IB-Schools.com's League Tables: Information for Schools

Most private schools are renowned for their academic achievement, which is why most parents want to use them. Our website exists to provide interested parents with clear and impartial advice and information on private IB schools in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia. 

We believe we publish the most accurate exam results and league tables for British private schools and believe there is a huge public interest in publishing schools' results fairly and transparently. Since 2020 we have extended the IB League Tables to other countries which has generated great interest globally as many parents are very interested in finding top IB schools across the world. 

Academic success is worth celebrating, and we present certificates to all schools in the Top 100 in four categories. We also try to ensure maximum PR for schools by publishing the award presentations on our websites and sending out press releases. We encourage all schools to do likewise on their websites and newsletters with a link to their position in the tables. Any school that appears in our League Tables is authorised to include our IB-Schools.com logo in their PR materials.

We completely accept that league table scores in isolation are not a way to simply choose a school as there are many other factors to take into account.

Here are a few of the principles we use when compiling the league tables:

1. As a general rule we do not try to combine scores for different curriculums because we believe the conversion ratios are flawed, particularly for the IBDP and A-Levels. You can see other league tables on www.best-schools.co.uk
2. We like to see a minimum of 20 in a cohort to make exam scores credible. However, in the IBDP sector, there are a number of successful UK schools with very small cohorts – so we have divided the UK IB tables into large and small cohorts.
3. We will only categorise a school as a boarding school if it has at least 20% boarders or a minimum of 50 full-time boarders whichever is the fewer.
4. We discount schools which manipulate their average scores by omitting students who fail to reach the pass mark of 24 points. An average score should cover all of their IBDP results and not omit the lower scoring candidates. 

If you would like to contact us about your school's academic results or reproduce our league tables in your marketing materials, then please  get in touch with our President, Mary Banks-Murayama - mary@educationadvisers.co.uk

Please be aware we have nothing to do with the International Baccalaureate Organisation.