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# A + A* % Name Day/Board Boy/Girl Day £ inc.VAT Board £ inc.VAT
1 98.74 Westminster School Both Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16) 49,950 65,976
2 97.79 St Paul's School Both Boys 35,847 53,943
3 97.16 Wycombe Abbey School Boarding Girls 46,800 61,500
4 94.68 Brighton College Both Co-ed 36,933  
5 92.70 Eton College Boarding Boys   63,299
6 92.00 Winchester College Boarding Boys 44,400 60,000
7 91.66 Dulwich College Both Boys 30,618 64,266
8 91.64 St Mary's School Ascot Both Girls 46,800 65,736
9 89.42 Concord College Both Co-ed 21,600 61,764
10 89.21 Tonbridge School Both Boys 46,578 62,079
11 87.00 Sevenoaks School Both Co-ed 41,514 64,257
12 86.62 Cheltenham Ladies' College Both Girls 43,020 66,870
13 86.58 Whitgift School Both Boys 30,240 59,310
14 86.25 City of London Freemen's School Both Co-ed 31,788 55,935
15 85.70 Abingdon School Both Boys 27,675 56,430
16 85.42 St Catherine's School Both Girls 26,475 44,859
17 85.30 Caterham School Both Co-ed 28,950 60,435
18 83.50 Wellington College Both Co-ed 45,750 62,250
19 83.41 Benenden School Boarding Girls 43,065 66,843
20 83.00 St Mary's Calne Both Girls 43,560 58,410
21 82.07 Epsom College Both Co-ed 37,416 56,592
22 81.80 Cardiff Sixth Form College Both Co-ed 30,120 78,360
23 79.80 St Swithun's School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 4) 32,541 54,998
24 79.26 Roedean School Both Girls 33,660 60,948
25 78.84 Headington Rye Oxford Both Girls 29,628 59,166
26 76.96 Woldingham School Both Girls 36,708 61,314
27 75.40 Warwick School Both Boys 21,870 53,640
28 75.00 Downe House School Both Girls 33,588 60,912
29 74.58 Rugby School Both Co-ed 37,350 58,920
30 74.20 Bishop's Stortford College Both Co-ed 29,856 54,054
31 74.03 Oundle School Both Co-ed 38,085 59,400
32 73.66 Charterhouse School Both Co-ed 46,773 60,048
33 72.71 The King's School Canterbury Both Co-ed 37,854 54,702
34 72.60 Canford School Both Co-ed 40,902 54,495
35 72.54 Haileybury Both Co-ed 41,100 56,796
36 72.31 Fettes College Both Co-ed 45,450 54,000
37 71.90 Ardingly College Both Co-ed 34,380 52,641
38 71.30 The Leys School Both Co-ed 34,470 54,306
39 71.00 Berkhamsted School Both Co-ed 31,140 51,468
40 70.93 Westbourne School Both Co-ed 22,825 56,748
41 70.77 St Michael's School - Llanelli Both Co-ed 16,446 51,885
42 69.00 Marlborough College Both Co-ed   61,809
= 69.00 Uppingham School Both Co-ed 34,074 58,176
44 68.35 Burgess Hill Girls Both Girls 29,979 55,179
45 68.00 Cranleigh School Both Co-ed    
46 67.52 St Peter's School Both Co-ed 28,080 51,810
47 67.48 Ipswich School Both Co-ed 26,547 53,973
48 67.00 Queen Anne's School Both Girls 32,199 57,546
49 66.76 Royal High School Bath Both Girls 20,558 47,006
50 65.68 Bedford School Both Boys 30,048 51,732
51 65.26 Mill Hill School Both Co-ed 32,025 55,200
52 64.26 Mayfield School Both Girls 35,100 53,910
53 64.00 Sherborne Girls Both Girls 35,850 56,055
= 64.00 Dauntsey's School Both Co-ed 28,395 54,225
55 63.19 Badminton School Both Girls 23,829 59,746
56 63.00 Kingswood School Both Co-ed 23,262 51,546
57 62.88 Bromsgrove School Both Co-ed 24,300 54,342
58 62.35 Christ's Hospital Both Co-ed 30,636 47,085
59 62.05 Abbey College Cambridge Both Co-ed 28,700 64,700
60 62.00 St George's School - Ascot Both Girls 35,280 56,160
61 61.52 Moreton Hall School Both Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11) 30,708 45,897
62 61.40 Royal Russell School Both Co-ed 27,618 54,594
63 59.09 St Mary's School Cambridge Both Girls 25,425 54,630
64 58.55 Bradfield College Both Co-ed 46,536 58,170
65 57.18 Loughborough Grammar School Both Boys 21,750 50,985
66 57.00 Blundell's School Both Co-ed 33,606 57,384
67 56.95 Brentwood School Both Co-ed 29,112 56,358
68 56.68 Queenswood School Both Girls 35,859 56,118
69 56.03 Cheltenham College Both Co-ed 45,809 60,497
70 56.00 Farlington School Both Co-ed 26,004 44,631
71 55.76 Leighton Park School Both Co-ed 34,470 55,980
72 55.50 Pocklington School Both Co-ed 24,327 46,986
73 54.86 Ruthin School Both Co-ed 18,500 54,828
74 54.51 Kimbolton School Both Co-ed 24,969 43,221
75 54.14 Clifton College Both Co-ed 37,275 57,840
76 54.10 Tudor Hall School Both Girls 34,830 57,096
77 54.00 Royal Masonic School for Girls Both Girls 29,022 52,020
= 54.00 Shrewsbury School Both Co-ed 39,579 59,766
79 53.87 St Leonards School Both Co-ed 22,770 54,420
80 52.80 New Hall School Both Co-ed 28,641 46,044
81 52.20 Bootham School Both Co-ed 25,650 48,105
82 51.60 Truro School Both Co-ed 20,317 46,186
83 51.50 Haberdashers' Monmouth School Both Co-ed 26,256 54,990
84 51.18 Dean Close School Both Co-ed 35,100 57,450
85 51.10 Myddelton College Both Co-ed    
86 51.00 St Francis' College Both Girls 24,720 46,734
= 51.00 Chetham's School of Music Both Co-ed    
88 50.80 Gresham's School Both Co-ed 37,605 52,755
89 50.58 Royal Hospital School Both Co-ed 26,563 52,521
90 50.12 Oakham School Both Co-ed 32,904 55,710
91 50.00 Prior Park College Both Co-ed 24,315 48,685
92 49.74 Durham School Both Co-ed 23,328 56,814
93 48.94 Wells Cathedral School Both Co-ed 30,255 49,494
94 48.00 Culford School Both Co-ed 30,780 52,515
95 47.72 The Royal School - Dungannon Both Co-ed   29,842
96 47.64 St Margaret's School - Bushey Both Co-ed 26,622 50,631
97 47.50 Aldenham School Both Co-ed 31,128 49,500
98 47.20 West Buckland School Both Co-ed 23,517 53,766
99 47.19 Millfield School Both Co-ed 38,310 58,845
100 47.00 Merchiston Castle School Both Boys 24,000 50,706

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This table lists the Top 100 boarding schools in the UK based on 2023 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.

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Notes

  1. We make every effort to obtain results for every independent school, but there are sometimes a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or because a school will not supply it. In most cases this applies to schools that would not appear in the top quartile of the table.
  2. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals or remarks and we may update the data periodically, as long it does not distort the results of schools which have not given us their remarks. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions by contacting us at info@educationadvisers.co.uk.
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