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Secondary · Independent (中学私立)

ISC-tier fee-paying secondary schools (HMC / GSA / IAPS members) with senior-school age range (≥16). Default order: continuous prestige score = manual tier (Clarendon Nine / HMC flagships) + DfE A-Level + GCSE + pupil count + boarding + destination signal. All 506 ISC schools ranked on one transparent scale. Click 'A-Level AAB %' for pure academic-merit. Excludes embassy / small religious / SEN micro-schools. Currently sorted by EBacc APS (period 202425).

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#SchoolEBacc APSTypeRegionOfsted
1Cheltenham Ladies' College
Period 202425
7.13Independent · Boarding · 6thCheltenham, South West
2Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda
Period 202425
6.67Independent · Boarding · 6thBlackburn, North WestGood
3Thomas's College
Period 202425
6.13Independent · Boarding · 6thRichmond, London
4New Hall School
Period 202425
6.08Independent · Boarding · 6thChelmsford, East of England
5Ipswich School
Period 202425
5.95Independent · Boarding · 6thIpswich, East of England
6Royal Masonic School for Girls
Period 202425
5.69Independent · Boarding · 6thRickmansworth, East of England
7Talbot Heath School
Period 202425
5.54Independent · Boarding · 6thBournemouth, South West
8Sherfield School
Period 202425
5.45Independent · Boarding · 6thHampshire, South East
9Cundall Manor School
Period 202425
5.44Independent · BoardingUnknown, Yorkshire and the Humber
10Thornton College
Period 202425
5.40Independent · Boarding · 6thMilton Keynes, South East
11d'Overbroeck's
Period 202425
5.22Independent · Boarding · 6thOxford, South East
12Abrar Academy
Period 202425
5.15Independent · Boarding · 6thPreston, North West
13Mayfield School
Period 202425
5.06Independent · Boarding · 6thMayfield, South East
14Brighton College
Period 202425
5.03Independent · Boarding · 6thBrighton, South East
15St Christopher School
Period 202425
4.96Independent · Boarding · 6thLetchworth Garden City, East of England
16St Francis College
Period 202425
4.94Independent · Boarding · 6thLetchworth Garden City, East of England
17St Margaret's School
Period 202425
4.88Independent · Boarding · 6thBushey, East of England
18North London Grammar School
Period 202425
4.87Independent · Boarding · 6thLondon, London
19Tettenhall College Incorporated
Period 202425
4.83Independent · Boarding · 6thWolverhampton, West Midlands
20Queen's College
Period 202425
4.68Independent · Boarding · 6thTaunton, South West
21St Teresa's School
Period 202425
4.68Independent · Boarding · 6thDorking, South East
22The Stephen Perse Foundation
Period 202425
4.66Independent · Boarding · 6thUnknown, East of England
23Royal Hospital School
Period 202425
4.50Independent · Boarding · 6thIpswich, East of England
24Denstone College
Period 202425
4.47Independent · Boarding · 6thUttoxeter, West Midlands
25Read School
Period 202425
4.46Independent · Boarding · 6thSelby, Yorkshire and the Humber
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Source: DfE / Explore Education Statistics, latest published 16-18 period (202425). Independent schools that don't submit to DfE are not represented.

Note on Independent schools: most are inspected by ISI, not Ofsted, so the Ofsted column is empty for many entries. ISI bulk data is not publicly available — sorting by A-Level metrics gives a more meaningful order for this slice.