Top School Rankings
Independent. Verified. Updated annually. Explore the top performing UK independent schools across key categories.
Academic Rankings weigh public-exam outcomes alongside the Houseroom academic index to surface the schools producing the strongest results, fairly compared.
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- 1Hammersmith and FulhamGirls' Day95.595.5
- 2GuildfordGirls' Day95.395.3
- 3WestminsterCo-ed Boarding94.094.0
- 4WinchesterCo-ed Day & Boarding93.793.7
- 5HarrowGirls' Day93.693.6
- 6OxfordCo-ed Day93.493.4
- 7MertonBoys' Day91.691.6
- 8CamdenGirls' Day90.790.7
- 9Windsor and MaidenheadBoys' Boarding90.190.1
- 10City of LondonBoys' Day88.988.9
- 11Tonbridge and MallingBoys' Day & Boarding87.987.9
- 12HaringeyCo-ed Day87.887.8
- 13ManchesterBoys' Day87.387.3
- 14BuckinghamshireGirls' Day & Boarding87.187.1
- 15MertonGirls' Day86.286.2
- 16Richmond upon ThamesBoys' Day & Boarding86.286.2
- 17Richmond upon ThamesBoys' Day86.086.0
- 18CambridgeshireCo-ed Day86.086.0
- 19CardiffCo-ed Day & Boarding85.885.8
- 20Richmond upon ThamesGirls' Day85.685.6
- 21Reigate and BansteadCo-ed Day85.385.3
- 22CamdenBoys' Day85.385.3
- 23Hammersmith and FulhamCo-ed Day85.285.2
- 24BirminghamGirls' Day85.085.0
- 25Kingston upon ThamesGirls' Day85.085.0
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