17 August 2023 was A-Level results day in the UK! While pictures of smiling teenagers jumping in the air and heart-warming individual success stories are great, some parents want to see numbers, too! So look no further for an initial ranking of London secondary schools based on their 2023 A-Level results. We report results here as they are released. This post will be updated continuously over the coming days and weeks as results are released.
Below are the top 100. King’s Maths School tops the table again. For the first time, two state schools take the two top spots! Highgate School has shot up this year, making it one of the most successful co-educational schools, thanks to their impressive 47% of A-Level entries rated A*.
| School | % A* | % A*-A | Type | Type | |
| 1 | King’s Maths School, Lambeth | 61.0% | 91.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 2 | Westminster School | 57.0% | 84.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth School, Barnet | 56.0% | 88.7% | state | Boys |
| 4 | King’s College School Wimbledon | 53.1% | 84.5% | private | Co-ed |
| 5 | St Paul’s Girls’ School | 52.9% | 87.0% | private | Girls |
| 6 | St Paul’s School | 51.0% | 85.0% | private | Boys |
| 7 | Haberdasher Aske’s School for Boys | 48.0% | 81.0% | private | Boys |
| 8 | Highgate School | 47.0% | 83.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 9 | JAGS | 47.0% | private | Girls | |
| 10 | City of London School for Girls | 43.0% | 83.0% | private | Girls |
| 11 | Wilson’s School | 43.0% | state | Boys | |
| 12 | Newham Collegiate Sixth Form | 80.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 13 | St Olave’s Grammar School | 41.0% | 76.0% | state | Boys |
| 14 | Alleyn’s, Dulwich | 40.0% | 77.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 15 | City of London | 40.0% | 76.4% | private | Boys |
| 16 | North London Collegiate School | 38.0% | 77.0% | private | Girls |
| 17 | Latymer Upper | 37.8% | 75.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 18 | Godolphin & Latymer School | 37.1% | 78.0% | private | Girls |
| 19 | Bancroft’s | 35.9% | 67.9% | private | Co-ed |
| 20 | Henrietta Barnett School | 35.0% | 75.0% | state | Girls |
| 21 | Tiffin Girls | 34.3% | 71.7% | state | Girls |
| 22 | Haberdasher Aske’s School for Girls | 34.0% | 74.0% | private | Girls |
| 23 | South Hampstead High School | 33.0% | 70.4% | private | Girls |
| 24 | Eltham College | 32.0% | 74.0% | private | co-ed |
| 25 | Hampton School | 32.0% | 70.0% | private | Boys |
| 26 | Merchant Taylor’s School | 31.7% | 69.8% | private | Boys |
| 27 | Wimbledon High | 31.0% | 71.0% | private | Girls |
| 28 | Putney High School | 31.0% | 65.0% | private | Girls |
| 29 | Trinity School, Croydon | 31.0% | 64.0% | private | Boys |
| 30 | Kingston Grammar School | 30.0% | 66.0% | private | Co-Ed |
| 31 | Dulwich College | 29.2% | 65.0% | private | Boys |
| 32 | Tiffin School | 28.7% | 65.2% | state | Boys |
| 33 | St Helen’s, Northwood | 28.7% | 64.0% | private | Girls |
| 34 | Francis Holland SW1 | 28.0% | 62.0% | private | Girls |
| 35 | Latymer School, Edmonton | 28.0% | 61.3% | state | Co-ed |
| 36 | UCS, Hampstead | 27.0% | 68.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 37 | Dame Alice Owen | 27.0% | 61.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 38 | Harrodian School | 26.0% | 67.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 39 | Notting Hill & Ealing High | 26.0% | 66.0% | private | Girls |
| 40 | Forest School | 26.0% | 50.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 41 | Hampton Court House | 26.0% | 40.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 42 | Surbiton High School | 25.0% | 64.0% | private | Girls |
| 43 | JFS, Brent | 62.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 44 | Francis Holland NW1 | 25.0% | 58.0% | private | Girls |
| 45 | St Michael’s Grammar | 25.0% | 57.0% | state | girls |
| 46 | Sutton Grammar School | 23.7% | 57.7% | state | Boys |
| 47 | Whitgift School, Croydon | 23.0% | 58.8% | private | Boys |
| 48 | Emanuel School | 22.7% | 52.4% | private | Co-ed |
| 49 | St Dunstan’s College | 22.0% | 56.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 50 | Paddington Academy | 22.0% | 33.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 51 | Channing School | 21.9% | 53.1% | private | Girls |
| 52 | Colfe’s School | 21.4% | 56.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 53 | Holland Park School | 56.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 54 | Queen’s Gate | 20.3% | 42.9% | private | Girls |
| 55 | Northwood College GDST | 20.0% | 50.0% | private | Girls |
| 56 | Hasmonean High School for Girls | 20.0% | 50.0% | state | Girls |
| 57 | Harris Westminster Academy | 20.0% | 49.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 58 | Lady Eleanor Holles | 19.0% | 53.0% | private | Girls |
| 59 | Mossbourne Academy | 19.0% | 48.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 60 | Nonsuch High School, Sutton | 18.8% | 53.5% | state | Girls |
| 61 | St Marylebone | 18.7% | 49.0% | state | Girls |
| 62 | Camden School for Girls | 18.0% | 50.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 63 | Croydon High School | 17.7% | 48.2% | private | girls |
| 64 | Wallington High School for Girls | 17.6% | 50.0% | state | Girls |
| 65 | Ibstock Place | 17.0% | 54.0% | private | Co-ed |
| 66 | Wallington County Grammar School | 17.0% | 52.0% | state | Boys |
| 67 | JCoss | 52.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 68 | King Alfred School, Golders Green | 52.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 69 | West London Free School | 48.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 70 | Woodhouse College | 45.4% | state | Co-ed | |
| 71 | Twyford Church of England School | 45.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 72 | Sydenham High, GDST | 44.0% | private | Girls | |
| 73 | Waldegrave School | 43.0% | state | Girls | |
| 74 | Hasmonean High School for Boys | 43.0% | state | Boys | |
| 75 | St Benedict’s School, Ealing | 16.3% | 40.6% | private | Co-ed |
| 76 | Queen’s College | 16.1% | 50.3% | private | Girls |
| 77 | Bromley High, GDST | 15.0% | 46.0% | private | Girls |
| 78 | Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar | 12.9% | 39.0% | state | Co-ed |
| 79 | Royal Russell School | 12.2% | 46.7% | private | Co-ed |
| 80 | St James Girls’ School | 11.7% | 38.0% | private | Girls |
| 81 | Lady Margaret School | 11.2% | 45.0% | state | Girls |
| 82 | St Catherine’s School Twickenham | 11.0% | 42.0% | private | Girls |
| 83 | The London Oratory School | 40.4% | state | Co-ed | |
| 84 | Paddington Academy | 40.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 85 | Grey Court School | 38.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 86 | Orleans Park School | 38.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 87 | Wetherby Senior School | 38.0% | private | Boys | |
| 88 | St Augustine’s Priory | 38.0% | private | Girls | |
| 89 | Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School | 37.2% | state | Co-ed | |
| 90 | Blackheath High, GDST | 37.0% | private | Girls | |
| 91 | Streatham & Clapham High GDST | 11.0% | 36.0% | private | Girls |
| 92 | John Lyon School | 11.0% | private | Boys | |
| 93 | Fulham Boys’ School | 36.0% | state | Boys | |
| 94 | Greycoat Hospital School | 35.3% | state | Co-ed | |
| 95 | Mill Hill School | 34.0% | private | Co-ed | |
| 96 | Greenshaw High School | 33.3% | state | Co-ed | |
| 97 | Chiswick School | 33.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 98 | Kingsdale Foundation School | 33.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 99 | Alexandra Park School | 33.0% | state | Co-ed | |
| 100 | Northbridge House, Canonbury | 32.0% | private | Co-ed |
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Where are the boarding schools here ?
Is that a different ranking. Usually, Wycombe and Eton are in the top 5… along with Winchester, Cheltenham and a few others in the top 20
this is a ranking for London schools, not a UK wide ranking, hence Eton and Wycombe Abbey are not included. there are many UK rankings published elsewhere, this ranking is specifically for London parents.
Would be great to find a way to integrate IB in those results
Radnor House Twickenham (Private)
A Level Results 2023 % Achieved
% Grades A*/A 41%
% Grades A* – B 76%
% Grades A* – C 93%
% Grades A* – E 99%
City of london boys 76.4% A/A* 40% A*
Tiffin girls – 71.7% A/A* 34.3% A*
Hampton School 2023 A LEVEL RESULTS
32% of grades were at A*
70% of grades were at A*-A
2023 GCSE RESULTS
44% of grades were 9s
75% of grades were at 9-8 (A*)
NLCS 76% A-A* 94% B-A*
Lady Margaret is 44.2% for A*/A
https://ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/A-level-Results23.pdf
Westminister A/A* 82.3% same as KCS
Highgate A/A* 86.1%
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/0/best-private-schools-uk-a-level-league-table-2023/
Highgate is 83% according to Highgate School itself, I am not sure where the Telegraph took their number from (sometimes depends if they include Pre-U or not). https://www.highgateschool.org.uk/news/a-level-results-2023/
Same as KCS not sure on 82.3%, telegraph data is based on ISC
https://www.isc.co.uk/research/exam-results/exam-results-2023/
It is comparable across different schools
HBS A* grades at 35%. 75% were A* or A and 91% were grades A*-B.
How come Brampton manor is not on the list . Not right
that is because they do not actually publish the data required to be included in this ranking. They do publish plenty of individual success stories and overall government mandated performance data but not the % of all entries graded A* oe A*-A
Hampton School has released their A Level results
I can only see the information that 90% received grade A*-B, have you seen the % of A* or A*-A for Hampton School?
Yes, that’s what I saw.
Godolphin and Latymer released their results.
Hi, what about City of London Boys? thnaks.
City have not published their results yet unfortunately. They have only said that 95% of grades are at A*-B so I assume they will end up being ranked at Alleyn’s / Latymer Upper level this year.
Godolphin and Latymer released their results.
michaela sixth form a level result 2023 is taken offline subject to correction probably
This great! Thanks! CLC, Emanuel, Marlborough, Charterhouse have published results
Emanuel is now included.
Think better to list A-A*% and show the ranking based on that instead of A* we know boys has higher % than girls for A* due to subject bias