Top 100 Co-ed Boarding Schools
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Top 100 Co-ed Boarding Schools
The Best 2025 Private Co-ed Boarding Schools League Table
This table lists the top independent co-ed boarding schools in the UK for 2025.
The rankings are led by A-level results (% of entries at A* or A grades,) and GCSE resultss (%A*-A or grades 7, 8, 9) are provided for reference.
The national average for 2025’s A-levels was 28.2% and GCSEs was 21.8%. For independent schools the A-level average was 48.4% and 48.1% for GCSEs.
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| Rank | School | A-Level A*/A% | GCSE A*/A% | Region | No of Boarders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School: Cardiff Sixth Form College | A-Level A*/A%: 94.09% | GCSE A*/A%: 73.86% | Region: Wales | No of Boarders: 325 |
| 2 | School: Westminster School | A-Level A*/A%: 88.10% | GCSE A*/A%: 97.60% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 168 |
| 3 | School: The National Mathematics and Science College | A-Level A*/A%: 86.17% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 95 |
| 4 | School: Brighton College | A-Level A*/A%: 84.37% | GCSE A*/A%: 97.95% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 440 |
| 5 | School: Concord College | A-Level A*/A%: 82.40% | GCSE A*/A%: 86.20% | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 490 |
| 6 | School: St Michael’s School Llanelli | A-Level A*/A%: 80.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 78.22% | Region: Wales | No of Boarders: 70 |
| 7 | School: Queen Ethelburga’s College | A-Level A*/A%: 77.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 61.00% | Region: Yorks/Humber | No of Boarders: 530 |
| 8 | School: Winchester College | A-Level A*/A%: 75.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 93.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 675 |
| 9 | School: City of London Freemen’s School | A-Level A*/A%: 71.31% | GCSE A*/A%: 81.54% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 60 |
| 10 | School: Oxford International College | A-Level A*/A%: 68.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 61.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 140 |
| 11 | School: Caterham School | A-Level A*/A%: 66.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 91.35% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 95 |
| 12 | School: Rugby School | A-Level A*/A%: 64.31% | GCSE A*/A%: 78.20% | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 650 |
| 13 | School: The Yehudi Menuhin School | A-Level A*/A%: 62.86% | GCSE A*/A%: 71.19% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 65 |
| 14 | School: The Leys School | A-Level A*/A%: 61.44% | GCSE A*/A%: 85.76% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 250 |
| 15 | School: Oundle School | A-Level A*/A%: 60.09% | GCSE A*/A%: 77.60% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 840 |
| 16 | School: Hurstpierpoint College | A-Level A*/A%: 60.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 79.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 475 |
| 17 | School: Wellington College | A-Level A*/A%: 58.70% | GCSE A*/A%: 86.70% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 870 |
| 18 | School: d’Overbroeck’s | A-Level A*/A%: 58.48% | GCSE A*/A%: 47.24% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 320 |
| 19 | School: Epsom College | A-Level A*/A%: 58.27% | GCSE A*/A%: 86.17% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 320 |
| 20 | School: Bishop’s Stortford College | A-Level A*/A%: 55.90% | GCSE A*/A%: 77.71% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 140 |
| 21 | School: Berkhamsted Senior School | A-Level A*/A%: 55.60% | GCSE A*/A%: 75.60% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 80 |
| 22 | School: Stephen Perse Foundation | A-Level A*/A%: 55.50% | GCSE A*/A%: 73.50% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 60 |
| 23 | School: Canford School | A-Level A*/A%: 55.42% | GCSE A*/A%: 72.22% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 400 |
| 24 | School: Stonyhurst College | A-Level A*/A%: 54.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 49.00% | Region: North West | No of Boarders: 325 |
| 25 | School: Kingham Hill School | A-Level A*/A%: 53.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 31.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 160 |
| 26 | School: Reddam House Berkshire | A-Level A*/A%: 53.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 56.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 115 |
| 27 | School: Abbey College Cambridge | A-Level A*/A%: 52.65% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 370 |
| 28 | School: Haileybury | A-Level A*/A%: 52.08% | GCSE A*/A%: 82.05% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 550 |
| 29 | School: Lancing College | A-Level A*/A%: 52.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 62.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 380 |
| 30 | School: Uppingham School | A-Level A*/A%: 52.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 68.00% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 800 |
| 31 | School: The King’s School, Canterbury | A-Level A*/A%: 51.97% | GCSE A*/A%: 70.38% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 715 |
| 32 | School: Hereford Cathedral School | A-Level A*/A%: 51.40% | GCSE A*/A%: 55.30% | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 20 |
| 33 | School: Cranleigh School | A-Level A*/A%: 51.00% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 490 |
| 34 | School: Reed’s School | A-Level A*/A%: 51.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 75.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 80 |
| 35 | School: Hurtwood House | A-Level A*/A%: 50.89% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 300 |
| 36 | School: Charterhouse | A-Level A*/A%: 50.68% | GCSE A*/A%: 75.03% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 880 |
| 37 | School: Woodbridge School | A-Level A*/A%: 50.51% | GCSE A*/A%: 59.60% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 25 |
| 38 | School: Ipswich School | A-Level A*/A%: 50.24% | GCSE A*/A%: 58.78% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 65 |
| 39 | School: Lord Wandsworth College | A-Level A*/A%: 50.20% | GCSE A*/A%: 47.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 355 |
| 40 | School: Mill Hill School | A-Level A*/A%: 50.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 75.00% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 100 |
| 41 | School: Truro School | A-Level A*/A%: 49.81% | GCSE A*/A%: 45.86% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 75 |
| 42 | School: Marlborough College | A-Level A*/A%: 49.26% | GCSE A*/A%: 67.11% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 980 |
| 43 | School: St John’s School, Leatherhead | A-Level A*/A%: 49.06% | GCSE A*/A%: 77.59% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 165 |
| 44 | School: Shrewsbury School | A-Level A*/A%: 49.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 60.00% | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 605 |
| 45 | School: St Peter’s School, York | A-Level A*/A%: 49.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 64.00% | Region: Yorks/Humber | No of Boarders: 125 |
| 46 | School: Bromsgrove School | A-Level A*/A%: 48.99% | GCSE A*/A%: 62.73% | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 480 |
| 47 | School: Kingswood School, Bath | A-Level A*/A%: 48.66% | GCSE A*/A%: 78.46% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 175 |
| 48 | School: Bradfield College | A-Level A*/A%: 48.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 63.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 705 |
| 49 | School: Cheltenham College | A-Level A*/A%: 47.80% | GCSE A*/A%: 58.61% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 580 |
| 50 | School: Repton School | A-Level A*/A%: 47.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 56.00% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 440 |
| 51 | School: Dauntsey’s School | A-Level A*/A%: 46.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 62.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 250 |
| 52 | School: Westonbirt School | A-Level A*/A%: 46.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 35.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 120 |
| 53 | School: Claremont School | A-Level A*/A%: 46.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 29.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 100 |
| 54 | School: Bootham School | A-Level A*/A%: 45.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 59.00% | Region: Yorks/Humber | No of Boarders: 60 |
| 55 | School: Ratcliffe College | A-Level A*/A%: 45.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 47.00% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 80 |
| 56 | School: Ardingly College | A-Level A*/A%: 44.53% | GCSE A*/A%: 75.70% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 320 |
| 57 | School: Gresham’s School | A-Level A*/A%: 44.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 55.90% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 320 |
| 58 | School: West Buckland School | A-Level A*/A%: 44.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 43.15% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 150 |
| 59 | School: Clifton College | A-Level A*/A%: 44.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 58.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 390 |
| 60 | School: Fettes College | A-Level A*/A%: 43.84% | GCSE A*/A%: 55.20% | Region: Scotland | No of Boarders: 480 |
| 61 | School: Brentwood School | A-Level A*/A%: 43.30% | GCSE A*/A%: 51.46% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 70 |
| 62 | School: Royal Russell School | A-Level A*/A%: 42.90% | GCSE A*/A%: 58.90% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 180 |
| 63 | School: Chigwell School | A-Level A*/A%: 42.77% | GCSE A*/A%: 68.23% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 28 |
| 64 | School: Rossall School | A-Level A*/A%: 42.17% | GCSE A*/A%: 42.53% | Region: North West | No of Boarders: 340 |
| 65 | School: New Hall School | A-Level A*/A%: 42.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 64.33% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 280 |
| 66 | School: Cherwell College Oxford | A-Level A*/A%: 41.20% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 25 |
| 67 | School: St Edward’s School Oxford | A-Level A*/A%: 41.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 65.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 680 |
| 68 | School: Bethany School | A-Level A*/A%: 41.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 33.30% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 80 |
| 69 | School: Oakham School | A-Level A*/A%: 40.39% | GCSE A*/A%: 54.90% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 495 |
| 70 | School: Rishworth School | A-Level A*/A%: 40.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 31.80% | Region: Yorks/Humber | No of Boarders: 45 |
| 71 | School: Royal Hospital School | A-Level A*/A%: 40.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 56.31% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 385 |
| 72 | School: David Game College | A-Level A*/A%: 39.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 35.00% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 0 |
| 73 | School: Denstone College | A-Level A*/A%: 38.20% | GCSE A*/A%: 45.00% | Region: West Midlands | No of Boarders: 185 |
| 74 | School: Durham School | A-Level A*/A%: 38.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 44.30% | Region: North East | No of Boarders: 75 |
| 75 | School: Blundell’s School | A-Level A*/A%: 38.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 52.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 380 |
| 76 | School: Haberdashers’ Monmouth School | A-Level A*/A%: 38.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 49.00% | Region: Wales | No of Boarders: 150 |
| 77 | School: MPW London | A-Level A*/A%: 37.73% | GCSE A*/A%: 33.40% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 0 |
| 78 | School: Ashford School | A-Level A*/A%: 37.50% | GCSE A*/A%: 61.18% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 100 |
| 79 | School: Sutton Valence School | A-Level A*/A%: 37.40% | GCSE A*/A%: 50.60% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 110 |
| 80 | School: The Royal School, Armagh | A-Level A*/A%: 37.20% | GCSE A*/A%: 48.00% | Region: Northern Ireland | No of Boarders: 100 |
| 81 | School: St Andrew’s College Cambridge | A-Level A*/A%: 37.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 43.00% | Region: Anglia | No of Boarders: 70 |
| 82 | School: Farringtons School | A-Level A*/A%: 37.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 39.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 30 |
| 83 | School: Leighton Park School | A-Level A*/A%: 36.71% | GCSE A*/A%: 58.91% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 110 |
| 84 | School: Stowe School | A-Level A*/A%: 36.70% | GCSE A*/A%: 46.02% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 650 |
| 85 | School: Ashville College | A-Level A*/A%: 36.61% | GCSE A*/A%: 38.00% | Region: Yorks/Humber | No of Boarders: 95 |
| 86 | School: Ryde School with Upper Chine | A-Level A*/A%: 36.54% | GCSE A*/A%: 39.44% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 50 |
| 87 | School: Monkton Combe School | A-Level A*/A%: 36.20% | GCSE A*/A%: 60.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 280 |
| 88 | School: Frensham Heights School | A-Level A*/A%: 36.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 44.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 80 |
| 89 | School: Prior Park College | A-Level A*/A%: 36.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 52.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 150 |
| 90 | School: Christ’s Hospital | A-Level A*/A%: 36.00% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 800 |
| 91 | School: Embley | A-Level A*/A%: 36.00% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 40 |
| 92 | School: Giggleswick School | A-Level A*/A%: 36.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 34.00% | Region: Yorks/Humber | No of Boarders: 180 |
| 93 | School: Trent College | A-Level A*/A%: 35.90% | GCSE A*/A%: 41.00% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 120 |
| 94 | School: Battle Abbey School | A-Level A*/A%: 35.59% | GCSE A*/A%: 37.81% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 45 |
| 95 | School: Kingsley School Devon | A-Level A*/A%: 35.20% | GCSE A*/A%: 35.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 100 |
| 96 | School: Kensington Park School | A-Level A*/A%: 35.14% | GCSE A*/A%: 48.92% | Region: London | No of Boarders: 45 |
| 97 | School: Luckley House School | A-Level A*/A%: 35.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 47.00% | Region: South East | No of Boarders: 20 |
| 98 | School: Stonar School | A-Level A*/A%: 35.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 45.00% | Region: South West | No of Boarders: 130 |
| 99 | School: Strathallan | A-Level A*/A%: 35.00% | GCSE A*/A%: U/A | Region: Scotland | No of Boarders: 290 |
| 100 | School: Lincoln Minster School | A-Level A*/A%: 35.00% | GCSE A*/A%: 41.00% | Region: East Midlands | No of Boarders: 30 |
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