In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 100 independent senior schools in the UK for 2011. These positions are compiled from the % of A & A* grades at GCSE levels.
Click on the name of a school to find out its type, contact details, day or boarding and the annual fees.
Use the links in the right column to select how you would like sort the Top 100 UCAS schools.
| A + A* % | Name | Day / Board | Boy / Girl | Day £ | Board £ |
1 | 99.52 | Day | Boys (Co-ed sixth form) | NA | NA | |
2 | 98.10 | Day | Girls | 18,840 | NA | |
3 | 97.58 | Both | Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) | 22,854 | 30,438 | |
4 | 97.24 | Boarding | Girls | NA | 30,600 | |
5 | 97.10 | Day | Girls | 10,122 | NA | |
6 | 96.59 | Both | Boys | 18,825 | 27,891 | |
6 = | 96.59 | Day | Girls | 14,523 | NA | |
8 | 95.76 | Day | Girls | 11,949 | NA | |
9 | 94.64 | Day | Boys | 13,620 | NA | |
10 | 94.63 | Day | Girls | 13,484 | NA | |
11 | 94.58 | Day | Girls | 13,131 | NA | |
12 | 93.90 | Both | Boys | 23,340 | 31,263 | |
13 | 93.84 | Day | Girls | 14,700 | NA | |
14 | 93.26 | Day | Girls | 15,835 | NA | |
15 | 93.18 | Day | Boys | 17,520 | NA | |
16 | 93.00 | Day | Girls (Co-ed sixth form) | 13,470 | NA | |
17 | 92.95 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
18 | 92.88 | Day | Girls (Co-ed 3-6) | 10,701 | NA | |
19 | 92.39 | Day | Girls | 14,040 | NA | |
20 | 92.20 | Day | Girls | 13,560 | NA | |
21 | 92.12 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
22 | 92.00 | Day | Boys | 14,667 | NA | |
23 | 90.99 | Both | Co-ed | 18,585 | 31,284 | |
24 | 90.87 | Day | Girls | 13,029 | NA | |
25 | 90.75 | Day | Boys | 16,020 | NA | |
26 | 89.58 | Both | Girls | 15,720 | 25,920 | |
27 | 89.12 | Both | Girls | 20,790 | 29,220 | |
28 | 89.11 | Day | Girls | 10,215 | NA | |
29 | 88.94 | Day | Co-ed | 9,747 | NA | |
30 | 88.86 | Day | Girls | 13,029 | NA | |
31 | 88.65 | Day | Co-ed | 15,870 | NA | |
32 | 88.18 | Day | Boys | 14,610 | NA | |
33 | 88.04 | Day | Girls | 9,642 | NA | |
34 | 87.50 | Day | Co-ed | 13,647 | NA | |
35 | 87.49 | Both | Girls | 15,090 | 24,825 | |
36 | 87.24 | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 13,794 | NA | |
37 | 86.79 | Day | Co-ed | 14,601 | NA | |
38 | 86.20 | Day | Girls | 12,600 | NA | |
39 | 85.89 | Both | Co-ed | 18,480 | 28,590 | |
40 | Both | Boys | 14,892 | 30,639 | ||
41 | 85.43 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
42 | 85.33 | Day | Girls | 9,417 | NA | |
43 | 85.17 | Day | Boys | 13,050 | NA | |
44 | Both | Girls | 15,810 | 29,640 | ||
45 | 84.55 | Day | Girls | 9,756 | NA | |
46 | 84.08 | Day | Girls | 13,029 | NA | |
47 | 83.82 | Day | Boys | 10,395 | NA | |
48 | 82.85 | Day | Co-ed | 13,188 | NA | |
49 | 82.23 | Both | Co-ed | 14,598 | 23,238 | |
50 | 82.21 | Day | Girls | 12,360 | NA | |
51 | 82.19 | Both | Girls | 22,020 | 32,493 | |
52 | 82.10 | Day | Girls | 12,030 | NA | |
53 | 81.98 | Both | Girls | 14,403 | 27,885 | |
54 | 81.88 | Day | Co-ed | 14,835 | NA | |
54 = | 81.88 | Day | Girls | 10,110 | NA | |
56 | 81.45 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
57 | 81.40 | Day | Girls | 12,285 | NA | |
58 | 81.18 | Both | Boys | 14,505 | 29,745 | |
59 | 81.17 | Boarding | Boys | NA | 30,930 | |
60 | 81.11 | Day | Girls | 13,329 | NA | |
61 | 80.85 | Day | Girls | 10,698 | NA | |
62 | 80.59 | Day | Girls (Co-ed 6th Form) | 10,605 | NA | |
63 | Both | Co-ed | 11,700 | 26,550 | ||
64 | 80.00 | Both | Boys (Co-ed 6th Form) | 21,681 | 30,534 | |
65 | 79.83 | Day | Girls | 12,426 | NA | |
66 | 78.57 | Day | Boys (Co-ed sixth form) | 16,005 | NA | |
67 | 78.49 | Day | Co-ed | 14,995 | NA | |
68 | 78.24 | Both | Co-ed | 21,735 | 27,915 | |
69 | 78.14 | Day | Girls | 9,357 | NA | |
70 | 78.11 | Day | Co-ed | NA | NA | |
71 | 78.00 | Day | Co-ed | NA | NA | |
72 | 77.87 | Day | Girls | 10,110 | NA | |
73 | 77.61 | Day | Girls | 14,400 | NA | |
74 | 77.22 | Day | Boys | 11,172 | NA | |
75 | 76.74 | Day | Co-ed | 10,632 | NA | |
76 | 76.14 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
77 | 76.13 | Both | Girls | NA | NA | |
78 | 75.80 | Both | Girls | 20,595 | 28,350 | |
79 | 75.70 | Day | Co-ed | NA | NA | |
80 | 75.66 | Both | Co-ed | 18,180 | 29,175 | |
81 | 75.60 | Both | Girls | 12,252 | 22,356 | |
82 | 75.54 | Day | Girls | 15,300 | NA | |
83 | 75.50 | Day | Boys | NA | NA | |
84 | 75.38 | Day | Boys (Co-ed 6th form) | 12,780 | NA | |
85 | 75.18 | Day | Co-ed | 9,120 | NA | |
86 | 74.97 | Both | Co-ed | 22,545 | 30,075 | |
87 | 74.93 | Both | Girls | 10,257 | 20,481 | |
88 | 74.55 | Day | Co-ed | 9,474 | NA | |
89 | 74.47 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
90 | 74.27 | Day | Girls | 10,650 | NA | |
91 | 74.20 | Day | Boys | 12,462 | NA | |
92 | 73.70 | Day | Boys | 11,259 | NA | |
93 | 73.49 | Day | Girls | 10,206 | NA | |
94 | 73.40 | Both | Girls | NA | NA | |
95 | 73.00 | Both | Co-ed | 24,450 | 30,300 | |
96 | 72.98 | Day | Co-ed | 12,180 | NA | |
97 | 72.60 | Day | Co-ed | 10,755 | NA | |
98 | 72.40 | Day | Girls | 10,302 | NA | |
99 | 72.22 | Day | Girls | NA | NA | |
100 | 72.12 | Day | Co-ed | NA | NA |
Note.1. Sometimes there are a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or a school will not supply it. In general this applies to lower graded schools in the TOP 100. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals on exam results and we will update the data periodically. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions (click here).
Note 2. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school (read our eGuide on selection factors click here). Indeed most of the schools in this TOP 100 table are quite selective on their admissions. Be aware your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment – take advice.