World's Top Schools

The independent, data-driven ranking of the world's best K-12 schools. 1,591 schools across 82 countries, scored on an eight-category composite. Verified fees, transparent methodology, no pay-for-play.

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Qualification

Schools offering the A-Level

Schools offering the A-Level qualification, part of the British curriculum pathway. Ranked by editorial score. Each profile carries the school's own website, current fees, curriculum family, and — where an editor has verified against a primary source — a small ✓ next to the confirmed fields.

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United Kingdom77 schools

Westminster School

British82.2/100

Westminster School

92·Exceptional

London, United Kingdom

≈ $88,823 reception / yr

St Paul's Girls' School

British82.2/100

St Paul's Girls' School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $49,022 avg / yr

King's College School, Wimbledon

British81.8/100

King's College School, Wimbledon

London, United Kingdom

≈ $44,895 avg / yr

St Paul's School

British81.3/100

St Paul's School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $74,233 avg / yr

City of London School

British81.3/100

City of London School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $37,878 avg / yr

Magdalen College School

British80.7/100

Magdalen College School

Oxford, United Kingdom

≈ $38,781 avg / yr

Latymer Upper School

British80.7/100

Latymer Upper School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $70,513 prep school / yr

Financially Strong

Winchester College

British80.6/100

Winchester College

35·Insufficient

Winchester, United Kingdom

≈ $70,513 avg / yr

Dulwich College

British80.6/100

Dulwich College

London, United Kingdom

≈ $83,603 avg / yr

North London Collegiate School

British80.5/100

North London Collegiate School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $36,845 avg / yr

Wycombe Abbey

British80.3/100

Wycombe Abbey

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

≈ $82,692 avg / yr

University College School

British80.0/100

University College School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $70,513 pre-prep / yr

Merchant Taylors' School

British80.0/100

Merchant Taylors' School

Northwood, United Kingdom

≈ $42,596 reception / yr

Haberdashers' Boys' School

British79.8/100

Haberdashers' Boys' School

Elstree, United Kingdom

≈ $41,650 avg / yr

Manchester Grammar School

British79.8/100

Manchester Grammar School

Manchester, United Kingdom

≈ $25,396 avg / yr

The Perse School

British79.7/100

The Perse School

Cambridge, United Kingdom

≈ $36,469 upper school / yr

St Mary's School Ascot

British79.5/100

St Mary's School Ascot

Ascot, United Kingdom

≈ $84,277 year 7 / yr

Godolphin and Latymer School

Godolphin and Latymer School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $46,641 avg / yr

City of London School for Girls

British79.4/100

City of London School for Girls

London, United Kingdom

≈ $40,812 avg / yr

Brighton College

British79.3/100

Brighton College

Brighton, United Kingdom

≈ $87,623 avg / yr

Wellington College

British79.2/100

Wellington College

Crowthorne, United Kingdom

≈ $83,423 avg / yr

Wilson's School

British79.2/100

Wilson's School

95·Exceptional

Sutton, United Kingdom

State selective≈ $0 reception / yr

Financially Strong

Harrow School

British79.1/100

Harrow School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $81,712 avg / yr

Tonbridge School

British79.0/100

Tonbridge School

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

≈ $82,373 avg / yr

Haberdashers' Girls' School

British78.9/100

Haberdashers' Girls' School

Elstree, United Kingdom

≈ $36,971 avg / yr

Colchester Royal Grammar School

British78.8/100

Colchester Royal Grammar School

Colchester, United Kingdom

State selective≈ $0 reception / yr

Reading School

British78.7/100

Reading School

91·Exceptional

Reading, United Kingdom

State selective≈ $0 reception / yr

Charterhouse

British78.7/100

Charterhouse

Godalming, United Kingdom

≈ $80,827 avg / yr

Highgate School

British78.6/100

Highgate School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $42,035 avg / yr

Alleyn's School

British78.4/100

Alleyn's School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $39,212 avg / yr

King Edward's School, Birmingham

British78.4/100

King Edward's School, Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

≈ $29,596 year 7 / yr

Concord College

British77.5/100

Concord College

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

≈ $84,615 form 3 / yr

South Hampstead High School

British77.4/100

South Hampstead High School

London, United Kingdom

≈ $34,691 avg / yr

Hampton School

British77.4/100

Hampton School

35·Insufficient

Hampton, United Kingdom

≈ $38,354 reception / yr

Wimbledon High School

British77.2/100

Wimbledon High School

31·Insufficient

London, United Kingdom

≈ $34,697 avg / yr

Shrewsbury School

British77.1/100

Shrewsbury School

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

≈ $75,426 avg / yr

Abingdon School

British77.0/100

Abingdon School

Abingdon, United Kingdom

≈ $69,949 avg / yr

Whitgift School

British76.3/100

Whitgift School

33·Insufficient

Croydon, United Kingdom

≈ $66,623 reception / yr

James Allen's Girls' School

British75.4/100

James Allen's Girls' School

33·Insufficient

London, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Haileybury

British73.3/100

Haileybury

Hertford, United Kingdom

≈ $76,231 reception / yr

Stowe School

British73.3/100

Stowe School

Stowe, United Kingdom

≈ $75,077 reception / yr

Oxford High School

British73.2/100

Oxford High School

Oxford, United Kingdom

≈ $70,513 reception / yr

Uppingham School

British72.6/100

Uppingham School

Uppingham, United Kingdom

≈ $48,987 avg / yr

Nottingham High School

British72.3/100

Nottingham High School

Nottingham, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Canford School

British72.2/100

Canford School

Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom

≈ $73,358 reception / yr

St Swithun's School

British71.5/100

St Swithun's School

Winchester, United Kingdom

≈ $74,123 avg / yr

Bedales School

British71.2/100

Bedales School

Steep, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Oakham School

British71.0/100

Oakham School

Oakham, United Kingdom

≈ $58,282 avg / yr

Badminton School

British71.0/100

Badminton School

Bristol, United Kingdom

≈ $48,945 avg / yr

Cheltenham College

British70.8/100

Cheltenham College

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

≈ $55,668 avg / yr

Royal Grammar School Worcester

British70.8/100

Royal Grammar School Worcester

Worcester, United Kingdom

≈ $23,076 avg / yr

Ampleforth College

British70.5/100

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth, York, United Kingdom

≈ $65,699 avg / yr

Radley College

British70.2/100

Radley College

Abingdon, United Kingdom

≈ $81,600 year 6 / yr

The King's School, Canterbury

British70.2/100

The King's School, Canterbury

Canterbury, United Kingdom

≈ $61,742 avg / yr

Stonyhurst College

British70.1/100

Stonyhurst College

Clitheroe, Lancashire, United Kingdom

≈ $39,946 year 0 to 2 / yr

Clifton College

British70.0/100

Clifton College

Bristol, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Solihull School

British69.9/100

Solihull School

Solihull, United Kingdom

≈ $20,577 avg / yr

Emanuel School

British69.9/100

Emanuel School

32·Insufficient

London, United Kingdom

≈ $33,527 year 6 / yr

Marlborough College

British69.8/100

Marlborough College

Marlborough, United Kingdom

≈ $82,096 avg / yr

Fettes College

Fettes College

32·Insufficient

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

≈ $52,885 avg / yr

Bromsgrove School

British69.4/100

Bromsgrove School

Bromsgrove, United Kingdom

≈ $42,686 avg / yr

Rugby School

British69.3/100

Rugby School

Rugby, United Kingdom

≈ $79,308 avg / yr

Oundle School

British69.1/100

Oundle School

Oundle, United Kingdom

≈ $69,292 avg / yr

Millfield School

British69.1/100

Millfield School

Street, United Kingdom

≈ $77,712 reception / yr

Warwick School

British69.0/100

Warwick School

Warwick, United Kingdom

≈ $65,495 avg / yr

St John’s School

British68.9/100

St John’s School

Leatherhead, United Kingdom

≈ $39,154 lower third / yr

Haberdashers’ Monmouth School

British68.8/100

Haberdashers’ Monmouth School

Monmouth, United Kingdom

≈ $59,208 avg / yr

Trinity School

British68.8/100

Trinity School

Croydon, United Kingdom

≈ $39,062 10+ / yr

Dauntsey's School

British68.5/100

Dauntsey's School

West Lavington, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

≈ $67,972 avg / yr

St Helen and St Katharine

British68.3/100

St Helen and St Katharine

Abingdon, United Kingdom

≈ $34,423 year 5 / yr

Ardingly College

British68.1/100

Ardingly College

Ardingly, West Sussex, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Downside School

British68.1/100

Downside School

Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, United Kingdom

≈ $59,677 avg / yr

Prior Park College

British68.1/100

Prior Park College

Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Bedford Girls' School

British67.6/100

Bedford Girls' School

Bedford, United Kingdom

≈ $23,118 avg / yr

Loughborough Grammar School

British67.6/100

Loughborough Grammar School

Loughborough, United Kingdom

— reception / yr

Portsmouth Grammar School

British67.5/100

Portsmouth Grammar School

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

≈ $27,526 avg / yr

Gordonstoun

British67.4/100

Gordonstoun

29·Insufficient

Elgin, United Kingdom

≈ $84,688 avg / yr

United Arab Emirates17 schools

British School Al Khubairat

British76.0/100

British School Al Khubairat

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

$26,409 avg / yr

Jumeirah English Speaking School Arabian Ranches

British74.9/100

Jumeirah English Speaking School Arabian Ranches

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $21,408 avg / yr

Safa Community School

British72.3/100

Safa Community School

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $18,736 avg / yr

Brighton College Dubai

British71.3/100

Brighton College Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Nord Anglia International School Dubai

British70.8/100

Nord Anglia International School Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $24,314 avg / yr

Dubai British School Emirates Hills

British70.3/100

Dubai British School Emirates Hills

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $14,449 fs1 / yr

Repton Abu Dhabi

British69.9/100

Repton Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

≈ $17,368 fs1 / yr

Hartland International School

British69.8/100

Hartland International School

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $23,990 fs1 / yr

Safa British School

British69.7/100

Safa British School

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $17,853 fs1 / yr

Brighton College Al Ain

British69.4/100

Brighton College Al Ain

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

≈ $19,240 avg / yr

Sharjah English School

British69.0/100

Sharjah English School

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

≈ $14,033 avg / yr

GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis

British68.8/100

GEMS Wellington Academy - Silicon Oasis

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $17,234 avg / yr

GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail

British68.5/100

GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $19,688 avg / yr

GEMS Wellington International School

British68.0/100

GEMS Wellington International School

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $20,104 avg / yr

Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai

British68.0/100

Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $32,619 fs1 / yr

BSO · Outstanding

Brighton College Abu Dhabi

British68.0/100

Brighton College Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

≈ $18,422 avg / yr

The English College Dubai

British67.4/100

The English College Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

≈ $15,866 avg / yr

Singapore4 schools

Raffles Institution

British81.8/100

Raffles Institution

Singapore, Singapore

State · fee-paying≈ $28,346 avg / yr

Hwa Chong Institution

British81.4/100

Hwa Chong Institution

Singapore, Singapore

State · fee-paying≈ $24,812 avg / yr

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

British81.0/100

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

Singapore, Singapore

State · fee-paying≈ $26,090 avg / yr

Tanglin Trust School

Tanglin Trust School

Singapore, Singapore

≈ $33,835 avg / yr

Saudi Arabia3 schools

Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

British72.2/100

Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

— grade k / yr

British International School Al Khobar

British70.3/100

British International School Al Khobar

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

≈ $17,184 avg / yr

Jeddah Prep and Grammar School

British68.8/100

Jeddah Prep and Grammar School

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

≈ $9,813 avg / yr

Vietnam2 schools

British International School Ho Chi Minh City

British76.3/100

British International School Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

British International School Hanoi

British71.7/100

British International School Hanoi

Hanoi, Vietnam

Netherlands2 schools

The British School in The Netherlands

British76.0/100

The British School in The Netherlands

Voorschoten, Netherlands

≈ $23,876 avg / yr

The British School of Amsterdam

British67.9/100

The British School of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

≈ $21,045 avg / yr

Spain2 schools

Runnymede College

British74.6/100

Runnymede College

Madrid, Spain

≈ $18,581 avg / yr

The British School of Barcelona

British68.9/100

The British School of Barcelona

Sitges, Spain

— infantil 1 / yr

Malaysia2 schools

Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar

British74.3/100

Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar

Mantin, Malaysia

— year 1 / yr

Garden International School

British73.9/100

Garden International School

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

≈ $23,590 avg / yr

Thailand2 schools

Harrow International School Bangkok

British71.2/100

Harrow International School Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

≈ $14,904 avg / yr

British International School Phuket

British70.9/100

British International School Phuket

Phuket, Thailand

≈ $42,876 avg / yr

Zimbabwe2 schools

St. George's College Harare

British68.9/100

St. George's College Harare

Harare, Zimbabwe

— entry year / yr

Peterhouse Boys' School

British68.2/100

Peterhouse Boys' School

Marondera, Zimbabwe

— entry year / yr

Portugal1 school

St. Julian's School

British78.0/100

St. Julian's School

Carcavelos, Portugal

— entry year / yr

Colombia1 school

The English School

British72.3/100

The English School

Bogotá, Colombia

— entry year / yr

Sri Lanka1 school

Royal College Colombo

Sri Lankan National71.3/100

Royal College Colombo

Colombo, Sri Lanka

State selective$98 avg / yr

Cyprus1 school

The English School, Nicosia

British69.6/100

The English School, Nicosia

Nicosia, Cyprus

≈ $10,269 entry year / yr

Uruguay1 school

The British Schools of Montevideo

British69.5/100

The British Schools of Montevideo

Montevideo, Uruguay

— entry year / yr

Bahrain1 school

St Christopher's School

British68.6/100

St Christopher's School

Manama, Bahrain

Qatar1 school

Sherborne Qatar

British67.9/100

Sherborne Qatar

Doha, Qatar