+44 303 003 2259
|
Get in Touch

The Top UK Boarding Schools by GCSE

Kindly note that we do not currently include BTEC results in our league tables. Please be aware therefore that these tables may not be a fair reflection of a school’s overall academic performance.

Please contact us for further information or for advice on choosing a school.

2025 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 98.00 Brighton College Both Co-ed 36,933 80,712
2 97.75 St Paul's School Both Boys 35,847 53,943
3 97.61 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 49,950 65,976
4 96.88 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 46,800 61,500
5 94.24 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 46,800 65,736
6 94.05 Eton College Boarding Boys   63,299
7 93.45 Dulwich College Both Boys 30,618 64,266
8 93.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 44,400 60,000
9 92.57 Tonbridge School Both Boys 46,578 62,079
10 91.35 Caterham School Both Co-ed 28,950 60,435
11 90.55 Queen Ethelburga's Both Co-ed 22,785 69,990
12 90.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 41,514 64,257
13 88.30 Badminton School Both Girls 23,829 59,746
14 87.55 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,020 66,870
15 87.32 Whitgift School Both Boys 30,240 59,310
16 87.31 Abingdon School Both Boys 27,675 56,430
17 87.00 Radley College Boarding Boys   60,336
18 86.71 Wellington College Both Co-ed 45,750 62,250
19 86.58 The Leys School Both Co-ed 34,470 54,306
20 86.53 Concord College Both Co-ed 21,600 61,764
21 86.17 Epsom College Both Co-ed 37,416 56,592
22 82.74 Haileybury Both Co-ed 41,100 56,796
23 82.20 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 31,788 55,935
24 81.00 Downe House School Both Girls 33,588 60,912
25 80.52 St Catherine's School Both Girls 26,475 44,859
26 79.00 Benenden School Boarding Girls 43,065 66,843
27 78.59 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 23,262 51,546
28 78.56 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 16,446 51,885
29 77.66 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 32,541 54,998
30 77.60 Oundle School Both Co-ed 38,085 59,400
31 77.56 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 29,856 54,054
32 76.20 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 29,628 59,166
33 76.06 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 34,380 52,641
34 76.00 Roedean School Both Girls 33,660 60,948
35 75.60 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 31,140 51,468
36 75.23 Warwick School Both Boys 21,870 53,640
37 75.03 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 46,773 60,048
38 75.00 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 32,025 55,200
= 75.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 33,585 43,785
40 74.90 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 30,120 78,360
41 73.91 Bedford School Both Boys 30,048 51,732
42 72.67 Ruthin School Both Co-ed 18,500 54,828
43 72.29 Canford School Both Co-ed 40,902 54,495
44 72.00 Cranleigh School Both Co-ed 46,800 57,390
45 70.63 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 37,854 54,702
46 70.42 Woldingham School Both Girls 36,708 61,314
47 70.26 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 43,560 58,410
48 70.08 St Francis' College Both Girls 24,720 46,734
49 69.28 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 29,979 55,179
50 69.00 Queen Anne's School Both Girls 32,199 57,546
51 67.93 Royal High School Bath Both Girls 20,558 47,006
52 67.11 Marlborough College Both Co-ed 49,449 61,809
53 66.19 Mayfield School Both Girls 35,100 53,910
54 65.00 St Edward's School - Oxford Both Co-ed 47,598 59,496
55 64.97 New Hall School Both Co-ed 28,641 46,044
56 64.38 St Peter's School Both Co-ed 28,080 51,810
57 63.10 Bromsgrove School Both Co-ed 24,300 54,342
58 63.00 Bradfield College Both Co-ed 46,536 58,170
59 62.98 St Mary's School Cambridge Both Girls 25,425 54,630
60 62.00 Prior's Field School Both Girls 29,844 52,200
= 62.00 St George's School - Ascot Both Girls 35,280 56,160
= 62.00 Lancing College Both Co-ed 37,806 55,317
63 61.91 Dauntsey's School Both Co-ed 28,395 54,225
64 61.65 Kimbolton School Both Co-ed 24,969 43,221
65 61.18 Ashford School Both Co-ed 25,271 51,932
66 61.13 Shrewsbury School Both Co-ed 39,579 59,766
67 60.07 Cheltenham College Both Co-ed 45,809 60,497
68 59.83 Ipswich School Both Co-ed 26,547 53,973
69 59.53 Chetham's School of Music Both Co-ed 34,204 52,531
70 59.27 Monkton Combe School Both Co-ed 32,445 52,335
71 59.26 Leighton Park School Both Co-ed 34,470 55,980
72 59.00 Royal Masonic School for Girls Both Girls 29,022 52,020
= 59.00 Bootham School Both Co-ed 25,650 48,105
74 58.90 Royal Russell School Both Co-ed 27,618 54,594
75 58.07 Loughborough Grammar School Both Boys 21,750 50,985
76 57.99 The Purcell School Both Co-ed 40,864 52,175
77 57.09 Clifton College Both Co-ed 37,275 57,840
78 56.31 Royal Hospital School Both Co-ed 26,563 52,521
79 56.00 Reddam House Berkshire Both Co-ed 23,679 43,923
80 55.99 Repton School Both Co-ed 40,665 54,825
81 55.90 Gresham's School Both Co-ed 37,605 52,755
82 55.50 Fettes College Both Co-ed 45,450 54,000
83 55.00 Queenswood School Both Girls 35,859 56,118
= 55.00 Merchiston Castle School Both Boys 24,000 50,706
85 54.95 St Leonards School Both Co-ed 22,770 54,420
86 54.51 Pocklington School Both Co-ed 24,327 46,986
87 54.38 Oakham School Both Co-ed 32,904 55,710
88 54.00 Culford School Both Co-ed 30,780 52,515
= 54.00 Sherborne School Both Boys 45,570 57,600
90 53.00 Taunton School Both Co-ed 27,960 52,530
91 52.00 Blundell's School Both Co-ed 33,606 57,384
92 51.46 Brentwood School Both Co-ed 29,112 56,358
93 51.20 Stamford School Both Co-ed 26,325 49,386
94 50.60 Sutton Valence School Both Co-ed 31,932 49,565
95 50.50 King's College Taunton Both Co-ed 31,425 52,785
96 50.41 The Royal School - Dungannon Both Co-ed   29,842
97 50.00 Sherborne Girls Both Girls 35,850 56,055
= 50.00 Haberdashers' Monmouth School Both Co-ed 26,256 54,990
= 50.00 Farlington School Both Co-ed 26,004 44,631
= 50.00 Malvern St James School Both Co-ed 21,945 53,424

Please click on a school name for more information

This table lists the Top 100 boarding schools in the UK based on 2025 GCSE results. Rankings are based on the percentage of GCSE or IGCSE entries awarded 9-7 and A* and A grades. To qualify for inclusion there must be a minimum of 20 students in the cohort.

Click on the name of a school for more details. The table can be reordered by Name, Ranking, Day or Boarding Fees etc by clicking on the arrows at the top of each column.

We make a substantial investment of time and effort in preparing these tables, and all copyright and database rights in the tables belong to us. Please respect this by not reproducing the tables or the information within them, in whole or in part, without our consent. If you wish to reproduce any of our tables or the information within them then please contact us for details.