Downe House, UK Boarding school and other British boarding schools

Entry to top UK schools

The United Kingdom is one of the most chosen study abroad destinations that provides an exclusive broad education. In order to get into the world’s top universities such as University of Cambridge or University of Oxford, parents have to consider British independent schools prior to attending universities.

For the last twenty years, Dr Jessica has been preparing students for entry to top UK schools including Eton College, Winchester College, Wycombe Abbey School and Westminster School, sharing experience and insight, including:

What does the pre-test process involve?

How do UK schools use the ISEB Common Pre-Tests?

What tasks do UK schools interviews include?

How can I prepare my child for pre-tests and interviews?

What are the options for people looking for British boarding schools? How can you prepare your child for entry to a selective school?
What on earth is the ISEB Pretest? How can you help your child with the transition to their new 11+ or 13+ school?

UK Boarding Schools A-level and GCSE Rankings 2019

Rankings only give a snapshot of end results; remember that each school has different intake policies and this will be reflected in their ranking. When considering a school, also look at their extracurricular and value add offerings. As you will see, some schools offer Sixth form only.

Source: GCE A-Level Results from Independent Schools Council and Individual school’s websites

All data is for reference only.

Ranking	British Boarding School Name	Town	Gender	A-level A* - B (%)	GCSE A*/ A9/8/7 (%)
1	Brighton College	Brighton	Co-ed	97.2	94.5
2	Wycombe Abbey School	High Wycombe	Co-ed	95.2	97.6
3	St Mary's School Ascot	Ascot	Girls	94.9	95.5
4	St Paul's School	London	Boys	93.9	96.7
5	Eton College	Windsor	Boys	95	92.9
6	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Cardiff	Co-ed	99.2	83.9
7	Westminster School	London	Boys	90.7	98.8
8	Concord College	Shrewsbury	Co-ed	97.3	84.6
9	Sevenoaks School	Sevenoaks	Co-ed	93.8	91.2
10	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Cheltenham	Girls	91.2	90.3
11	Winchester College	Winchester	Boys	92.7	87.1
12	Tonbridge School	Tonbridge	Boys	89.9	92.5
13	Whitgift School	South Croydon	Boys	94.2	81.7
14	St Helen and St Katharine	Abingdon	Girls	90.6	86.5
15	Abingdon School	Abingdon	Boys	90.2	86.7
16	Queen Ethelburga's College	York	Co-ed	92.5	80.5
17	St Catherine's, Bramley	Guildford	Girls	88.2	83.1
18	St Michael's School	Lanelli	Co-ed	92.0	73.9
19	Dulwich College	Dulwich	Boys	86.4	84.8
20	Radley College	Abingdon	Boys	86.1	83.3
21	Epsom College	Epsom	Co-ed	90.0	74.6
22	Downe House	Thatcham	Girls	84.8	84.8
23	St Mary's Calne	Calne	Girls	86	82
24	City of London Freemen's School	Ashtead	Co-ed	86	81.9
25	St Swithun's School	Winchester	Girls	86.4	80.9

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