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	FT Rank^[1]	FT rank 08^[2]	FT Rank 07^[3]	School^[4]	Area^[5]	Town^[6]	School type^[7]	FT score^[8]	Entries/candidate^[9]	Core entries^[10]	Points/core entry^[11]	Core points^[12]	Total candidates^[13]	Points/candidate^[14]	Government rank^[15]	% A grade^[16]	AB/candidate^[17]	AB rank^[18]	% AAB (core)^[19]	% girls^[20]	A-level only^[21]
	10	1	1	Westminster School	London north	Westminster	Ind	6.570.34	4.00	3.90.1	267.32.6	1,04144	1899	1,1255	313	926	3.80.1	10	967	292	1899
	212	14	15	Stephen Perse Foundation (Cambridge)	Cambridge and Peterborough	Cambridge	Ind	6.161.12	3.90.4	3.80.5	265.34.6	995139	2429	1,24073	55	846	3.80.7	29	8816	1000	2429
	36	9	6	Wycombe Abbey School	Buckinghamshire	High Wycombe	Ind	5.720.51	3.60.2	3.50.4	266.11.2	92888	868	1,23682	67	885	3.50.4	49	867	1000	868
	414	18	10	Magdalen College School (Oxford)	Oxfordshire	Oxford	Ind	5.710.76	3.70.2	3.60.3	264.04.6	94088	6813	1,05415	7213	816	3.50.5	316	7916	-	6813
	514	19	11	Queen Elizabeth's School (Barnet)	London North	Barnet	Gram	5.480.57	3.80.2	3.40.3	264.00.7	90885	13919	1,1128	362	843	3.30.3	515	778	00	13919
	62	4	4	St Paul's Girls' School (Hammersmith and Fulham)	London west	Hammersmith	Ind	5.390.04	3.50	3.30	265.71.1	88412	1018	1,05011	804	902	3.30.1	60	841	1000	1018
	75	2	2	Winchester College	Hampshire	Winchester	Ind	5.350.54	3.60.2	3.50.2	260.52.1	91349	1399	1,02554	11359	801	3.30.2	86	702	-	1399
	81	7	6	North London Collegiate School	London west	Edgware	Ind	5.310	3.40.1	3.20	267.00.8	8644	1073	1,0866	485	921	3.20	124	848	1000	892
	94	5	9	Colchester Royal Grammar School	Essex	Colchester	Gram	5.260.16	3.90.1	3.50.1	258.70.4	91112	14915	1,35935	10	721	3.30	72	712	266	14915
	107	3	5	Eton College	Berkshire	Windsor	Ind	5.250.23	3.50.1	3.40	262.40.5	88519	2593	1,0851	510	801	3.20.1	107	771	-	2593
	110	11	19	Badminton School	Somerset and Bristol	Westbury-on-Trym	Ind	5.190.08	3.60.1	3.50.1	259.60.1	89622	5113	1,04111	925	753	3.20.1	96	653	1000	5113
	125	7	25	Radley College	Oxfordshire	Abingdon	Ind	5.140.17	3.90	3.60.1	255.51.8	91620	1251	1,03117	10412	667	3.20.1	117	667	-	1251
	1316	29	31	Concord College	Shropshire	Shrewsbury	Ind	5.100.51	3.50.2	3.40.2	260.22.9	87965	11111	1,07654	5746	783	3.10.3	1521	723	510	11111
	148	6	8	St Paul's School (Richmond upon Thames)	London south	Barnes	Ind	5.080.24	3.40	3.30	263.02.4	8579	1558	1,0325	10215	834	3.10.1	147	792	-	1558
	154	11	3	Manchester Grammar School	Manchester (Greater)	Manchester	Ind	4.970.14	3.50	3.40.1	258.51.5	87217	2028	9569	23434	701	3.10.1	134	682	-	2028
	1612	28	45	University College School	London north	Hampstead	Ind	4.910.31	3.40	3.30.1	260.33.1	85135	1041	95818	22634	754	3.10.2	1710	7615	-	1041
	1716	33	29	City of London School for Girls	London north	Barbican	Ind	4.890.45	3.20	3.00	266.25.4	81038	708	1,00619	13926	8811	3.00.2	1820	7917	1000	708
	1831	49	44	Lady Eleanor Holles School	London south	Hampton	Ind	4.810.63	3.50.4	3.20.3	261.94	82773	9517	1,20665	811	788	3.00.3	1924	653	1000	9517
	1947	66	38	Reading School	Berkshire	Reading	Gram	4.780.77	3.50.2	3.30.2	257.66.8	85077	1409	1,02690	111156	7010	3.00.4	2145	596	-	1409
	201	21	17	Guildford High School	Surrey	Guildford	Ind	4.760.01	3.20	3.00	264.91	8002	9315	1,0015	15125	861	2.90	256	818	1000	9315
	2124	45	41	St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School	London south	Orpington	Gram	4.750.48	3.40.1	3.20.1	259.04.9	83749	1681	1,05953	6956	706	3.10.4	1631	6711	294	1681
	2212	10	11	James Allen's Girls' School	London south	Dulwich	Ind	4.740.46	3.50.1	3.30	257.55.3	84619	988	1,09054	4427	7011	3.00.2	2010	6015	1000	988
	2323	46	24	King Edward VI High School for Girls (Birmingham)	West Midlands	Birmingham	Ind	4.720.47	3.30.1	3.00.1	264.43.9	79648	825	1,30274	30	849	3.00.3	2420	7216	1000	825
	241	25	18	Royal Grammar School (Guildford)	Surrey	Guildford	Ind	4.690.03	3.30	3.10	260.60.4	8188	1298	9573	2307	780	2.90	263	722	00	1298
	25174	199	168	Casterton School	Cumbria	Carnforth	Ind	4.651.77	3.50.4	3.20.4	258.415.9	827160	3010	1,116165	33201	7535	3.00.8	23137	6732	1000	3010
	2512	13	14	Withington Girls' School	Manchester (Greater)	Fallowfield	Ind	4.650.42	3.10.2	3.00.2	264.20.3	78949	813	1,2041	93	852	2.90.2	3321	736	1000	813
	275	22	36	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls (Borehamwood)	Hertfordshire	Elstree	Ind	4.630.12	3.10.1	3.00.1	262.90	7957	1182	93322	28564	812	2.90	272	794	1000	1182
	2713	40	22	Kendrick School	Berkshire	Reading	Gram	4.630.32	3.30.1	3.20.2	257.40.3	83057	1022	1,0433	9113	701	2.90.2	3015	646	1000	1022
	2913	16	32	City of London School	London north	London, City	Ind	4.620.38	3.30.1	3.20.1	258.90.6	82037	13731	98120	17643	740	2.90.2	2915	643	-	13731
	307	23	21	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School (Borehamwood)	Hertfordshire	Elstree	Ind	4.580.16	3.20	3.10.1	259.60.5	80915	1561	9442	26420	774	2.90	316	725	-	1561
	3162	93	99	Hampton School	London south	Hampton	Ind	4.570.96	3.50.1	3.10.2	258.78.1	81394	1699	1,311115	26	7216	2.90.5	2864	5918	-	1699
	325	37	69	Whitgift School	London south	S'th Croydon	Ind	4.560.21	3.60.1	3.30.2	255.10.1	83642	1240	1,01918	12132	614	3.00.2	2213	551	-	10119
	3318	15	26	Lycee Francais Charles De Gaulle	London west	Kensington	Ind	4.540.47	4.00.1	3.80.1	242.57.5	9170	4113	1,08721	4610	4711	2.70.3	5739	4910	8021	4113
	343	31	33	Oxford High School GDST	Oxfordshire	Oxford	Ind	4.520.01	3.30.1	3.10.1	259.60.8	80013	7414	1,06911	636	755	2.80.1	352	704	1000	7414
	358	43	13	St Mary's School (Ascot)	Berkshire	South Ascot	Ind	4.510.23	3.30.1	3.00	261.63.1	78521	5510	1,04747	8440	761	2.90.3	3226	651	1000	5510
	3616	52	54	Tiffin Girls' School	London south	Kingston	Gram	4.480.34	3.30	3.10.1	258.74.4	80131	1467	1,192118	1343	725	2.90.2	3416	603	1000	1468
	3728	65	60	South Hampstead High School	London north	Camden	Ind	4.450.43	3.30.1	3.00.1	259.53.3	79149	6124	95718	22933	7310	2.80.1	418	6411	1000	6124
	3811	27	23	Abingdon School	Oxfordshire	Abingdon	Ind	4.400.26	3.50.1	3.30.2	252.46.5	83017	13521	1,0014	1508	649	2.80.1	3812	538	-	13521
	3922	17	15	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	Ind	4.370.61	3.20.3	3.00.2	260.80.6	77172	16527	95194	248169	781	2.80.2	4528	634	1000	16527
	397	32	80	St Swithun's School	Hampshire	Winchester	Ind	4.370.1	3.20.1	3.00.1	258.51	78610	7014	1,19810	105	723	2.80.1	4016	645	1000	7014
	4121	62	48	Perse School	Cambridge and Peterborough	Cambridge	Ind	4.350.28	3.30	3.00.1	259.83.2	77530	12014	9826	17410	766	2.80.2	3732	657	4116	12014
	426	36	30	Henrietta Barnett School	London north	Hampst'd GS	Gram	4.340.06	3.30.1	3.10	256.30.9	7979	11911	9395	2721	701	2.80.1	395	615	1000	11911
	430	43	36	St Catherine's School	Surrey	Bramley	Ind	4.330.05	3.20.1	3.00	260.01.8	7705	8127	1,08765	4632	713	2.80	363	568	1000	8127
	4410	34	51	Oundle School	Northamptonshire	Oundle	Ind	4.310.12	3.40	3.20.1	254.11.3	8073	21518	9713	20110	622	2.80.1	4313	532	400	21518
	4525	20	28	King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford	Essex	Chelmsford	Gram	4.300.5	3.50.1	3.20.2	252.32.8	81839	14114	1,19526	117	605	2.80.2	4226	5112	213	14114
	469	55	71	Latymer School	London north	Edmonton	Gram	4.290.16	3.30	3.10.1	256.41.3	78825	22922	98022	17934	705	2.80.1	466	596	534	22922
	4758	105	79	Notting Hill and Ealing High School	London west	West Ealing	Ind	4.240.73	3.10	2.90.1	259.98	75962	7713	94436	26378	7214	2.80.4	4753	6125	1000	7713
	4814	62	40	King's School (Canterbury)	Kent	Canterbury	Ind	4.230.16	3.40	3.10	253.81.7	79825	16517	97620	18829	644	2.70.1	519	501	480	16517
	4929	78	57	St Mary's School (Snr) and St Margaret's School (Prep)	Wiltshire	Calne	Ind	4.220.38	3.20.2	2.90.1	260.93.7	74939	3911	96751	205114	750	2.70.2	5026	626	1000	3911
	5018	68	73	Wimbledon High School	London south	Wimbledon	Ind	4.210.3	3.20.1	2.90.1	259.13.2	76032	754	9647	21628	726	2.70.2	4923	606	1000	754
	512	49	27	Roedean School	Sussex	Brighton	Ind	4.170.01	3.70.1	3.40.2	247.32.6	83231	8215	1,01231	12946	536	2.70	531	512	1000	8215
	5215	37	78	Godolphin and Latymer School	London west	Hammersmith	Ind	4.160.19	3.30	2.90.1	259.41.5	75027	1008	1,00210	1472	731	2.70	487	527	1000	830
	5322	75	51	Highgate School	London north	Highgate	Ind	4.150.3	3.20	3.10.2	254.01.6	78544	1345	92529	29772	611	2.80.3	4427	502	211	1345
	5472	126	282	Brighton College	Sussex	Brighton	Ind	4.130.76	3.40.1	2.90.3	258.94.7	75087	12622	95544	23895	7110	2.70.4	5274	5613	374	12622
	5431	23	42	Merchant Taylors' School	Hertfordshire	Northwood	Ind	4.130.61	3.20.1	2.90.2	258.13	75557	14629	1,09541	4120	716	2.70.3	5634	5810	-	14629
	5623	79	75	Pate's Grammar School	Gloucestershire	Cheltenham	Gram	4.120.3	3.20.1	3.00.2	256.71.4	76344	1756	1,17813	165	694	2.70.2	5820	564	544	1756
	5714	71	81	Headington School	Oxfordshire	Oxford	Ind	4.090.19	3.40.1	3.00.2	256.41.1	76043	1158	9722	20011	684	2.70.2	5425	500	1000	1158
	5848	106	83	King Edward's School (Birmingham)	West Midlands	Birmingham	Ind	4.080.58	3.10	2.80.1	259.96.2	73652	1138	1,1485	202	738	2.70.3	5952	6118	-	1138
	582	60	63	Nottingham High School	Nottinghamshire	Nottingham	Ind	4.080.02	3.20	3.10	251.91.2	7894	11213	1,09234	4318	664	2.70.1	622	643	-	11213
	6060	120	57	Benenden School	Kent	Benenden	Ind	4.060.67	3.30.2	2.90	256.89.6	75445	812	98877	163166	7119	2.70.3	5543	4813	1000	812
	6149	110	95	St Albans High School for Girls	Hertfordshire	St Albans	Ind	4.050.59	3.10.1	2.80.1	258.96.3	73751	791	98072	180160	7410	2.60.3	6452	5917	1000	792
	6135	26	19	Tonbridge School	Kent	Tonbridge	Ind	4.050.62	3.40.1	3.00.1	255.13.9	76451	16520	92464	300137	704	2.70.2	6032	585	-	16520
	635	58	69	Bancrofts School	London east	W'ford Green	Ind	4.000.12	3.30	3.00	254.90.1	7585	1112	94624	25969	691	2.60	685	560	466	1112
	6311	52	64	Dulwich College	London south	Dulwich	Ind	4.000.14	3.30	3.00	255.01.4	7570	21126	96638	20879	651	2.70	614	500	-	21126
	6531	34	39	Colchester County High School for Girls	Essex	Colchester	Gram	3.990.44	3.20.1	3.10	252.13.5	77527	1118	1,07951	5431	607	2.60.2	6525	573	1000	1118
	6520	85	92	Colyton Grammar School	Devon	Colyford	Gram	3.990.28	3.10	2.80.1	260.23.9	72224	1065	1,28917	42	746	2.60.2	7026	556	5810	1065
	6525	90	145	Wilson's School	London south	Wallington	Gram	3.990.35	3.30.1	2.80	258.85.2	73126	1197	1,11412	3511	707	2.60.2	6334	524	-	1197
	685	73	55	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys	West Midlands	Kings Heath	Gram	3.970.08	3.20	2.90	257.73.7	7351	1080	1,19010	145	767	2.60.1	752	626	-	1080
	6810	58	75	St Helen and St Katharine	Oxfordshire	Abingdon	Ind	3.970.15	3.20	2.90.1	257.42.1	7372	9410	9420	26712	722	2.60	665	593	1000	9410
	7025	95	43	Twycross House School	Leicestershire and Rutland	Atherstone	Ind	3.930.33	3.20.2	3.20.3	248.40.9	79167	276	94924	25047	551	2.50.1	941	5214	529	276
	7119	52	50	Chelmsford County High School for Girls	Essex	Chelmsford	Gram	3.920.22	3.40.1	3.10	249.13.5	7844	1350	1,17224	182	553	2.60.2	6730	480	1000	1350
	7141	112	66	Rugby School	Warwickshire	Rugby	Ind	3.920.47	3.40	2.80	257.06.4	73236	17015	1,00432	14442	7010	2.60.3	7345	538	454	17015
	7325	98	101	Alleyn's School (Dulwich)	London south	Dulwich	Ind	3.900.33	3.10	2.80.1	257.42.2	72742	1384	1,08923	4514	736	2.50.1	9013	589	496	1384
	7318	55	61	Charterhouse	Surrey	Godalming	Ind	3.900.23	3.30	3.00.1	253.73.9	7513	18312	9724	1964	657	2.60	6910	523	281	18312
	7343	30	116	Lancing College	Sussex	Lancing	Ind	3.900.65	3.50.3	3.10.2	251.41.5	76769	11820	97559	19197	615	2.60.3	7240	516	362	11820
	7634	42	47	Manchester High School for Girls	Manchester (Greater)	Manchester	Ind	3.890.41	3.10.1	2.70.2	259.52.3	71234	1028	99351	15675	733	2.50.2	7937	529	1000	1028
	7737	40	59	Cambridge Tutors College	London south	Croydon	Ind	3.860.45	3.40.2	3.20	248.04.3	78422	7523	96724	20744	672	2.60.1	7729	572	3715	7523
	7836	114	128	Maynard School	Devon	Exeter	Ind	3.850.42	3.10	2.80	257.18.1	72218	520	9274	2935	7015	2.50.2	8346	5816	1000	520
	7823	55	34	Nottingham Girls' High School GDST	Nottinghamshire	Nottingham	Ind	3.850.28	3.00.1	2.80.2	257.21.6	72237	1086	1,04669	8657	712	2.60	7513	595	1000	1086
	80117	197	87	John Lyon School	London west	Harrow	Ind	3.840.94	3.20.2	3.10.5	250.12.4	766129	628	93068	289179	574	2.50.4	85100	5314	-	628
	804	84	103	St Albans School	Hertfordshire	St Albans	Ind	3.840.12	3.30.1	2.90.2	253.62.2	74341	11510	1,03024	10633	596	2.60.1	748	483	141	11510
	827	75	319	St Mary's School (Cambridge)	Cambridge and Peterborough	Cambridge	Ind	3.830.02	3.40.2	3.00.2	252.33.4	75029	368	97317	19425	644	2.50.1	9227	564	1000	368
	8314	97	126	Wolverhampton Girls' High School	West Midlands	Wolver'pton	Gram	3.820.24	3.10	2.90	253.14.7	74417	999	1,02976	10871	648	2.50.1	8420	5713	1000	999
	8469	153	178	Loughborough Grammar School	Leicestershire and Rutland	Loughborough	Ind	3.800.68	3.20	2.90.1	252.98.1	74357	1265	1,12856	2930	618	2.50.4	80112	488	-	1265
	85219	304	336	Leicester High School for Girls	Leicestershire and Rutland	Leicester	Ind	3.781.5	3.10.1	2.80.4	257.415.2	710126	2514	1,04032	9428	7222	2.50.8	87276	5219	1000	2514
	8635	51	62	Harrow School	London west	Harrow	Ind	3.770.38	3.30.1	2.80	256.53.1	71524	15613	97429	19262	6410	2.60.1	7823	463	-	15613
	8667	153	68	St Helen's School	London west	Northwood	Ind	3.770.65	3.20.2	2.70.1	258.510.3	70237	989	99245	15785	7321	2.50.1	9811	5417	1000	703
	8850	138	131	Francis Holland School	London north	Sloane Squ.	Ind	3.750.46	3.20	2.80	255.28.9	72020	284	94782	255204	6816	2.50.3	9955	6120	1000	284
	8934	123	122	Queenswood School	Hertfordshire	Brookmans Park	Ind	3.730.35	3.30.1	2.80.1	256.84.4	70731	571	95944	22596	648	2.50.1	8228	5323	1000	571
	89376	465	151	St Francis College	Hertfordshire	Letchworth	Ind	3.732.26	3.40.3	3.00.5	251.023.2	745185	339	967141	206424	5523	2.50.9	81323	3922	1000	339
	8984	173	155	Watford Grammar School for Boys	Hertfordshire	Watford	Comp	3.730.72	3.50.3	3.10.3	248.36.5	76375	1664	9017	3676	549	2.50.4	91104	457	-	1664
	923	95	190	Chigwell School	Essex	Chigwell	Ind	3.690.09	3.30.2	2.90	251.71.1	73518	10121	91547	320134	593	2.50	880	475	421	10122
	9251	143	48	Tormead School	Surrey	Guildford	Ind	3.690.46	3.20.2	2.80.2	253.72.3	72261	7112	1,13019	275	631	2.50.3	8673	525	1000	7112
	94115	209	250	Ilford County High School	London east	Barkingside	Gram	3.650.83	3.10	2.90	250.612.8	73750	11619	95267	247150	6017	2.50.4	93106	5119	-	11619
	9520	75	119	Dr Challoner's Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Amersham	Gram	3.630.22	3.60.1	3.10.1	246.00.4	76319	18512	1,13157	2631	560	2.50.1	954	482	-	18512
	9632	128	82	Eltham College	London south	Mottingham	Ind	3.620.26	3.10	2.70.1	256.81.2	69138	1019	89612	37837	683	2.40.1	10715	484	336	1019
	9650	146	128	Loughborough High School	Leicestershire and Rutland	Loughborough	Ind	3.620.42	3.00.1	2.70.2	257.23.8	68944	8416	1,08016	5312	666	2.50.3	9652	518	1000	8416
	985	93	205	Kingston Grammar School	London south	Kingston	Ind	3.610	3.20.1	2.90	251.30.7	7279	10314	93719	27638	591	2.40.1	10320	491	453	10314
	9817	81	77	Newstead Wood School for Girls	London south	Orpington	Gram	3.610.19	3.20.1	2.90	251.40.1	72515	14013	9813	1787	614	2.40.1	11238	505	1000	14013
	10041	141	168	Reigate Grammar School	Surrey	Reigate	Ind	3.580.33	3.20.1	2.70.1	256.63.9	68631	11613	9828	17314	6811	2.40.1	11030	5212	412	11613
	10035	135	114	Sutton Grammar School for Boys	London south	Sutton	Gram	3.580.27	3.30	2.80.1	252.15.9	71714	1084	1,0068	14023	619	2.40.1	11323	450	-	1084
	10043	143	46	Woodford County High School	London east	W'ford Green	Gram	3.580.35	3.10	2.90	250.88	72512	1271	89043	394138	6612	2.40.1	11527	5513	1000	1271
	10320	123	64	Judd School	Kent	Tonbridge	Gram	3.570.19	3.30.1	3.00.3	247.63.4	74561	1433	1,04125	9218	563	2.50.2	9731	411	224	1433
	104	-	-	Bellerby's College (Oxford)	Oxfordshire	Oxford	Ind	3.56	3.5	3.1	245.3	758	22	966	210	63	2.6	71	59	55	22
	10416	120	216	Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School	London west	Holland Park	Comp	3.560.17	3.00	2.80	253.83.6	70313	14710	88425	42155	649	2.40.1	1069	517	4911	14310
	10436	68	115	King Edward VI School (Southampton)	Hampshire	Southampton	Ind	3.560.35	3.10	2.80.1	253.95.7	7023	12815	89525	38274	6412	2.40.1	10525	513	332	12815
	10733	74	142	Wallington County Grammar School	London south	Wallington	Gram	3.550.32	3.30	2.90.2	250.11.2	72639	12511	1,12214	323	542	2.50	10019	392	211	12511
	10823	131	220	City of London Freemen's School	Surrey	Ashtead	Ind	3.540.2	3.30.1	2.80.1	253.00.6	70434	10212	1,1375	253	622	2.40.2	11637	404	472	10212
	10969	178	91	King Edward VI School (Stratford-upon-Avon)	Warwickshire	Str'ford-u-Avon	Gram	3.530.53	3.40.2	3.10.1	243.85.3	76456	7515	1,14434	2211	4712	2.40.3	12582	4522	-	7515
	10920	89	145	Trinity School (Croydon)	London south	Croydon	Ind	3.530.13	3.20	2.90.1	250.01.8	7235	1112	94015	27149	533	2.40.1	10420	412	-	1112
	11144	67	550	Farnborough Hill	Hampshire	Farnborough	Ind	3.520.42	3.20	2.60.2	257.50.4	67248	231	96628	21253	721	2.30.2	13060	573	1000	231
	11152	163	127	Shrewsbury School	Shropshire	Shrewsbury	Ind	3.520.44	3.20.1	2.90.3	250.92.4	71659	15719	89017	39734	616	2.50.3	8958	507	-	15719
	1134	109	288	Norwich High School for Girls GDST	Norfolk	Norwich	Ind	3.510.04	3.10	2.80	252.51.7	7035	569	1,19446	123	646	2.40	12018	502	1000	569
	11423	91	133	Marlborough College	Wiltshire	Marlborough	Ind	3.490.13	3.10.1	2.70	253.61.2	6940	1861	91422	32355	587	2.40	1028	393	421	1862
	11416	98	88	Portsmouth Grammar School	Hampshire	Old Portsmouth	Ind	3.490.08	3.20	2.80	251.10.5	7103	13917	9100	3382	590	2.40	11112	422	422	13917
	11637	153	285	Ockbrook School	Derbyshire	Ockbrook	Ind	3.480.36	3.30.3	2.70	253.55.8	69224	263	947123	254390	582	2.40.1	1094	3117	1000	263
	11655	61	72	Royal Grammar School (Newcastle upon Tyne)	North east (Northumberland, Tyneside, Teeside and Durham)	Newcastle	Ind	3.480.6	3.00.1	2.80.1	251.06.8	71030	1746	90417	35852	639	2.40.2	10841	557	213	1746
	11622	138	107	Westcliff High School for Girls	Essex	Westcliff-on-S	Gram	3.480.19	3.30	2.90.1	248.21.5	72831	1326	9909	16021	544	2.40.1	11916	4513	961	1326
	11951	68	67	Royal Grammar School (High Wycombe)	Buckinghamshire	High Wycombe	Gram	3.470.44	3.50	3.10	243.34.2	75920	1895	97620	19046	4910	2.40.1	12348	3611	-	1895
	12017	103	88	Ermysted's Grammar School	Yorkshire north and east	Skipton	Gram	3.460.08	3.30	2.90	249.31.8	7189	842	1,10718	3712	551	2.30.1	13224	461	-	842
	1202	118	230	Watford Grammar School for Girls	Hertfordshire	Watford	Comp	3.460.05	3.20.1	2.90.2	248.34.8	72550	1705	90215	36447	558	2.40.1	11823	430	1000	1705
	1226	116	84	Bury Grammar School Girls	Manchester (Greater)	Bury	Ind	3.440.02	3.20	2.80.1	251.95.3	69917	713	1,00913	13310	6111	2.30	1348	442	1000	713
	12283	205	158	Sir William Perkins's School	Surrey	Chertsey	Ind	3.440.6	3.10	2.70	254.712.8	67916	664	1,03368	101100	6316	2.30.1	13712	419	1000	664
	12449	173	122	Bosworth Independent College	Northamptonshire	Northampton	Ind	3.430.42	3.50.3	3.10.2	244.73	74556	729	91480	329257	491	2.30.2	13448	420	5410	7110
	12479	203	138	Grange School (Northwich)	Cheshire	Hartford	Ind	3.430.58	3.20.1	2.60.2	256.75.5	66556	951	1,12632	3013	7115	2.30.2	14373	4917	4314	951
	12437	87	142	Warwick School	Warwickshire	Warwick	Ind	3.430.26	3.40.1	2.90	248.43.2	7203	12816	1,17415	175	575	2.40	11711	367	1	12816
	12744	83	95	Norwich School	Norfolk	Norwich	Ind	3.420.32	3.10.1	2.70.1	252.32.6	69218	1292	94831	25170	596	2.30.2	14156	455	332	1292
	12864	192	154	Brampton College	London north	Hendon	Ind	3.410.49	3.00.1	3.00	246.78.9	72827	10623	8146	73367	517	2.30	1294	428	482	10624
	12931	160	190	Nonsuch High School for Girls	London south	Cheam	Gram	3.370.26	3.20.1	2.80.1	250.13.1	70029	1583	1,10011	408	588	2.30.1	1472	4410	1000	1583
	130101	231	196	Francis Holland School (Westminster)	London north	Regents Pk	Ind	3.360.63	3.20.1	3.00.2	245.95.9	72666	435	90927	34164	463	2.40.3	12158	407	1000	435
	13161	192	121	Dr Challoner's High School	Buckinghamshire	Little Chalfont	Gram	3.350.43	3.10	2.80.2	250.93.8	69248	15815	91647	317131	607	2.30.2	13670	4410	1000	15815
	13167	64	-	Mander Portman Woodward (Cambridge)	Cambridge and Peterborough	Cambridge	Ind	3.350.69	3.20.3	2.90.1	249.03.3	70563	4420	885109	414269	5611	2.40.3	12165	442	4221	4319
	13184	47	84	Putney High School	London south	Putney	Ind	3.350.88	3.10.1	2.60.2	255.26	66378	709	92068	309148	689	2.40.3	12774	4415	1000	709
	134109	243	178	Haileybury and Imperial Service College	Hertfordshire	Hertford	Ind	3.340.67	3.20.1	2.80.1	248.77.5	70561	1516	96633	21162	507	2.40.4	124104	369	404	923
	13467	201	286	Queen Ethelburga's College	Yorkshire north and east	York	Ind	3.340.47	3.60.1	2.90.1	248.26.9	70835	5421	96615	20920	5819	2.20.2	17954	4316	6514	5421
	13497	231	-	Welbeck, the Defence 6th Form College	Leicestershire and Rutland	Woodhouse	Other	3.340.61	3.00	2.80.1	248.98.3	70447	15926	89643	377125	5311	2.30.4	148131	429	280	15926
	1370	137	103	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls	West Midlands	Kings Heath	Gram	3.330.03	3.10	2.70	251.71.2	6838	1232	1,14621	215	635	2.40.1	1268	4911	1000	1232
	13736	101	122	King Edward VI Handsworth School	West Midlands	Birmingham	Gram	3.330.23	3.00.1	2.70.1	251.31.1	68726	1094	1,10322	3912	561	2.30.1	14230	403	1000	1094
	13751	86	84	King's School (Chester)	Cheshire	Chester	Ind	3.330.37	3.30	3.00	244.44.5	73110	11524	90363	359160	508	2.30.2	13044	408	286	11524
	1402	142	110	Bolton School Boys' Division	Manchester (Greater)	Bolton	Ind	3.320.08	3.10	2.80.1	248.30.8	70528	12620	1,01725	12522	554	2.20.1	16714	471	-	12620
	14055	195	56	King's College School (Wimbledon Common)	London south	Wimbledon	Ind	3.320.41	3.20.1	2.80	249.96.5	69530	17116	1,12853	2827	514	2.50.3	10157	395	-	462
	14028	168	213	Stockport Grammar School	Manchester (Greater)	Stockport	Ind	3.320.28	3.20	2.80.1	248.81.1	70245	13613	87016	47682	560	2.30.2	16042	414	433	13613
	14333	110	122	Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Manchester (Greater)	Bowdon	Gram	3.310.15	3.10.1	2.80	248.31.4	7030	15919	1,216115	732	535	2.30	14017	411	1000	15919
	143155	298	252	Caterham School	Surrey	Caterham	Ind	3.310.99	3.10.3	2.50.4	257.66.4	642106	1276	93883	273220	7414	2.20.5	173165	4418	432	1265
	1438	135	176	Lancaster Royal Grammar School	Lancashire	Lancaster	Gram	3.310	3.40	2.80.1	248.32.4	7041	1463	1,13925	246	564	2.30	16117	370	-	1463
	14658	88	108	Bradford Grammar School	Yorkshire west	Bradford	Ind	3.290.38	3.20.1	2.60.2	253.21.4	66933	1267	92821	29156	620	2.30.2	16275	451	302	1267
	14630	116	153	Downe House	Berkshire	Thatcham	Ind	3.290.13	3.20.1	2.60.1	255.61.6	6530	8310	1,14039	2317	626	2.30	14419	404	1000	8310
	14840	108	94	Abbey School (Reading)	Berkshire	Reading	Ind	3.280.21	3.10	2.80.1	250.04	6886	848	9724	1984	5310	2.30	15536	385	1000	848
	1485	153	112	Exeter School	Devon	Exeter	Ind	3.280.16	3.20	2.80.1	248.71.5	69625	11012	9110	3351	563	2.30.1	15714	354	321	11012
	15072	222	319	Ipswich School	Suffolk	Ipswich	Ind	3.250.47	3.10	2.70.2	250.43.8	68153	11711	94519	26233	598	2.20.2	19029	4410	332	11711
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1. The position of the school, compared to its peers, calculated by the FT (based on the FT score).

2. The position of the school, compared to its peers in the 2008 ranking, calculated by the FT (based on the 2008 FT score).

3. The position of the school, compared to its peers in the 2007 ranking, calculated by the FT (based on the 2007 FT score).

4. The name of the institution.

5. The area where the school is located.

6. The town where the school is located.

7. The type of secondary schools (6th = Sixth form college, Comp = Comprehensive, Gram = Grammar, Ind = Independent and Other)

8. The total score assigned using the FT's ranking methodology. This combines the points per candidate in core A-levels (to measure the quantity of work), and the points per entry in core A-levels (to measure the quality).

9. The average number of A-level entries per candidate in all subjects.

10. The average number of A-level entries per candidate in core subjects.

11. The average number of points scored per A-level in core subjects.

12. The average number of points scored per candidate in core subjects.

13. The total number of students taking exams in all subjects (A-level, IB, Pre-U, GNVQ)

14. The average number of points scored per candidate in all subjects and all exam types (A-level, IB, Pre-U, GNVQ)

15. Government ranking for the school, based on the average number of points per candidate in all subjects (A-level, IB, Pre-U, GNVQ)

16. The proportion of A-level entries in core subjects graded A.

17. Average number of entries per candidate at A and B grades in core subjects.

18. The position of the school, compared to its peers, based on the average number of entries per candidate at A and B grades in core subjects.

19. The proportion of A-level candidates in core subjects graded at least AAB.

20. The proportion of female A-level candidates.

21. The number of pupils taking A-levels only.

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