Top 100 Schools by GCSE
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2019 vs 2020 results
2020 pupil grades were derived from Centre Assessed Grades rather than examinations. As a result, significant GCSE and A-level grade inflation has been widely noted in private schools. Thus, we felt it would be extremely unfair to produce new 2020 league tables.
Instead, we have gathered 2020's scores and simply recorded them on the right-hand side of the table, retaining 2019’s league table positions and scores on the left. Further historical results are made available to our consultancy clients.
2019 Results
# | A + A* % (2019) | Name | Day/Board | Boy/Girl | Day £ | Board £ | A + A* % (2020) |
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1 | 99.60 | St Paul's Girls' School | Day | Girls | 27,831 | 100.00 | |
2 | 98.61 | Westminster School | Both | Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) | 31,491 | 41,607 | |
3 | 97.60 | Wycombe Abbey School | Boarding | Girls | 30,270 | 40,350 | 98.70 |
4 | 97.27 | Guildford High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 17,733 | ||
5 | 96.66 | St Paul's School | Both | Boys | 25,908 | 38,991 | |
6 | 96.29 | North London Collegiate School | Day | Girls | 20,430 | ||
7 | 96.12 | Godolphin & Latymer School | Day | Girls | 23,085 | 98.60 | |
8 | 95.88 | King's College School - Wimbledon | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 22,335 | 98.70 | |
9 | 94.97 | St Mary's School - Ascot | Both | Girls | 29,010 | 40,740 | 98.00 |
10 | 94.62 | City of London School for Boys | Day | Boys | 18,939 | ||
11 | 94.16 | City of London School for Girls | Day | Girls | |||
12 | 93.93 | Perse Upper School | Day | Co-ed | 17,994 | 97.00 | |
= | 93.93 | Brighton College | Both | Co-ed | 25,770 | 50,880 | 96.00 |
14 | 93.45 | Magdalen College School | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 19,413 | 96.00 | |
15 | 92.98 | Eton College | Boarding | Boys | 42,501 | 96.50 | |
16 | 92.97 | King Edward VI High School for Girls | Day | Girls | |||
17 | 92.52 | Tonbridge School | Both | Boys | 31,587 | 42,105 | 94.50 |
18 | 92.17 | South Hampstead High School | Day | Girls | 19,494 | 97.10 | |
19 | 92.13 | Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls | Day | Girls | 19,311 | ||
20 | 92.09 | Latymer Upper School | Day | Co-ed | 20,835 | 96.20 | |
21 | 91.61 | University College School | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 21,090 | 95.90 | |
22 | 91.53 | James Allen's Girls' School | Day | Girls | 18,801 | ||
23 | 91.29 | Wimbledon High School | Day | Girls | 19,734 | 95.80 | |
24 | 90.60 | Hampton School | Day | Boys | 20,745 | 94.80 | |
25 | 90.30 | Withington Girls School | Day | Girls | 13,395 | ||
= | 90.30 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | Both | Girls | 29,280 | 43,170 | 97.20 |
27 | 90.21 | Highgate School | Day | Co-ed | 21,600 | 96.00 | |
28 | 90.18 | St Albans High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 19,650 | 94.70 | |
29 | 90.00 | Francis Holland School - Sloane Square | Day | Girls | 21,600 | 89.00 | |
= | 90.00 | Lady Eleanor Holles School | Day | Girls | |||
31 | 89.75 | Royal Grammar School - Guildford | Day | Boys | 19,035 | 93.40 | |
32 | 89.71 | Trinity School - Croydon | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 18,233 | ||
33 | 89.47 | Notting Hill and Ealing High School | Day | Girls | 19,212 | ||
34 | 88.94 | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree | Day | Boys | 21,159 | ||
35 | 88.87 | Manchester Grammar School | Day | Boys | 12,930 | ||
36 | 88.41 | Oxford High School GDST | Day | Girls | |||
37 | 88.10 | Merchant Taylors' School | Day | Boys | |||
38 | 87.34 | Kingston Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | 20,120 | 90.90 | |
39 | 87.07 | Alleyn's School, Dulwich | Day | Co-ed | 20,850 | ||
40 | 87.00 | Sevenoaks School | Both | Co-ed | 27,585 | 42,084 | |
41 | 86.95 | Winchester College | Boarding | Boys | 41,709 | 93.10 | |
42 | 86.51 | Abingdon School | Both | Boys | 20,655 | 41,145 | 87.70 |
43 | 85.30 | Eltham College | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 19,134 | 86.00 | |
44 | 85.29 | King Edward's School - Birmingham | Day | Boys | |||
45 | 85.24 | St Helen's - Northwood | Day | Girls | 18,321 | 90.30 | |
46 | 84.95 | Stephen Perse Foundation | Day | Co-ed (Diamond model 11 - 16) | 17,490 | 89.00 | |
47 | 84.81 | Channing School | Day | Girls | 21,300 | 89.10 | |
48 | 84.38 | Concord College | Both | Co-ed | 15,090 | 45,000 | 88.40 |
49 | 84.18 | The School of St Helen and St Katharine | Day | Girls | 17,275 | 97.00 | |
50 | 83.94 | Dulwich College | Both | Boys | 21,246 | 44,346 | |
51 | 83.77 | Bancroft's School | Day | Co-ed | 19,047 | ||
52 | 83.54 | Downe House School | Both | Girls | 29,115 | 39,150 | 87.70 |
53 | 83.50 | Hurstpierpoint College | Day | Co-ed | 24,375 | 90.90 | |
54 | 83.38 | Royal Grammar School - Newcastle | Day | Co-ed | |||
55 | 83.05 | St Catherine's School - Guildford | Both | Girls | 18,885 | 31,125 | 91.00 |
56 | 83.04 | Francis Holland School - Regent's Park | Day | Girls | 20,700 | 86.00 | |
57 | 83.00 | Wellington College | Both | Co-ed | 30,375 | 41,580 | |
58 | 82.54 | Radley College | Boarding | Boys | 40,125 | ||
59 | 82.18 | Putney High School | Day | Girls | 19,827 | ||
60 | 82.00 | St Mary's School - Calne | Both | Girls | 30,045 | 40,275 | 85.00 |
61 | 81.93 | City of London Freemen's School | Both | Co-ed | 19,194 | 32,985 | 91.00 |
62 | 81.71 | Whitgift School | Both | Boys | 20,641 | 40,141 | 88.10 |
63 | 81.30 | St Albans School | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 19,500 | 88.00 | |
64 | 81.03 | Palmers Green High School | Day | Girls | |||
65 | 80.91 | St Swithun's School | Both | Girls | 20,976 | 34,776 | 84.90 |
66 | 80.33 | St John's College - Cardiff | Day | Co-ed | 13,998 | ||
67 | 79.66 | Abbey School - Reading | Day | Girls | 18,000 | ||
68 | 79.51 | St George's College | Day | Co-ed | 20,505 | ||
69 | 79.42 | Oundle School | Both | Co-ed | 24,270 | 37,890 | 84.00 |
70 | 79.35 | Chigwell School | Both | Co-ed | 18,885 | 32,985 | 83.00 |
71 | 78.14 | Walthamstow Hall | Day | Girls | 20,685 | 87.40 | |
72 | 78.06 | Loughborough High School | Day | Girls | 13,560 | ||
73 | 77.89 | Caterham School | Both | Co-ed | 19,620 | 38,760 | 80.00 |
74 | 77.69 | Benenden School | Boarding | Girls | 39,372 | 82.00 | |
75 | 77.35 | Badminton School | Both | Girls | 16,836 | 38,985 | 85.10 |
76 | 77.08 | Rugby School | Both | Co-ed | 23,088 | 36,798 | 85.90 |
77 | 77.04 | Queen's College - London | Day | Girls | 19,938 | ||
78 | 76.88 | King Edward VI School | Day | Co-ed | 17,130 | ||
79 | 76.70 | Headington School | Both | Girls | 19,905 | 40,185 | 85.30 |
80 | 76.56 | Burgess Hill Girls | Both | Girls (Co-ed 2 - 4) | 19,800 | 35,550 | 83.00 |
81 | 76.03 | St John's School - Leatherhead | Day | Co-ed | 24,555 | ||
82 | 76.00 | Old Palace of John Whitgift School | Day | Girls | |||
83 | 75.85 | Leicester Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | |||
84 | 74.80 | Bishop's Stortford College | Both | Co-ed | 20,908 | 34,552 | 79.00 |
85 | 74.70 | St James Senior Girls' School | Day | Girls | 20,880 | 72.00 | |
86 | 74.13 | Forest School - London | Day | Co-ed | 19,755 | 83.00 | |
87 | 73.84 | Epsom College | Both | Co-ed | 26,151 | 38,568 | |
88 | 73.72 | Sheffield High School GDST | Day | Girls | 13,359 | ||
89 | 73.69 | Ibstock Place School | Day | Co-ed | 21,735 | 83.40 | |
90 | 73.62 | Exeter School | Day | Co-ed | 14,025 | 79.00 | |
91 | 73.47 | St Michael's School - Llanelli | Both | Co-ed | 12,963 | 29,900 | 75.50 |
92 | 73.46 | Howell's School Llandaff GDST | Day | Girls | 14,529 | ||
93 | 73.37 | Northwood College | Day | Girls | 17,226 | ||
94 | 73.33 | St Francis College | Both | Girls | 18,240 | 34,350 | 73.00 |
95 | 73.21 | Ladies' College | Day | Girls | |||
96 | 73.19 | Croydon High School GDST | Day | Girls | 17,289 | ||
97 | 73.00 | Reed's School | Both | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 25,530 | 32,910 | 79.00 |
98 | 72.95 | Manchester High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 12,171 | ||
99 | 72.92 | Maynard School, Devon | Day | Girls | |||
100 | 72.73 | Bablake School | Day | Co-ed |
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This table lists the Top 100 independent schools in the UK based on 2019 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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