A-Levels 2022: top 100 London schools - London's Top Schools (2024)

49 Comments / By London Preprep / August 18, 2022

A-Levels 2022: top 100 London schools - London's Top Schools (1)

A-Level Results Day
18 August 2022 is A-Level results day in the UK and while pictures of smiling teenagers jumping in the air and heart-warming individual success stories are great, some parents want to see numbers, too! So look no further for an initial ranking of London secondary schools based on their 2022 A-Level results. We report results here as they are released. This post will be updated continuously over the coming days and weeks as results are released. If you are looking for the top 100 secondary schools based on GCSE results, click here.

2022 marked the first year of A-level results based on public examinations since 2019. As last year, the highly selective King’s Maths School tops the table again. These 80 London schools have published their results so far. They are ranked by the percentage of A-Levels graded A* – the highest possible grade -where available, though a few schools that haven’t reported this number are included in the results for comparison based on their percentage of A* – A. Among private schools, Emanuel School in Clapham has reported its best ever A-level results. Other co-educational schools such as Alleyn’s and Harrodian School have also reported their best ever results, reflecting their increasing popularity.

Oxbridge Places
When it comes to Oxbridge places though, state schools are the big winners, with the following reported so far:

  • King’s Maths School: One third of pupils have received Oxbridge offers, including 8 places in the University of Cambridge Mathematics course
  • Brampton Manor: 92 Oxbridge places
  • St Olave’s: 37 Oxbridge places
  • Harris Westminster Academy: 36
  • Queen Elizabeth School: 35
  • Wilson’s School: 33
  • Henrietta Barnett School: 27
  • Woodhouse College: 25
  • Dame Alice Owen: 23
  • Camden School for Girls: 20
  • Twyford Church of England School: 10Waldegrave School: 9
  • Waldegrave School: 9
  • West London Free School: 7
  • Alexandra Park School: 6
  • Lady Margaret School: 5
  • Wimbledon College: 5
  • Wren Academy Finchley: 4
  • Kensington Aldridge: 3

Ranking: London’s top 100 secondary schools 2022

SchoolTypeGenderA*A*-A
1King’s Maths School, LambethstateCo-ed86.5%99.6%
2St Paul’s Girls’ SchoolprivateGirls74.7%95.1%
3Westminster SchoolprivateBoys70.0%93.0%
4Queen Elizabeth School, BarnetstateBoys69.9%92.2%
5St Paul’s SchoolprivateBoys69.0%95.5%
6King’s College School WimbledonprivateCo-ed67.0%93.0%
7North London Collegiate SchoolprivateGirls63.0%88.0%
8Godolphin & Latymer SchoolprivateGirls60.0%90.9%
9Lady Eleanor HollesprivateGirls60.0%88.0%
10Henrietta Barnett SchoolstateGirls59.0%89.0%
11St Olave’s Grammar SchoolstateBoys59.0%87.0%
12Wilson’s SchoolstateBoys58.4%87.5%
13City of London School for GirlsprivateGirls57.4%85.5%
14Hampton SchoolprivateBoys57.0%88.5%
15Tiffin GirlsstateGirls56.6%87.5%
16City of LondonprivateBoys56.0%90.0%
17Highgate SchoolprivateCo-ed55.5%84.0%
18Alleyn’s, DulwichprivateCo-ed55.0%81.0%
19South Hampstead High SchoolprivateGirls54.4%80.7%
20Haberdasher Aske’s School for BoysprivateBoys52.1%85.8%
21Dulwich CollegeprivateBoys52.0%82.0%
22Haberdasher Aske’s School for GirlsprivateGirls51.5%85.2%
23Notting Hill & Ealing Highprivategirls50.0%80.0%
24Trinity School, CroydonprivateBoys49.0%79.0%
25JAGSprivateGirls47.0%77.0%
26Latymer UpperprivateCo-ed46.5%81.9%
27Wimbledon HighprivateGirls46.0%83.0%
28Bancroft’sprivateCo-ed45.1%76.5%
29UCS, HampsteadprivateCo-ed45.0%81.0%
30Surbiton High SchoolprivateGirls44.0%79.0%
31Dame Alice OwenstateCo-ed42.0%74.0%
32Kingston Grammar SchoolprivateCo-Ed40.8%75.0%
33Harrodian SchoolprivateCo-ed40.7%78.3%
34Francis Holland SW1privateGirls40.0%75.0%
35Colfe’s SchoolprivateCo-ed39.5%71.7%
36Sutton Grammar SchoolstateBoys36.9%68.4%
37Streatham & Clapham High GDSTprivateGirls35.1%62.0%
38Latymer School, EdmontonstateCo-ed35.0%69.0%
39Newstead Wood SchoolstateCo-ed35.0%65.0%
40Tiffin SchoolstateBoys34.6%73.2%
41Nonsuch High School, SuttonstateGirls34.5%64.9%
42JFS, BrentstateCo-ed34.0%66.0%
43Channing SchoolprivateGirls33.9%72.5%
44St Helen’s, NorthwoodprivateGirls33.3%79.8%
45Bromley High, GDSTprivateGirls33.0%67.0%
46Wallington High School for GirlsstateGirls33.0%64.8%
47Merchant Taylor’s SchoolprivateBoys32.7%75.2%
48Emanuel SchoolprivateCo-ed32.3%70.0%
49Michaela Community SchoolstateCo-ed32.0%74.0%
50Croydon High Schoolprivategirls32.0%73.0%
51Whitgift School, CroydonprivateBoys31.5%70.1%
52Putney High SchoolprivateGirls31.0%70.0%
53St Benedict’s School, EalingprivateCo-ed30.4%61.3%
54King Alfred School, Golders GreenprivateCo-ed30.0%55.0%
55Queen’s CollegeprivateGirls29.4%59.6%
56St Dunstan’s CollegeprivateCo-ed29.0%63.0%
57Hasmonean High School for BoysstateBoys29.0%58.0%
58Francis Holland NW1privateGirls28.6%69.8%
59Harris Westminster AcademystateCo-ed28.0%57.0%
60Ibstock PlaceprivateCo-ed27.8%62.1%
61St James Girls’ SchoolprivateGirls27.6%52.9%
62Wallington Country Grammar SchoolstateCo-ed27.0%64.0%
63Mossbourne AcademystateCo-ed27.0%57.0%
64Camden School for GirlsstateCo-ed27.0%55.0%
65St Michael’s Grammarstategirls27.0%
66Sydenham High, GDSTprivateGirls26.9%62.0%
67Hasmonean High School for GirlsstateGirls26.0%63.0%
68St MarylebonestateGirls25.9%54.3%
69Holland Park SchoolstateCo-ed25.6%54.2%
70St James Girls’ SchoolprivateGirls25.3%53.0%
71St Augustine’s PrioryprivateGirls25.0%57.0%
72Waldegrave SchoolstateGirls24.0%53.0%
73Royal Russell SchoolprivateCo-ed23.9%56.3%
74Lady Margaret SchoolstateGirls23.9%52.0%
75Grey Court SchoolstateCo-ed23.7%50.0%
76Queen’s GateprivateGirls22.9%54.2%
77Chislehurst & Sidcup GrammarstateCo-ed22.5%55.0%
78Coloma Convent Girls’ SchoolstateGirls21.5%43.2%
79Ilford County High SchoolstateBoys21.0%55.0%
80Mill Hill SchoolprivateCo-ed20.2%45.7%
81Fortismere SchoolstateCo-ed20.0%50.0%
82Turing House SchoolstateCo-ed18.6%35.3%
83Alexandra Park SchoolstateCo-ed18.0%43.0%
84West London Free SchoolstateCo-ed16.0%45.0%
85Wimbledon CollegestateBoys15.6%35.3%
86Orleans Park SchoolstateCo-ed15.0%46.0%
87Beths Grammar SchoolstateCo-ed13.8%40.3%
88John Lyon SchoolprivateBoys11.0%
89Brampton Manor AcademystateCo-ed90.0%
90Newham Collegiate Sixth FormstateCo-ed78.0%
91Hampton Court HouseprivateCo-ed70.0%
92Forest SchoolprivateCo-ed67.0%
93Twyford Church of England SchoolstateCo-ed60.0%
94The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial Schoolstateboys58.1%
95The London Oratory SchoolstateCo-ed56.0%
96Blackheath High, GDSTprivateGirls56.0%
97Woodhouse CollegestateCo-ed56.0%
98Paddington AcademystateCo-ed55.0%
99Sutton High GDSTprivateGirls53.0%
100Wetherby Senior SchoolprivateBoys50.0%

49 thoughts on “A-Levels 2022: top 100 London schools”

  1. Anonymous

    January 30, 2023 at 10:03 AM

    Do Graveney results get published?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      January 30, 2023 at 10:07 AM

      Graveney school had an A-A* percentage of 36.5% at A-levels in 2022, so they would not be in the top 100, probably around 150 or 200. They have not published their % of A* grades.

  2. Yola

    December 1, 2022 at 9:53 AM

    Eltham College In A Levels 2022 , 44% of grades were A*, while 74% were either A*/ A. Nearly 90% of A Level grades were A*-B

    Reply

  3. Elena

    November 10, 2022 at 6:22 AM

    St Olaves 37 oxbridge

    Reply

  4. Elena

    November 1, 2022 at 1:53 AM

    St Olaves, At GCSE, 91.0% of the grades
    secured by pupils were grades 9-7, with
    51% being at 9 and 77% being at 9/8,
    Oxbridge : 37

    Reply

  5. Elena

    October 14, 2022 at 5:15 AM

    St olaves is in Orpington , London bough of bromley, should definitely be included

    Reply

  6. Anonymous

    October 6, 2022 at 7:07 AM

    Clsg results: 56% of all papers awarded A*

    Reply

  7. Anonymous

    September 19, 2022 at 2:31 PM

    How about Tiffin Boy school in Kingston?

    Reply

    1. Anonymous

      January 15, 2023 at 9:39 PM

      they have published

  8. Anonymous

    September 9, 2022 at 10:45 PM

    City of London girl has 36% of students achieving three A*s or more and 85% of all papers graded A* or A. Why not add in 36% to truly reflect your ranking if you are using A*s as your ranking criteria?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 10, 2022 at 1:59 PM

      36% of students achieving three A*’s is not the same as 36% of all grades being A* – most likely their A* percentage is even higher but this number will be added when published.

    2. Anonymous

      October 6, 2022 at 7:08 AM

      Clsg results: 56% of all papers awarded A*

    1. London Preprep

      September 6, 2022 at 5:44 PM

      Thank you! This has been updated.

  9. Anonymous

    September 5, 2022 at 1:59 PM

    Colfe’s has 36.5% 9s and 83.6% 9-7 Don’t recognise the 71% figure at all?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 5, 2022 at 4:44 PM

      These are A-level results. I think you are giving percentages of GCSE grades. From the Colfe’s website: “88% of grades awarded were A*-B with 71% A*-A – eighteen students achieved straight A*..”

    2. Umesh

      November 14, 2022 at 6:03 AM

      St Olave’s has 37 got into Oxbridge in 2022, it’s in the headmaster news letter

  10. Anonymous

    September 2, 2022 at 7:22 PM

    Godolphin & Latymer A level A* percentage now published: 60%.

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 3, 2022 at 2:12 PM

      Thanks!

  11. Nick

    September 2, 2022 at 6:33 PM

    Radnor House (soon to be Kneller Hall !) reporting :

    A Level, the A-E pass rate was 99%, with 48% of the grades at A* and A, 75% A*-B and 96% A*-C.

    Reply

  12. Maria Miller

    September 2, 2022 at 10:31 AM

    How do state school Oxbridge places compare with private schools ones?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 3, 2022 at 2:12 PM

      if you compare schools with equal exam performance, state schools get far more offers

  13. Anonymous

    September 2, 2022 at 7:14 AM

    Would St Alban’s consider as London?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 3, 2022 at 2:12 PM

      Not really unfortunately. DAO is debateable too to be honest but included as still attended by many North Londoners

  14. Anonymous

    September 1, 2022 at 7:55 PM

    Where are the boarding schools as a lot of them will change the top 10 ranking… Wycombe, Cheltenham, St Mary’s Ascot….

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 1, 2022 at 10:29 PM

      This is an overview of LONDON based schools so will not include boarding schools outside of London by definition. It is not a UK ranking, just London. That said, many of the London schools dominate the top 100 UK rankings as well.

  15. Anonymous

    September 1, 2022 at 1:43 PM

    Hi, what are the percentages for Ibstock please? Thanks

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      September 1, 2022 at 3:44 PM

      So far they have only reported that 89.5% of entries were graded at A* – B, based on similar schools their A-A*% is likely around 65%.

  16. Elena

    August 31, 2022 at 4:43 PM

    Blackheath high A level A*- B is 86%,not A* -A

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      August 31, 2022 at 4:58 PM

      Thank you for spotting this, this makes more sense, it has been corrected.

    2. Elena

      September 30, 2022 at 6:22 AM

      Why St olave’s grammar is not on the list?

    3. London Preprep

      October 5, 2022 at 3:47 PM

      Because it is in Kent.

    4. Elena

      October 7, 2022 at 8:50 PM

      No St olaves is in Orpington, there’s newstead wood on your list, it’s also in Orpington

  17. Olivia Benjamin

    August 30, 2022 at 1:23 PM

    Why is Westminster School not on the list?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      August 30, 2022 at 3:43 PM

      They have not published their results officially. Based on results we know, they would be #5 currently (probably #6 once SPGS release results).

  18. DAVIDL

    August 29, 2022 at 7:12 PM

    Where is James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS)?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      August 30, 2022 at 12:00 AM

      JAGS have not officially published their results yet, they’ll be added shortly.

  19. Laura

    August 27, 2022 at 4:32 PM

    Hi. Wilson’s has 33 going to Oxbridge this year.

    Reply

  20. Robert

    August 26, 2022 at 1:03 PM

    Hi what Woodford county is not in the list ?

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      August 26, 2022 at 2:54 PM

      Not yet because they have not published their percentage of A-A* grades yet. Based on percentage of A*-B, they will likely be around #80. If you have the results, do share and they can be included.

  21. Hiral Ramaiya

    August 25, 2022 at 3:32 PM

    Hi
    Why hasn’t North London Collegiate School been added to the list ?

    Thanks

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      August 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM

      NLCS have not published their results yet. Do share if you have them. They will be included as soon as published.

    2. Anonymous

      December 30, 2022 at 3:46 AM

      Probably because they are under investigation for over inflation of grades.

    3. ben dover

      January 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM

      because its not good enough for the top 100?

  22. Helen Josué

    August 19, 2022 at 9:44 PM

    Holland Park School results sent to parents are:
    A* grades 25.6%
    A*-A grades 54.2%
    A*-B grades 76.8%
    A*-C grades 90.4%
    100% pass rate.

    Reply

    1. London Preprep

      August 19, 2022 at 10:07 PM

      Thank you for sharing! Excellent results!

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A-Levels 2022: top 100 London schools - London's Top Schools (2024)

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2King's College School (KCS)Greater London
3Guildford High SchoolSurrey
4Westminster SchoolGreater London
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194.53Cardiff Sixth Form College
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  • King's College London Maths School. Outstanding. ...
  • Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet. Outstanding. ...
  • Wilson's School. Outstanding. ...
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