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Top 100 Independent Schools by A Levels

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2026 Results

# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 91.50 St Paul's School Both Boys 38,715 58,260
2 91.30 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 31,050 77,250
3 89.59 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 41,640  
4 89.05 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 52,446 69,282
5 87.15 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 36,380  
6 86.95 Highgate School Day Co-ed 32,787  
7 86.34 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Co-ed (Boys Only 7 - 16) 35,820  
8 85.98 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 30,060  
9 84.12 Guildford High School Day Girls 26,769  
10 83.60 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 31,095  
11 83.05 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,603  
12 82.92 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 29,546  
13 82.09 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 49,200 64,500
14 81.73 Brighton College Both Co-ed 38,718 84,615
15 81.47 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 31,833  
16 81.00 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls 31,953  
17 80.54 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 32,025  
18 79.74 Queen Ethelburga's Both Co-ed 23,700 69,990
19 79.57 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 19,758  
20 78.56 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,311  
21 78.48 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 32,490  
22 78.00 Hampton School Day Boys (Co-ed 3 - 7) 31,248  
23 77.93 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 30,456  
24 77.52 The Cathedral School Day Co-ed 21,921  
25 77.40 The Perse School Day Co-ed 28,446  
26 77.12 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 29,328  
27 76.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 45,954 62,100
28 75.64 Merchant Taylors' School Day Boys 33,225  
29 75.57 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 30,438  
30 75.08 Eton College Boarding Boys   65,673
31 74.91 Putney High School Day Girls 30,456  
32 74.83 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 22,536  
33 74.15 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 24,444  
34 73.66 Cardiff Sixth Form College Cambridge Both Co-ed 31,050 74,900
35 73.58 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 28,080  
36 73.51 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 17,100 51,870
37 73.38 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 31,200  
38 73.00 Tonbridge School Both Boys 48,207 64,251
= 73.00 Harrow School Boarding Boys   65,970
40 72.73 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 21,870  
41 72.48 Epsom College Both Co-ed 38,763 58,632
42 72.11 The National Mathematics and Science College Both Co-ed 20,997 73,197
43 71.12 Concord College Both Co-ed 24,300 66,000
44 70.56 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 19,809  
45 70.45 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,380 68,220
46 70.32 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 34,211 57,817
47 70.16 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls    
48 70.06 Caterham School Both Co-ed 30,375 63,765
49 69.86 St Dunstan's College Day Co-ed 29,169  
50 68.43 Dulwich College Both Boys 32,118 67,416
51 68.30 Abingdon School Both Co-ed 28,500 58,125
52 68.25 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 33,090 61,527
53 68.20 Churcher's College Day Co-ed 24,990  
54 68.00 The Harrodian School Day Co-ed 38,340  
55 67.90 Surbiton High School Day Girls 27,831  
56 67.83 Leicester Grammar School Day Co-ed 21,759  
57 67.79 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 27,180  
58 67.51 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 26,850  
59 66.98 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 20,817  
60 66.96 Eltham College Day Co-ed 31,167  
61 66.60 Radley College Boarding Boys   63,648
62 66.49 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 30,468  
63 66.01 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 27,150  
64 66.00 Oxford International College Both Co-ed 34,645 73,265
65 65.67 St Albans School Day Co-ed 30,456  
66 65.60 Howell's School Llandaff GDST Day Girls (Co-ed 6th form) 20,826  
67 65.52 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 30,783 62,064
68 65.45 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 45,306 61,038
69 65.25 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 29,424  
70 65.00 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 23,154  
71 64.63 Ibstock Place School Day Co-ed 32,048  
72 64.04 Kingston Grammar School Day Co-ed 29,250  
73 64.00 Bede's Senior School Both Co-ed 35,610 55,560
= 64.00 Rugby School Both Co-ed 39,210 61,860
75 63.96 Channing School Day Girls 33,084  
76 63.80 Oundle School Both Co-ed 39,900 62,235
77 63.26 Abbey College Cambridge Both Co-ed 35,820 76,878
78 63.11 St Helen's - Northwood Day Girls 29,277  
79 63.00 Francis Holland School - Regent's Park Day Girls 32,535  
80 62.88 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 18,672  
81 62.67 Wellington College Both Co-ed 47,790 65,070
82 62.66 Sir William Perkins's School Day Co-ed 27,186  
83 62.30 Portsmouth Grammar School Day Co-ed 25,614  
84 62.00 Croydon High School GDST Day Girls 25,548  
85 61.62 Solihull School Day Co-ed 23,484  
86 61.00 Rougemont School Day Co-ed 21,282  
= 61.00 Blackheath High School Day Girls 25,920  
88 60.81 Leicester High School for Girls Day Girls 21,600  
89 60.17 St Catherine's School Both Girls 27,540 47,310
90 60.00 Downe House School Both Girls 34,863 63,228
= 60.00 Reed's School Both Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 34,845 46,425
= 60.00 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 43,694  
= 60.00 Northwood College for Girls Day Girls 26,166  
94 59.81 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 34,710  
95 59.67 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 22,968  
96 59.27 RGS Worcester Day Co-ed 22,815  
97 59.18 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 31,382  
98 59.13 The Grammar School at Leeds Day Co-ed 20,556  
99 59.09 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 19,611  
100 58.90 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 32,533 56,560

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