Best Independent Schools in the UK: A-level League Table 2018

19th February 2019

When searching for an independent (or private) school to send your child to, it is important to consider many factors, such as the school’s location, size, facilities, gender profile etc. If you are specifically looking for an academically excellent school, it is also a good idea to consider the A-level league table.

The table below lists the top 100 UK private schools published by The Telegraph. The rankings are based on the percentage of A*-A grades achieved by students who took A-levels in 2018.

Please note:
– The table covers A-levels in addition to the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the Cambridge Pre-U. Results in the IB and Pre-U are converted into A-level equivalents.
– All schools in this table had a minimum of 25 candidates taking the exams.
– The school data shown is correct at the time of posting. Please contact us for the most up-to-date information.
– The data below is ordered by A-level rank. Click on a heading title to order the data by that attribute.
– Use the search box (top right of the table) to search for a particular school, location, region or school type.

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Rank	School	Location	Region	Day/Boarding	Gender	School Size	A*/A	Candidates
1	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Cardiff	Wales	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	286	88.47%	142
2	Westminster School	Westminster	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	743	88.12%	197
3	North London Collegiate School	Edgware	London	Day	Girls	1099	84.8%	110
4	King's College School (KCS)	Wimbledon	London	Day	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	967	84.47%	193
5	Oxford International College	Oxford	South East	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	96	83.54%	28
6	The Perse School	Cambridge	Eastern	Day	Co-educational	1611	83%	175
7	Guildford High School for Girls	Guildford	South East	Day	Girls	1000	82.85%	99
8	Brighton College	Brighton	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	1099	82.32%	205
9	Queen Ethelburga's College	York	Northern	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	1063	82.22%	105
10	Magdalen College School	Oxford	South East	Day	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	897	82.16%	152
11	Concord College	Shrewsbury	Midlands	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	577	80.79%	185
12	City of London School For Girls	London	London	Day	Girls	732	80.67%	73
13	James Allen's Girls' School	London	London	Day	Girls	1081	80.21%	91
14	Royal Grammar School	Guildford	South East	Day	Boys	955	79.88%	153
15	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School	Elstree	London	Day	Boys	1127	79.72%	153
16	Highgate School	Highgate	London	Day	Co-educational	1724	75.61%	163
17	King Edward's School	Birmingham	Midlands	Day	Boys	880	74.47%	111
18	Manchester High School for Girls	Manchester	Northern	Day	Girls	927	73.86%	83
19	Alleyn's School	Dulwich	London	Day	Co-educational	1013	73.81%	146
20	St Helen and St Katharine	Abingdon	South East	Day	Girls	734	73.43%	92
21	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Birmingham	Midlands	Day	Girls	590	73.23%	75
22	Withington Girls' School	Manchester	Northern	Day	Girls	718	72.92%	78
23	St Mary's School Ascot	Ascot	South East	Day & Full Boarding	Girls	386	70.77%	62
24	Ruthin School	Ruthin	Wales	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	359	70.42%	67
25	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls	Borehamwood	London	Day	Girls	1168	70.29%	109
26	Merchant Taylors' School	Northwood	London	Day	Boys	911	70.09%	141
27	Wimbledon High School GDST	Wimbledon	London	Day	Girls	970	70.06%	55
28	Marymount International School	Kingston upon Thames	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	250	69.93%	53
29	The Abbey School	Reading	South East	Day	Girls	1066	69.26%	93
30	St Albans High School for Girls	St Albans	Eastern	Day	Girls	1038	69.23%	79
31	Bancroft's School	Woodford Green	London	Day	Co-educational	1143	69.21%	127
32	University College School	Hampstead	London	Day	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	876	69.17%	151
33	Reigate Grammar School	Reigate	South East	Day	Co-educational	1006	68.68%	138
34	The Manchester Grammar School	Manchester	Northern	Day	Boys	1542	68.52%	182
35	Hampton School	Hampton	London	Day	Boys	1313	68.24%	178
36	South Hampstead High School GDST	Hampstead	London	Day	Girls	883	67.38%	61
37	Kingston Grammar School	Kingston upon Thames	London	Day	Co-educational	829	66.88%	103
38	Putney High School GDST	Putney	London	Day	Girls	1020	66.67%	82
38	St Clare's	Oxford	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	269	66.67%	116
40	St Albans School	St Albans	Eastern	Day	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	848	65.68%	154
41	St Catherine's	Guildford	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	649	65.48%	87
42	Nottingham High School	Nottingham	Midlands	Day	Co-educational	1030	64.31%	109
43	St John's College	Cardiff	Wales	Day	Co-educational	537	64.17%	39
44	The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga's	York	Northern	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	565	64.14%	143
45	St Swithun's School	Winchester	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	522	63.91%	63
46	Oundle School	Peterborough	Midlands	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	1104	63.59%	203
47	Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST	Ealing	London	Day	Girls	894	63.13%	69
48	Channing School	London	London	Day	Girls	915	63.11%	66
49	King's High School	Warwick	Midlands	Day	Girls	617	62.75%	66
50	City of London Freemen's School	Ashtead	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	910	62.6%	120
51	Royal Grammar School	Newcastle upon Tyne	Northern	Day	Co-educational	1318	62.45%	161
52	Trinity School	Croydon	London	Day	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	1013	62.07%	131
53	Ardingly College	Haywards Heath	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	989	62.05%	122
54	Farnborough Hill	Farnborough	South East	Day	Girls	545	61.9%	44
55	Oxford High School GDST	Oxford	South East	Day	Girls	854	61.82%	68
55	Dulwich College	Dulwich	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Boys	1821	61.82%	230
57	Eltham College	Mottingham	South East	Day	Boys (co-ed sixth form)	975	61.66%	108
58	Marlborough College	Marlborough	South West	Full Boarding	Co-educational	962	60.91%	192
59	St Michael's School	Llanelli	Wales	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	502	60.9%	47
60	The King's School	Cheshire	Northern	Day	Co-educational	1103	60.68%	106
61	King Edward's School	Bath	South West	Day	Co-educational	1087	59.74%	98
62	Woldingham School	Caterham	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	544	59.62%	81
63	Mayfield School	Mayfield	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	366	58.6%	55
64	Exeter School	Exeter	South West	Day	Co-educational	922	57.99%	93
65	Hurtwood House	Dorking	South East	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	344	57.78%	162
66	The King's School	Canterbury	South East	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	819	57.67%	180
67	Headington School	Oxford	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	1084	57.59%	142
68	The Queen's School	Chester	Northern	Day	Girls	616	57.29%	65
69	Queen's College London	Marylebone	London	Day	Girls	587	57.27%	37
70	Caterham School	Caterham	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	926	57.12%	151
71	Norwich School	Norwich	Eastern	Day	Co-educational	1151	56.88%	154
72	Malvern St James Girls' School	Great Malvern	Midlands	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	360	56.73%	32
73	Epsom College	Epsom	London	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	900	56.71%	167
74	Chetham's School of Music	Manchester	Northern	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	305	56.7%	70
75	Francis Holland School	Regent's Park	London	Day	Girls	497	56.07%	56
75	The Stephen Perse Foundation	Cambridge	Eastern	Day	Co-educational	1225	56.07%	67
77	St Peter's School	York	Northern	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	569	55.71%	120
78	The Grange School	Northwich	Northern	Day	Co-educational	1164	54.98%	92
79	Bristol Grammar School	Bristol	South West	Day	Co-educational	1000	54.83%	143
80	Burgess Hill Girls	Burgess Hill	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	524	54.62%	41
81	Churcher's College	Petersfield	South East	Day	Co-educational	1125	54.61%	99
82	Bolton School Girls' Division	Bolton	Northern	Day	Girls	1263	54.55%	87
83	The Portsmouth Grammar School	Portsmouth	South East	Day	Co-educational	1094	54.4%	167
84	St Dunstan's College	Catford	London	Day	Co-educational	938	54.37%	63
85	Badminton School	Bristol	South West	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	448	54.35%	42
86	ACS Egham International School	Egham	South East	Day	Co-educational	579	54.34%	56
87	Bellerbys College Cambridge	Cambridge	Eastern	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	237	54.17%	44
88	Bradford Grammar School	Bradford	Northern	Day	Co-educational	1043	53.99%	123
89	Uppingham School	Uppingham	Midlands	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	785	53.86%	172
90	Roedean School	Brighton	South East	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	618	53.7%	77
91	Queen's Gate School	London	London	Day	Girls	536	53.51%	33
92	Warwick School	Warwick	Midlands	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Boys	1231	53.5%	149
93	Redmaids' High School	Bristol	South West	Day	Girls	646	53.4%	67
94	Sheffield High School for Girls	Sheffield	Northern	Day	Girls	974	53.2%	81
95	Canford School	Wimborne	South West	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	653	53.19%	131
96	St George's College Weybridge	Addlestone	London	Day	Co-educational	920	53.11%	125
97	The Royal High School Bath GDST	Bath	South West	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Girls	610	53.04%	58
98	Windermere School	Windermere	Northern	Day, Weekly & Full Boarding	Co-educational	361	52.75%	36
99	d'Overbroeck's	Oxford	South East	Day & Full Boarding	Co-educational	597	52.59%	117
100	Notre Dame Senior School	Cobham	London	Day	Girls	322	52.44%	27

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