Best Sixth Forms in England
Schools with a sixth form, ranked by the percentage of A-levels graded A*-B. Sixth form is often the least competitive point of entry to a selective school, so this table is worth scanning even if a school looked out of reach at 11+.
Ranked by A-level (A*–B). Showing the top 50 of 334 schools with published results.
- 1King's College SchoolLondon· Senior· Boys83.2%A*–B
- 2Guildford High SchoolGuildford· All-Through· Girls78.9%A*–B
- 3The Perse School—· All-Through· Co-ed73.4%A*–B
- 4Latymer Upper School and Latymer PrepLondon· Senior· Co-ed72.3%A*–B
- 5City of London School for GirlsLondon· Senior· Girls70.8%A*–B
- 6Brighton CollegeBrighton· Senior· Co-ed· Boarding70.5%A*–B
- 7The Manchester Grammar SchoolManchester· Senior· Boys69%A*–B
- 8Winchester CollegeWinchester· Senior· Co-ed· Boarding68.2%A*–B
- 9Haberdashers' Boys' School—· All-Through· Boys68.1%A*–B
- 10Putney High School GDST—· All-Through· Girls68.1%A*–B
- 11The Godolphin and Latymer SchoolLondon· Senior· Girls67.6%A*–B
- 12Highgate School—· All-Through· Co-ed66.1%A*–B
- 13City of London SchoolLondon· Senior· Boys65.7%A*–B
- 14James Allen's Girls' SchoolLondon· All-Through· Girls65.7%A*–B
- 15King Edward VI High School for GirlsBirmingham· Senior· Girls65.2%A*–B
- 16Alleyn's SchoolLondon· All-Through· Co-ed64.1%A*–B
- 17Wycombe AbbeyHigh Wycombe· Senior· Girls· Boarding63.9%A*–B
- 18Eton CollegeWindsor· Senior· Boys· Boarding63.8%A*–B
- 19Haberdashers' Girls' SchoolBorehamwood· All-Through· Girls63.6%A*–B
- 20Eltham CollegeLondon· Senior· Co-ed63.5%A*–B
- 21Concord CollegeShrewsbury· Senior· Co-ed· Boarding62.5%A*–B
- 22Bancroft's SchoolWoodford Green· Senior· Co-ed62.1%A*–B
- 23Tonbridge SchoolTonbridge· Senior· Boys· Boarding62%A*–B
- 24Hampton SchoolHampton· All-Through· Boys61.6%A*–B
- 25Dulwich CollegeLondon· All-Through· Co-ed· Boarding61.4%A*–B
- 26South Hampstead High School GDSTLondon· All-Through· Girls60.6%A*–B
- 27City of London Freemen's SchoolSurrey· Senior· Co-ed· Boarding60.4%A*–B
- 28Cheltenham Ladies' CollegeCheltenham· Senior· Girls· Boarding60%A*–B
- 29North London Collegiate SchoolMiddlesex· All-Through· Girls60%A*–B
- 30Abingdon SchoolAbingdon· All-Through· Co-ed· Boarding58.9%A*–B
- 31Sir William Perkins's School—· Senior· Girls58.1%A*–B
- 32Wimbledon High School GDST—· All-Through· Girls58%A*–B
- 33Lady Eleanor Holles SchoolHampton· Senior· Girls57.9%A*–B
- 34St Helen and St KatharineAbingdon· Senior· Girls57.6%A*–B
- 35Trinity School—· Senior· Co-ed57.6%A*–B
- 36Reigate Grammar SchoolReigate· All-Through· Co-ed57.3%A*–B
- 37Merchant Taylors' SchoolNorthwood· Senior· Boys52.9%A*–B
- 38Withington Girls' SchoolManchester· Senior· Girls52.2%A*–B
- 39Royal Grammar SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne· Senior· Co-ed52.1%A*–B
- 40Loughborough High School—· Senior· Girls51.9%A*–B
- 41Emanuel SchoolLondon· Senior· Co-ed49.6%A*–B
- 42Caterham SchoolCaterham· Senior· Co-ed· Boarding49%A*–B
- 43Sheffield High School GDSTSheffield· All-Through· Girls48.6%A*–B
- 44Leicester Grammar School TrustLeicester· All-Through· Co-ed48.1%A*–B
- 45The Portsmouth Grammar SchoolPortsmouth· All-Through· Co-ed48%A*–B
- 46Loughborough Grammar SchoolLoughborough· Senior· Boys· Boarding47.7%A*–B
- 47Redmaids' High SchoolBristol· Senior· Girls47.2%A*–B
- 48Headington Rye OxfordOxford· All-Through· Girls· Boarding47.1%A*–B
- 49King Edward's School—· All-Through· Co-ed47.1%A*–B
- 50Hymers College—· All-Through· Co-ed45.8%A*–B