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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
1 98.74 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 39,735 52,488
2 98.59 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 28,080  
3 98.46 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 33,966  
4 98.18 Guildford High School Day Girls 22,308  
5 98.00 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls 26,055  
6 97.79 St Paul's School Both Boys 31,170 46,908
7 97.45 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 28,742  
8 97.16 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 38,700 50,925
9 96.50 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 25,542  
10 95.83 Hampton School Day Boys 26,040  
11 95.42 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 17,862  
12 95.38 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 25,206  
13 94.76 Highgate School Day Co-ed 26,490  
14 94.68 Brighton College Both Co-ed 30,930 67,410
15 94.30 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 24,891  
16 94.09 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 25,899  
17 93.77 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 24,474  
18 93.47 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 15,558  
19 93.06 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 24,543  
20 92.92 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 26,811  
21 92.73 Putney High School Day Girls 24,891  
22 92.70 Eton College Boarding Boys   52,749
23 92.14 Surbiton High School Day Girls 23,085  
24 92.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 38,367 51,855
25 91.69 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 23,633  
26 91.66 Dulwich College Both Boys 26,421 55,155
27 91.65 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 24,990  
28 91.64 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 37,500 52,650
29 91.53 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 23,085  
30 91.50 Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree Day Boys 25,998  
31 90.67 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 23,895  
32 90.44 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 22,725  
33 90.21 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 24,789  
34 89.78 Reigate Grammar School Day Co-ed 24,100  
35 89.42 Concord College Both Co-ed 19,200 55,200
36 89.21 Tonbridge School Both Boys 39,606 52,791
37 89.00 Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree Day Girls 25,179  
38 88.41 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 25,995  
39 88.30 Perse Upper School Day Co-ed 22,350  
40 88.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 26,430  
41 87.96 Eltham College Day Co-ed 23,787  
42 87.69 Merchant Taylors' School Day Boys 26,766  
43 87.07 St Albans School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 24,180  
44 87.03 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 20,196  
45 87.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 34,896 53,550
= 87.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 25,950  
47 86.85 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 24,500  
48 86.80 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 18,825  
49 86.62 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 35,700 54,000
50 86.58 Whitgift School Both Boys 26,055 51,120
51 86.32 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 23,706  
52 86.29 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 23,730  
53 86.25 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 26,490 46,611
54 86.13 King Edward's School - Birmingham Day Boys 18,324  
55 85.73 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 17,184  
56 85.70 Abingdon School Both Boys 24,420 49,800
57 85.42 St Catherine's School Both Girls 23,295 39,470
58 85.34 Radley College Boarding Boys   51,150
59 85.30 Caterham School Both Co-ed 24,825 51,825
60 85.28 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 22,140  
61 85.20 Channing School Day Girls 26,490  
62 85.09 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 15,930  
63 84.12 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 18,120  
64 84.00 Kingston Grammar School Day Co-ed 24,870  
65 83.50 Wellington College Both Co-ed 38,100 52,110
66 83.41 Benenden School Boarding Girls 36,282 50,214
67 83.00 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 36,600 49,065
68 82.98 Leicester High School for Girls Day Girls 15,183  
69 82.07 Epsom College Both Co-ed 33,303 50,373
70 81.80 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 24,100 57,600
71 81.53 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 23,553  
72 80.75 Leicester Grammar School Day Co-ed 16,872  
73 79.89 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 28,740  
74 79.80 St Swithun's School Both Girls 27,003 45,636
75 79.36 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 21,900  
76 79.26 Roedean School Both Girls 28,230 56,790
77 79.00 Hurstpierpoint College Day Co-ed 30,240  
= 79.00 King's High Warwick Day Girls 17,358  
79 78.84 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 24,540 49,398
80 78.70 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 15,222  
81 78.64 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 16,680  
82 78.12 St Dunstan's College Day Co-ed 22,599  
83 77.57 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 26,850  
84 77.43 Loughborough High School Day Girls 17,460  
85 77.29 Solihull School - Warwick Road Campus Day Co-ed 19,536  
86 77.21 Sir William Perkins's School Day Girls 21,648  
87 77.07 Chigwell School Both Co-ed 24,225 42,045
88 77.00 Croydon High School GDST Day Girls 21,303  
= 77.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 21,219  
90 76.96 Woldingham School Both Girls 30,330 51,555
91 76.00 Hampton Court House School Day Co-ed 25,062  
92 75.74 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 26,805  
93 75.40 Warwick School Both Boys 17,358 43,410
94 75.14 Yarm School Day Co-ed 17,013  
95 75.00 The Harrodian School Day Co-ed 29,970  
= 75.00 Downe House School Both Girls 37,830 50,865
= 75.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,465 39,420
98 74.98 Bristol Grammar School Day Co-ed 18,420  
99 74.78 Churcher's College Senior School Day Co-ed 19,950  
100 74.20 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 25,464 46,524

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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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