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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 A-Level AAB % (period 202425).

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#SchoolA-Level AAB %TypeRegionOfsted
26Sheffield High School GDST
Period 202425
48.6%Independent · Day · 6thSheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
27St Catherine's School
Period 202425
47.4%Independent · Boarding · 6thGuildford, South East
28Redmaids' High School
Period 202425
47.2%Independent · Day · 6thBristol, South West
29Headington Rye Oxford
Period 202425
47.1%Independent · Boarding · 6thOxford, South East
30St Catherine's School
Period 202425
46.8%Independent · Day · 6thUK, London
31The Queen's School
Period 202425
45.5%Independent · Day · 6thChester, North West
32The Maynard School
Period 202425
45.5%Independent · Day · 6thExeter, South West
33St Francis College
Period 202425
45.5%Independent · Boarding · 6thLetchworth Garden City, East of England
34Sutton High School GDST
Period 202425
45.2%Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, London
35The Mount School (York)
Period 202122
45.0%Independent · Boarding · 6thYork, Yorkshire and the Humber
36Oxford High School GDST
Period 202425
44.3%Independent · Day · 6thOxford, South East
37St Helen's School
Period 202425
43.9%Independent · Day · 6thNorthwood, London
38Tudor Hall School
Period 202223
43.2%Independent · Boarding · 6thBanbury, South East
39Adcote School for Girls
Period 202425
42.9%Independent · Boarding · 6thShrewsbury, West Midlands
40Francis Holland School
Period 202425
42.6%Independent · Day · 6thLondon, London
41Surbiton High School
Period 202425
41.6%Independent · Day · 6thKingston upon Thames, London
42Benenden School
Period 202425
41.3%Independent · Boarding · 6thCranbrook, South East
43St Mary's School Ascot
Period 202425
41.2%Independent · Boarding · 6thAscot, South East
44Queen's College, London
Period 202425
40.7%Independent · Day · 6thLondon, London
45Manchester High School for Girls
Period 202425
40.5%Independent · Day · 6thManchester, North West
46Channing School
Period 202425
40.0%Independent · Day · 6thHighgate, London
47Badminton School
Period 202425
39.7%Independent · Boarding · 6thBristol, South West
48Downe House
Period 202425
39.6%Independent · Boarding · 6thThatcham, South East
49Nottingham Girls' High School GDST
Period 202425
39.2%Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, East Midlands
50Bromley High School GDST
Period 202425
38.0%Independent · Day · 6thBromley, London
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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.