*/A:

74%

5. Christ College

Bridge Street, Brecon, LD3 8AF

A-Level A*/A:

60%

	From	To	Averaging
Day Places	£4,996	£28,614	£17,346
Boarding Places	£26,775	£72,669	£45,525

Best Boys Schools in Wales

	From	To	Averaging
Day Places	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boarding Places	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Best Girls Schools in Wales

There are 2 independent girls schools in Wales, Howell's School Llandaff and Monmouth School for Girls. Howell's School Llandaff and Monmouth School for Girls publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

55.6% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 52.0% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£19,590) and boarding places (£41,844).

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Howell's School Llandaff

Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YD

GCSE A*/A:

64.0%

2. Monmouth School for Girls

Hereford Road, Monmouth, NP25 5XT

GCSE A*/A:

47.2%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Howell's School Llandaff

Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YD

A-Level A*/A:

58.0%

2. Monmouth School for Girls

Hereford Road, Monmouth, NP25 5XT

A-Level A*/A:

46.0%

	From	To	Averaging
Day Places	£19,203	£19,977	£19,590
Boarding Places	£41,844	£41,844	£41,844

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Howell's School Llandaff

Monmouth School for Girls

Best Co-Ed Schools in Wales

There are 23 independent co-ed schools in Wales. 18 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

54.8% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 50.7% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£17,100) and boarding places (£41,487).