This table shows the top 100 schools in the UK for 2016, according to percentage of A* and A grades at A-Level. This is not the only method that should be used to judge a school. Other ways to rank schools could be more appropriate, such as percentage of A*s and A grades at GCSE.
Please note: This data cannot be guaranteed to be definitive. Some schools will not supply their results. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals on exam results.
Position | A* and A % | School | Day/Board | Boys/Girls | Day Fee £ | Board Fee £ |
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1 | 93.80 | St Paul’s Girls’ School – Hammersmith | Day | Girls | 24,741 | |
2 | 93.39 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | Both | Co-ed | 16,000 | 41,000 |
3 | 88.67 | Magdalen College School | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 17,115 | |
4 | 87.96 | Westminster School | Both | Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) | 27,600 | 36,462 |
5 | 86.06 | Winchester College | Boarding | Boys | 36,678 | |
6 | 85.70 | Wycombe Abbey School | Boarding | Girls | 27,564 | 36,750 |
7 | 85.06 | St Paul’s School – London | Both | Boys | 23,481 | 35,169 |
8 | 84.72 | North London Collegiate School – Edgware | Day | Girls | 19,062 | |
9 | 84.26 | Guildford High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 16,242 | |
10 | 83.78 | Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls – Elstree | Day | Girls | 16,446 | |
11 | 82.47 | James Allen’s Girls’ School | Day | Girls | 16,515 | |
12 | 81.81 | Eton College | Boarding | Boys | 37,062 | |
13 | 81.43 | Withington Girls School | Day | Girls | 12,384 | |
14 | 80.17 | St John’s College – Cardiff | Day | Co-ed | 13,629 | |
15 | 79.84 | Brighton College | Both | Co-ed | 22,710 | 39,600 |
16 | 79.62 | Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School – Elstree | Day | Boys | 18,456 | |
17 | 79.16 | Perse Upper School – Cambridge | Day | Co-ed | 16,032 | |
18 | 79.10 | Lady Eleanor Holles School – Richmond | Day | Girls | 18,945 | |
19 | 78.90 | Royal Grammar School – Guildford | Day | Boys | ||
20 | 78.47 | Concord College – Shrewsbury | Both | Co-ed | 13,500 | 36,000 |
21 | 77.03 | Godolphin & Latymer School – Hammersmith | Day | Girls | 20,148 | |
22 | 75.78 | Latymer Upper School – Hammersmith | Day | Co-ed | 18,510 | |
23 | 75.72 | City of London School for Girls | Day | Girls | 16,056 | |
24 | 75.57 | Ruthin School | Both | Co-ed | 13,000 | 28,500 |
25 | 75.56 | King Edward VI High – Girls/ Birmingham | Day | Girls | 12,042 | |
26 | 75.54 | Stephen Perse Foundation (formerly Perse Girls) – Cambridge | Day | Girls (Co-ed 3-11 & 6th form) | 15,975 | |
27 | 74.67 | Tonbridge School | Both | Boys | 28,158 | 37,539 |
28 | 73.90 | University College School – Hampstead | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) | 18,792 | |
29 | 73.53 | Alleyn’s School – Dulwich | Day | Co-ed | 18,126 | |
30 | 73.35 | City of London School for Boys | Day | Boys | ||
31 | 73.26 | St Albans High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 16,800 | |
32 | 73.09 | Benenden School – Kent | Boarding | Girls | 35,700 | |
33 | 72.93 | King’s College – Wimbledon | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 20,400 | |
34 | 72.46 | Radley College | Boarding | Boys | 35,490 | |
35 | 72.17 | Notting Hill & Ealing High School | Day | Girls | 17,262 | |
36 | 71.88 | St Mary’s School – Ascot | Both | Girls | 25,170 | 35,370 |
37 | 70.62 | Channing School – Highgate | Day | Girls | 17,580 | |
38 | 70.44 | Badminton School – Bristol | Both | Girls | 17,850 | 35,250 |
39 | 70.15 | Immanuel College | Day | Co-ed | ||
40 | 69.85 | Manchester High School for Girls | Day | Girls | 11,253 | |
41 | 69.57 | St Catherine’s School – Guildford | Both | Girls | 17,550 | 28,905 |
42 | 68.90 | Cheltenham Ladies’ College | Both | Girls | 26,220 | 38,670 |
43 | 68.27 | Bancroft’s School – Woodford Green | Day | Co-ed | 16,323 | |
44 | 68.00 | Wellington College – Berkshire | Both | Co-ed | 27,120 | 37,110 |
45 | 66.91 | Oxford High School GDST | Day | Girls | 14,424 | |
46 | 66.88 | School of St Helen and St Katharine | Day | Girls | 14,745 | |
47 | 66.80 | South Hampstead High School | Day | Girls | 17,547 | |
48 | 66.67 | St Swithun’s School – Winchester | Both | Girls (Co-ed 3-7) | 20,163 | 32,310 |
49 | 66.59 | Merchant Taylors’ School – Northwood | Day | Boys | 19,520 | |
50 | 65.84 | St Albans School | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) | 17,238 | |
51 | 65.73 | Manchester Grammar School | Day | Boys | 11,970 | |
52 | 65.61 | Wimbledon High School GDST | Day | Girls | 17,328 | |
53 | 65.00 | Harrow School | Boarding | Boys | 37,350 | |
54 | 64.94 | Reigate Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | 17,460 | |
55 | 64.59 | Hampton School – Middlesex | Day | Boys | 18,375 | |
56 | 64.18 | Headington School – Oxford | Both | Girls | 17,970 | 35,250 |
57 | 64.02 | Putney High School | Day | Girls | 17,409 | |
58 | 63.92 | Nottingham High School | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 13,824 | |
59 | 63.66 | King Edward’s School – Bath | Day | Co-ed | ||
60 | 63.18 | Royal Grammar School – Newcastle | Day | Co-ed | ||
61 | 62.85 | Dulwich College | Both | Boys | 18,915 | 39,480 |
62 | 62.64 | Downe House School – Berks | Both | Girls | 25,440 | 35,160 |
63 | 62.50 | Whitgift School – Croydon | Both | Boys | 18,618 | 35,522 |
64 | 62.47 | Norwich School | Day | Co-ed | 15,060 | |
65 | 62.15 | Roedean School – Brighton | Both | Girls | 20,160 | 36,180 |
66 | 62.07 | CATS College Canterbury | Both | Co-ed | 23,730 | 36,600 |
67 | 61.90 | King’s School – Cheshire | Day | Co-ed | 12,888 | |
= | 61.90 | Kingston Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | 18,045 | |
69 | 61.85 | Epsom College | Both | Co-ed | 23,472 | 34,617 |
70 | 61.83 | Tormead School – Guildford | Day | Girls | ||
71 | 61.14 | Abbey School – Reading | Day | Girls | 15,720 | |
72 | 61.08 | Oundle School – Peterborough | Both | Co-ed | 22,065 | 34,440 |
73 | 61.06 | Burgess Hill School for Girls | Both | Girls (Co-ed 2-4) | 16,950 | 30,450 |
74 | 61.00 | Abbey College – Cambridge | Both | Co-ed | 27,300 | 47,000 |
75 | 60.97 | Kingswood School – Bath | Both | Co-ed | 14,382 | 30,999 |
76 | 60.68 | Highgate School – London | Day | Co-ed | 19,590 | |
77 | 60.54 | Trinity School – Croydon | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) | 15,906 | |
78 | 60.04 | Bristol Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | ||
79 | 60.00 | Eltham College | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 16,245 | |
= | 60.00 | Grange School – Cheshire | Day | Co-ed | 10,830 | |
81 | 59.53 | Leicester Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | 12,342 | |
82 | 58.33 | Lime House School – Carlisle | Both | Co-ed | 10,500 | 24,750 |
83 | 57.68 | Churcher’s College – Petersfield | Day | Co-ed | ||
84 | 57.28 | Yarm School, Stockton on Tees | Day | Co-ed | ||
85 | 57.11 | Caterham School | Both | Co-ed | 17,478 | 32,862 |
86 | 56.76 | Warwick School | Both | Boys | 12,183 | 26,397 |
87 | 56.52 | Queen’s College – London | Day | Girls | ||
88 | 56.42 | Hurtwood House – Dorking | Both | Co-ed | 27,225 | 40,839 |
89 | 56.41 | Loughborough High School | Day | Girls | 11,472 | |
90 | 56.18 | Bellerbys College – Cambridge | Both | Co-ed | 26,250 | 38,130 |
91 | 56.10 | Abingdon School | Both | Boys | 18,585 | 38,625 |
92 | 56.09 | City of London Freemen’s School – Ashtead | Both | Co-ed | 17,196 | 27,867 |
93 | 55.95 | St Helen’s – Northwood | Day | Girls | 15,978 | |
94 | 55.94 | Bromsgrove School | Both | Co-ed | 15,420 | 33,855 |
95 | 55.84 | Maynard School – Devon | Day | Girls | 12,585 | |
96 | 55.78 | Leeds Grammar School | Day | Co-ed | 12,906 | |
97 | 55.62 | St Peter’s School – York | Both | Co-ed | 16,935 | 28,845 |
98 | 55.56 | Haberdashers’ Monmouth School for Girls | Both | Girls | 13,929 | 28,635 |
99 | 55.43 | CATS College Cambridge | Both | Co-ed | 25,305 | 43,080 |
100 | 55.38 | Cathedral School – Llandaff | Day | Co-ed |