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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
1 99.00 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 25,542  
2 98.92 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 33,966  
3 98.07 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 28,080  
4 97.50 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 38,700 50,925
5 97.40 Guildford High School Day Girls 22,308  
6 96.79 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 28,742  
7 96.51 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls    
8 96.30 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 39,735 52,488
9 96.19 St Paul's School Both Boys 31,170 46,908
10 94.90 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 25,206  
11 94.56 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 23,085  
12 94.30 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 24,474  
13 94.00 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls 26,055  
= 94.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 30,930 67,410
15 93.73 Eton College Boarding Boys   52,749
16 93.56 Tonbridge School Both Boys 39,606 52,791
17 93.51 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 25,899  
18 93.00 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 24,891  
19 92.92 Highgate School Day Co-ed 26,490  
20 92.40 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 23,633  
21 92.01 Dulwich College Both Boys 26,421 55,155
22 91.21 Hampton School Day Boys 26,040  
23 91.00 Putney High School Day Girls 24,891  
= 91.00 Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree Day Boys 25,998  
25 90.70 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 25,995  
26 90.00 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 26,811  
= 90.00 Kingston Grammar School Day Co-ed 24,870  
= 90.00 Concord College Both Co-ed    
= 90.00 Caterham School Both Co-ed 24,825 51,825
= 90.00 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 24,543  
31 89.74 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 23,706  
32 89.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 26,430  
= 89.00 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 24,990  
34 88.59 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 20,196  
35 88.39 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 24,500  
36 88.29 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 35,700 54,000
37 88.27 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 23,895  
38 88.10 Whitgift School Both Boys 26,055 51,120
= 88.10 Winchester College Boarding Boys 38,367 51,855
40 88.00 St Catherine's School Both Girls 23,295 39,470
41 87.66 Surbiton High School Day Girls 23,085  
42 87.50 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys    
43 87.40 Oxford International College Both Co-ed 29,250 58,780
44 87.00 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls    
= 87.00 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 15,225 44,970
= 87.00 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 24,789  
47 86.55 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 23,730  
48 86.40 Perse Upper School Day Co-ed 22,350  
= 86.40 Wellington College Both Co-ed 38,100 52,110
50 86.21 Channing School Day Girls 26,490  
51 86.00 Reigate Grammar School Day Co-ed    
= 86.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 34,896 53,550
= 86.00 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 16,680  
= 86.00 Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree Day Girls 25,179  
55 85.20 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 17,184  
56 84.10 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 24,100 57,600
= 84.10 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 18,120  
58 84.00 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 26,490 46,611
= 84.00 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 23,553  
60 83.90 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 22,725  
61 83.40 Epsom College Both Co-ed 33,303 50,373
62 82.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 36,282 50,214
63 81.70 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 18,825  
64 81.69 St Albans School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 24,180  
65 81.45 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 22,140  
66 81.00 Sir William Perkins's School Day Girls 21,648  
= 81.00 Haileybury Both Co-ed 34,620 47,835
= 81.00 St Francis' College Both Girls 21,138 39,858
= 81.00 Eltham College Day Co-ed (fully co-ed 2024) 23,787  
= 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 37,830 50,865
71 80.70 Abingdon School Both Boys 24,420 49,800
72 80.04 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 21,900  
73 79.81 St Swithun's School Both Girls 27,003 45,636
74 78.12 Reading Blue Coat School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 21,285  
75 77.45 Radley College Boarding Boys   51,150
76 77.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 25,950  
= 77.00 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 15,960  
= 77.00 Croydon High School GDST Day Girls 21,303  
= 77.00 Queen's College - London Day Girls 25,725  
80 76.00 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 15,222  
81 75.76 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 24,540 49,398
82 75.54 Rugby School Both Co-ed 31,200 49,200
83 75.00 Sutton High School GDST Day Girls 21,837  
= 75.00 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 26,805  
85 74.30 Roedean School Both Girls 28,230 56,790
86 74.00 Oundle School Both Co-ed 31,425 49,015
= 74.00 Loughborough High School Day Girls 17,460  
= 74.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 21,219  
= 74.00 The King's School Canterbury - Senior School Both Co-ed 32,760 47,160
= 74.00 King's High Warwick Day Girls 17,358  
91 73.90 Churcher's College Senior School Day Co-ed 19,950  
92 73.00 Bromley High School GDST Day Girls 22,107  
= 73.00 Exeter School Day Co-ed 17,535  
= 73.00 Bradford Grammar School Day Co-ed 15,684  
95 72.87 Canford School Both Co-ed 35,871 47,340
96 72.50 Walthamstow Hall Senior School Day Girls    
97 72.00 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 25,464 46,524
= 72.00 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 40,017 50,148
= 72.00 Chigwell School Both Co-ed 24,225 42,045
100 71.00 Marlborough College Both Co-ed   50,985

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This table lists the Top 100 independent schools in the UK based on 2023 GCSE and IGCSE results. Rankings are based on the percentage of GCSE/IGCSE entries awarded 9-7 or A* and A grades.To qualify for inclusion there must be a minimum of 20 students in the cohort.

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