| 1 | Winchester College | 734 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Winchester, South East | — ISI · Excellent |
| 2 | Tonbridge School | 803 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Tonbridge, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 3 | Sevenoaks School | 1,244 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Sevenoaks, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 4 | St Paul's School | 1,517 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | London, London | — |
| 5 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | 833 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Cheltenham, South West | — ISI · Good |
| 6 | Brighton College | 1,287 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Brighton, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 7 | Eton College | 1,346 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Windsor, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 8 | Charterhouse | 996 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Godalming, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 9 | Westminster School | 773 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | London, London | — ISI · Good |
| 10 | Marlborough College | 1,004 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Wiltshire, South West | — ISI · Good |
| 11 | The King's School Canterbury | 958 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Canterbury, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 12 | Dulwich College | 1,919 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | London, London | — ISI · Good |
| 13 | Sherborne School | 573 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Sherborne, South West | — ISI · Good |
| 14 | Wycombe Abbey | 644 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | High Wycombe, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 15 | Bedales School | 768 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Petersfield, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 16 | Harrow School | 831 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Harrow-on-the-Hill, London | — ISI · Good |
| 17 | Radley College | 762 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Unknown, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 18 | Tudor Hall School | 277 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Banbury, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 19 | Wellington College | 1,138 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Unknown, South East | — ISI · Excellent |
| 20 | Headington Rye Oxford | 1,150 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Oxford, South East | — |
| 21 | Benenden School | 532 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Cranbrook, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 22 | Downe House | 542 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Thatcham, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 23 | Oundle School | 1,134 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Northamptonshire, East Midlands | — ISI · Good |
| 24 | Roedean School | 615 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Brighton, South East | — ISI · Good |
| 25 | Shrewsbury School | 826 pupils | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Shrewsbury, West Midlands | — ISI · Good |