Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.

Top 100 A-Level schools and providers in our England dataset, 2025
Rank	School	Admissions	School sector	Area	Entries	A*–B	A*–A	A*
1	Imperial College London Mathematics School	Post-16 admissions	State-funded	Barnet	156	98.6%	93.5%	65.5%
2	Brighton College	Selective	Independent	Brighton and Hove	813	97.9%	85.7%	49.3%
3	Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Selective	State-funded	Barnet	560	97.6%	87.0%	53.3%
4	St Paul's School	Selective	Independent	Richmond upon Thames	650	97.3%	90.4%	55.8%
5	Guildford High School	Selective	Independent	Surrey	300	97.2%	84.9%	43.0%
6	North London Collegiate School	Selective	Independent	Harrow	186	97.1%	86.6%	56.4%
7	Brampton Manor Academy	Non-Selective	State-funded	Newham	1,279	96.8%	81.6%	42.6%
8	The Godolphin and Latymer School	Selective	Independent	Hammersmith and Fulham	246	96.4%	83.6%	47.1%
9	King's College London Maths School	Post-16 admissions	State-funded	Lambeth	238	96.1%	92.7%	70.4%
10	Westminster School	Selective	Independent	Westminster	591	96.0%	87.1%	54.7%
11	City of London School for Girls	Selective	Independent	City of London	332	95.8%	80.4%	40.0%
12	Lady Eleanor Holles School	Selective	Independent	Richmond upon Thames	411	95.7%	76.1%	39.0%
13	The National Mathematics and Science College	Selective	Independent	Coventry	234	95.7%	86.6%	56.3%
14	Colchester Royal Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Essex	697	95.6%	78.0%	40.5%
15	St Paul's Girls' School	Selective	Independent	Hammersmith and Fulham	391	95.4%	88.4%	66.8%
16	Colfe's School	Selective	Independent	Greenwich	318	95.4%	67.5%	23.8%
17	Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge	Selective	Independent	Cambridgeshire	133	95.2%	77.6%	42.4%
18	Wilson's School	Selective	State-funded	Sutton	615	95.2%	80.8%	43.6%
19	Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy	Post-16 admissions	State-funded	Newham	1,002	95.1%	78.7%	33.8%
20	Concord College	Selective	Independent	Shropshire	482	95.1%	83.6%	49.7%
21	South Hampstead High School GDST	Selective	Independent	Camden	312	95.0%	80.1%	42.9%
22	Eton College	Selective	Independent	Windsor and Maidenhead	869	94.8%	77.5%	38.1%
23	St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Bromley	755	94.8%	78.4%	40.0%
24	King's College School	Selective	Independent	Merton	649	94.8%	85.1%	49.4%
25	Cambridge Maths School	Post-16 admissions	State-funded	Cambridgeshire	158	94.8%	80.4%	56.2%
26	Channing School	Selective	Independent	Haringey	220	94.8%	66.5%	25.7%
27	Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep	Selective	Independent	Hammersmith and Fulham	633	94.7%	81.3%	40.7%
28	Alleyn's School	Selective	Independent	Southwark	590	94.6%	81.4%	41.0%
29	Trinity School	Selective	Independent	Croydon	511	94.6%	77.3%	40.5%
30	Royal Grammar School Guildford	Selective	Independent	Surrey	481	94.5%	74.0%	35.5%
31	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Selective	Independent	Birmingham	293	94.4%	79.2%	42.4%
32	Wimbledon High School GDST	Selective	Independent	Merton	279	94.4%	80.0%	42.8%
33	Haberdashers' Girls' School	Selective	Independent	Hertfordshire	319	94.2%	76.9%	39.3%
34	Haberdashers' Boys' School	Selective	Independent	Hertfordshire	493	93.7%	78.6%	45.5%
35	Putney High School GDST	Selective	Independent	Wandsworth	291	93.5%	79.2%	41.2%
36	Bancroft's School	Selective	Independent	Redbridge	351	93.5%	75.0%	40.2%
37	The Tiffin Girls' School	Selective	State-funded	Kingston upon Thames	556	93.4%	71.9%	33.7%
38	Kingston Grammar School	Selective	Independent	Kingston upon Thames	416	93.2%	75.3%	35.6%
39	The Perse School	Selective	Independent	Cambridgeshire	631	93.2%	79.1%	43.0%
40	City of London School	Selective	Independent	City of London	546	93.2%	74.9%	36.9%
41	Pate's Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Gloucestershire	844	93.2%	77.6%	38.6%
42	Magdalen College School	Selective	Independent	Oxfordshire	560	93.1%	80.8%	42.3%
43	Highgate School	Selective	Independent	Haringey	613	93.0%	80.4%	44.4%
44	Nottingham High School	Selective	Independent	Nottingham	393	92.9%	69.9%	30.3%
45	City of London Freemen's School	Selective	Independent	Surrey	361	92.5%	71.8%	31.2%
46	St Albans High School for Girls	Selective	Independent	Hertfordshire	274	92.5%	72.4%	35.6%
47	University College School	Selective	Independent	Camden	540	92.4%	68.9%	27.7%
48	James Allen's Girls' School	Selective	Independent	Southwark	342	92.4%	76.8%	38.8%
49	St Swithuns	Selective	Independent	Hampshire	236	92.2%	71.7%	33.7%
50	Tonbridge School	Selective	Independent	Kent	577	91.9%	72.6%	38.1%
51	The Manchester Grammar School	Selective	Independent	Manchester	625	91.9%	73.8%	34.7%
52	Wycombe Abbey	Selective	Independent	Buckinghamshire	341	91.8%	75.5%	41.5%
53	Surbiton High School	Selective	Independent	Kingston upon Thames	425	91.7%	67.7%	34.4%
54	Winchester College	Selective	Independent	Hampshire	545	91.7%	75.3%	44.4%
55	Tiffin School	Selective	State-funded	Kingston upon Thames	921	91.5%	71.2%	35.8%
56	Withington Girls' School	Selective	Independent	Manchester	290	91.4%	75.7%	42.5%
57	Eltham College	Selective	Independent	Bromley	294	91.3%	67.9%	35.0%
58	Emanuel School	Selective	Independent	Wandsworth	447	91.2%	70.7%	32.3%
59	King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford	Selective	State-funded	Essex	694	91.2%	69.5%	32.4%
60	Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST	Selective	Independent	Ealing	218	91.1%	63.4%	25.7%
61	Caterham School	Selective	Independent	Surrey	544	91.1%	63.4%	29.4%
62	Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Selective	State-funded	Trafford	564	91.1%	68.9%	30.2%
63	London Academy of Excellence	Post-16 admissions	State-funded	Newham	720	91.0%	66.4%	23.2%
64	Churcher's College	Selective	Independent	Hampshire	520	90.6%	62.6%	23.9%
65	Hampton School	Selective	Independent	Richmond upon Thames	587	90.6%	70.1%	32.4%
66	Epsom College	Selective	Independent	Surrey	544	90.5%	59.5%	22.1%
67	St Catherine's School	Selective	Independent	Surrey	236	90.0%	71.1%	32.3%
68	Nonsuch High School for Girls	Selective	State-funded	Sutton	674	89.6%	65.0%	27.5%
69	Sheffield High School GDST	Selective	Independent	Sheffield	222	89.6%	66.1%	33.3%
70	Michaela Community School	Non-Selective	State-funded	Brent	184	89.6%	67.6%	24.9%
71	King Edward's School	Selective	Independent	Bath and North East Somerset	455	89.5%	62.2%	26.7%
72	Abingdon School	Selective	Independent	Oxfordshire	597	89.5%	72.1%	31.2%
73	The Harrodian School	Selective	Independent	Richmond upon Thames	293	89.4%	71.5%	27.8%
74	Reigate Grammar School	Selective	Independent	Surrey	382	89.1%	62.4%	26.4%
75	Merchant Taylors' School	Selective	Independent	Hertfordshire	457	89.0%	69.6%	30.9%
76	Dame Alice Owen's School	Non-Selective	State-funded	Hertfordshire	713	88.7%	65.4%	29.5%
77	St Dunstan's College	Selective	Independent	Lewisham	201	88.5%	61.2%	18.6%
78	Reading School	Selective	State-funded	Reading	650	88.5%	72.0%	37.5%
79	Whitgift School	Selective	Independent	Croydon	503	88.3%	58.8%	24.6%
80	Francis Holland School	Selective	Independent	Westminster	213	88.1%	70.5%	27.5%
81	Dulwich College	Selective	Independent	Southwark	780	88.0%	67.7%	30.5%
82	Royal Grammar School Worcester	Selective	Independent	Worcestershire	332	87.8%	60.6%	29.2%
83	Harrow School	Selective	Independent	Harrow	635	87.8%	64.6%	30.6%
84	Wallington County Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Sutton	596	87.7%	67.7%	25.0%
85	Dr Challoner's Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Buckinghamshire	696	87.7%	65.0%	26.5%
86	St Helen and St Katharine	Selective	Independent	Oxfordshire	292	87.5%	61.7%	24.6%
87	The Grammar School At Leeds	Selective	Independent	Leeds	610	87.4%	63.0%	23.9%
88	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Selective	Independent	Gloucestershire	461	87.4%	70.5%	35.6%
89	Oxford High School GDST	Selective	Independent	Oxfordshire	195	87.3%	61.1%	26.1%
90	West London Free School	Non-Selective	State-funded	Hammersmith and Fulham	397	87.2%	60.7%	20.3%
91	The Judd School	Selective	State-funded	Kent	943	87.1%	66.6%	28.9%
92	Hurstpierpoint College	Selective	Independent	West Sussex	497	87.1%	60.1%	24.0%
93	Royal Grammar School	Selective	Independent	Newcastle upon Tyne	499	86.9%	63.3%	26.5%
94	Francis Holland School	Selective	Independent	Westminster	218	86.8%	55.6%	21.0%
95	Oxford International College	Selective	Independent	Oxfordshire	467	86.8%	69.5%	38.9%
96	Sutton Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Sutton	602	86.8%	66.5%	28.5%
97	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls	Selective	State-funded	Birmingham	562	86.6%	63.4%	21.7%
98	St Helen's School	Selective	Independent	Hillingdon	265	86.6%	64.7%	32.8%
99	Radley College	Selective	Independent	Oxfordshire	487	86.5%	60.8%	23.6%
100	St Michael's Catholic Grammar School	Selective	State-funded	Barnet	316	86.4%	59.6%	24.5%

What these rankings show

Results cover schools and sixth-form providers in our imported England dataset. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not covered. This is a ranking of published exam entry rates, rather than an official school quality rating.

We use the latest imported A-Level year (2024/25). Eligible schools need at least 100 known course entries, 80% published coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable A*–B rate. 943 providers do not meet these criteria; their available results remain accessible through the school directory and local rankings.

Ordering uses A*–B, then A*–A, then A* at full precision. Identical results share a rank; school name and URN provide a stable order, including at the 100-school cutoff. Entries count courses, not individual pupils. GCSE rates count both grades of Combined Science. Subject mix, selection and cohort sizes affect results.

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