UK Independent Schools A-Level Rankings

The table below features the A-level league table results of the top 100 UK independent schools published by The Telegraph. The rankings are based on the percentage of A and 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.
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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