Top Collegiate Athletic Programs



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The table below features the A-level league table results of the top 100 UK independent schools published by The Telegraph. The rankings are based on the percentage of A and A* grades achieved by students who took A-levels in 2018.

From 2002 to 2016, the Athens-based institution also consistently won top-20 placings in the race for the Learfield Directors’ Cup, an annual award given by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics honoring the colleges and universities in the U.S. Who have had the most success in collegiate athletics. The athletic training program at Northeastern University prepares students for a rewarding career in sports medicine as a certified athletic trainer. The program focuses on consultation with, and under the supervision of physicians to prevent and treat sports injuries and associated conditions. Founded In: 1898 Ranking: 3rd. While revenue generated by athletics continues to rise, it is being outpaced by expenses, according to an NCAA study of athletic department budgets in 2013. The report found that expenses exceeded.

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Florida State University for its school spirit, the University of Oklahoma for its matchday atmosphere, Auburn University for its reward program, the University of Maryland, College Park for its basketball teams, the University of Georgia and its privet hedges, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill for dominating women’s soccer.


Please note:
– The table covers A-levels in addition to the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the Cambridge Pre-U. Results in the IB and Pre-U are converted into A-level equivalents.
– All schools in this table had a minimum of 25 candidates taking the exams.
– The school data shown is correct at the time of posting. Please contact us for the most up-to-date information.
– The data below is ordered by A-level rank. Click on a heading title to order the data by that attribute.
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Top Collegiate Athletic Programs Colleges


RankSchoolLocationRegionDay/BoardingGenderSchool SizeA*/ACandidates1Cardiff Sixth Form CollegeCardiffWalesDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational28688.47%1422Westminster SchoolWestminsterLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingBoys (co-ed sixth form)74388.12%1973North London Collegiate SchoolEdgwareLondonDayGirls109984.8%1104King's College School (KCS)WimbledonLondonDayBoys (co-ed sixth form)96784.47%1935Oxford International CollegeOxfordSouth EastDay & Full BoardingCo-educational9683.54%286The Perse SchoolCambridgeEasternDayCo-educational161183%1757Guildford High School for GirlsGuildfordSouth EastDayGirls100082.85%998Brighton CollegeBrightonSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational109982.32%2059Queen Ethelburga's CollegeYorkNorthernDay & Full BoardingCo-educational106382.22%10510Magdalen College SchoolOxfordSouth EastDayBoys (co-ed sixth form)89782.16%15211Concord CollegeShrewsburyMidlandsDay & Full BoardingCo-educational57780.79%18512City of London School For GirlsLondonLondonDayGirls73280.67%7313James Allen's Girls' SchoolLondonLondonDayGirls108180.21%9114Royal Grammar SchoolGuildfordSouth EastDayBoys95579.88%15315Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' SchoolElstreeLondonDayBoys112779.72%15316Highgate SchoolHighgateLondonDayCo-educational172475.61%16317King Edward's SchoolBirminghamMidlandsDayBoys88074.47%11118Manchester High School for GirlsManchesterNorthernDayGirls92773.86%8319Alleyn's SchoolDulwichLondonDayCo-educational101373.81%14620St Helen and St KatharineAbingdonSouth EastDayGirls73473.43%9221King Edward VI High School for GirlsBirminghamMidlandsDayGirls59073.23%7522Withington Girls' SchoolManchesterNorthernDayGirls71872.92%7823St Mary's School AscotAscotSouth EastDay & Full BoardingGirls38670.77%6224Ruthin SchoolRuthinWalesDay & Full BoardingCo-educational35970.42%6725Haberdashers' Aske's School for GirlsBorehamwoodLondonDayGirls116870.29%10926Merchant Taylors' SchoolNorthwoodLondonDayBoys91170.09%14127Wimbledon High School GDSTWimbledonLondonDayGirls97070.06%5528Marymount International SchoolKingston upon ThamesLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls25069.93%5329The Abbey SchoolReadingSouth EastDayGirls106669.26%9330St Albans High School for GirlsSt AlbansEasternDayGirls103869.23%7931Bancroft's SchoolWoodford GreenLondonDayCo-educational114369.21%12732University College SchoolHampsteadLondonDayBoys (co-ed sixth form)87669.17%15133Reigate Grammar SchoolReigateSouth EastDayCo-educational100668.68%13834The Manchester Grammar SchoolManchesterNorthernDayBoys154268.52%18235Hampton SchoolHamptonLondonDayBoys131368.24%17836South Hampstead High School GDSTHampsteadLondonDayGirls88367.38%6137Kingston Grammar SchoolKingston upon ThamesLondonDayCo-educational82966.88%10338Putney High School GDSTPutneyLondonDayGirls102066.67%8238St Clare'sOxfordSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational26966.67%11640St Albans SchoolSt AlbansEasternDayBoys (co-ed sixth form)84865.68%15441St Catherine'sGuildfordSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls64965.48%8742Nottingham High SchoolNottinghamMidlandsDayCo-educational103064.31%10943St John's CollegeCardiffWalesDayCo-educational53764.17%3944The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga'sYorkNorthernDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational56564.14%14345St Swithun's SchoolWinchesterSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls52263.91%6346Oundle SchoolPeterboroughMidlandsDay & Full BoardingCo-educational110463.59%20347Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDSTEalingLondonDayGirls89463.13%6948Channing SchoolLondonLondonDayGirls91563.11%6649King's High SchoolWarwickMidlandsDayGirls61762.75%6650City of London Freemen's SchoolAshteadLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational91062.6%12051Royal Grammar SchoolNewcastle upon TyneNorthernDayCo-educational131862.45%16152Trinity SchoolCroydonLondonDayBoys (co-ed sixth form)101362.07%13153Ardingly CollegeHaywards HeathSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational98962.05%12254Farnborough HillFarnboroughSouth EastDayGirls54561.9%4455Oxford High School GDSTOxfordSouth EastDayGirls85461.82%6855Dulwich CollegeDulwichLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingBoys182161.82%23057Eltham CollegeMottinghamSouth EastDayBoys (co-ed sixth form)97561.66%10858Marlborough CollegeMarlboroughSouth WestFull BoardingCo-educational96260.91%19259St Michael's SchoolLlanelliWalesDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational50260.9%4760The King's SchoolCheshireNorthernDayCo-educational110360.68%10661King Edward's SchoolBathSouth WestDayCo-educational108759.74%9862Woldingham SchoolCaterhamLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls54459.62%8163Mayfield SchoolMayfieldSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls36658.6%5564Exeter SchoolExeterSouth WestDayCo-educational92257.99%9365Hurtwood HouseDorkingSouth EastDay & Full BoardingCo-educational34457.78%16266The King's SchoolCanterburySouth EastDay & Full BoardingCo-educational81957.67%18067Headington SchoolOxfordSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls108457.59%14268The Queen's SchoolChesterNorthernDayGirls61657.29%6569Queen's College LondonMaryleboneLondonDayGirls58757.27%3770Caterham SchoolCaterhamLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational92657.12%15171Norwich SchoolNorwichEasternDayCo-educational115156.88%15472Malvern St James Girls' SchoolGreat MalvernMidlandsDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls36056.73%3273Epsom CollegeEpsomLondonDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational90056.71%16774Chetham's School of MusicManchesterNorthernDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational30556.7%7075Francis Holland SchoolRegent's ParkLondonDayGirls49756.07%5675The Stephen Perse FoundationCambridgeEasternDayCo-educational122556.07%6777St Peter's SchoolYorkNorthernDay & Full BoardingCo-educational56955.71%12078The Grange SchoolNorthwichNorthernDayCo-educational116454.98%9279Bristol Grammar SchoolBristolSouth WestDayCo-educational100054.83%14380Burgess Hill GirlsBurgess HillSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls52454.62%4181Churcher's CollegePetersfieldSouth EastDayCo-educational112554.61%9982Bolton School Girls' DivisionBoltonNorthernDayGirls126354.55%8783The Portsmouth Grammar SchoolPortsmouthSouth EastDayCo-educational109454.4%16784St Dunstan's CollegeCatfordLondonDayCo-educational93854.37%6385Badminton SchoolBristolSouth WestDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls44854.35%4286ACS Egham International SchoolEghamSouth EastDayCo-educational57954.34%5687Bellerbys College CambridgeCambridgeEasternDay & Full BoardingCo-educational23754.17%4488Bradford Grammar SchoolBradfordNorthernDayCo-educational104353.99%12389Uppingham SchoolUppinghamMidlandsDay & Full BoardingCo-educational78553.86%17290Roedean SchoolBrightonSouth EastDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls61853.7%7791Queen's Gate SchoolLondonLondonDayGirls53653.51%3392Warwick SchoolWarwickMidlandsDay, Weekly & Full BoardingBoys123153.5%14993Redmaids' High SchoolBristolSouth WestDayGirls64653.4%6794Sheffield High School for GirlsSheffieldNorthernDayGirls97453.2%8195Canford SchoolWimborneSouth WestDay & Full BoardingCo-educational65353.19%13196St George's College WeybridgeAddlestoneLondonDayCo-educational92053.11%12597The Royal High School Bath GDSTBathSouth WestDay, Weekly & Full BoardingGirls61053.04%5898Windermere SchoolWindermereNorthernDay, Weekly & Full BoardingCo-educational36152.75%3699d'Overbroeck'sOxfordSouth EastDay & Full BoardingCo-educational59752.59%117100Notre Dame Senior SchoolCobhamLondonDayGirls32252.44%27