SchoolScoresBest private day schools in England
How this list works. Ranked by average points per entry across A levels, the IB Diploma, Pre-U and other academic qualifications, on DfE's scale where an A level A* is 60, an A is 50 and a B is 40, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of students each year. Years with fewer than 10 students don't count. Inspection outcomes are shown but aren't part of the ranking. Full methodology.
Private schools aren't ranked on GCSEs. Many take IGCSEs, which DfE's figures don't count, so some of the strongest schools would show 0%. Schools that publish no results to DfE, or have fewer than 10 students sitting these exams, aren't listed.
| # | School | Points per entry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Paul's Girls' School Hammersmith and Fulham · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 112 students a year | 54.6A+ average |
| 2 | Guildford High School Guildford · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 96 students a year | 52.9A+ average |
| 3 | North London Collegiate School Middlesex · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 101 students a year | 52.9A+ average |
| 4 | King's College School Merton · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 222 students a year | 52.7A+ average |
| 5 | City of London School for Girls City of London · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 98 students a year | 52.2A average |
| 6 | Magdalen College School Oxford · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 158 students a year | 51.9A average |
| 7 | The Perse School Cambridge · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 193 students a year | 51.9A average |
| 8 | The Godolphin and Latymer School Hammersmith and Fulham · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 101 students a year | 51.8A+ average |
| 9 | Highgate School Highgate · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 195 students a year | 51.7A average |
| 10 | Haberdashers' Boys' School Elstree · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 158 students a year | 51.5A average |
| 11 | King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 94 students a year | 51.5A+ average |
| 12 | Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep Hammersmith and Fulham · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 196 students a year | 51.3A+ average |
| 13 | Alleyn's School Southwark · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 168 students a year | 51.2A average |
| 14 | City of London School City of London · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 152 students a year | 51.2A average |
| 15 | James Allen's Girls' School Southwark · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 103 students a year | 51.1A average |
| 16 | Wimbledon High School GDST Merton · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 91 students a year | 51.0A average |
| 17 | South Hampstead High School GDST Camden · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 82 students a year | 50.9A+ average |
| 18 | Haberdashers' Girls' School Borehamwood · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 107 students a year | 50.9A average |
| 19 | Withington Girls' School Manchester · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 79 students a year | 50.8A average |
| 20 | Royal Grammar School Guildford Guildford · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 143 students a year | 50.5A average |
| 21 | Putney High School GDST Wandsworth · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 97 students a year | 50.0A average |
| 22 | Bancroft's School Woodford Green · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 118 students a year | 49.7A average |
| 23 | Kingston Grammar School Kingston upon Thames · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 137 students a year | 49.6A average |
| 24 | Hampton School Hampton · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 203 students a year | 49.5A average |
| 25 | Reigate Grammar School Reigate · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 140 students a year | 49.4A- average |
| 26 | Lady Eleanor Holles School Hampton · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 107 students a year | 49.4A average |
| 27 | Trinity School Croydon · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 166 students a year | 49.3A average |
| 28 | St Albans High School for Girls St Albans · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 89 students a year | 49.2A average |
| 29 | The Manchester Grammar School Manchester · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 197 students a year | 49.0A average |
| 30 | Eltham College Bromley · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 107 students a year | 48.7A average |
| 31 | Merchant Taylors' School Northwood · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 149 students a year | 48.7A average |
| 32 | Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST Ealing · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 69 students a year | 48.6A- average |
| 33 | University College School Camden · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 177 students a year | 48.5A average |
| 34 | Surbiton High School Kingston upon Thames · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 136 students a year | 48.5A average |
| 35 | Francis Holland School Westminster · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 70 students a year | 48.5A average |
| 36 | Royal Grammar School Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 172 students a year | 48.3A- average |
| 37 | Nottingham High School Nottingham · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 131 students a year | 48.3A average |
| 38 | St Helen and St Katharine Abingdon · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 92 students a year | 48.1A- average |
| 39 | Emanuel School Wandsworth · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 145 students a year | 47.8A average |
| 40 | Channing School Highgate · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 64 students a year | 47.4A average |
| 41 | The Harrodian School Richmond upon Thames · Day · Ofsted: Good (2025) · about 89 students a year | 47.4A- average |
| 42 | Colfe's School Greenwich · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 112 students a year | 47.3A average |
| 43 | St Helen's School Northwood · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 86 students a year | 47.2A- average |
| 44 | Redmaids' High School Bristol · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 66 students a year | 47.1A average |
| 45 | King Edward's School Bath · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 130 students a year | 47.0A- average |
| 46 | Leicester Grammar School Trust Leicester · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 115 students a year | 47.0A- average |
| 47 | Oxford High School GDST Oxford · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 77 students a year | 46.9A- average |
| 48 | Sheffield High School GDST Sheffield · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 79 students a year | 46.8A- average |
| 49 | St Albans School St Albans · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 165 students a year | 46.8A- average |
| 50 | The Maynard School Exeter · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 43 students a year | 46.7A- average |
| 51 | Churcher's College Petersfield · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 160 students a year | 46.7A- average |
| 52 | The Abbey School Reading Reading · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 94 students a year | 46.6A- average |
| 53 | St Dunstan's College Lewisham · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 69 students a year | 46.6A- average |
| 54 | Royal Grammar School Worcester Worcester · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 120 students a year | 46.3A- average |
| 55 | Queen's College, London Westminster · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 47 students a year | 46.1A- average |
| 56 | Walthamstow Hall Sevenoaks · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 51 students a year | 46.1B+ average |
| 57 | Francis Holland School Westminster · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 66 students a year | 46.1A- average |
| 58 | Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus Northampton · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 10 students a year · 1 year of results | 46.0A- average |
| 59 | Norwich High School for Girls GDST Norwich · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 38 students a year | 45.7B+ average |
| 60 | Manchester High School for Girls Manchester · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 87 students a year | 45.6A- average |
| 61 | The Grange School Northwich · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 78 students a year | 45.6A- average |
| 62 | Exeter School Exeter · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 108 students a year | 45.5B+ average |
| 63 | Immanuel College Bushey · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 61 students a year | 45.5A- average |
| 64 | The Grammar School At Leeds Leeds · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 190 students a year | 45.5A- average |
| 65 | The King's School Chester · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 109 students a year | 45.4A- average |
| 66 | Ibstock Place School Wandsworth · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 84 students a year | 45.2B+ average |
| 67 | St George's College Weybridge Addlestone · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 135 students a year | 45.2B+ average |
| 68 | Sir William Perkins's School Chertsey · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 58 students a year | 45.1A- average |
| 69 | Solihull School Solihull · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 151 students a year | 45.1A- average |
| 70 | The Queen's School Chester · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 38 students a year | 44.9A- average |
| 71 | The Portsmouth Grammar School Portsmouth · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 136 students a year | 44.9A- average |
| 72 | Croydon High School South Croydon · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 44 students a year | 44.7A- average |
| 73 | Tormead School Guildford · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 57 students a year | 44.7B+ average |
| 74 | Bromley High School GDST Bromley · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 65 students a year | 44.6A- average |
| 75 | Forest School Waltham Forest · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 134 students a year | 44.5B+ average |
| 76 | Queen's Gate School Kensington and Chelsea · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 43 students a year | 44.5A- average |
| 77 | King Edward VI School Southampton · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 122 students a year | 44.4A- average |
| 78 | Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Nottingham · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 60 students a year | 44.4B+ average |
| 79 | Bristol Grammar School Bristol · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 147 students a year | 44.4B+ average |
| 80 | St Benedict's School Ealing · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 95 students a year | 44.2B+ average |
| 81 | Norwich School Norwich · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 175 students a year | 44.1A- average |
| 82 | King Edward's School Birmingham · Boys only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 114 students a year | 43.9A- average |
| 83 | Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle Kensington and Chelsea · Day · Ofsted: Good (2024) · about 48 students a year | 43.9B average |
| 84 | The King's School In Macclesfield Macclesfield · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 98 students a year | 43.9A- average |
| 85 | Sutton High School GDST Sutton · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 42 students a year | 43.8A- average |
| 86 | Bedford Modern School Bedford · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 148 students a year | 43.8B+ average |
| 87 | Claremont Fan Court School Esher · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 76 students a year | 43.7A- average |
| 88 | Notre Dame School Convent Lane · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 25 students a year | 43.7B+ average |
| 89 | Reading Blue Coat School Berkshire · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 137 students a year | 43.7B+ average |
| 90 | Northwood College for Girls GDST Northwood · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 43 students a year | 43.6B+ average |
| 91 | The Marist School Ascot · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 21 students a year | 43.5B+ average |
| 92 | Farnborough Hill Farnborough · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 34 students a year | 43.5B+ average |
| 93 | Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Bristol · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 109 students a year | 43.4B+ average |
| 94 | Derby High School Derby · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 43 students a year | 43.3B+ average |
| 95 | Jeannine Manuel School Camden · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 13 students a year | 43.2B+ average |
| 96 | Yarm School Yarm · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 112 students a year | 43.1B+ average |
| 97 | The King's School Worcestershire · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 118 students a year | 43.1B+ average |
| 98 | Dame Allan's Schools Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 116 students a year | 43.1B+ average |
| 99 | St Augustine's Priory Ealing · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 18 students a year | 43.0A- average |
| 100 | Blackheath High School GDST Blackheath · Girls only · Day · Inspected by ISI · about 36 students a year | 42.9B+ average |
Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; DfE Get Information about Schools for school details and boarding; Ofsted inspection data. All England lists.
Page updated 26 September 2026.