Which schools are best if your ambition is to get into a top 50 university?
Education Advisers Ltd has specialised in advising on the choice of private school since 2004 and has comprehensive websites for UK schools at www.best-schools.co.uk and international schools at www.IB-Schools.com
If you are seeking a senior school which has a great track record in getting their students into Oxbridge, G5, Russell Group, UK top 50, medicine or the USA top 50, we can certainly help you find those with the best track record. You should appreciate that just as these universities are highly selective seeking A grade students, so are the best senior schools and you often have to apply more than one year ahead of the admission date.
We have helped hundreds of students find the best fitting schools for elite universities based on their academic record and knowledge and support for university applications. The following list is not comprehensive, but it includes many of our preferred schools. Contact us if you want a placement in one of these schools.
United Kingdom
Oxford International College (A-Levels) day and boarding coed / top UK school
Cardiff Sixth Form College (A-Levels) day and boarding coed / top 3 in UK
Concord College (A-Levels) day and boarding coed / top 10 in UK
Brighton College (A-Levels) day and boarding coed / top 10 in UK
Wellington College (A-Levels or IBDP) day and boarding coed / top 10 in IB
Wycombe Abbey (A-Levels) Girls only / day and boarding / top UK girls school
Godolphin & Latymer (A-Levels) Girls only, Day only / top girls IB school
King’s College School, Wimbledon (IBDP) Day only / top 5 coed IB school
Sevenoaks School (IBDP) day and boarding / top 10 coed IB school
Winchester College (A-Levels) Boys only / day and boarding / top boys only school
Tonbridge School (A-Levels ) Boys only / day and boarding / top 5 boys only school
Whitgift School (A-Levels or IBDP ) Boys only / day and boarding / top 5 IB school
Cheltenham Ladies' College (A-Levels or IBDP) Girls only / day and boarding / top 5 girls IB school
Switzerland
College du Leman Coed day and boarding in Geneva / Top 5 Swiss school
Aiglon Coed day and boarding / Top Swiss school
Beau Soleil Coed day and boarding / top 10 Swiss school
Spain
Agora Lledo coed day only / top IB school in Spain
Sotogrande coed day and boarding / top 10 IB school in Spain
Germany
Bavarian International coed day school/ top 10 in Germany
Frankfurt International coed day school top 10 in Germany
Munich International coed day school / top 10 in Germany
Italy
St Georges of Rome coed day school / top 5 in Italy
British School of Milan coed day school / top IB school in Italy
St Louis Milan coed day school / top 3 in Italy
Netherlands
British School of the Netherlands coed day / top IB school in Netherlands
Greece
St Catherines coed day school / top IB school in Greeece
UAE
North London Collegiate Dubai coed day / top ib school in UAE
India
DAIS coed day / top IB school in India
International School of Bangalore coed day and Board
Malaysia
Fairview international coed day and boarding / joint no 1 IB school in Malaysia
Nexus International coed day school / joint no 1 IB school in Malaysia
Singapore
Tanglin Trust coed day school / top IB school in Singapore
Dulwich College coed/ 2nd top IB school in Singapore
North London Collegiate School coed/3rd top IB school in Singapore
China
Dulwich College Beijing - day coed school / top IB school in China
Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong - day coed school / 2nd top IB school in China
International School of Nanshan Shenzhen - day coed / 3rd top school in China
Desheng School - day school awaiting 2025 results
Hong Kong
German Swiss International School - top IB school in Hong Kong
Singapore International School (Hong Kong) - 2nd top IB school in Hong Kong
Other results awaited
South Korea
North London Collegiate JeJu / Coed day – top school in South Korea
Japan
KIST Tokyo / Coed Top School in Japan
This list is not exhaustive but does include most of the top schools in these countries, where students stand to best chance of getting top grades to qualify for university. Contact us if you would like help applying. Most of these schools are oversubscribed – so do not leave it late in applying or otherwise contact us for alternatives.
Typically, we only recommend schools which appear in our league tables. If your school does not feature, please do approach us for a discussion.