Top A-level results

This page shows the top institutions ranked on the basis of their pupils' A/AS-level and equivalent results in 2008.

All had average points per student of more than 1000. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 exam entrants, are not ranked.

We have included information on admissions policy and any specialism.

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Name, area	TYPE				APS	CVA
Colchester Royal Grammar School, Essex	FD	Sc	SEL	M	1359	994.5
Hampton School, Richmond-upon-Thames	IND			B	1311.4	990.1
King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham	IND			G	1301.8	1011.4
Colyton Grammar School, Devon	FD	Sc,LePP	SEL	M	1288.7	983
Wycombe Abbey School, Buckinghamshire	IND			G	1235.6	1010.7
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Trafford	FD	L,TS	SEL	G	1216	946.4
The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Richmond-upon-Thames	IND			G	1206.2	1004
Withington Girls' School, Manchester	IND			G	1204	999
St Swithun's School, Hampshire	IND			G	1198.5	1009.4
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, Essex	FD	Sc,L,LePP	SEL	M	1194.8	979.1
Norwich High School for Girls GDST, Norfolk	IND			G	1194.2	1000.3
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston-upon-Thames	CY	M&C,L	SEL	G	1191.5	995.2
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Birmingham	VA	Sc,H	SEL	B	1189.6	1001.6
Sevenoaks School, Kent	IND			M	1186	1068.3
Pate's Grammar School, Gloucestershire	VA	L,Sc	SEL	M	1178.3	999.9
Warwick School, Warwickshire	IND			B	1174.3	977.7
Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Essex	FD	T,L,Mu	SEL	G	1171.6	1026.7
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Birmingham	CY	Sc	SEL	G	1155	969
King Edward's School, Birmingham	IND			B	1147.8	992.7
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Birmingham	VA	M&C	SEL	G	1146.1	973.3
King Edward VI School, Warwickshire	VA	H	SEL	B	1144.1	998.7
Downe House School, West Berkshire	IND			G	1139.9	1006.7
Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancashire	VA	T,L,M&C	SEL	B	1139.1	995.6
City of London Freemens' School, Surrey	IND			M	1137.2	1007.5
Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Buckinghamshire	FD	Sc,L	SEL	B	1130.9	999.8
Tormead School, Surrey	IND			G	1130.4	1000.2
King's College School, Merton	IND			B	1128.5	1033.1
Loughborough Grammar School, Leicestershire	IND			B	1128	1000.5
The Grange School, Cheshire	IND			M	1125.8	1046.1
Westminster School, Westminster	IND			M	1125.3	1007.3
Wallington County Grammar School, Sutton	FD	Sc	SEL	M	1122.1	994.3
Casterton School, Cumbria	IND			G	1116	1014.1
Yarm School, Stockton-on-Tees	IND			M	1115.3	999.6
Wilson's School, Sutton	VA	M&C,A	SEL	B	1114.5	1024.4
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Barnet	FD	Mu	SEL	B	1112.1	993.9
Ermysted's Grammar School, North Yorkshire	VA	Sc	SEL	B	1106.6	1007.5
King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham	VA	H,Sc	SEL	M	1105	989.6
King Edward VI Handsworth School, Birmingham	VA	A	SEL	G	1102.8	1012.8
Nonsuch High School for Girls, Sutton	FD	Sc	SEL	G	1100.2	949.4
Merchant Taylors' School, Hertfordshire	IND			B	1095.2	1002.1
Ripon Grammar School, North Yorkshire	CY	E	SEL	M	1094.7	987.9
Nottingham High School, Nottingham	IND			B	1092.4	1007.4
James Allen's Girls' School, Southwark	IND			G	1089.5	1001.6
Alleyn's School, Southwark	IND			M	1088.7	1000.6
St Catherine's School, Surrey	IND			G	1087.4	1041.9
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle, Kensington and Chelsea	IND			M	1087.4	995.7
North London Collegiate School, Harrow	IND			G	1085.5	1023
Marymount International School, Kingston-upon-Thames	IND			G	1085.3	<
Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Wirral	CY	L,H	SEL	G	1084.9	975.5
Eton College, Windsor and Maidenhead	IND			B	1084.6	1028.1
Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall	VA	L,B&E	SEL	B	1081.6	973.6
Loughborough High School, Leicestershire	IND			G	1079.5	1022.8
Colchester County High School for Girls, Essex	FD	Sc,L,LePP	SEL	G	1079.2	994.8
Cardinal Newman College, Lancashire	6th Form Coll		NA		1079.1	1012.4
Caistor Grammar School, Lincolnshire	FD	Sp,H	SEL	M	1077.7	984.7
Concord College, Shropshire	IND			M	1076.2	#
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Trafford	FD	L	SEL	B	1075.3	985.1
Wakefield Girls' High School, Wakefield	IND			G	1074.2	993.6
Bootham School, York	IND			M	1074.1	1026.3
Hulme Grammar School for Girls, Oldham	IND			G	1072.1	978.8
Dover Grammar School for Girls, Kent	CY	H	SEL	G	1068.9	931.8
Oxford High School GDST, Oxfordshire	IND			G	1068.8	1011.8
Poole Grammar School, Poole	FD	M&C,SEN C&L	SEL	B	1065.6	984.6
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Lancashire	FD	T,L,LePP	SEL	G	1064.8	976.4
Belvedere Academy, Liverpool	AC		COMP	G	1063.1	981.9
Sir Thomas Rich's School, Gloucestershire	CY	L,Sc,RATL	SEL	M	1060.9	971.2
Heckmondwike Grammar School, Kirklees	FD	T,L,TS	SEL	M	1059.7	970.5
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, Bromley	VA	M&C,Sc	SEL	M	1059.3	1008.4
Winstanley College, Wigan	6th Form Coll		NA		1054.8	988.3
Greenhead College, Kirklees	6th Form Coll		NA		1054.7	1001.2
Magdalen College School, Oxfordshire	IND			B	1054.5	1009
Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls A Specialist College for Language and Science, Warwickshire	CY	L,Sc	SEL	G	1053.7	990.6
The Crossley Heath School, Calderdale	FD	L,YST	SEL	M	1053.2	993.2
Southend High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea	FD	L,LePP	SEL	M	1051.9	978.5
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, Barnet	VA	L	SEL	G	1051.1	986.9
Newport Girls' High School, Telford and Wrekin	CY	M&C	SEL	G	1050.9	1029.6
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield	IND			B	1049.8	996.8
St Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith and Fulham	IND			G	1049.6	1019.1
Hockerill Anglo-European College, Hertfordshire	FD	L,Mu,LePP,TS	COMP	M	1048.4	1031.9
King Edward VI College Stourbridge, Dudley	6th Form Coll		NA		1047.1	1007.4
Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridgeshire	6th Form Coll		NA		1046.7	1012.9
Westcliff High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea	FD	H	SEL	B	1046.6	974.8
St Mary's School Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead	IND			G	1046.6	1005.3
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST, Nottingham	IND			G	1046.3	1018.1
Derby High School, Derby	IND			G	1044.5	1005.3
Sixth Form College Farnborough, Hampshire	6th Form Coll		NA		1043.6	1012.3
King Edward VI Aston School, Birmingham	VA	Sp	SEL	B	1043.5	1000.1
Highsted Grammar School, Kent	FD	Sc	SEL	M	1043.3	1003.5
Kendrick School, Reading	FD	Sc,L	SEL	G	1042.9	998.3
The Judd School, Kent	VA	Mu,Sc	SEL	M	1040.6	990.8
Badminton School, Bristol	IND			G	1040.6	999
Bourne Grammar School, Lincolnshire	VC	A	SEL	M	1037.6	975.1
Southbank International School, Kensington and Chelsea	IND			M	1037.6	<
Southend High School for Girls, Southend-on-Sea	FD	L,RATL	SEL	M	1037.4	978.6
Birkdale School, Sheffield	IND			M	1036.7	993.3
Skipton Girls' High School, North Yorkshire	FD	E	SEL	G	1035.7	994.9
Invicta Grammar School, Kent	CY	B&E	SEL	M	1035	982.7
Sir William Perkins's School, Surrey	IND			G	1033.3	1028.3
St Paul's School, Richmond-upon-Thames	IND			B	1032.2	1000.7
Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Torbay	FD	L,B&E	SEL	B	1031.9	975.5
Radley College, Oxfordshire	IND			B	1030.9	994.5
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, Lancashire	FD	M&C,TS	SEL	M	1030	959.2
St Albans School, Hertfordshire	IND			M	1029.8	1021.5
Wymondham High School, Norfolk	CY	A	COMP	M	1029.8	985.6
Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Wolverhampton	FD	L,LePP	SEL	G	1029	996.6
The Blue Coat School, Liverpool	VA	Sc	SEL	M	1027.9	983.2
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Birmingham	VA	L,TS	SEL	M	1027.5	999.4
Reading School, Reading	FD	H	SEL	B	1026.3	1011.8
Peter Symonds College, Hampshire	6th Form Coll		NA		1025.5	1000.6
Winchester College, Hampshire	IND			B	1024.9	1024.9
The Nelson Thomlinson School, Cumbria	VC	M&C,TS	COMP	M	1022	976.9
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lancashire	IND			M	1021.7	988.8
Northampton High School, Northamptonshire	IND			G	1021.3	1027.3
The Broxbourne School, Hertfordshire	FD	B&E,L	COMP	M	1021.1	973.7
Thomas Telford School, Telford and Wrekin	CTC		COMP	M	1020.7	994.1
Hymers College, Kingston-upon-Hull	IND			M	1020.6	980.4
Queen Mary's High School, Walsall	VA	L,M&C	SEL	G	1020.5	1007.7
Cleveland College of Art and Design, Middlesbrough	College		NA		1018.6	1078.1
Whitgift School, Croydon	IND			B	1018.6	997.8
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Lancashire	FD	L	SEL	M	1017.6	996.9
Bolton School Girls' Division, Bolton	IND			G	1016.8	990.9
Bolton School Boys' Division, Bolton	IND			B	1016.6	1024.1
West Kirby Grammar School, Wirral	CY	Sc	SEL	G	1016.2	977.2
Spalding High School, Lincolnshire	CY	Sp	SEL	M	1015.6	991.5
St Ambrose College, Trafford	VA	M&C	SEL	B	1015.5	1005
Roedean School, Brighton and Hove	IND			G	1012.5	1006.6
High School for Girls, Gloucestershire	CY	L,Sc	SEL	M	1011.4	975.8
Bablake School, Coventry	IND			M	1010.7	1019.8
The Mount School, York	IND			G	1010.3	1039.3
St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford, Essex	VA	T,YST	COMP	M	1008.8	1016.7
Bury Grammar School (Girls), Bury	IND			G	1008.8	1021.6
Dixie Grammar School, Leicestershire	IND			M	1008.8	963.1
Devonport High School for Girls, Plymouth	CY	L,LePP	SEL	G	1008.5	981.5
Leicester Grammar School, Leicester	IND			M	1007.1	1002.9
Parkstone Grammar School, Poole	FD	Sc,L	SEL	G	1007	984.3
City of London School for Girls, City of London	IND			G	1006.5	1018.6
Sutton Grammar School for Boys, Sutton	FD	Sc	SEL	B	1006.4	981.3
The King's School, Peterborough	VA	Sc	COMP	M	1005	1002.7
Audenshaw School, Tameside	FD	T	COMP	M	1004.9	980.7
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Buckinghamshire	VC	A	SEL	M	1004.7	1018.8
Rugby School, Warwickshire	IND			M	1003.6	1028.1
Channing School, Haringey	IND			G	1002.5	1003.4
Adams' Grammar School, Telford and Wrekin	VA	T,L,TS	SEL	M	1002.4	967.8
The Godolphin and Latymer School, Hammersmith and Fulham	IND			G	1002.1	1043.9
Urmston Grammar School, Trafford	FD	Sc,L	SEL	M	1001.8	973.7
Devonport High School for Boys, Plymouth	FD	E,L	SEL	M	1001.6	989
Abingdon School, Oxfordshire	IND			B	1001.4	1020
Guildford High School, Surrey	IND			G	1000.6	1022.4