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Top 100 Schools by GCSE

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2026 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 99.31 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 36,380  
2 97.36 Brighton College Both Co-ed 38,718 84,615
3 97.32 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Co-ed (Boys Only 7 - 16) 35,820  
4 97.31 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 52,446 69,282
5 96.47 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 29,546  
6 96.18 Highgate School Day Co-ed 32,787  
7 96.00 Hampton School Day Boys (Co-ed 3 - 7)    
8 95.75 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 30,060  
9 95.35 Guildford High School Day Girls 26,769  
10 95.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 45,954 62,100
11 94.63 The Perse School Day Co-ed 28,446  
12 94.52 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 49,200 64,500
13 94.48 Dulwich College Both Boys 32,118 67,416
14 94.33 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 31,833  
15 94.14 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,603  
16 93.86 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,311  
= 93.86 Eltham College Day Co-ed 31,167  
18 93.84 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 28,080  
19 93.64 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 30,456  
20 92.89 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls    
21 92.30 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 32,490  
22 92.28 Putney High School Day Girls 30,456  
= 92.28 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 31,200  
24 91.90 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 30,438  
25 91.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 33,174  
26 90.98 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 22,536  
27 90.69 Nottingham Girls' High School Day Girls 20,283  
= 90.69 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 29,424  
29 90.62 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys 23,085  
30 89.43 Merchant Taylors' School Day Boys 33,225  
31 89.29 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 26,850  
32 89.27 Surbiton High School Day Girls 27,831  
33 88.99 Caterham School Both Co-ed 30,375 63,765
34 88.92 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 31,382  
35 88.00 Abingdon School Both Co-ed 28,500 58,125
36 87.97 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 24,444  
37 87.91 Whitgift School Both Boys 31,410 61,614
38 87.66 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,380 68,220
39 87.40 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 27,150  
40 87.34 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,468  
41 87.03 Epsom College Both Co-ed 38,763 58,632
42 86.01 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 34,710  
43 85.44 Channing School Day Girls 33,084  
44 85.14 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 20,817  
45 85.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 32,535  
46 84.80 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 34,211 57,817
47 84.68 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 21,870  
48 84.42 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 32,048  
49 84.00 Downe House School Both Girls 34,863 63,228
= 84.00 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 49,107 63,045
51 83.83 Wellington College Both Co-ed 47,790 65,070
52 83.11 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 19,809  
53 82.92 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 22,968  
54 82.87 St Dunstan's College Day Co-ed 29,169  
55 82.78 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 19,758  
56 82.09 Redmaids' High School GDST Day Girls 22,224  
57 81.97 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 27,180  
58 81.87 St Catherine's School Both Girls 27,540 47,310
59 81.59 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 33,090 61,527
60 81.46 Radley College Boarding Boys    
61 81.03 St Albans School Day Co-ed 30,456  
62 81.02 Sir William Perkins's School Day Co-ed 27,186  
63 81.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,845 46,425
64 80.93 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 43,694  
65 80.66 Reading Blue Coat School Day Co-ed 26,100  
66 80.55 Concord College Both Co-ed 24,300 66,000
67 80.29 Haileybury Both Co-ed 43,035 59,460
68 79.78 Oundle School Both Co-ed 39,900 62,235
69 79.66 Churcher's College Day Co-ed 24,990  
70 79.00 The Harrodian School Day Co-ed 38,340  
71 78.91 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 45,306 61,038
72 78.87 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 29,277  
73 78.48 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 30,783 62,064
74 78.29 Maynard School Day Girls 22,425  
75 77.90 Stephen Perse Cambridge Day Co-ed 27,435 59,595
76 77.09 Warwick School Both Boys 22,965 56,319
77 77.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 25,920  
78 76.92 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 18,672  
79 76.68 Leicester Grammar School Day Co-ed 21,759  
80 76.58 The Grammar School at Leeds Day Co-ed 20,556  
81 76.00 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 33,595 57,906
82 75.88 Norwich School Day Co-ed 25,218  
83 75.70 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 32,533 56,560
84 75.41 Solihull School Day Co-ed 23,484  
85 75.27 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 31,050 77,250
= 75.27 Canford School Both Co-ed 42,945 57,219
87 74.38 Bradford Grammar School Day Co-ed 19,590  
88 74.20 Roedean School Both Girls 35,352 63,990
89 74.14 Walthamstow Hall School Day Girls    
= 74.14 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 19,611  
91 74.08 Bromley High School GDST Day Girls 26,511  
92 73.91 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 39,906 67,752
93 73.73 Marlborough College Both Co-ed 51,228 64,035
94 73.60 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 17,100 51,870
95 73.40 Queen's College - London Day Girls 32,742  
96 73.24 The Leys School Both Co-ed 35,505 57,021
97 73.00 St Edward's School - Oxford Both Co-ed 49,383 61,728
= 73.00 Rugby School Both Co-ed 39,210 61,860
99 72.72 Sydenham High School GDST Day Girls 25,833  
100 72.70 Badminton School Both Girls 24,426 61,095

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This table lists the Top 100 independent schools in the UK based on 2024 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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Notes

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  2. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals or remarks and we may update the data periodically, as long it does not distort the results of schools which have not given us their remarks. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions by contacting us at info@educationadvisers.co.uk.
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