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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ Board £
1 90.74 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 24,100 57,600
2 89.45 St Paul's School Both Boys 31,170 46,908
3 88.86 St Paul's Girls' School Day Girls 33,966  
4 88.53 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 39,735 52,488
5 86.81 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 15,225 44,970
6 86.80 Brighton College Both Co-ed 30,930 67,410
7 86.63 King's College School - Wimbledon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 28,080  
8 85.00 North London Collegiate School Day Girls 25,542  
9 83.63 Guildford High School Day Girls 22,308  
10 83.28 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 38,700 50,925
11 82.55 The National Mathematics and Science College Both Co-ed 15,750 56,160
12 82.19 Godolphin & Latymer School Day Girls 28,742  
13 81.86 Perse Upper School Day Co-ed 22,350  
14 80.76 Latymer Upper School Day Co-ed 25,899  
15 80.74 City of London School for Boys Day Boys 23,633  
16 80.62 King Edward VI High School for Girls Day Girls 17,862  
17 80.51 Magdalen College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 23,085  
18 79.93 Wimbledon High School Day Girls 24,891  
19 79.44 City of London School for Girls Day Girls 25,206  
20 79.07 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Day Co-ed 25,995  
21 78.48 Highgate School Day Co-ed 26,490  
22 77.16 Reigate Grammar School Day Co-ed 24,100  
= 77.16 Hampton School Day Boys 26,040  
24 77.00 Lady Eleanor Holles School Day Girls 26,055  
25 76.92 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 37,500 52,650
26 76.88 Withington Girls' School Day Girls 15,558  
27 76.58 Eton College Boarding Boys   52,749
28 76.00 Haberdashers' Girls' School - Elstree Day Girls 25,179  
29 75.98 Royal Grammar School - Guildford Day Boys 23,706  
30 75.40 South Hampstead High School Day Girls 24,474  
31 75.38 Bancroft's School Day Co-ed 24,990  
32 75.29 The Cathedral School Day Co-ed 17,055  
33 75.18 Tonbridge School Both Boys 39,606 52,791
34 75.00 Haberdashers' Boys' School - Elstree Day Boys 25,998  
35 74.56 James Allen's Girls' School Day Girls 24,543  
36 74.32 Putney High School Day Girls 24,891  
37 74.18 St John's College - Cardiff Day Co-ed 16,680  
38 74.14 Concord College Both Co-ed 19,200 55,200
39 73.61 St Albans High School for Girls Day Girls 23,730  
40 73.52 University College School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 26,811  
41 73.40 Howell's School Llandaff GDST Day Girls (Co-ed 6th form) 17,364  
42 73.00 Kingston Grammar School Day Co-ed 24,870  
43 71.22 Maynard School Day Girls 17,700  
44 71.16 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 26,490 46,611
45 71.07 Merchant Taylors' School Day Boys 26,766  
= 71.07 Royal Grammar School - Newcastle Day Co-ed 17,184  
47 70.83 Caterham School Both Co-ed 24,825 51,825
48 70.30 Benenden School Boarding Girls 36,282 50,214
49 70.20 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 35,700 54,000
50 69.91 St Albans School Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 24,180  
51 69.86 Notting Hill and Ealing High School Day Girls 23,895  
52 69.76 Channing School Day Girls 26,490  
53 69.70 Abingdon School Both Boys 24,420 49,800
54 69.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 38,367 51,855
55 68.89 St Swithun's School Both Girls 27,003 45,636
56 68.35 Queen's College - London Day Girls 25,725  
57 67.74 Eltham College Day Co-ed 23,787  
58 67.09 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 25,095 44,595
59 66.99 Radley College Boarding Boys   51,150
60 66.82 Nottingham High School Day Co-ed 18,825  
61 66.40 Oundle School Both Co-ed 31,425 49,015
62 66.35 Wellington College Both Co-ed 38,100 52,110
63 66.17 Trinity School - Croydon Day Boys (Co-ed 6th form) 24,500  
64 66.00 Francis Holland School - Sloane Square Day Girls 26,430  
65 65.51 St John's School - Leatherhead Day Co-ed 28,740  
66 65.40 Manchester Grammar School Day Boys 15,930  
67 65.07 Emanuel School Day Co-ed 24,789  
68 64.79 Surbiton High School Day Girls 23,085  
69 64.59 Dulwich College Both Boys 26,421 55,155
70 64.14 The Leys School Both Co-ed 29,040 45,735
71 64.00 Whitgift School Both Boys 26,055 51,120
72 63.97 Norwich High School for Girls Day Girls 17,922  
73 63.69 St Helen and St Katharine Day Girls 22,140  
74 62.99 Walthamstow Hall Senior School Day Girls 25,002  
75 62.93 Birkenhead School Day Co-ed 15,750  
76 62.92 Oxford High School GDST Day Girls 20,196  
77 62.16 RGS Worcester Day Co-ed 18,324  
78 61.81 St Catherine's School Both Girls 23,295 39,470
79 61.56 Durham High School Day Girls 16,950  
80 61.46 King Edward's School - Bath Day Co-ed 18,120  
81 61.24 St Dunstan's College Day Co-ed 22,599  
82 61.11 Badminton School Both Girls 20,550 51,375
83 60.90 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 24,540 49,398
84 60.77 Epsom College Both Co-ed 33,303 50,373
85 60.14 Manchester High School for Girls Day Girls 15,222  
86 60.00 Marlborough College Both Co-ed   50,985
= 60.00 Hurstpierpoint College Day Co-ed 30,240  
88 59.87 Colfe's School Day Co-ed 21,900  
89 59.82 Ruthin School Both Co-ed 17,698 45,690
90 59.00 Downe House School Both Girls 37,830 50,865
= 59.00 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 36,600 49,065
92 58.80 The Abbey School - Reading Day Girls 22,725  
93 58.50 Adcote School for Girls Both Girls 17,700 45,000
94 58.33 Sheffield High School GDST Day Girls 15,960  
95 58.25 Churcher's College Senior School Day Co-ed 19,950  
96 57.98 Roedean School Both Girls 28,230 56,790
97 57.89 Queen's Gate - Kensington Day Girls 27,225  
98 57.83 Forest School - London Day Co-ed 26,850  
99 57.67 Exeter School Day Co-ed 17,535  
100 56.99 Chigwell School Both Co-ed 24,225 42,045

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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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