The Top 100 Co-Educational Senior Boarding Schools by A Levels

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 100 co-educational independent senior boarding schools in the UK for 2011. These positions are compiled from the % of A*, A and B grades scored at A levels. Note that this table EXCLUDES schools taking the International Baccalaureate, which are included in the separate table for IB schools.

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	A*, A and B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	98.06	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co ed	12,000	21,000
2	95.66	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	18,585	31,284
3	92.29	Concord College - Shrewsbury	Both	Co-ed	11,700	26,550
4	92.24	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	14,451	26,964
5	90.39	City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead	Both	Co-ed	14,598	23,238
6	89.88	Wellington College - Berkshire	Both	Co-ed	22,545	30,075
7	87.87	Bishop's Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	14,997	22,218
8	87.53	Oundle School - Peterborough	Both	Co-ed	18,480	28,590
9	87.04	St Peter's School - York	Both	Co-ed	14,517	23,373
10	87.01	Uppingham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
11	86.06	Bromsgrove School	Both	Co-ed	12,855	28,155
12	85.40	Hurtwood House - Dorking	Both	Co-ed	NA	33,600
13	85.31	Haileybury - Hertford	Both	Co-ed	20,565	27,384
14	85.30	Berkhamsted Collegiate School	Both	Co-ed	16,800	26,760
15	85.02	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	18,180	29,175
16	84.85	Queen Ethelburga's College - York	Both	Co-ed	10,575	29,955
17	84.80	Epsom College	Both	Co-ed	19,950	29,190
18	84.53	Dauntsey's School - Devizes	Both	Co-ed	15,585	29,490
19	84.38	Abbey College - Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	19,900	29,400
20	84.10	King's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	22,410	29,970
21	84.03	Canford School - Wimborne	Both	Co-ed	21,735	27,915
22	84.00	Kingswood School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	11,559	24,909
23	83.95	Repton School	Both	Co-ed	20,940	28,221
24	83.79	Ashford School - Kent	Both	Co ed	14,763	28,581
25	83.78	D'Overbroeck's College - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	18,525	28,050
26	83.04	Ruthin School	Both	Co-ed	11,750	19,950
27	83.00	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed	24,450	30,300
27 =	83.00	Eastbourne College	Both	Co-ed	17,985	27,315
29	82.71	Chelsea Independent College	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
30	82.11	Cambridge Tutors College - Croydon	Both	Co-ed	16,650	NA
31	82.00	Truro School	Both	Co-ed	11,160	21,360
32	81.86	Oakham School - Rutland	Both	Co-ed	16,350	27,240
33	81.52	Strathallan School - Perth	Both	Co-ed	17,865	26,328
34	80.60	Cranleigh School - Surrey	Both	Co-ed	23,970	29,415
35	80.56	Lancing College	Both	Co-ed	20,160	28,845
36	80.27	Christ's Hospital - Horsham	Both	Co-ed	16,995	25,005
37	80.06	Leys School - Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	17,250	25,920
38	80.05	Cheltenham College	Both	Co-ed	23,175	30,627
39	80.00	New Hall School - Chelmsford	Both	Co-ed	15,636	24,001
39 =	80.00	Albion College	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
41	79.89	Ipswich School	Both	Co-ed	11,685	21,384
42	79.77	Bradfield College - Reading	Both	Co-ed	23,595	29,535
43	79.54	Clifton College - Bristol	Both	Co-ed	20,370	29,250
44	79.10	Ryde School With Upper Chine - Isle of Wight	Both	Co-ed	10,515	21,525
45	78.01	West Buckland School - Barnstaple	Both	Co-ed	11,925	22,530
46	77.80	Bosworth Independent College - Northamptonshire	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
46 =	77.80	Bryanston School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	NA	29,970
48	77.74	Kimbolton School - Huntingdon	Both (Boarding from 11)	Co-ed	12,645	20,925
49	77.70	Prior Park College - Bath	Both	Co-ed	13,575	24,480
50	77.52	Queen's College - Taunton	Both	Co-ed	14,700	23,400
51	77.47	Chetham's School of Music - Manchester	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
52	77.46	Ampleforth College - York	Both	Co-ed	18,285	28,416
53	77.22	Christ College - Brecon	Both	Co-ed	14,175	21,900
54	77.17	Fettes College - Edinburgh	Both	Co-ed	20,235	27,150
55	76.70	Brentwood School	Both	Co-ed	14,172	25,443
56	76.00	Abbey College - London	Both	Co-ed	16,800	NA
57	75.80	Culford School - Bury St Edmunds	Both	Co-ed	15,855	25,665
58	75.43	Lord Wandsworth College - Hampshire	Both	Co-ed	18,660	26,310
59	75.15	King's School - Rochester	Both	Co-ed	15,810	25,650
60	75.00	Downside School - Bath	Both	Co-ed	14,352	26,361
61	74.51	Dean Close School - Cheltenham	Both	Co-ed	20,370	28,845
62	73.22	Sidcot School - Winscombe	Both	Co-ed	14,250	25,650
63	72.69	Gresham's School - Norfolk	Both	Co-ed	20,925	27,300
64	72.19	Mill Hill School - London	Both	Co-ed	16,593	26,217
65	72.18	Bootham School - York	Both	Co-ed	15,375	25,800
66	72.12	St Edmund's College - Ware	Both	Co-ed	14,580	24,030
67	72.03	Royal Russell School - Croydon	Both	Co-ed	14,220	28,110
68	72.00	Blundell's School - Tiverton	Both	Co-ed	17,490	27,120
69	71.99	Wells Cathedral School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	14,679	24,654
70	71.33	Ackworth School - Pontefract	Both	Co-ed	11,760	26,985
71	71.31	Wellington School - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	12,030	23,115
72	71.15	Welbeck - Loughborough	Boarding	Co-ed	NA	NA
73	70.50	Purcell School of Music - Watford	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
74	70.00	Royal School - Dungannon, NI	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
75	69.23	Padworth College - Reading	Both	Co-ed	11,850	24,900
76	69.11	Lincoln Minster School	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
77	68.82	Stonyhurst College - Clitheroe	Both	Co-ed	15,453	27,030
78	68.23	St Edmund's School - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	17,058	26,547
79	68.00	Malvern College - Worcestershire	Both	Co-ed	20,313	31,716
80	67.84	Trent College - Nottingham	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
81	67.30	St Edward's School - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	23,844	29,805
82	67.02	Loretto School - Musselburgh	Both	Co-ed	18,300	26,925
83	66.60	Framlingham College - Suffolk	Both	Co-ed	15,954	24,822
84	66.37	King's School - Ely	Both	Co-ed	16,845	24,384
85	66.27	St Bede's School - Hailsham	Both	Co-ed	16,425	27,345
86	66.23	Taunton School	Both	Co-ed	15,450	25,605
87	66.03	King's Bruton - Somerset	Both	Co-ed	18,855	26,346
88	66.00	Kent College - Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	15,366	27,327
89	65.35	Plymouth College	Both	Co-ed	12,855	25,155
90	65.00	Pocklington School - York	Both	Co-ed	11,565	20,694
91	64.23	St Bees School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
92	64.00	Fulneck School - Pudsey	Both	Co-ed	10,590	19,860
93	63.70	St John's College - Southsea	Both	Co-ed	9,300	21,450
94	63.26	CATS Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	20,625	30,615
95	62.80	Sedbergh School - Cumbria	Both	Co-ed	NA	NA
96	62.43	Ashville College - Harrogate	Both	Co-ed	11,370	22,260
97	62.05	Royal Hospital School - Ipswich	Both	Co-ed	12,459	22,989
98	61.64	Clayesmore School - Blandford Forum	Both	Co-ed	20,979	28,674
98 =	61.64	Rydal Penrhos - Conwy	Both	Co-ed	13,500	26,940
100	61.62	Oswestry School - Shropshire	Both	Co-ed	12,720	22,140

Note.1. Sometimes there are a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or a school will not supply it. In general this applies to lower graded schools in the TOP 100. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals on exam results and we will update the data periodically. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions (click here).

Note 2. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school (read our eGuide on selection factors click here). Indeed some of the schools in this TOP 100 table are quite selective on their admissions. Be aware your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment – take advice.

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