GCSE results 2013: Independent school results table % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A 1 Westminster School Westminster B 120 86.24 98.16 North London 2 Edgware G 110 81.63 97.94 Collegiate School City of London School 3 The City G 94 77.9 96.51 For Girls Withington Girls' 4 Manchester G 81 73.34 95.71 School King's College School 5 Wimbledon B 161 75.84 95.68 (KCS) 6 Brighton College Brighton M 144 58.5 95.35 Wycombe Abbey 7 High Wycombe G 82 75.7 95 School St Mary's School, 8 Ascot G 60 71.45 94.84 Ascot The Lady Eleanor 9 Hampton G 105 70.53 94.68 Holles School James Allen's Girls' 10 London G 117 72.85 94.26 School 11 Latymer Upper School Hammersmith M 138 73.29 93.99 Magdalen College 12 Oxford B 92 71.27 93.95 School The Haberdashers' 13 Borehamwood G 103 68.29 93.92 Aske's School for Girls Haberdashers' Aske's 14 Elstree B 179 71.03 93.73 Boys' School Guildford High School 15 Guildford G 97 71.31 93.5 for Girls Royal Grammar 16 Guildford B 144 68.17 93.22 School The Godolphin and 17 Hammersmith G 106 67.19 92.17 Latymer School Oxford High School 18 Oxford G 84 68.23 92.09 GDST 19 Notting Hill and Ealing Ealing G 85 62.74 91.87 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A High School GDST St Helen and St 20 Abingdon G 90 68.26 91.5 Katharine 21 City of London School London B 128 68.24 90.35 22 The Perse School Cambridge M 145 65.71 89.82 Merchant Taylors' 23 Northwood B 152 67.84 89.47 School King Edward's School, 24 Birmingham B 130 67.04 89.2 Birmingham 25 Hampton School Hampton B 180 57.17 89.16 26 The Grange School Northwich M 102 59.44 89.05 St Albans High School 27 St Albans G 91 58.72 89.05 for Girls Putney High School 28 Putney G 81 57.9 88.33 GDST Wimbledon High 29 Wimbledon G 81 55.57 87.05 School GDST 30 Badminton School Bristol G 54 60.61 86.99 31 Highgate School Highgate M 151 61.98 86.64 32 Alleyn's School Dulwich M 143 51.13 86.54 University College 33 Hampstead B 117 52.79 86.49 School, Hampstead 34 St Helen's School Northwood G 88 53.47 86.1 35 Oundle School Peterborough M 178 53.46 85.94 36 Bancroft's School Woodford Green M 116 51.55 85.75 Manchester High 37 Manchester G 116 55.25 85.54 School for Girls 38 The Abbey School Reading G 110 51.87 84.72 South Hampstead 39 Hampstead G 90 53.16 84.28 High School GDST St Catherine's, 40 Guildford G 90 50.42 82.79 Bramley 41 Dulwich College Dulwich B 202 50.28 82.5 42 St Swithun's School Winchester G 84 52.34 82.16 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A 43 Channing School London G 74 50.73 82.04 44 Wellington College Crowthorne M 196 50.29 81.97 Royal Grammar 45 Newcastle-upon-Tyne M 139 55.2 81.86 School 46 Norwich School Norwich M 119 50.69 81.11 Francis Holland 47 London G 70 48.46 81.04 School, Regent's Park 48 Walthamstow Hall Sevenoaks G 45 45.11 80.45 49 Exeter School Exeter M 104 46.97 80.3 50 St Albans School St Albans B 127 49.06 80.17 51 King Edward's School Bath M 102 46.77 79.96 City of London 52 Ashtead M 98 49.22 78.88 Freemen's School 53 King's High School Warwick G 103 40.5 78.72 54 Marlborough College Marlborough M 160 48.77 78.55 55 Rugby School Rugby M 142 44.99 78.55 56 King's School Canterbury M 157 51.65 78.22 57 Headington School Oxford G 118 40.93 78.14 58 Caterham School Caterham M 135 47.27 77.57 59 Concord College Shrewsbury M 61 42.83 77.45 60 Tormead School Guildford G 74 38.01 77.09 Sir William Perkins's 61 Chertsey G 86 42.65 76.99 School Loughborough High 62 Loughborough G 101 41.58 76.97 School Durham High School 63 Durham G 54 45.24 76.61 for Girls 64 Dauntsey's School Devizes M 118 45.01 76.5 Wakefield Girls' High 65 Wakefield G 105 41.64 76.43 School Haberdashers' 66 Monmouth School for Monmouth G 73 46.97 75.96 Girls 67 Kingston Grammar Kingston-upon-Thames M 117 41.64 75.95 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A School 68 Sherborne Girls Sherborne G 77 47.28 75.92 69 Ibstock Place School Roehampton M 84 43.51 75.77 70 Canford School Wimborne M 122 39.43 75.41 71 Northwood College Northwood G 83 43.5 75.38 72 Chigwell School Chigwell M 71 40.91 75.28 73 Solihull School Solihull M 104 38.57 75.23 74 Warwick School Warwick B 139 40.63 75.16 75 The Godolphin School Salisbury G 74 41.18 74.93 Bristol Grammar 76 Bristol M 123 44.72 74.21 School 77 Birkenhead School Wirral M 53 39.74 74.07 78 Eltham College Mottingham B 93 41.73 74.02 Reigate Grammar 79 Reigate M 141 43.03 73.91 School Nottingham Girls’ High 80 Nottingham G 115 37.43 73.44 School GDST Bromley High School 81 Bromley G 99 36.65 73.41 GDST Howell's School 82 Cardiff G 66 36.3 73.36 Llandaff GDST Palmers Green High 83 Winchmore Hill G 27 32.65 72.79 School The Portsmouth 84 Portsmouth M 170 42.04 72.7 Grammar School Leicester High School 85 Leicester G 49 31.01 72.48 for Girls Bury Grammar School 86 Bury G 89 35.47 72.43 Girls Central Newcastle 87 Newcastle-upon-Tyne G 70 37.75 72.27 High School GDST 88 Hymers College Hull M 109 39.46 71.84 89 The Maynard School Exeter G 53 41.05 71.75 90 Forest School London M 153 35.69 71.69 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A Chetham's School of 91 Manchester M 36 39.36 71.63 Music Nottingham High 92 Nottingham B 110 36.67 71.53 School The King's School, 93 Chester M 114 38.73 71.1 Chester St George's College 94 Addlestone M 145 40.32 70.71 Weybridge 95 RGS Worcester Worcester M 122 36.02 70.54 96 Christ's Hospital Horsham M 136 37.61 70.46 Stockport Grammar 97 Stockport M 168 40.14 70.34 School Reading Blue Coat 98 Reading B 98 38.2 70.01 School Edgbaston High 99 Birmingham G 76 38.31 69.99 School for Girls Francis Holland 100 Westminster G 36 31.63 69.89 School, Sloane Square 101 Epsom College Epsom M 130 31.16 69.83 102 The Red Maids' School Bristol G 67 39.6 69.65 103 The King's School Worcester M 128 39.15 69.61 Bolton School Girls' 104 Bolton G 116 32.41 69.61 Division 105 Leweston School Sherborne G 39 41.69 69.56 106 The Leys School Cambridge M 101 36.57 69.49 Bedford Modern 107 Bedford M 152 32.81 69.46 School 108 Queenswood Hatfield G 61 32.96 69.35 Blackheath High 109 Blackheath G 48 34.55 69.29 School GDST 110 Yarm School Yarm M 105 40.65 69.17 111 Talbot Heath School Bournemouth G 60 29.51 69.17 Queen Elizabeth's 112 Bristol B 81 34.93 68.98 Hospital % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A The Cathedral School 113 Cardiff M 60 36.02 68.83 Llandaff 114 Surbiton High School Kingston-upon-Thames G 155 27.82 68.75 Queen Elizabeth 115 Wakefield B 117 35.29 68.68 Grammar School 116 Ipswich School Ipswich M 120 36.03 68.47 117 King Henry VIII Coventry M 112 33.15 68.44 118 Roedean School Brighton G 62 36.22 68.41 119 Tudor Hall School Banbury G 58 33.95 68.08 Queen's College 120 Westminster G 49 36.91 68.03 London Merchant Taylors' 121 Liverpool G 73 37.73 67.88 Girls' School St James Senior Girls' 122 Hammersmith G 41 33.24 67.85 School Leicester Grammar 123 Great Glen M 111 36.53 67.73 School 124 Clifton College Bristol M 126 35.2 67.66 Sydenham High 125 Sydenham G 72 25.91 67.57 School GDST 126 Queen's Gate School London G 58 31.43 67.46 Croydon High School 127 South Croydon G 71 35.18 67.36 GDST 128 Stamford High School Stamford G 93 32.76 67.35 Bolton School Boys' 129 Bolton B 137 33.64 67.15 Division Sheffield High School 130 Sheffield G 112 37.62 66.87 GDST Norwich High School 131 Norwich G 81 37.33 66.87 GDST St Leonards-Mayfield 132 Mayfield G 58 28.47 66.78 School 133 St Peter's School York M 105 33.65 66.73 134 Woldingham School Caterham G 91 37.36 66.63 % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A St Mary's School, 135 Cambridge G 85 38.9 66.41 Cambridge 136 Churcher's College Petersfield M 119 32.27 65.67 Northampton High 137 Northampton G 78 37.08 65.42 School GDST Wolverhampton 138 Wolverhampton M 81 33.8 65.32 Grammar School 139 Casterton School Via Carnforth G 35 33.98 64.83 140 Kimbolton School Huntingdon M 97 28.48 64.57 141 Birkdale School Sheffield B 70 31.27 64.55 142 Moreton Hall Oswestry G 53 30.56 64.45 The Swaminarayan 143 Neasden M 50 23.3 64.34 School Sutton High School 144 Sutton G 62 31.08 64.19 GDST Bishop's Stortford 145 Bishop's Stortford M 108 30.15 64.1 College Letchworth Garden 146 St Francis' College G 38 27.2 63.73 City Hereford Cathedral 147 Hereford M 92 35.43 63.58 School 148 The Ladies' College Guernsey G 61 31.34 63.53 149 Derby High School Derby G 49 33.19 63.16 Burgess Hill School for 150 Burgess Hill G 89 29.4 63.03 Girls Ipswich High School 151 Ipswich G 76 30.48 62.59 GDST Bradford Grammar 152 Bradford M 143 31.13 62.47 School 153 Uppingham School Uppingham M 139 29.83 62.39 The Royal High School 154 Bath G 85 31.9 62.26 Bath GDST St John's College, 155 Cardiff M 60 29.98 61.94 Cardiff % ENTRIES % ENTRIES SCHOOL TOWN GENDER CANDIDATES ACHIEVING ACHIEVING A* - A* A 156 Bablake School Coventry M 123 29.27 61.73 157 Oakham School Oakham M 152 29.37 61.63 158 Dodderhill School Droitwich Spa G 31 29.81 61.38 Streatham and 159 Clapham High School Streatham G 76 25.57 61.31 GDST Redland High School 160 Bristol G 44 34.12 61.28 for Girls Newcastle-under-Lyme 161 Newcastle-under-Lyme M 94 31.63 61 School 162 Red House School Stockton-on-Tees M 37 28.4 60.73 163 The John Lyon School Harrow B 106 24.47 60.72 164 St Gabriel's School Newbury G 44 26.77 60.65 The Marist Senior 165 Ascot G 61 28.03 60.5 School The Towers Convent 166 Steyning G 43 26.42 60.42 School Shrewsbury High 167 Shrewsbury G 79 29.24 59.98