GCSE results 2014: Independent school results table % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
North London 1 Edgware 86.13 98.81 Collegiate School
Wycombe Abbey 2 High Wycombe 85.86 98.56 School
James Allen's Girls' 3 London 80.78 98.06 School
King's College School 4 Wimbledon 73.99 96.17 (KCS)
City of London School 5 The City 73.7 95.97 For Girls
Guildford High School 6 Guildford 72.3 95.76 for Girls
The Godolphin and 7 Hammersmith 74.74 95.53 Latymer School
The Haberdashers' 8 Borehamwood 71.07 94.82 Aske's School for Girls
Haberdashers' Aske's 9 Elstree 69.35 93.71 Boys' School
St Helen and St 10 Abingdon 65.06 93.01 Katharine
11 Withington Girls' School Manchester 66.97 92.27
Magdalen College 12 Oxford 68.59 92.19 School
13 The Perse School Cambridge 68.61 91.18
King Edward's School, 14 Birmingham 67.57 90.95 Birmingham
St Albans High School 15 St Albans 62.62 90.29 for Girls
Merchant Taylors' 16 Northwood 66.38 90.14 School
Notting Hill and Ealing 17 Ealing 64.14 90.13 High School GDST
18 Royal Grammar School Guildford 60.09 90.02 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
Oxford High School 19 Oxford 67.94 89.77 GDST
South Hampstead High 20 Hampstead 61.21 89.15 School GDST
21 The Abbey School Reading 56.5 88.93
22 Alleyn's School Dulwich 58.51 88.91
23 Latymer Upper School Hammersmith 63.81 88.86
University College 24 Hampstead 60.29 88.23 School, Hampstead
25 Brighton College Brighton 44.47 87.84
26 City of London School London 63.11 87.7
Wimbledon High 27 Wimbledon 57.35 87.61 School GDST
28 Hampton School Hampton 54.37 87.21
29 Benenden School Cranbrook 56.23 87.05
30 Dulwich College Dulwich 53.84 86.68
31 Oundle School Peterborough 53.3 86.53
32 Concord College Shrewsbury 56.11 86.19
Putney High School 33 Putney 50.06 86.01 GDST
34 St Mary's School, Ascot Ascot 61.44 85.76
35 Channing School London 58.37 85.7
36 Highgate School Highgate 55.05 85.48
37 Wellington College Crowthorne 54.87 85.17
38 St Catherine's, Bramley Guildford 55.06 84.84
39 St Albans School St Albans 55.72 84.61
40 St Swithun's School Winchester 53.57 84.24
41 Bancroft's School Woodford Green 47.47 83.76
42 Headington School Oxford 52.24 83.66
43 Royal Grammar School Newcastle-upon-Tyne 53.64 83.47
44 The Grange School Northwich 52.23 83.28
Manchester High 45 Manchester 49.81 83.18 School for Girls % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
46 Exeter School Exeter 51.18 82.53
47 Ibstock Place School Roehampton 52.37 82.35
48 Badminton School Bristol 53.61 82.32
49 St Helen's School Northwood 49.29 81.44
50 King Edward's School Bath 50.59 81.16
Sir William Perkins's 51 Chertsey 45.3 79.83 School
Francis Holland School, 52 London 44.04 79.36 Regent's Park
City of London 53 Ashtead 47.98 79.24 Freemen's School
Reigate Grammar 54 Reigate 46.6 79.16 School
55 Walthamstow Hall Sevenoaks 49.07 79.14
Nottingham High 56 Nottingham 45.61 78.97 School
57 Caterham School Caterham 47.1 78.32
Chetham's School of 58 Manchester 45.42 77.69 Music
Leicester Grammar 59 Great Glen 46.43 77.26 School
60 Marlborough College Marlborough 47.21 77.25
Loughborough High 61 Loughborough 46.61 77.19 School
62 Yarm School Yarm 50.96 76.9
St George's College 63 Addlestone 42.56 76.7 Weybridge
64 Queenswood Hatfield 42.79 76.51
65 Dauntsey's School Devizes 47.26 76.46
Wakefield Girls' High 66 Wakefield 43.93 76.43 School
Bristol Grammar 67 Bristol 48.82 76.04 School
68 King's School Canterbury 47.24 75.72 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
69 Tormead School Guildford 34.91 75.29
70 Norwich School Norwich 39.38 74.22
71 The Maynard School Exeter 38.12 74.13
Haberdashers' 72 Monmouth School for Monmouth 42.61 73.89 Girls
Reading Blue Coat 73 Reading 36.92 73.59 School
74 Canford School Wimborne 35.4 73.57
Queen Elizabeth 75 Wakefield 42.64 73.5 Grammar School
St Mary's School, 76 Cambridge 34.38 73.41 Cambridge
The King's School, 77 Chester 44.38 73.23 Cheshire
78 Roedean School Brighton 39.44 73.14
79 Nottingham Girls Nottingham 36.71 73.04
80 Forest School London 39.29 72.55
81 Epsom College Epsom 38.38 72.5
Palmers Green High 82 Winchmore Hill 32.23 72.43 School
83 Solihull School Solihull 37.84 72.32
Howell's School 84 Cardiff 41.28 72.1 Llandaff GDST
85 Warwick School Warwick 43.1 72.02
Queen Elizabeth's 86 Bristol 45.07 71.59 Hospital
87 Hymers College Hull 36.38 71.34
Northampton High 88 Northampton 32.07 71.03 School GDST
89 Queen's Gate School London 40.67 70.67
Central Newcastle High 90 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31.78 70.62 School GDST
91 Surbiton High School Kingston-upon-Thames 31.82 70.58 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
The Portsmouth 92 Portsmouth 36.86 70.13 Grammar School
Twycross House 93 Atherstone 42.67 70 School
94 Rugby School Rugby 39.14 69.98
95 Woldingham School Caterham 42.18 69.76
Bradford Grammar 96 Bradford 37.44 69.34 School
Burgess Hill School for 97 Burgess Hill 37.75 69.27 Girls
98 Bablake School Coventry 36.82 69.22
99 The Red Maids' School Bristol 42.12 69.2
St Leonards-Mayfield 100 Mayfield 31.92 69.12 School
101 The Godolphin School Salisbury 40.67 68.56
Dame Allan's Senior 102 Newcastle Upon Tyne 35.88 68.45 Schools
Bromley High School 103 Bromley 29.15 68.14 GDST
104 Tudor Hall School Banbury 26.24 68.09
The Royal High School 105 Bath 37.15 67.43 Bath GDST
Northwood College 106 Northwood 32.41 67.27 GDST
107 The King's School Worcester 38.06 67.12
108 Bedford Modern School Bedford 31.39 67.03
109 King Henry VIII Coventry 34.75 67
110 Chigwell School Chigwell 33.66 66.96
111 Uppingham School Uppingham 32.99 66.86
Durham High School 112 Durham 34.9 66.84 for Girls
Leicester High School 113 Leicester 30.57 66.46 for Girls
114 Portsmouth High Southsea 38.81 66.34 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
School GDST
115 The Ladies' College Guernsey 34.12 66.34
Queen Ethelburga's 116 York 27.49 66.3 College
117 Cheadle Hulme School Cheadle 34.5 66.27
118 Kingswood School Bath 30.47 66.23
Sutton High School 119 Sutton 28.72 66.22 GDST
120 Monmouth School Monmouth 35.7 65.99
Stockport Grammar 121 Stockport 31.79 65.93 School
122 King's High School Warwick 37.66 65.68
123 Ipswich School Ipswich 31.23 65.31
124 Oakham School Oakham 32.17 64.99
125 St Francis' College Letchworth Garden City 31.43 64.94
126 Christ's Hospital Horsham 32.75 64.78
127 St Peter's School York 35.05 64.67
128 The King's School Macclesfield 32.13 64.67
129 Clifton College Bristol 31.61 64.67
130 Churcher's College Petersfield 26.76 64.63
Edgbaston High School 131 Birmingham 27.1 64.52 for Girls
132 Cheltenham College Cheltenham 34.9 64.46
Redland High School 133 Bristol 31.08 64.35 for Girls
134 Bromsgrove School Bromsgrove 34.84 64.32
Wolverhampton 135 Wolverhampton 29.23 63.99 Grammar School
136 Birkenhead School Wirral 34.39 63.87
St John's College, 137 Cardiff 32.62 63.81 Cardiff
138 Reed's School Cobham 30.32 63.51
139 Ockbrook School Derby 31.54 63.09 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
Bishop's Stortford 140 Bishop's Stortford 33.71 63.07 College
141 Bedford School Bedford 31.7 63
Sydenham High School 142 Sydenham 27.09 62.88 GDST
143 Bruton School for Girls Bruton 27.35 62.79
Shrewsbury High 144 Shrewsbury 28.86 62.39 School GDST
145 Brentwood School Brentwood 28.78 62.33
St James Senior Girls' 146 West Kensington 31.47 62.21 School
Sheffield High School 147 Sheffield 31.43 61.54 GDST
148 Dixie Grammar School Market Bosworth 27.11 61.5
149 The John Lyon School Harrow 30.2 61.09
150 The Leys School Cambridge 27.12 61.08
151 Stamford High School Stamford 38.19 61.04
152 Moreton Hall Oswestry 28.8 60.91
153 Haileybury Hertford 31.55 60.86
154 Thornton College Milton Keynes 25.23 60.42
155 Immanuel College Bushey 30.98 60.23
Stafford Grammar 156 Stafford 31.83 60.08 School
Hereford Cathedral 157 Hereford 31.87 60.05 School
Loughborough 158 Loughborough 29.09 59.98 Grammar School
159 Birkdale School Sheffield 30.65 59.92
160 Downside School Radstock 31.33 59.9
Heathfield School 161 Pinner 28.35 59.84 GDST
162 King's Ely Ely 26 59.79
Norwich High School 163 Norwich 27.19 59.27 GDST % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
164 Ampleforth College York 27.05 59.16
Merchant Taylors' Girls' 165 Liverpool 28.5 59.15 School
166 RGS Worcester Worcester 26.5 59.07
Croydon High School 167 South Croydon 28.94 58.71 GDST
Newcastle-under-Lyme 168 Newcastle-under-Lyme 32.21 58.24 School
Bolton School Girls' 169 Bolton 28.36 58.11 Division
Streatham and 170 Clapham High School Streatham 27.18 58.08 GDST
171 Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead 24.58 58.04
St Mary's School, 172 Shaftesbury 32.99 57.97 Shaftesbury
Queen Margaret's 173 York 27.08 57.88 School (York)
174 Salesian College Farnborough 24.8 57.76
The Cathedral School 175 Cardiff 27.49 57.26 Llandaff
176 Derby Grammar School Derby 26.97 57.24
Merchiston Castle 177 Edinburgh 21.86 57.23 School
178 Cranford House School Wallingford 18.93 57.1
Brighton and Hove High 179 Brighton 24.81 56.93 School GDST
180 d'Overbroeck's College Oxford 23.42 56.84
The Newcastle Upon 181 Tyne Church High Newcastle upon Tyne 16.38 56.79 GDST
Bury Grammar School 182 Bury 24.31 56.46 Girls
183 Alton Convent School Alton 18.09 56.36
184 Farlington School Horsham 24.91 56.27 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
185 Kimbolton School Huntingdon 23.71 55.93
186 Farnborough Hill Farnborough 27 55.7
187 Red House School Stockton-on-Tees 28.61 55.44
Harrogate Ladies' 188 Harrogate 28.98 55.4 College
Austin Friars St 189 Carlisle 26.45 55.23 Monica's School
190 Wells Cathedral School Wells 26.79 55.15
191 St Michael's School Llanelli 23.1 54.59
192 Colfe's School Lee 22.66 54.57
193 Bootham School York 26.99 54.48
194 Pocklington School York 28.83 54.33
195 St Teresa's, Effingham Effingham 28.38 54.29
Blackheath High 196 Blackheath 26.23 54.28 School GDST
St Mary's School, 197 Gerrards Cross 16.9 53.97 Gerrards Cross
198 Clifton High School Bristol 24.09 53.89
199 St Augustine's Priory Ealing 20.05 53.86
200 St Dunstan's College Catford 22.11 53.75
201 St Gabriel's School Newbury 25.17 53.62
202 St Nicholas' School Fleet 24.88 53.52
203 Talbot Heath School Bournemouth 19.93 53.5
204 Methodist College Belfast 20.16 52.94
205 Prior Park College Bath 22.88 52.87
206 St John's School Leatherhead 18 52.85
Bolton School Boys' 207 Bolton 28.05 52.77 Division
Notre Dame Senior 208 Cobham 22.79 52.56 School
209 Lingfield Notre Dame Lingfield 22.4 52.49
St Catherine's School, 210 Twickenham 19.54 52.31 Twickenham % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
211 St Margaret's Bushey Bushey 22.37 52.24
Merchant Taylors' 212 Liverpool 24.2 52.1 Boys' School
213 Hawley Place School Camberley 20.92 51.9
The Royal School, 214 Haslemere 22.96 51.29 Haslemere
215 Scarborough College Scarborough 30.23 51.04
The Marist Senior 216 Ascot 18.75 51.04 School
Truro High School for 217 Truro 26.27 50.99 Girls
218 Westfield School Newcastle-upon-Tyne 24.95 50.52
The Swaminarayan 219 Neasden 22.05 50.09 School
Ipswich High School 220 Ipswich 20.11 50.04 GDST
221 AKS Lytham St Annes 24.89 49.93
St George's School, 222 Ascot 19.22 49.89 Ascot
223 Leweston School Sherborne 18.48 49.88
224 Derby High School Derby 20.02 49.5
225 New Hall School Chelmsford 17.97 49.15
The Royal School 226 Dungannon 16.46 49.11 Dungannon
227 Truro School Truro 20.24 49.08
228 Westholme School Blackburn 21.56 48.96
The Towers Convent 229 Steyning 20.59 48.95 School
230 Wellington School Wellington 24.84 48.92
Kirkham Grammar 231 Preston 19.81 48.92 School
232 Gateways School Leeds 17.79 48.88
The Princess Helena 233 Hitchin 18.27 48.81 College % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
234 St Benedict's School Ealing 19.91 48.68
235 Ratcliffe College Leicester 20.7 48.56
236 St Bees School St Bees 22.52 48.24
237 Stonyhurst College Clitheroe 22.52 48.17
The Mount School 238 York 20.03 47.95 (York)
239 Queen's College Taunton 19.22 47.91
240 The Kingsley School Royal Leamington Spa 12.74 47.36
Tring Park School for 241 Tring 17.76 47.07 the Performing Arts
242 King's School Gloucester 23.38 47.03
243 Stamford School Stamford 22.39 46.84
244 Elizabeth College Guernsey 22.43 46.7
245 Heathfield School Kidderminster 17.77 46.69
246 Hill House School Doncaster 14.35 46.65
247 Christ College Brecon 17.46 46.41
248 Alderley Edge School Alderley Edge 19.13 46.3
249 Saint Martin's Solihull 21.02 46.25
250 Rougemont School Newport 20.68 46.23
251 Park School for Girls Ilford 19.05 46.23
Bury Grammar School 252 Bury 14.82 45.93 Boys
St James Senior Boys' 253 Ashford 13.88 45.88 School
254 Bradfield College Bradfield 14.3 45.52
255 Tower College Rainhill 20.88 45.36
256 Gresham's School Holt 17.77 45.18
257 Battle Abbey School Battle 17.07 45.12
258 Manor House School Little Bookham 11.36 44.99
Lord Wandsworth 259 Hook 17.35 44.9 College
260 Ashville College Harrogate 19.17 44.8
261 Silcoates School Wakefield 20.53 44.55 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
St George's School for 262 Edinburgh 16.75 44.22 Girls, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh 263 Edinburgh 17.15 44.07 Academy
264 Teesside High School Eaglescliffe 20.69 44.05
265 West Buckland School Barnstaple 14.96 43.93
266 Royal Russell School Croydon 22.89 43.9
267 Leighton Park School Reading 19.27 43.88
268 Ditcham Park School Petersfield 18.8 43.5
269 Culford School Bury St Edmunds 18.73 43.36
270 King's School Bruton 20.54 43.21
271 Rendcomb College Cirencester 21.5 42.86
272 Ryde School Ryde 15.81 42.45
273 Loretto School Musselburgh 16.94 42.43
Our Lady of Sion 274 Worthing 14.33 42.33 School
Elmhurst School for 275 Birmingham 10.33 42.3 Dance
276 Saint Felix School Southwold 12.88 42.02
277 St Edward's School Cheltenham 16.32 41.62
St Dominic's High 278 Brewood 10.78 41.6 School for Girls
279 Glenalmond College Perth 15.26 40.75
280 Cransley School Northwich 15.29 40.5
281 Westbourne School Sheffield 16.79 40.49
282 St Leonards St Andrews 16.69 40.36
283 Plymouth College Plymouth 15.34 40.32
Wisbech Grammar 284 Wisbech 18.57 39.82 School
285 Hull Collegiate School Hull 13.72 39.46
286 Mayville High School Southsea 13.32 39.45
287 Kelly College Tavistock 15.55 39.44
288 St Bede's College Manchester 13.92 39.41 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
289 St Joseph's College Reading 9.03 39.35
290 St Columba's College St Albans 10.64 39.06
291 Wrekin College Telford 15.95 39.03
Lewes Old Grammar 292 Lewes 11.32 38.6 School
Hampshire Collegiate 293 Romsey 11.1 38.52 School
294 Sutton Valence School Maidstone 14.29 38.38
295 St Edmund's College Ware 12.54 38.25
296 More House School Knightsbridge 13.87 38.24
Woodhouse Grove 297 Apperley Bridge 15.72 38.05 School
St Edmund's School, 298 Canterbury 11.4 37.99 Canterbury
299 Victoria College St Helier 12.37 37.73
300 Pitsford School Northampton 15.44 37.54
301 Bede's Senior School Hailsham 14.24 37.37
302 Lincoln Minster School Lincoln 11.73 37.02
303 Bridgewater School Manchester 13.38 36.96
304 Langley School Norwich 11.46 36.82
St Mary's School, 305 Colchester 11.92 36.65 Colchester
306 King William's College Castletown 14.89 36.63
307 Wycliffe College Stonehouse 11.43 36.38
Queen Elizabeth's 308 Blackburn 14.17 36.14 Grammar School
Claremont Fan Court 309 Esher 10.48 36.02 School
310 Barnard Castle School Barnard Castle 12.87 35.65
Bangor Grammar 311 Bangor 10 35.23 School
The Arts Educational 312 Chiswick 13.04 35.18 School London
313 Millfield School Street 12.44 35.1 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
314 The Oratory School Nr Reading 15.32 34.91
315 St Michael's College Tenbury Wells 22.83 34.78
316 Rye St Antony School Oxford 12.37 34.31
317 Rossall School Fleetwood 10.9 33.66
Thetford Grammar 318 Thetford 12.43 33.4 School
319 The Gregg School Southampton 12.31 33.04
Our Lady's Convent 320 Loughborough 6.74 32.48 School
321 Akeley Wood School Buckingham 12.6 32.46
322 Friends' School Saffron Walden 10.59 32.27
323 St John's College Southsea 11.81 32.12
324 Portland Place School London 9.39 31.86
George Watson's 325 Edinburgh 3.75 31.25 College
326 Oswestry School Oswestry 10.05 30.86
Mander Portman 327 South Kensington 11.11 30.3 Woodward (MPW)
328 Warminster School Warminster 10.33 30.07
329 Thorpe House School Gerrards Cross 6.63 29.97
330 St Joseph's College Ipswich 8.71 29.87
331 Highclare School Birmingham 4.68 29.86
332 Sidcot School Winscombe 11.45 29.78
333 Worksop College Worksop 12.59 29.68
334 Clayesmore School Blandford 10.79 29.56
335 Sibford School Banbury 10.81 29.43
336 Tettenhall College Wolverhampton 6.8 29.02
337 Box Hill School Dorking 8.89 28.98
338 Colchester High School Colchester 5.76 27.94
339 Padworth College Nr Reading 10.41 27.88
Bishop Challoner 340 Bromley 4.42 27.79 School
341 Rookwood School Andover 11.6 27.45 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL AREA ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A*-A A*
342 Claires Court Schools Maidenhead 7.38 27.4
343 Abbey Gate College Chester 8.57 26.86
344 Leehurst Swan School Salisbury 7.44 26.27
345 Kingham Hill School Chipping Norton 7.36 26.16
346 Bellerbys College Brighton 8.25 25.09
Sylvia Young Theatre 347 Marylebone 4.23 24.87 School
Bowbrook House 348 Pershore 7.02 24.79 School
349 Dover College Dover 3.15 24.48
Davies Laing and Dick 350 Marylebone 8.35 23.7 College
351 Bedstone College Bucknell 6.15 23.51
352 Thorpe Hall School Southend-on-Sea 6.47 23.24
LVS Ascot (Licensed 353 Ascot 6.02 23.11 Victuallers' School)
Lichfield Cathedral 354 Lichfield 4.61 23.06 School
St George's School - 355 Birmingham 5.54 22.17 Edgbaston
356 Trinity School Teignmouth 6.87 21.73
Bellerbys College 357 Cambridge 7.94 21.43 Cambridge
Bournemouth 358 Bournemouth 6.98 19.72 Collegiate School
359 Ballard School New Milton 3.14 19.62
360 Shoreham College Shoreham-by-Sea 4.24 17.58
361 St John's School Billericay 3.35 14.87
Hulme Hall Grammar 362 Cheadle Hulme 1.74 14.2 School
363 Gad's Hill School Rochester 1.92 13.19
364 More House School Farnham 2.61 11.98
Bellerbys College 365 London 0.69 7.64 London