Financial Times Top 1000 Schools - March 2010 Based on 2009 A level results Area 09 Rank FT 08 Rank FT 07 Rank FT 06 Rank FT School Town School type score FT candidate level Points/A 09 exams) (core 09 entry level A Points/core 08 entry level A Points/core candidates Number of 09 exmas) (all 09 only level A taking Pupils 09 candidates) level % girls (A 09 entries/candidate level A Core 09 entries/candidate level A All 09 exams) (all Points/candidate 08 exams) (all Points/candidate 09 (Points/cand) rank Gov/DCSF 08 (Points/cand) rank Gov/DCSF 07 (Points/cand) rank Gov/DCSF exams) method (all 09 - FT Rank exams) method (all 08 - FT Rank exams) method (all 07 - FT Rank 09 subjects) (core grade/entry A % 08 subjects) (core grade/entry A % AB/candidate No 09 subjects) (core 09 AB rank AAB % cands at least 09 subjects) (core AAB % cands at least 08 subjects) (core London north 1 1 1 1 Westminster School Westminster Ind 6.19 999 266 267 177 177 33 3.8 3.9 1,103 1,125 40 31 28 7 5 3 91 92 3.7 1 92 96 London west 2 6 4 4 St Paul’s Girls’ School Hammersmith Ind 5.83 942 267 266 108 108 100 3.5 3.6 1,081 1,050 55 80 84 6 8 6 93 90 3.5 3 94 84 Oxfordshire 3 4 18 10 Magdalen College School Oxford Ind 5.79 953 265 264 82 82 0 3.6 3.7 1,071 1,054 66 72 85 10 13 24 86 81 3.5 2 84 79 London west 4 8 7 7 North London Collegiate S (IB) Edgware Ind 5.73 924 268 267 114 82 100 3.5 3.5 1,129 1,086 29 48 53 8 10 16 93 92 3.5 4 90 84 Buckinghamshire 5 3 9 6 Wycombe Abbey School High Wycombe Ind 5.41 894 266 266 85 85 100 3.4 3.4 1,181 1,236 12 6 13 3 1 1 90 88 3.3 7 86 86 London south 6 14 6 8 St Paul’s School Barnes Ind 5.32 890 265 263 187 187 0 3.4 3.5 1,053 1,032 84 102 87 13 15 9 89 83 3.3 6 89 79 Essex 7 9 5 9 Colchester Royal Gram Sch Colchester Gram 5.30 928 258 259 145 145 30 3.6 3.9 1,355 1,359 1 1 1 4 4 5 74 72 3.3 5 72 71 Camb & P’borough 8 2 14 14 Perse School for Girls Cambridge Ind 5.28 870 267 265 34 34 100 3.3 3.4 1,150 1,240 21 5 10 2 2 4 90 84 3.2 11 88 88 Shropshire 9 13 29 31 Concord College Shrewsbury Ind 5.23 907 260 260 128 128 48 3.5 3.6 1,080 1,076 56 57 103 18 20 37 76 78 3.3 8 71 72 Berkshire 9 10 3 5 Eton College Windsor Ind 5.23 892 262 262 255 255 0 3.4 3.5 1,054 1,085 83 51 51 20 14 12 79 80 3.3 10 78 77 Hampshire 9 7 2 2 Winchester College Winchester Ind 5.23 902 261 261 144 144 0 3.5 3.5 1,000 1,025 136 113 54 27 19 7 77 80 3.3 9 68 70 Oxfordshire 12 12 7 25 Radley College Abingdon Ind 5.14 923 256 256 123 122 0 3.6 3.8 1,003 1,031 133 104 116 45 37 54 65 66 3.2 12 62 66 London north 13 37 65 59 South Hampstead H Sch Camden Ind 5.10 865 263 260 78 78 100 3.3 3.4 997 957 146 229 262 24 41 57 82 73 3.2 13 77 64 Gloucestershire 14 39 17 14 Cheltenham Ladies’ Col Cheltenham Ind 5.02 873 261 261 141 141 100 3.3 3.5 1,042 951 90 248 79 22 33 17 79 78 3.1 15 74 63 Surrey 15 24 25 18 Royal Grammar School Guildford Ind 4.93 834 264 261 146 146 0 3.2 3.3 966 957 195 230 223 23 36 28 83 78 3.1 16 78 72 London south 16 18 49 44 Lady Eleanor Holles Sch Hampton Ind 4.88 843 262 262 88 88 100 3.2 3.5 1,162 1,206 19 8 19 14 12 18 81 78 3.1 18 70 65 Manchester 17 25 13 14 Withington Girls’ School Fallowfield Ind 4.87 813 266 264 77 77 100 3.1 3.1 1,216 1,204 5 9 6 1 6 2 90 85 3.0 22 84 73 Oxfordshire 18 34 31 33 Oxford High School GDST Oxford Ind 4.84 825 264 260 86 86 100 3.1 3.4 1,071 1,069 67 63 69 15 22 21 85 75 3.0 27 69 70 London south 19 22 10 11 James Allen’s Girls’ School Dulwich Ind 4.83 831 263 258 87 87 100 3.2 3.5 1,092 1,090 50 44 17 12 26 11 81 70 3.0 21 69 60 Manchester 19 15 11 3 Manchester Grammar Sch Manchester Ind 4.83 853 260 259 193 193 0 3.3 3.3 947 956 237 234 200 49 46 46 71 70 3.1 14 67 68 Kent 19 61 26 19 Tonbridge School Tonbridge Ind 4.83 858 259 255 165 165 0 3.3 3.6 987 924 162 300 163 33 75 44 75 70 3.1 17 64 58 London south 22 31 93 99 Hampton School Hampton Ind 4.80 849 260 259 170 170 0 3.3 3.5 1,320 1,311 3 2 8 5 7 31 73 72 3.1 19 66 59 London north 22 5 19 11 Queen Elizabeth’s School Barnet Gram 4.80 838 261 264 142 142 0 3.2 3.5 1,055 1,112 81 36 38 61 28 19 77 84 3.1 20 72 77 Surrey 24 20 21 17 Guildford High School Guildford Ind 4.77 806 265 265 80 80 100 3.0 3.2 1,037 1,001 96 151 126 16 11 13 89 86 2.9 30 82 81 Oxfordshire 25 57 71 81 Headington School Oxford Ind 4.74 850 258 256 113 112 100 3.3 3.5 998 972 143 200 189 48 60 50 71 68 3.0 22 62 50 London north 26 17 33 29 City of London Sch for Girls Barbican Ind 4.71 801 265 266 72 72 100 3.0 3.2 985 1,006 167 139 165 21 16 30 85 88 3.0 28 76 79 Hertfordshire 27 30 23 21 Haberdashers’ Aske’s S, Boys Elstree Ind 4.70 822 261 260 159 159 0 3.1 3.2 951 944 228 264 244 36 45 43 79 77 3.0 22 77 72 Berkshire 28 27 40 22 Kendrick School Reading Gram 4.68 833 259 257 109 109 100 3.2 3.4 1,072 1,043 64 91 78 29 55 59 72 70 3.0 22 68 64 London north 29 29 16 31 City of London School London, City Ind 4.63 836 258 259 136 136 1 3.2 3.4 980 981 179 176 133 56 44 29 70 74 3.0 26 63 64 Somerset & Bristol 30 11 11 19 Badminton School Westbury-on-Trym Ind 4.59 823 259 260 57 57 100 3.2 3.5 1,011 1,041 118 92 97 37 23 26 74 75 2.9 32 58 65 Hertfordshire 31 54 23 42 Merchant Taylors’ School Northwood Ind 4.58 802 262 258 140 140 0 3.1 3.3 1,108 1,095 36 41 21 19 31 10 79 71 2.9 33 71 58 Berkshire 32 19 66 37 Reading School Reading Gram 4.56 833 257 258 140 140 0 3.2 3.4 981 1,026 175 111 267 66 43 123 70 70 3.0 29 62 59 London north 33 42 36 30 Henrietta Barnett School Hampst’d GS Gram 4.49 823 257 256 118 118 100 3.2 3.3 958 939 214 272 271 64 63 56 71 70 2.9 31 69 61 London west 34 33 15 26 Lycee Francais Ch de G (BS) Kensington Ind 4.47 883 248 243 39 39 56 3.6 4.0 1,127 1,087 31 46 36 59 133 52 58 47 2.8 35 51 49 Berkshire 34 35 43 13 St Mary’s School Ascot South Ascot Ind 4.47 789 261 262 48 48 100 3.0 3.2 1,007 1,047 127 84 44 26 32 60 79 76 2.8 38 71 65 Hertfordshire 36 27 22 37 Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls Elstree Ind 4.38 775 262 263 137 137 100 3.0 3.1 943 933 245 285 221 41 29 27 80 81 2.8 41 70 79 Camb & P’borough 36 41 62 47 Perse School Cambridge Ind 4.38 798 258 260 110 110 32 3.1 3.3 980 982 180 174 164 58 42 49 75 76 2.8 46 65 65 Wiltshire 36 49 78 58 St Mary’s School Calne Ind 4.38 778 261 261 47 47 100 3.0 3.3 987 967 161 205 319 40 40 53 78 75 2.8 39 62 62 Surrey 39 43 43 36 St Catherine’s School Bramley Ind 4.35 798 258 260 73 73 100 3.1 3.3 1,095 1,087 48 46 14 31 18 40 77 71 2.8 43 63 56 London north 40 46 55 71 Latymer School Edmonton Gram 4.34 781 260 256 222 222 46 3.0 3.2 952 980 225 179 213 51 53 69 76 70 2.8 45 68 59 London south 40 36 52 54 Tiffin Girls’ School Kingston Gram 4.34 793 258 259 138 138 100 3.1 3.3 1,199 1,192 9 13 56 30 24 38 74 72 2.8 50 64 60 London south 42 32 37 69 Whitgift School (IB) S’th Croydon Ind 4.33 821 254 255 146 113 0 3.2 3.5 1,003 1,019 134 121 89 128 85 113 63 61 2.8 40 57 55 West Midlands 43 23 46 24 King Edward VI High Sch, Girls Birmingham Ind 4.28 769 260 264 86 86 100 3.0 3.3 1,244 1,302 4 3 3 11 3 8 76 84 2.8 47 69 72 London north 44 53 75 51 Highgate School Highgate Ind 4.27 797 256 254 149 149 26 3.1 3.3 873 925 466 297 369 79 98 138 71 61 2.8 49 64 50 London west 45 52 37 78 Godolphin and Latymer (IB) Hammersmith Ind 4.26 771 260 259 90 65 100 3.0 3.3 1,011 1,002 117 147 149 84 51 93 75 73 2.7 52 60 52 London west 46 47 105 78 Notting Hill and Ealing HSch West Ealing Ind 4.24 765 260 260 69 69 100 2.9 3.1 934 944 272 263 341 50 52 102 75 72 2.8 48 67 61 London south 46 21 45 41 St Olave’s & St Saviour’s GrS Orpington Gram 4.24 805 254 259 176 176 26 3.2 3.3 1,013 1,059 114 69 125 76 30 76 62 70 2.8 36 53 67 Essex 48 71 52 50 Chelmsford C’nty HS for Girls Chelmsford Gram 4.21 819 252 249 119 119 100 3.3 3.4 1,176 1,172 14 18 16 43 56 32 65 55 2.8 44 60 48 Essex 49 45 20 27 King Edward VI Grammar S Chelmsford Gram 4.20 809 253 252 162 162 26 3.2 3.6 1,206 1,195 7 11 4 46 64 22 61 60 2.8 42 52 51 London north 49 16 28 45 University College School Hampstead Ind 4.20 792 255 260 98 98 0 3.1 3.4 926 958 294 226 260 82 47 74 72 75 2.8 37 62 76 Essex 51 65 34 39 Colchester C’nty HS Girls Colchester Gram 4.19 808 253 252 109 109 100 3.2 3.4 1,075 1,079 59 54 23 72 69 23 56 60 2.9 34 51 57 London west 52 86 51 62 Harrow School Harrow Ind 4.17 764 259 257 157 157 0 2.9 3.4 1,008 974 124 192 130 42 58 36 73 64 2.7 55 52 46 Northamptonshire 52 44 34 51 Oundle School Oundle Ind 4.17 798 254 254 200 200 36 3.1 3.4 940 971 259 201 191 97 78 70 61 62 2.8 51 52 53 West Midlands 54 58 106 82 King Edward’s School Birmingham Ind 4.14 761 259 260 123 123 0 2.9 3.2 1,180 1,148 13 20 18 17 27 34 76 73 2.7 56 62 61 Oxfordshire 55 38 27 23 Abingdon School Abingdon Ind 4.11 777 256 252 137 137 0 3.0 3.3 961 1,001 207 150 142 98 87 45 67 64 2.7 53 52 53 Kent 56 48 62 40 King’s School Canterbury Canterbury Ind 4.08 781 255 254 173 173 50 3.1 3.3 951 976 227 188 217 81 83 96 65 64 2.7 54 54 50 Leic’shire & Rut 57 85 304 336 Leicester High Sch for Girls Leicester Ind 4.06 774 255 257 27 27 100 3.0 3.2 950 1,040 233 94 122 105 76 235 70 72 2.6 90 59 52 Oxfordshire 57 68 58 73 St Helen and St Katharine Abingdon Ind 4.06 732 261 257 77 77 100 2.8 3.1 932 942 278 267 255 53 57 42 79 72 2.6 71 61 59 Surrey 59 73 55 61 Charterhouse Godalming Ind 4.05 760 257 254 181 181 31 3.0 3.2 932 972 279 196 192 90 72 51 69 65 2.7 57 56 52 London east 60 63 58 69 Bancrofts School W’ford Green Ind 4.04 767 256 255 116 116 41 3.0 3.2 963 946 200 259 190 67 82 67 66 69 2.7 61 59 56 Gloucestershire 60 56 79 73 Pate’s Grammar School Cheltenham Gram 4.04 753 258 257 177 177 52 2.9 3.2 1,166 1,178 17 16 11 34 21 25 72 69 2.7 64 59 56 Warwickshire