| 26 | Exeter School | 36.9 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%7.7 VA11.2 Att84.6 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Day · 6th | Exeter, South West | — |
| 27 | Clifton High School | 36.7 compositeOfsted18.0 AAB%2.7 VA10.1 Att85.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Day · 6th | Unknown, South West | — |
| 28 | Kingswood School | 36.5 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%7.1 VA10.7 Att85.3 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Bath, South West | — |
| 29 | Prior Park College | 36.4 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.7 VA11.0 Att88.2 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Unknown, South West | — |
| 30 | Blundell's School | 35.9 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.1 VA13.4 Att85.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Tiverton, South West | — |
| 31 | Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls | 35.7 compositeOfsted9.2 Att815.0 EM5+11.4 | Independent · Day | Gloucester, South West | Requires Improvement |
| 32 | Clifton College | 35.6 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%5.5 VA11.6 Att85.0 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Bristol, South West | — |
| 33 | Sherborne School | 35.1 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.8 VA12.1 Att85.7 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Sherborne, South West | — |
| 34 | The Cornwall Independent School | 34.6 composite | Independent · Day | Hayle, South West | — |
| 35 | Mount Kelly | 34.6 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.2 VA13.4 Att84.4 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Tavistock, South West | — |
| 36 | Kingsley School Devon | 33.8 compositeAAB%5.9 VA10.0 Att88.4 EM5+9.5 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Bideford, South West | — |
| 37 | Marlborough College | 33.8 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%4.5 VA11.2 Att84.7 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Wiltshire, South West | — |
| 38 | Sherborne School for Girls | 33.8 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.3 VA10.2 Att86.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Sherborne, South West | — |
| 39 | Dean Close School | 33.7 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%4.1 VA10.2 Att85.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Cheltenham, South West | — |
| 40 | Warminster School | 33.6 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.1 VA10.6 Att86.4 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Warminster, South West | — |
| 41 | Stonar School | 33.5 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%0.9 VA13.6 Att85.5 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Wiltshire, South West | — |
| 42 | Millfield School | 32.8 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%2.9 VA10.7 Att85.7 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Street, South West | — |
| 43 | Monkton Combe School | 32.8 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%2.7 VA10.6 Att85.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Bath, South West | — |
| 44 | Taunton School | 32.5 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%4.5 VA10.5 Att83.7 EM5+0.3 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Taunton, South West | — |
| 45 | Plymouth College | 32.3 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%3.9 VA9.9 Att84.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Unknown, South West | — |
| 46 | Sidcot School | 31.9 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%2.0 VA10.4 Att86.0 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Winscombe, South West | — |
| 47 | Westonbirt School | 31.7 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%2.3 VA10.3 Att85.6 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Tetbury, South West | — |
| 48 | Godolphin School | 31.5 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%2.6 VA10.5 Att84.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Unknown, South West | — |
| 49 | Bournemouth Collegiate School | 31.0 compositeOfsted13.5 AAB%1.8 VA9.8 Att85.9 EM5+0.0 | Independent · Boarding · 6th | Bournemouth, South West | — |
| 50 | OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campus | 31.0 composite | Independent · Day · 6th | Gloucestershire, South West | — |