The Top Independent Schools In The UK

Rank School Town Type Gender A-Level (% A*/A) GCSE (% 9/7)
1 St Paul's Girls' School London Day Girls 84.6% 99.5%
2 Concord College Shrewsbury Both Co-ed 84% 94%
3 Westminster School Westminster Both Boys 83.5% 98.6%
4 Magdalen College School Oxford Day Boys 82% 93%
5 Ruthin School Ruthin Both Co-ed 82% 70%
6 Winchester College Winchester Both Boys 81.5% 87.5%
7 Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks Both Co-ed 81.4% 87.7%
8 Brighton College Brighton Both Co-ed 81% 94.5%
9 St Paul's School London Both Boys 80% 97%
10 Guildford High School Guildford Day Girls 80% 97.3%
11 Queen Ethelburga's College York Boarding Co-ed 80% 80%
12 King's College School Wimbledon Both Boys 79.9% 96.3%
13 Wycombe Abbey School High Wycombe Boarding Girls 79.3% 97.4%
14 The Perse School Cambridge Day Co-ed 79% 94%
15 Hampton School Hampton Day Boys 79% 91%
16 Oxford High School GDST Oxford Day Girls 79% 89%
17 Royal Grammar School, Guildford Guildford Day Boys 78.1% 90%
18 Godolphin and Latymer School London Day Girls 77.8% 96.1%
19 King Edward's School, Birmingham Birmingham Day Boys 77.6% 85.4%
20 City of London School for Girls London Both Girls 77.4% 93.9%
21 South Hampstead High School Hampstead Day Girls 77.4% 93.4%
22 Eton College Windsor Boarding Boys 77% 95%
23 Lady Eleanor Holles School London Day Girls 77% 91%
24 St Mary's School Ascot Ascot Both Girls 77% 95%
25 Merchant Taylors' School Northwood Day Boys 76.4% 88.5%
26 The Haberdashers' Boys' School Elstree Day Boys 76.3% 89.4%
27 University College School, Hampstead Hampstead Day Boys 75% 92%
28 King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham Day Girls 75% 93%
29 The Manchester Grammar School Manchester Day Boys 75% 89%
30 Haberdashers' Girls' School Elstree Day Girls 74% 92%
31 City of London School London Day Boys 74% 93.8%
32 North London Collegiate School Edgware Day Girls 73% 98%
33 Highgate School Highgate Day Co-Educational 72.7% 90.1%
34 Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham Both Girls 72.4% 90.3%
35 Withington Girls' School Manchester Day Girls 72% 90%
36 James Allen's Girls' School London Day Girls 71% 91%
37 Westbourne School Penarth Boarding Co-ed 71% 56%
38 Manchester High School for Girls Manchester Day Girls 70.8% 73.4%
39 Channing School London Day Girls 70.1% 85.2%
40 Latymer Upper School London Day Co-Educational 70% 92%
41 Putney High School Putney Day Girls 69.7% 80.7%
42 Wimbledon High School Wimbledon Day Girls 69.6% 91.6%
43 Abingdon School Abingdon Both Boys 69.4% 86.6%
44 Alleyn's School Dulwich Day Co-Educational 69% 89%
45 St Albans High School for Girls St Albans Day Girls 69% 90%
46 Tonbridge School Tonbridge Boarding Boys 68% 92.5%
47 Eltham College Mottingham Both Co-Educational 68% 87%
48 Immanuel College Bushey Day Co-ed 68% 70%
49 St Helen and St Katharine Abingdon Day Girls 67% 86.4%
50 Epsom College Epsom Both Co-ed 67% 74%
51 St Gabriel's School Newbury Day Girls 67% 55%
52 Bancroft's School Woodford Green Day Co-Educational 66.8% 84.6%
53 Reigate Grammar School Reigate Day Co-ed 66% 84%
54 Kingston Grammar School Kingston upon Thames Day Co-Educational 66% 90%
55 City of London Freemen's School Ashtead Both Co-ed 65% 83%
56 The King's School, Chester Chester Day Co-ed 65% 68.7%
57 Stephen Perse Senior School Cambridge Both Co-ed 64% 85%
58 St Catherine's, Bramley Guildford Day Girls 64% 83%
59 St Mary's Calne Calne Both Girls 64% 82%
60 Whitgift School Croydon Day Boys 64% 82%
61 The Grange School Northwich Day Co-ed 64% 64%
62 Rugby School Rugby Both Co-ed 63.8% 77.1%
63 Dulwich College Dulwich Both Boys 63.4% 83.9%
64 St Swithun's School Winchester Both Girls 63.1% 80.8%
65 Caterham School Caterham Both Co-ed 63% 79%
66 St John's College, Cardiff Cardiff Day Co-ed 62% 80%
67 King Edward's School Bath Day Co-ed 61.6% 70.2%
68 Churcher's College Petersfield Day Co-ed 61.4% 71%
69 Trinity School Croydon Day Boys 61.3% 89.7%
70 Downe House Thatcham Boarding Girls 61% 84%
71 The Maynard School Exeter Day Girls 61% 73.1%
72 Ibstock Place School Roehampton Day Co-Educational 60.8% 73.7%
73 Royal Grammar School, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Day Co-ed 60.6% 89%
74 Surbiton High School Kingston upon Thames Day Co-Educational 60.2% 69.7%
75 Radley College Abingdon Boarding Boys 60% 82%
76 Norwich School Norwich Day Co-ed 60% 72%
77 St Albans School St Albans Both Boys 59% 80%
78 Babington House School Chislehurst Day Co-Educational 58% 56%
79 St Peter's School York Both Co-ed 57% 68.7%
80 Sydenham High School Sydenham Day Girls 57% 70.2%
81 Windermere School Windermere Both Co-ed 56.7% 45.9%
82 Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Bristol Day Boys 56.5% 65.6%
83 The Queen's School Chester Day Girls 56.4% 62%
84 Benenden School Cranbrook Boarding Girls 56% 78%
85 Fettes College Edinburgh Both Co-ed 56% 71%
86 St James Senior Girls' School London Day Girls 56% 76%
87 Farnborough Hill Farnborough Day Girls 55.8% 57%
88 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Ealing Day Girls 55.73% 89.59%
89 Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury Both Co-ed 55.5% 65%
90 Nottingham High School Nottingham Day Co-ed 55% 71.2%
91 Mayfield School Mayfield Both Girls 55% 70%
92 Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Nottingham Day Girls 55% 72.8%
93 Yarm School Yarm Day Co-ed 55% 64%
94 Newcastle High School for Girls GDST Newcastle upon Tyne Day Girls 55% 62%
95 Roedean School Brighton Both Girls 54.8% 68.1%
96 Queen's Gate School London Day Girls 54.2% 70%
97 Ardingly College Haywards Heath Both Co-ed 54% 65%
98 Badminton School Bristol Both Girls 54% 77.3%
99 The King's School, Canterbury Canterbury Both Co-ed 54% 69.4%
100 Francis Holland School, Regent's Park London Day Girls 54% 83%
101 Walthamstow Hall Sevenoaks Day Girls 54% 79%
102 King's High School, Warwick Warwick Day Girls 54% 73.2%
103 Exeter School Exeter Day Co-ed 53% 73.7%
104 St George's Weybridge Weybridge Day Co-ed 53% 80%
105 Hampton Court House Molesey Day Co-Educational 53% 78%
106 The Leys School Cambridge Both Co-ed 52% 66%
107 The Marist School Ascot Day Girls 52% 50.5%
108 Howell's School, Llandaff GDST Cardiff Day Girls 52% 73%
109 Bromley High School Bromley Day Girls 52% 68%
110 The Harrodian School Barnes Day Co-Educational 52% 71%
111 Bolton School Girls' Division Bolton Day Girls 51.1% 74%
112 The Grammar School at Leeds Leeds Day Co-ed 51% 70%
113 Sir William Perkins's School Chertsey Day Girls 51% 72.7%
114 Bedford Modern School Bedford Day Co-ed 51% 66%
115 New Hall School Chelmsford Both Co-ed 51% 51%
116 St Mary's School, Cambridge Cambridge Both Girls 50.8% 61.2%
117 Colfe's School Greenwich Day Co-Educational 50.6% 50.2%
118 Leicester Grammar School Great Glen Day Co-ed 50.6% 76.1%
119 The Abbey School Reading Day Girls 50% 88%
120 d'Overbroeck's College Oxford Both Co-ed 50% 60%
121 Old Palace of John Whitgift School Croydon Day Girls 50% 76%
122 Chetham's School of Music Manchester Day Co-ed 50% 55.2%
123 Bedford School Bedford Both Boys 50% 65%
124 Sherborne Girls Sherborne Both Girls 50% 61.6%
125 King Edward VI School Southampton Day Co-ed 49.7% 76.9%
126 Headington School Oxford Both Girls 49.5% 76.7%
127 Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford Both Co-ed 49.5% 76%
128 Birkenhead School Wirral Day Co-ed 49% 57%
129 Francis Holland School, Sloane Square Westminster Day Girls 49% 90%
130 The Purcell School Watford Both Co-ed 49% 52%
131 Croydon High School South Croydon Day Girls 48.9% 73.6%
132 Canford School Wimborne Both Co-ed 48.8% 69%
133 Emanuel School London Day Co-Educational 48.5% 72%
134 Alderley Edge School for Girls Alderley Edge Day Girls 48.3% 45.6%
135 Oundle School Peterborough Both Co-ed 48% 79%
136 Warwick School Warwick Both Boys 48% 66%
137 Loughborough High School Loughborough Day Girls 48% 60%
138 Oakham School Oakham Both Co-ed 48% 52%
139 Reed's School Cobham Both Boys 48% 73%
140 Bede's Senior School Hailsham Both Co-ed 48% 39%
141 Farlington School Horsham Both Co-ed 48% 37.5%
142 Brampton College Hendon Day Co-ed 47.9% 62.3%
143 St Michael's School Llanelli Both Co-ed 47.4% 74.9%
144 Woldingham School Caterham Both Girls 47% 63%
145 Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough Both Boys 47% 60%
146 Chigwell School Chigwell Both Co-ed 47% 80%
147 Notre Dame School, Cobham Cobham Day Girls 47% 50%
148 Sherborne School Sherborne Both Boys 47% 51%
149 Queen's College, London London Day Girls 46.8% 77%
150 Durham High School for Girls Durham Day Girls 46.8% 45.6%
151 The Royal High School Bath GDST Bath Day Girls 46.6% 67.7%
152 Ipswich School Ipswich Both Co-ed 46.6% 65.2%
153 Redmaids' High School Bristol Day Girls 46.3% 65%
154 The Portsmouth Grammar School Portsmouth Day Co-ed 46% 61%
155 Stockport Grammar School Stockport Day Co-ed 46% 60%
156 St John's School, Leatherhead Leatherhead Both Co-ed 46% 76%
157 Denstone College Uttoxeter Both Co-ed 45.8% 35%
158 Cheadle Hulme School Cheadle Day Co-ed 45.4% 63.6%
159 St Helen's School Northwood Day Girls 45.2% 85.2%
160 Marlborough College Marlborough Boarding Co-ed 45% 67%
161 Bradford Grammar School Bradford Day Co-ed 45% 71%
162 St Edward's School Oxford Both Co-ed 45% 53%
163 Uppingham School Uppingham Both Co-ed 45% 69.4%
164 King's College Taunton Taunton Both Co-ed 45% 52.4%
165 Bolton School Boys' Division Senior School Bolton Day Boys 44.8% 54.4%
166 Malvern St James Girls' School Great Malvern Both Girls 44% 55%
167 Queen Anne's, Caversham Caversham Both Girls 44% 60%
168 West Buckland School Barnstaple Both Co-ed 43.9% 48.9%
169 Truro School Truro Both Co-ed 43.4% 56.5%
170 Burgess Hill Girls Burgess Hill Both Girls 43.2% 76%
171 Edgbaston High School for Girls Birmingham Day Girls 43.2% 55.1%
172 Kent College Canterbury Canterbury Both Co-ed 43% 36%
173 The Cathedral School, Llandaff Cardiff Day Co-ed 42.8% 67%
174 Leicester High School for Girls Leicester Day Girls 42.7% 69.7%
175 St Benedict's School Ealing Day Co-Educational 42.2% 58.1%
176 Monkton School Bath Both Co-ed 42.1% 59.3%
177 Sheffield Girls' GDST Sheffield Day Girls 42% 74%
178 Dauntsey's School Devizes Both Co-ed 42% 65.9%
179 Wakefield Girls' High School Wakefield Day Girls 42% 64%
180 Brighton Girls GDST Brighton Day Girls 41.9% 56.6%
181 Reading Blue Coat School Reading Day Boys 41.5% 66%
182 Merchant Taylors' Girls' School Liverpool Day Girls 41.1% 54.4%
183 Bristol Grammar School Bristol Day Co-ed 41% 63.8%
184 Queen Margaret's School, York York Both Girls 41% 58.1%
185 King's Worcester Worcester Day Co-ed 41% 66.3%
186 St Francis' College Letchworth Garden City Both Girls 41% 72%
187 Birkdale School Sheffield Day Co-ed 41% 55%
188 The King's School Macclesfield Macclesfield Day Co-ed 41% 61%
189 Monmouth School for Girls Monmouth Both Girls 40.7% 64.7%
190 Monmouth School for Boys Monmouth Both Boys 40.7% 55.2%
191 Moreton Hall Oswestry Boarding Co-ed 40.1% 49.8%
192 Merchiston School Edinburgh Boarding Boys 40% 57%
193 Northwood College for Girls Northwood Day Girls 40% 73%
194 Blundell's School Tiverton Both Co-ed 40% 56%
195 Bruton School for Girls Bruton Both Girls 40% 60%
196 Clifton High School Bristol Day Co-ed 40% 36%
197 St Augustine's Priory Ealing Day Girls 40% 69%
198 Northampton High School GDST Northampton Day Girls 39% 59%
199 Christ College Brecon Brecon Both Co-ed 39% 41%
200 Streatham and Clapham High School Streatham Day Girls 38.9% 72%
201 Brentwood School Brentwood Both Co-ed 38.6% 62.6%
202 Merchant Taylors' Boys' School Liverpool Day Boys 38.5% 50.5%
203 Talbot Heath Bournemouth Both Girls 38.3% 52.3%
204 RGS Worcester Worcester Day Co-ed 38.3% 59.9%
205 Haileybury Hertford Both Co-ed 38.1% 65.2%
206 Hymers College Hull Day Co-ed 38% 63%
207 Derby High School Derby Day Co-ed 38% 72%
208 St Catherine's School, Twickenham Twickenham Day Girls 38% 56%
209 King Henry VIII School Coventry Day Co-ed 37.7% 58%
210 Mill Hill School Mill Hill Both Co-ed 37.4% 57%
211 Kimbolton School Huntingdon Day Co-ed 37% 58%
212 Norwich High School for Girls GDST Norwich Day Girls 37% 65%
213 Leweston School Sherborne Both Co-ed 37% 51%
214 Taunton School Taunton Both Co-ed 37% 43%
215 Kent College, Pembury Tunbridge Wells Both Girls 37% 62%
216 Lingfield College Lingfield Day Co-ed 36.7% 62.2%
217 St Margaret's School Bushey Both Co-ed 36.4% 62%
218 Sutton High School Sutton Day Girls 36% 67%
219 Mount House School Barnet Day Co-ed 36% 34%
220 Ampleforth College York Both Co-ed 36% 61%
221 Wellingborough School Wellingborough Day Co-ed 35.8% 50.2%
222 St Dunstan's College Catford Day Co-Educational 35% 57%
223 Forest School London Day Co-Educational 35% 75%
224 St George's Ascot Ascot Both Girls 35% 43.9%
225 Wells Cathedral School Wells Both Co-ed 34% 49%
226 Repton School Repton Both Co-ed 34% 66.5%
227 North Bridge House Senior Canonbury Islington Day Co-Educational 34% 62%
228 King's Ely Ely Both Co-ed 34% 55%
229 The King Alfred School Hampstead Day Co-Educational 34% 48%
230 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield Day Boys 33.6% 53.5%
231 Hereford Cathedral School Hereford Both Co-ed 33.3% 50.3%
232 Kingswood School Bath Both Co-ed 33% 62%
233 Ratcliffe College Leicester Both Co-ed 33% 46.6%
234 Bradfield College Bradfield Both Co-ed 33% 60%
235 John Lyon School Harrow Day Co-ed 32.9% 62.6%
236 Claremont Fan Court School Esher Day Co-ed 32.8% 45%
237 Leighton Park School Reading Both Co-ed 32.3% 55%
238 Bedales School Petersfield Both Co-ed 32.3% 55.2%
239 Pocklington School York Both Co-ed 32.2% 40.1%
240 Kingham Hill School Chipping Norton Both Co-ed 31.9% 50.9%
241 Lord Wandsworth College Hook Both Co-ed 30% 53%
242 Glenalmond College Perth Both Co-ed 30% 49%
243 Stonyhurst College Clitheroe Both Co-ed 29.7% 42.7%
244 The Ladies' College, Guernsey Guernsey Day Girls 29.5% 73%
245 Godolphin School Salisbury Both Girls 29.2% 50%
246 Victoria College, Jersey St Helier Day Boys 29.2% 51%
247 Salesian College Farnborough Day Boys 29% 51.9%
248 Trent College Nottingham Both Co-ed 28% 45%
249 Stafford Grammar School Stafford Day Co-ed 27.8% 51%
250 The Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth Both Girls 27% 57%
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