The Top 100 Senior Schools A* and A Grade at A Level
In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 100 independent senior schools in the UK for 2012. These positions are compiled from the % of A* and A at A levels.
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|
A + A* % |
Name |
Day / Board |
Boy / Girl |
Day £ |
Board £ |
1 |
94.71 |
Cardiff Sixth Form College |
Both |
Co ed |
12,000 |
27,000 |
2 |
92.81 |
Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire |
Boarding |
Girls |
NA |
31,950 |
3 |
91.67 |
St Paul's Girls' School - Hammersmith |
Day |
Girls |
20,160 |
NA |
4 |
88.04 |
St Paul's School - London |
Both |
Boys |
19,674 |
29,466 |
5 |
86.00 |
Westminster School - London |
Both |
Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) |
23,538 |
31,350 |
6 |
84.92 |
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls - Elstree |
Day |
Girls |
12,666 |
NA |
7 |
84.74 |
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School - Elstree |
Day |
Boys |
15,255 |
NA |
8 |
84.52 |
Magdalen College School |
Day |
Boys (Co-ed 6th form) |
13,932 |
NA |
9 |
82.02 |
Eton College |
Boarding |
Boys |
NA |
32,067 |
10 |
81.73 |
Cheltenham Ladies' College |
Both |
Girls |
22,461 |
33,144 |
11 |
80.82 |
North London Collegiate School - Edgware |
Day |
Girls |
15,540 |
NA |
12 |
80.77 |
Guildford High School for Girls |
Day |
Girls |
13,890 |
NA |
13 |
80.63 |
Withington Girls School - Manchester |
Day |
Girls |
10,548 |
NA |
14 |
80.24 |
Oxford High School GDST |
Day |
Girls (Co-ed 3-6) |
11,601 |
NA |
15 |
80.13 |
Lady Eleanor Holles School - Richmond |
Day |
Girls |
15,450 |
NA |
16 |
79.70 |
Perse Upper School - Cambridge |
Day |
Co-ed |
14,043 |
NA |
17 |
78.87 |
Royal Grammar School - Guildford |
Day |
Boys |
14,070 |
NA |
18 |
78.17 |
City of London School for Girls |
Day |
Girls |
13,527 |
NA |
19 |
77.61 |
Alleyn's School - Dulwich |
Day |
Co-ed |
15,255 |
NA |
20 |
77.60 |
City of London School for Boys |
Day |
Boys |
13,401 |
NA |
21 |
77.55 |
South Hampstead High School |
Day |
Girls |
13,680 |
NA |
22 |
77.44 |
Brighton College |
Both |
Co-ed |
19,509 |
34,500 |
23 |
77.30 |
Merchant Taylors' School - Northwood |
Day |
Boys |
16,660 |
NA |
24 |
77.06 |
James Allen's Girls' School - Dulwich |
Day |
Girls |
14,103 |
NA |
25 |
75.62 |
Manchester Grammar School |
Day |
Boys |
10,515 |
NA |
26 |
75.45 |
St Swithun's School - Winchester |
Both |
Girls (Co-ed 3-7) |
16,815 |
27,210 |
27 |
75.33 |
Headington School - Oxford |
Both |
Girls |
15,084 |
29,205 |
28 |
75.23 |
Concord College - Shrewsbury |
Both |
Co-ed |
11,940 |
28,600 |
29 |
74.90 |
Manchester High School for Girls |
Day |
Girls |
9,900 |
NA |
30 |
74.74 |
Tonbridge School - Kent |
Both |
Boys |
24,618 |
32,823 |
31 |
74.12 |
Benenden School - Kent |
Boarding |
Girls |
NA |
31,410 |
32 |
74.10 |
Channing School - Highgate |
Day |
Girls |
14,670 |
NA |
33 |
74.08 |
Abingdon School |
Both |
Boys |
15,141 |
31,050 |
34 |
74.07 |
Notting Hill & Ealing High School |
Day |
Girls |
14,004 |
NA |
35 |
73.78 |
St Albans High School for Girls |
Day |
Girls |
12,930 |
NA |
36 |
73.68 |
Leicester High School for Girls |
Day |
Girls |
10,125 |
NA |
37 |
73.36 |
Hampton School - Middlesex |
Day |
Boys |
15,255 |
NA |
38 |
73.28 |
Harrow School |
Boarding |
Boys |
NA |
32,160 |
39 |
73.22 |
Latymer Upper School - Hammersmith |
Day |
Co-ed |
15,705 |
NA |
40 |
73.13 |
Nottingham High School |
Day |
Boys |
11,607 |
NA |
41 |
72.94 |
St Catherine's School - Guildford |
Both |
Girls |
15,660 |
25,770 |
42 |
72.50 |
St John's College - Cardiff |
Day |
Co-ed |
12,573 |
NA |
43 |
72.22 |
King Edward VI High - Girls/ Birmingham |
Day |
Girls |
10,620 |
NA |
44 |
72.06 |
Queen's Gate School - Kensington |
Day |
Girls |
15,900 |
NA |
45 |
71.88 |
St Mary's School - Ascot |
Both |
Girls |
21,510 |
30,240 |
46 |
71.81 |
Abbey College - Cambridge |
Both |
Co-ed |
21,000 |
NA |
47 |
71.62 |
Norwich School |
Day |
Co-ed |
12,660 |
NA |
48 |
71.27 |
Highgate School - London |
Day |
Co-ed |
16,815 |
NA |
49 |
70.93 |
Godolphin & Latymer School - Hammersmith |
Day |
Girls |
15,990 |
NA |
50 |
70.80 |
Queen's School - Chester |
Day |
Girls |
10,995 |
NA |
51 |
70.64 |
City of London Freemen's School - Ashtead |
Both |
Co-ed |
14,814 |
23,589 |
52 |
70.45 |
School of St Helen and St Katharine - Abingdon |
Day |
Girls |
12,420 |
NA |
53 |
70.35 |
Queen Ethelburga's College - York |
Both |
Co-ed |
11,985 |
38,085 |
54 |
70.11 |
St Albans School |
Day |
Boys (Co-ed 6th form) |
14,733 |
NA |
55 |
69.93 |
Caterham School |
Both |
Co-ed |
15,030 |
28,044 |
56 |
69.44 |
Radley College - Abingdon |
Boarding |
Boys |
NA |
30,900 |
57 |
69.23 |
Grange School - Cheshire |
Day |
Co-ed |
9,480 |
NA |
58 |
68.93 |
Bancroft's School - Woodford Green |
Day |
Co-ed |
13,584 |
NA |
59 |
68.79 |
Royal Grammar School - Newcastle |
Day |
Co-ed |
10,296 |
NA |
60 |
67.77 |
Ruthin School |
Both |
Co-ed |
11,750 |
22,500 |
61 |
67.44 |
Badminton School - Bristol |
Both |
Girls |
16,440 |
30,840 |
62 |
67.17 |
Wimbledon High School GDST |
Day |
Girls |
14,004 |
NA |
63 |
66.46 |
St Mary's School - Cambridge |
Boarding from age 13 |
Girls |
13,065 |
28,140 |
64 |
65.90 |
Eltham College |
Day |
Boys (Co-ed 6th form) |
13,506 |
NA |
65 |
65.85 |
University College School - Hampstead |
Day |
Boys (Co-ed sixth form) |
16,575 |
NA |
66 |
65.44 |
St Michael's School - Llanelli |
Both |
Co-ed |
10,770 |
23,500 |
67 |
65.04 |
Trinity School - Croydon |
Day |
Boys |
13,044 |
NA |
68 |
65.03 |
St Mary's School - Calne |
Both |
Girls |
23,001 |
31,500 |
69 |
64.87 |
Nottingham High School for Girls |
Day |
Girls |
10,665 |
NA |
70 |
64.84 |
King Edward VI School - Southampton |
Day |
Co-ed |
12,135 |
NA |
71 |
64.45 |
Putney High School |
Day |
Girls |
14,076 |
NA |
72 |
63.96 |
Tormead School - Guildford |
Day |
Girls |
12,630 |
NA |
73 |
63.88 |
Kingston Grammar School |
Day |
Co-ed |
15,465 |
NA |
74 |
63.64 |
Canford School - Wimborne |
Both |
Co-ed |
22,275 |
28,500 |
75 |
63.46 |
King's School - Canterbury |
Both |
Co-ed |
23,295 |
31,140 |
76 |
63.31 |
Derby High School |
Day |
Co-ed (Boys 3-11) |
10,620 |
NA |
77 |
63.16 |
Chigwell School |
Day (6th form boarding only) |
Co-ed |
14,805 |
23,760 |
78 |
62.96 |
Surbiton High School |
Day |
Girls (Co-ed 4-11) |
13,368 |
NA |
79 |
62.70 |
Hurtwood House - Dorking |
Both |
Co-ed |
NA |
35,175 |
80 |
62.64 |
Burgess Hill School for Girls |
Both |
Girls (Co-ed 2 - 7) |
14,250 |
25,200 |
81 |
62.58 |
Bromley High School GDST |
Day |
Girls |
13,356 |
NA |
82 |
62.44 |
Dulwich College |
Both |
Boys |
15,711 |
32,481 |
83 |
62.35 |
Portsmouth Grammar School |
Day |
Co-ed |
12,666 |
NA |
84 |
62.34 |
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School - Liverpool |
Day |
Boys |
9,816 |
NA |
85 |
61.52 |
Cambridge Tutors College - Croydon |
Both |
Co-ed |
18,360 |
NA |
86 |
60.99 |
Monmouth School |
Both |
Boys |
13,116 |
23,112 |
87 |
60.77 |
Abbey School - Reading |
Day |
Girls |
13,290 |
NA |
88 |
60.59 |
Loughborough Grammar School |
Both |
Boys |
10,413 |
19,656 |
89 |
60.58 |
Malvern St James |
Both |
Girls |
15,645 |
33,075 |
90 |
60.34 |
Queen Elizabeths Hospital - Bristol |
Day |
Boys |
11,766 |
NA |
91 |
60.23 |
Leicester Grammar School |
Day |
Co-ed |
10,860 |
NA |
92 |
60.11 |
Wellington College - Berkshire |
Both |
Co-ed |
23,610 |
31,500 |
93 |
60.00 |
Denstone College - Staffordshire |
Both |
Co-ed |
12,549 |
21,852 |
94 |
59.60 |
King's School - Cheshire |
Day |
Co-ed |
11,058 |
NA |
95 |
59.50 |
Bromsgrove School |
Both |
Co-ed |
13,500 |
28,995 |
96 |
59.40 |
Reigate Grammar School |
Day |
Co-ed |
14,952 |
NA |
97 |
59.38 |
Sir William Perkins's School |
Day |
Girls |
12,846 |
NA |
98 |
59.00 |
Croydon High School GDST |
Day |
Girls |
13,239 |
NA |
99 |
58.95 |
King's High School for Girls - Warwick |
Day |
Girls |
10,098 |
NA |
100 |
58.89 |
Repton School |
Both |
Co-ed |
21,726 |
29,280 |
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). Approximately 60 schools have boycotted league tables by refusing to publish exam results in 2011, mainly because they do not want to be compared to state schools offering soft option subjects or through failure of the Government to acknowledge the more stretching IGCSEs. Notwithstanding this we have recorded most of their exam results in our tables. The only school likely to be missing from the top 30 would be Eton College.
Note 2. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school (read our eGuide on selection factors click here) Indeed most 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.
Note 3. We do not include schools which have less than 20 pupils taking A Levels.
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