Share Tweet Pin Email By Katherine Tinsley 10:25am PDT, Aug 22, 2025 _ Modern royals shifted away from the tradition of being educated at home by tutors and have instead attended the U.K.'s most elite institutions, where they've taken their GCSE exams before graduating along with every other student. In honor of English students getting their GCSE results this week, we're looking back at how some of the top royals performed over the years and counting down to see who did best - from King Charles III to Prince William and everyone in between.
Keep reading to see where the royals rank on their GCSE exams...
MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news and photo galleries 8. King Charles III King Charles III might be a Cambridge alum, but he was surprisingly the lowest-ranked on the list. While attending the Scottish Gordonstoun boarding school, Charles graduated with five O-levels (now known as GCSE courses) and two A-levels. He reportedly earned a B in history and C in French. 6. Zara Tindall (tied) Zara Tindall attended the prestigious Gordonstoun School in Scotland. While enrolled, she earned 11 GCSEs with grades A to C. She later earned a B and a C in her A-Levels. 6. Peter Phillips (tied) Like sister Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips attended the prestigious Gordonstoun School in Scotland. He went on to become the second member of the royal family ever to attend college, after his cousin, King Charles III. 5. Prince Harry Prince Harry has called his exams at Eton College a "nightmare," though he was still able to get 11 GCSEs. He later snagged a B in A-Level art and a D in geography. 4. Princess Beatrice Princess Beatrice often discusses her struggles with dyslexia, but she still managed to get two As in the nine GCSEs she took while at St. George's School. She scored an A in drama and Bs in history and film studies. 3. Kate Middleton Kate Middleton excelled while studying at Marlborough College. The Princess of Wales got 11 GCSEs and later earned As in maths and art, plus a B in A-Level English. 2. Princess Eugenie Like Kate Middleton, Princess Eugenie attended Marlborough College, where she earned four As and three Bs in her GCSEs. She also earned As in A-level art and English literature, plus a B in art history. Her parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, were so proud of her that they release a statement saying, "She has worked extremely hard towards these justifiably fantastic results." 1. Prince William Prince William received 12 GCSEs at Eton College including As in English and history. In his A-levels, he scored an A in geography, a B in art history and a C in biology. Mirrorpix / MEGA James Whatling / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com MEGA TheMegaAgency.com James Whatling / MEGA ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA MEGA TheMegaAgency.com James Whatling / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com Mirrorpix / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com James Whatling / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com Up Next The post Royals with the best GCSE scores ranked appeared first on Wonderwall.com.