A-Level league table
Below is a league table showing the top 100 schools by A-Level results in the UK. This is defined as the average point score achieved in each subject. You may also wish to review our GCSE results league table, which shows the top 100 schools in the UK by GCSE result.
Top 100 schools in the UK by A-Level results (2024)
| School Name | Type of school | Number of students entered for A-Levels | Average result - grade | Average result - point score | Students completing course | Achieving AAB or higher | Average grade for students 3 best A-Levels | Average grade for students 3 best A-Levels (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London Mathematics School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 43 | A*- | 55.32 | NE | 95.30% | A*- | 56.36 |
| St Paul's Girls' School | Independent School | 112 | A+ | 54.91 | NA | 83.90% | A*- | 55.6 |
| King's College London Maths School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 78 | A+ | 54.45 | NE | 91.00% | A*- | 55.68 |
| North London Collegiate School | Independent School | 80 | A+ | 53.98 | NA | 60.00% | A+ | 53.92 |
| St Paul's School | Independent School | 217 | A+ | 53.91 | NA | 78.80% | A+ | 54.39 |
| The National Mathematics and Science College | Independent School | 62 | A+ | 53.85 | NA | 90.20% | A*- | 55.19 |
| Westminster School | Independent School | 198 | A+ | 53.69 | NA | 70.10% | A+ | 51.8 |
| Brighton College | Independent School | 239 | A+ | 53.27 | NA | 70.50% | A+ | 53.7 |
| Cambridge Maths School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 43 | A+ | 53.08 | NE | 81.40% | A+ | 53.41 |
| King's College School | Independent School | 183 | A+ | 52.78 | NA | 83.20% | A+ | 53.45 |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Grammar School | 174 | A+ | 52.66 | NE | 83.80% | A+ | 53.78 |
| The Godolphin and Latymer School | Independent School | 71 | A+ | 52.52 | NA | 67.60% | A+ | 53.1 |
| Guildford High School | Independent School | 90 | A+ | 52.51 | NA | 78.90% | A+ | 52.96 |
| Concord College | Independent School | 167 | A+ | 52.44 | NA | 62.50% | A- | 47.13 |
| South Hampstead High School | Independent School | 95 | A+ | 51.79 | NA | 60.60% | A+ | 52.02 |
| King Edward VI High School for Girls | Independent School | 89 | A+ | 51.67 | NA | 65.20% | A+ | 51.72 |
| Wimbledon High School GDST | Independent School | 89 | A | 51.56 | NA | 58.00% | A+ | 51.7 |
| Haberdashers' Boys' School | Independent School | 157 | A | 51.54 | NA | 68.10% | A+ | 52.52 |
| Magdalen College School | Independent School | 156 | A | 51.54 | NA | 71.80% | A+ | 51.79 |
| City of London School for Girls | Independent School | 96 | A | 51.53 | NA | 70.80% | A+ | 51.91 |
| Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep | Independent School | 193 | A | 51.47 | NA | 72.30% | A+ | 52.01 |
| Alleyn's School | Independent School | 182 | A | 51.47 | NA | 64.10% | A+ | 51.69 |
| Highgate School | Independent School | 192 | A | 51.42 | NA | 66.10% | A+ | 51.81 |
| The Perse School | Independent School | 185 | A | 51.4 | NA | 73.40% | A | 51.58 |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School | Grammar School | 202 | A | 51.32 | NE | 77.70% | A+ | 52.06 |
| Putney High School | Independent School | 93 | A | 51.28 | NA | 68.10% | A | 51.61 |
| Lady Eleanor Holles School | Independent School | 126 | A | 51.09 | NA | 57.90% | A | 51.32 |
| Eton College | Independent School | 270 | A | 51 | NA | 63.40% | A+ | 51.74 |
| Haberdashers' Girls' School | Independent School | 103 | A | 50.94 | NA | 63.60% | A | 51.11 |
| Trinity School | Independent School | 159 | A | 50.88 | NA | 57.60% | A | 50.8 |
| Wycombe Abbey | Independent School | 97 | A | 50.88 | NA | 63.90% | A | 51.51 |
| Winchester College | Independent School | 157 | A | 50.87 | NA | 68.20% | A | 50.85 |
| James Allen's Girls' School | Independent School | 107 | A | 50.79 | NA | 65.70% | A | 50.95 |
| Pate's Grammar School | Grammar School | 258 | A | 50.77 | NE | 71.30% | A | 51.01 |
| Brampton Manor Academy | Academy converter | 402 | A | 50.76 | NE | 59.80% | A+ | 52.12 |
| Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy | Free schools 16 to 19 | 327 | A | 50.75 | NE | 74.60% | A | 50.4 |
| Wilson's School | Grammar School | 176 | A | 50.63 | NE | 79.30% | A+ | 52.51 |
| Withington Girls' School | Independent School | 91 | A | 50.59 | NA | 52.20% | A | 50.44 |
| Royal Grammar School Guildford | Independent School | 147 | A | 50.44 | NA | 71.70% | A | 50.92 |
| City of London School | Independent School | 167 | A | 50.44 | NA | 65.70% | A | 50.58 |
| Bancroft's School | Independent School | 109 | A | 50.38 | NA | 62.10% | A | 50.55 |
| Kingston Grammar School | Independent School | 131 | A | 50.31 | NA | 53.40% | A | 50.87 |
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | Grammar School | 225 | A | 50.26 | NE | 78.50% | A | 51.43 |
| The Manchester Grammar School | Independent School | 211 | A | 49.98 | NA | 69.00% | A | 49.98 |
| Tonbridge School | Independent School | 168 | A | 49.94 | NA | 62.00% | A | 50.46 |
| Nottingham High School | Independent School | 132 | A | 49.75 | NA | 65.40% | A | 51.25 |
| St Albans High School for Girls | Independent School | 80 | A | 49.71 | NA | 60.00% | A | 49.79 |
| The Tiffin Girls' School | Grammar School | 177 | A | 49.58 | NE | 67.00% | A | 50.04 |
| Surbiton High School | Independent School | 137 | A | 49.51 | NA | 41.60% | A | 49.46 |
| Emanuel School | Independent School | 141 | A | 49.42 | NA | 49.60% | A | 49.57 |
| Tiffin School | Grammar School | 276 | A | 49.36 | NE | 66.70% | A | 49.53 |
| Hampton School | Independent School | 192 | A | 49.27 | NA | 61.60% | A | 49.31 |
| Redmaids' High School | Independent School | 53 | A | 49.23 | NA | 47.20% | A | 49.25 |
| St Catherine's School | Independent School | 85 | A | 49.19 | NA | 47.40% | A | 48.6 |
| St Swithuns | Independent School | 73 | A | 49.13 | NA | 58.30% | A | 49.4 |
| Eltham College | Independent School | 99 | A | 49.08 | NA | 63.50% | A | 50 |
| City of London Freemen's School | Independent School | 111 | A | 49.06 | NA | 60.40% | A | 49.19 |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Grammar School | 196 | A | 49.04 | NE | 68.40% | A | 50.09 |
| Reading School | Grammar School | 194 | A | 48.96 | NE | 62.90% | A | 48.45 |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Grammar School | 176 | A | 48.93 | NE | 62.40% | A | 48.96 |
| Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge | Independent School | 53 | A | 48.93 | NA | 81.10% | A+ | 52.25 |
| University College School | Independent School | 183 | A | 48.87 | NA | 54.60% | A | 49.34 |
| Francis Holland School | Independent School | 68 | A | 48.81 | NA | 42.60% | A | 48.82 |
| Channing School | Independent School | 73 | A | 48.68 | NA | 40.00% | A | 48.81 |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | Grammar School | 142 | A | 48.6 | NE | 70.40% | A | 50.09 |
| Merchant Taylors' School | Independent School | 156 | A | 48.58 | NA | 52.90% | A | 48.36 |
| Colfe's School | Independent School | 118 | A | 48.56 | NA | 61.80% | A | 49.61 |
| Cheltenham Ladies' College | Independent School | 137 | A | 48.56 | NA | 60.00% | A | 48.94 |
| Sheffield High School | Independent School | 73 | A | 48.47 | NA | 48.60% | A | 48.7 |
| Dulwich College | Independent School | 246 | A- | 48.23 | NA | 61.40% | A | 48.91 |
| Caterham School | Independent School | 176 | A- | 48.16 | NA | 49.00% | A | 48.46 |
| Harrow School | Independent School | 176 | A- | 48.13 | NA | 44.60% | A- | 48.29 |
| St Helen's School | Independent School | 82 | A- | 48.11 | NA | 43.90% | A- | 47.8 |
| Michaela Community School | Free schools | 61 | A- | 48.1 | NE | 54.10% | A- | 48.03 |
| Dame Alice Owen's School | Grammar School | 222 | A- | 48.08 | NE | 50.90% | A- | 48.15 |
| The Harrodian School | Independent School | 94 | A- | 48.05 | NA | 31.20% | A- | 48.28 |
| Oxford International College | Independent School | 148 | A- | 47.96 | NA | 64.60% | A- | 47.48 |
| The Maynard School | Independent School | 33 | A- | 47.94 | NA | 45.50% | A- | 48.28 |
| Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST | Independent School | 72 | A- | 47.89 | NA | 50.70% | A- | 48.21 |
| Benenden School | Independent School | 105 | A- | 47.84 | NA | 41.30% | A- | 47.21 |
| London Academy of Excellence | Free schools 16 to 19 | 232 | A- | 47.82 | NE | 54.70% | A- | 47.93 |
| Nonsuch High School for Girls | Grammar School | 214 | A- | 47.8 | NE | 58.90% | A- | 47.66 |
| Loughborough High School | Independent School | 66 | A- | 47.8 | NA | 51.90% | A- | 47.63 |
| Reigate Grammar School | Independent School | 133 | A- | 47.79 | NA | 57.30% | A | 48.4 |
| Oxford High School GDST | Independent School | 61 | A- | 47.76 | NA | 44.30% | A- | 47.81 |
| Royal Grammar School Worcester | Independent School | 117 | A- | 47.67 | NA | 45.70% | A | 48.83 |
| King Edward's School | Independent School | 141 | A- | 47.61 | NA | 47.10% | A- | 47.64 |
| The Queen's School | Independent School | 35 | A- | 47.59 | NA | 45.50% | A- | 47.47 |
| Sutton Grammar School | Grammar School | 179 | A- | 47.57 | NE | 61.50% | A- | 47.67 |
| Wallington County Grammar School | Grammar School | 180 | A- | 47.55 | NE | 55.60% | A- | 47.76 |
| Colyton Grammar School | Grammar School | 143 | A- | 47.55 | NE | 57.70% | A- | 47.35 |
| The Judd School | Grammar School | 270 | A- | 47.51 | NE | 62.20% | A- | 47.85 |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | Grammar School | 220 | A- | 47.41 | NE | 57.80% | A- | 47.91 |
| The Latymer School | Grammar School | 212 | A- | 47.33 | NE | 63.20% | A- | 48.11 |
| Churcher's College | Independent School | 168 | A- | 47.33 | NA | 38.10% | A- | 47.26 |
| The Blue Coat School | Grammar School | 177 | A- | 47.26 | NE | 58.20% | A- | 47.08 |
| Leeds Mathematics School | Free schools 16 to 19 | 61 | A- | 47.24 | NE | 59.00% | A- | 47.05 |
| Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Grammar School | 150 | A- | 47.24 | NE | 56.00% | A- | 47.51 |
| St Mary's School Ascot | Independent School | 52 | A- | 47.2 | NA | 41.20% | A- | 47.12 |
| St Augustine's Priory | Independent School | 17 | A- | 47.2 | NA | 37.50% | A- | 48.13 |
A level league tables can be incredibly useful for those prospective students and parents who are interested in how schools perform academically in comparison to others. The league tables rank schools based on their A level grades and are a useful part of a parent’s toolkit. However, it is also important to think about the contextual information behind the numbers. This could include information about the local area, the background of the families who choose the school, and the ‘value-added’ element. If pupils are making huge progress between starting school and finishing their A-Levels, the school is doing something right.
Whilst league tables are important, there are other aspects to consider. Does the school teach a wide variety of A-Level subjects, including those you are interested in? Is there pastoral support in place for sixth formers, who often have quite complicated lives? Try to visit the school or sixth form and see what you think about the atmosphere. Does it seem friendly and supportive? These students should be being prepared for the world of work or higher education – do they seem ready?
There are a few aspects to consider when choosing between a sixth form based at a school and one based at a college. College-based sixth forms tend to be more informal and do not have a uniform (although they may still have a dress code) whereas school-based sixth forms are still run along more formal lines, often requiring students to stay in school for most of the day, and wear smart attire. There will be differing levels of support available, as schools are generally catering for students from age 11, so extensive pastoral and wellbeing systems will be in place. Conversely, sixth form colleges may have pastoral systems specifically geared towards older teens.
Most students choose to study three A-Levels, with some choosing two or four. These can also be balanced with other qualifications such as EPQs or GCSE resits. One of the most important aspects of sixth form study is to keep in regular contact with your teachers or tutors so that they can help you decide if you have taken on too much or need further challenge to achieve your goals.
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