Top School Rankings
Independent. Verified. Updated annually. Explore the top performing UK independent schools across key categories.
A Level Rankings order schools by the share of entries graded A*–A in the most recent results we hold.
About our methodologyRankSchoolLocationSchool typeA*–A %Save
- 1MertonBoys' Day97.197.1
- 2OxfordshireCo-ed Day & Boarding95.495.4
- 3CamdenGirls' Day94.394.3
- 4CambridgeshireCo-ed Day94.394.3
- 5CardiffCo-ed Day & Boarding94.094.0
- 6Tonbridge and MallingBoys' Day & Boarding93.093.0
- 7ManchesterBoys' Day93.093.0
- 8GuildfordCo-ed Day93.093.0
- 9Hammersmith and FulhamGirls' Day92.592.5
- 10Richmond upon ThamesBoys' Day & Boarding92.592.5
- 11WinchesterCo-ed Day & Boarding92.092.0
- 12NottinghamBoys' Day92.092.0
- 13WestminsterCo-ed Boarding87.087.0
- 14ShropshireCo-ed Day & Boarding87.087.0
- 15GuildfordGirls' Day85.085.0
- 16Brighton and HoveCo-ed Day & Boarding85.085.0
- 17HarrowGirls' Day84.684.6
- 18OxfordCo-ed Day84.584.5
- 19City of LondonGirls' Day83.983.9
- 20Hammersmith and FulhamGirls' Day83.083.0
- 21East HertfordshireCo-ed Day & Boarding83.083.0
- 22Hammersmith and FulhamCo-ed Day80.980.9
- 23BirminghamGirls' Day80.980.9
- 24SouthwarkCo-ed Day80.380.3
- 25HaringeyCo-ed Day80.280.2
- 26Windsor and MaidenheadBoys' Boarding80.180.1
- 27BuckinghamshireGirls' Day & Boarding80.180.1
- 28MertonGirls' Day80.080.0
- 29BromleyCo-ed Day79.979.9
- 30WandsworthGirls' Day79.079.0
- 31GreenwichCo-ed Day79.079.0
- 32SouthwarkGirls' Day78.078.0
- 33Vale of White HorseCo-ed Day & Boarding77.477.4
- 34BerkshireGirls' Day & Boarding77.277.2
- 35OxfordCo-ed Day & Boarding77.077.0
- 36CroydonBoys' Day76.776.7
- 37Reigate and BansteadCo-ed Day76.576.5
- 38City of LondonBoys' Day75.075.0
- 39Richmond upon ThamesGirls' Day75.075.0
- 40RedbridgeBoys' Day75.075.0
- 41ManchesterGirls' Day75.075.0
- 42HertsmereBoys' Day75.075.0
- 43Kingston upon ThamesBoys' Day74.074.0
- 44SevenoaksCo-ed Day & Boarding73.073.0
- 45WandsworthCo-ed Day72.372.3
- 46Richmond upon ThamesBoys' Day72.072.0
- 47CamdenBoys' Day72.072.0
- 48WaverleyGirls' Day & Boarding70.870.8
- 49CheltenhamGirls' Day & Boarding70.670.6
- 50HarrowBoys' Boarding69.569.5
- 51HertfordshireBoys' Day69.169.1
- 52Kingston upon ThamesGirls' Day69.069.0
- 53SouthwarkBoys' Day & Boarding67.767.7
- 54Tunbridge WellsGirls' Boarding67.767.7
- 55TandridgeCo-ed Day & Boarding67.067.0
- 56HaringeyGirls' Day67.067.0
- 57West BerkshireGirls' Day & Boarding66.866.8
- 58Vale of White HorseBoys' Boarding66.366.3
- 59North NorthamptonshireCo-ed Day & Boarding65.665.6
- 60West SussexCo-ed Day & Boarding65.665.6
- 61Mid SussexCo-ed Day & Boarding64.964.9
- 62Brighton and HoveGirls' Day & Boarding64.064.0
- 63GloucestershireCo-ed Day & Boarding63.863.8
- 64ShropshireCo-ed Day & Boarding63.563.5
- 65HertfordshireCo-ed Day & Boarding63.363.3
- 66OxfordGirls' Day63.063.0
- 67Mid SussexCo-ed Day & Boarding62.862.8
- 68EalingGirls' Day62.062.0
- 69DerbyshireCo-ed Day & Boarding61.161.1
- 70UttlesfordCo-ed Day & Boarding60.860.8
- 71RugbyCo-ed Day & Boarding60.860.8
- 72West BerkshireBoys' Day & Boarding60.260.2
- 73North YorkshireCo-ed Day & Boarding60.060.0
- 74WaverleyCo-ed Day & Boarding59.959.9
- 75SomersetCo-ed Day & Boarding59.659.6
- 76Ribble ValleyCo-ed Day & Boarding59.459.4
- 77North YorkshireCo-ed Day & Boarding59.059.0
- 78SomersetCo-ed Day & Boarding58.958.9
- 79Bracknell ForestCo-ed Day & Boarding58.758.7
- 80WiltshireCo-ed Day & Boarding58.658.6
- 81EastbourneCo-ed Day & Boarding58.558.5
- 82TandridgeGirls' Day & Boarding58.458.4
- 83Mid SussexCo-ed Day & Boarding58.358.3
- 84SurreyCo-ed Day & Boarding57.957.9
- 85Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleCo-ed Day & Boarding57.657.6
- 86HertfordshireCo-ed Day & Boarding57.257.2
- 87DorsetBoys' Boarding56.756.7
- 88West BerkshireCo-ed Day & Boarding56.456.4
- 89CanterburyBoys' Day & Boarding56.256.2
- 90BuckinghamshireCo-ed Day & Boarding55.955.9
- 91BirminghamBoys' Day55.055.0
- 92RutlandCo-ed Day & Boarding54.054.0
- 93Bracknell ForestCo-ed Day & Boarding53.553.5
- 94BerkshireGirls' Day & Boarding51.951.9
- 95DorsetCo-ed Day & Boarding50.350.3
- 96WorcestershireCo-ed Day & Boarding49.549.5
- 97DorsetGirls' Boarding13.013.0
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