Thousands of International Baccalaureate (IB) students received their diploma results earlier this week and on the same day The Times newspaper published, for the first time, an exam results table for schools offering the IB diploma in the UK.

18 out of over 200 schools in the UK offering the diploma have submitted their results to the newspaper on a voluntary basis.

IB results are presented as points, students take 6 subjects in total and choose 3 at ‘Higher Level’.  A maximum of 7 points is awarded per subject and then the student can earn up to 3 additional points for the 4000 word extended essay.  So, the maximum score is 45.

The results table ranks schools against the “proportion of students at each school who achieved the top grades, 7 or 6, in their higher level subjects.” The average points score per school is also recorded.

In The Times league table, North London Collegiate School in Hertfordshire came out on top with an average of 40 points per pupil, which places their students in the top 5.3% of candidates worldwide. The IB international benchmark is 29.5 points.

Other top ranking schools include Bedford High School for Girls, The Godolphin and Latymer School and Wellington College.

Some schools were not included in the league table but have also received excellent results, at North London International School more than two thirds of candidates achieved scores above 30 points and the school has been awarded the highest number of bilingual diploma. ACS Egham International School students achieved a 100% pass rate for the 5th time in 6 years.

According to research results published earlier this week those students who pass the IB Diploma exams tend to secure top university placements in the UK and around the world.

Times IB exam league table (behind The Times paywall)