Key Facts
| Measure | Average point score per A level entry (DfE 16 to 18 performance data) |
|---|---|
| Data year | 2024/25 (final) |
| Schools ranked | 29 |
| Highest figure | Guildford High School, 52.51 (A+) |
| Area covered | Surrey |
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Guildford High School tops the ranking of best private schools in Surrey for A level results, with an average point score of 52.51 per entry, the DfE's A+ fine grade, across 90 students. Royal Grammar School Guildford follows on 50.44, then St Catherine's School on 49.28 and City of London Freemen's School on 49.06. Twenty-nine independent schools appear in the table, ranked by average point score per A level entry taken from the Department for Education's 16 to 18 performance tables.
Day schools and boarding schools sit together in the table, as do girls', boys' and co-educational schools, since the ranking reflects average point score only, independent of school type or gender of intake.
Which private schools in Surrey have the best A level results?
| Rank | School | Town | A level average point score | Average grade | A level students | Pupils | Day or boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildford High School | Guildford | 52.51 | A+ | 90 | Girls | Day |
| 2 | Royal Grammar School Guildford | Guildford | 50.44 | A | 147 | Boys | Day |
| 3 | St Catherine's School | Guildford | 49.28 | A | 85 | Girls | Day and boarding |
| 4 | City of London Freemen's School | Ashtead | 49.06 | A | 111 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 5 | Caterham School | Caterham | 48.16 | A- | 176 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 6 | Reigate Grammar School | Reigate | 47.82 | A- | 133 | Co-educational | Day |
| 7 | Sir William Perkins's School | Chertsey | 47.13 | A- | 52 | Co-educational | Day |
| 8 | Epsom College | Epsom | 47.08 | A- | 183 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 9 | Claremont Fan Court School | Esher | 45.05 | A- | 79 | Co-educational | Day |
| 10 | Cranleigh School | Cranleigh | 44.85 | B+ | 146 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 11 | Charterhouse | Godalming | 44.62 | B+ | 191 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| =12 | St John's School | Leatherhead | 44.56 | B+ | 140 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| =12 | Tormead School | Guildford | 44.56 | B+ | 55 | Girls | Day |
| 14 | St George's College Weybridge | Addlestone | 44.55 | B+ | 141 | Co-educational | Day |
| 15 | Hurtwood House School | Dorking | 44.49 | B+ | 159 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 16 | Notre Dame School | Cobham | 44.16 | B+ | 26 | Girls | Day |
| 17 | Reed's School | Cobham | 44 | B+ | 167 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 18 | Woldingham School | Caterham | 43.91 | B+ | 75 | Girls | Day and boarding |
| 19 | Lingfield College | Lingfield | 43.13 | B+ | 75 | Co-educational | Day |
| 20 | The Yehudi Menuhin School | Cobham | 42.94 | B+ | 11 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 21 | St Teresa's School | Dorking | 42.1 | B+ | 41 | Girls | Day and boarding |
| 22 | Dunottar School | Reigate | 39.04 | B | 27 | Co-educational | Day |
| 23 | Frensham Heights School | Farnham | 38.78 | B | 42 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 24 | Halliford School | Shepperton | 36.99 | B- | 51 | Boys | Day |
| 25 | Ewell Castle School | Epsom | 36.92 | B- | 42 | Co-educational | Day |
| 26 | Prior's Field School | Godalming | 36.7 | B- | 16 | Girls | Day and boarding |
| 27 | St James Senior Boys' School | Ashford | 36.27 | B- | 37 | Boys | Day |
| 28 | King Edward's School Witley | Godalming | 35.88 | B- | 38 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
| 29 | RGS Surrey Hills | Dorking | 24.62 | D+ | 13 | Co-educational | Day and boarding |
Guildford High School's average point score of 52.51 sits at the A+ fine grade, the only school in the table to reach that band, while RGS Surrey Hills closes the table on 24.62, a D+ average built on 13 students. Four schools carry an A grade: Guildford High School, Royal Grammar School Guildford on 50.44, St Catherine's School on 49.28 and City of London Freemen's School on 49.06. Caterham School (48.16), Reigate Grammar School (47.82), Sir William Perkins's School (47.13), Epsom College (47.08) and Claremont Fan Court School (45.05) hold the A- band below those. Dunottar School (39.04) and Frensham Heights School (38.78) carry a B grade at ranks 22 and 23, and a further cluster, Halliford School (36.99), Ewell Castle School (36.92), Prior's Field School (36.7), St James Senior Boys' School (36.27) and King Edward's School Witley (35.88), holds a B- grade across ranks 24 to 28.
A dense B+ band runs from rank 10 to rank 21, twelve schools spanning Cranleigh School at 44.85 down to St Teresa's School at 42.1. Within it, St John's School and Tormead School share rank =12 on an identical 44.56, the only exact tie in the table; St George's College Weybridge sits a fraction behind on 44.55.
Girls' schools appear from the top of the table to the lower half: Guildford High School at rank 1, St Catherine's School at rank 3, Tormead School at =12, Notre Dame School at 16, Woldingham School at 18, St Teresa's School at 21 and Prior's Field School at 26. Boys' schools sit mostly further down the table, Halliford School at rank 24 and St James Senior Boys' School at rank 27, with Royal Grammar School Guildford the exception near the top at rank 2. Boarding places run from St Catherine's School at rank 3 to RGS Surrey Hills at rank 29, and cohort size varies sharply: Charterhouse's average rests on 191 students against Yehudi Menuhin School's 42.94 on just 11 and RGS Surrey Hills's 24.62 on 13.
Entry points and fees at the ranked Surrey schools
Fees and entry points vary widely across the ranking, so the table below sets them side by side for the schools with an admissions guide on this site; each figure comes from the school's own website and carries the academic year it applies to.
| School | Entry points | Day fees per term | Fees year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford High School | 11+, 13+, and Sixth Form | £8,923 (incl. VAT) | 2026/27 |
| St Catherine's School | Year 7 (11+), Sixth Form | £8,418 | 2026/27 |
| City of London Freemen's School | £8,736 (incl. VAT) | 2026/27 | |
| Caterham School | £9,665 (incl. VAT) | 2026/27 | |
| Sir William Perkins's School | 11+ (Year 7), 13+ (Year 9), 16+ (Sixth Form) | £9,062 | 2026/27 |
| Epsom College | 11+ (Year 7), 13+ (Year 9), 16+ (Sixth Form) | £10,078 | 2026/27 |
| Charterhouse | 13+ (Year 9) | £16,369 (incl. VAT) | 2026/27 |
| St John's School | £10,180 (incl. VAT) | 2026/27 | |
| Reed's School | £9,705 | 2026/27 | |
| Woldingham School | 11+ (Year 7), 13+ (Year 9), 16+ (Sixth Form) | £8,660 (excl. VAT) | 2026/27 |
| Lingfield College | Multiple entry points including 11+ for Year 7 | £8,935 | 2026/27 |
| Dunottar School | £8,960 (incl. VAT) | 2026/27 | |
| Halliford School | £9,270 (excl. VAT) | 2026/27 | |
| Ewell Castle School | £9,033 | 2026/27 |
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Enquire about this tutorWhich are the top girls' schools in Surrey for A level results?
Guildford High School leads every school in the table, girls' or otherwise, with an average point score of 52.51 at rank 1. St Catherine's School follows at rank 3 on 49.28, then a gap to Tormead School at =12 on 44.56, Notre Dame School at 16 on 44.16, Woldingham School at 18 on 43.91, St Teresa's School at 21 on 42.1 and Prior's Field School at 26 on 36.7.
Which are the top boys' schools in Surrey for A level results?
Royal Grammar School Guildford holds the only place among the three boys' schools in the upper half of the table, ranked 2nd on an average point score of 50.44 from 147 students. Halliford School sits at rank 24 on 36.99 and St James Senior Boys' School at rank 27 on 36.27.
Which Surrey private schools take boarders?
Sixteen of the 29 schools in the table offer day and boarding places, spanning St Catherine's School at rank 3 to RGS Surrey Hills at rank 29. City of London Freemen's School (rank 4, 49.06), Caterham School (rank 5, 48.16) and Epsom College (rank 8, 47.08) sit in the upper half, while Cranleigh School (rank 10, 44.85), Charterhouse (rank 11, 44.62) and Reed's School (rank 17, 44) hold the B+ band. Frensham Heights School (rank 23, 38.78), Prior's Field School (rank 26, 36.7) and King Edward's School Witley (rank 28, 35.88) offer boarding further down the table. Day-only provision covers the remaining schools in the table.
What does this A level ranking leave out?
This table ranks only the average point score per A level entry recorded in the Department for Education's 16 to 18 performance tables, so a school's results in other qualifications, including the IB, play no part. Cohort size varies widely across the table: Charterhouse's average point score of 44.62 rests on 191 A level students, while The Yehudi Menuhin School's 42.94 comes from 11 and RGS Surrey Hills's 24.62 from 13, so a handful of results can move those averages more than they would at a larger school. This ranking says nothing about individual subjects, value added, or routes outside A level.
How the schools are ranked
The ranking covers every independent school in Surrey with a published average point score per A level entry in the Department for Education's 16 to 18 performance data, ordered from highest to lowest, with schools on the same figure sharing a rank. The figure counts A level entries only and is not adjusted for pupils' attainment on entry, and many of these schools select by entrance assessment.
The data is the Department for Education's own download from Compare school and college performance, so anyone can reproduce the order from the same file; the data year and source are listed in the key facts above.
Admissions guides for the ranked schools
- Guildford High School (ranked 1)
- St Catherine's School (ranked 3)
- City of London Freemen's School (ranked 4)
- Caterham School (ranked 5)
- Reigate Grammar School (ranked 6)
- Sir William Perkins's School (ranked 7)
- Epsom College (ranked 8)
- Claremont Fan Court School (ranked 9)
- Cranleigh School (ranked 10)
- Charterhouse (ranked 11)
- St John's School (ranked =12)
- St George's College Weybridge (ranked 14)
- Notre Dame School (ranked 16)
- Reed's School (ranked 17)
- Woldingham School (ranked 18)
- Lingfield College (ranked 19)
- Dunottar School (ranked 22)
- Frensham Heights School (ranked 23)
- Halliford School (ranked 24)
- Ewell Castle School (ranked 25)
- Prior's Field School (ranked 26)
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Frequently asked questions
- Which school has the best A level results in Surrey?
- Guildford High School has the highest average point score in the table, 52.51 per A level entry, the DfE's A+ fine grade, from 90 students. Royal Grammar School Guildford follows on 50.44, then St Catherine's School on 49.28.
- What is the top girls' school for A levels in Surrey?
- Guildford High School holds the highest average point score among Surrey's girls' schools, 52.51 per A level entry from 90 students at the A+ fine grade, and it ranks first across the whole table of 29 schools.
- What is the top boys' school for A levels in Surrey?
- Royal Grammar School Guildford has the highest average point score among the boys' schools in Surrey, 50.44 per A level entry from 147 students at the A grade, and ranks 2nd across the full table of 29 schools.
- How many private schools in Surrey are included in this A level ranking?
- Twenty-nine independent schools in Surrey appear in this ranking, ordered by average point score per A level entry from the Department for Education's 16 to 18 performance tables; Guildford High School ranks first on 52.51 and RGS Surrey Hills last on 24.62.
- What does average point score per A level entry mean?
- It is the average score across a school's A level entries, where A* counts as 60 points, A as 50, B as 40 and C as 30, taken from the DfE's 16 to 18 performance tables. Each school's 'grade' column shows the DfE's fine-grade expression of that average.
- Which Surrey private schools offer boarding alongside day places?
- Sixteen of the 29 schools in the table are day and boarding schools, including St Catherine's School at rank 3, Caterham School at rank 5, Epsom College at rank 8 and Charterhouse at rank 11. Boarding places also appear lower down the table, at Frensham Heights School (rank 23) and King Edward's School Witley (rank 28).
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