Top School Rankings
Independent. Verified. Updated annually. Explore the top performing UK independent schools across key categories.
Value Added ranks schools on the progress pupils make relative to their starting points — not just raw attainment.
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- 1Hammersmith and FulhamGirls' Day88.488.4
- 2GuildfordGirls' Day87.887.8
- 3WestminsterCo-ed Boarding86.386.3
- 4MertonBoys' Day86.186.1
- 5HarrowGirls' Day86.086.0
- 6WinchesterCo-ed Day & Boarding85.685.6
- 7OxfordCo-ed Day84.484.4
- 8CamdenGirls' Day83.783.7
- 9Tonbridge and MallingBoys' Day & Boarding82.882.8
- 10Windsor and MaidenheadBoys' Boarding81.581.5
- 11ManchesterBoys' Day80.780.7
- 12City of LondonBoys' Day80.380.3
- 13HaringeyCo-ed Day80.080.0
- 14CardiffCo-ed Day & Boarding79.379.3
- 15CambridgeshireCo-ed Day79.179.1
- 16Reigate and BansteadCo-ed Day78.878.8
- 17BirminghamGirls' Day78.778.7
- 18MertonGirls' Day78.678.6
- 19ShropshireCo-ed Day & Boarding77.277.2
- 20BuckinghamshireGirls' Day & Boarding77.277.2
- 21Richmond upon ThamesGirls' Day77.077.0
- 22Hammersmith and FulhamCo-ed Day76.976.9
- 23Richmond upon ThamesBoys' Day & Boarding76.776.7
- 24Richmond upon ThamesBoys' Day76.476.4
- 25NottinghamBoys' Day76.276.2
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