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The Times top 300 independent secondary schools

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300 schools

The Times top 300 independent secondary schools
Table rankSchoolLocationSchool typeView school profile
12026St Paul’s SchoolBarnes, LondonBoys
Day and limited boarding
22026Brighton CollegeBrighton, East SussexCo-educational
Day; full and weekly boarding from Year 9
32026North London Collegiate SchoolEdgware, LondonGirls
Day only
42026Godolphin and LatymerHammersmith, LondonGirls
Day only
52026Guildford High SchoolGuildfordGirls
Day school
62026St Paul’s Girls’ SchoolHammersmith, LondonGirls
Day only; no boarding
72026King’s College School, WimbledonLondonBoys; co-educational sixth form
Day school
82026Westminster SchoolWestminster, LondonBoys 13–16; co-educational Sixth Form; girls join Year 9 from 2028
Day and boarding; overseas boarding entry at 16+
92026City of London School for GirlsLondonGirls
Day school
102026Latymer Upper SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
112026King Edward VI High School for Girls, BirminghamBirminghamGirls
Day school
122026Lady Eleanor HollesLondonGirls
Day school
132026Alleyn’s SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
142026Eton CollegeWindsorBoys
Boarding available
152026Sevenoaks SchoolSevenoaks, KentCo-educational
Day; boarding from 13+
162026South Hampstead High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
172026City of London SchoolLondonBoys
Day school
182026Wycombe AbbeyHigh Wycombe, BuckinghamshireGirls
Boarding; limited local day places
192026Highgate SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
202026Magdalen College SchoolOxfordBoys; co-educational Sixth Form
Day school
212026Queen Ethelburga’s CollegeYorkCo-educational
Boarding available
222026Royal Grammar School, GuildfordGuildfordBoys
Day school
23=2026Hampton SchoolLondonBoys
Day school
23=2026Putney High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
252026University College School, HampsteadLondonBoys; co-educational sixth form
Day school
26=2026The Perse SchoolCambridgeCo-educational
Day school
26=2026Winchester CollegeWinchesterBoys aged 13–16; co-educational Sixth Form
Boarding available
282026Tonbridge SchoolTonbridgeBoys
Boarding available
292026Reigate Grammar SchoolReigateCo-educational
Day school
302026Kingston Grammar SchoolKingston upon ThamesCo-educational
Day school
312026Concord CollegeShrewsburyCo-educational
Boarding available
322026Trinity School, CroydonLondonBoys; co-educational Sixth Form
Day school
332026James Allen’s Girls’ SchoolLondonGirls
Day school
342026Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
352026Withington Girls’ SchoolManchesterGirls
Day school
362026Wimbledon High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
372026Bancroft’s SchoolWoodford GreenCo-educational
Day school
38=2026Caterham SchoolCaterhamCo-educational
Boarding available
38=2026The Manchester Grammar SchoolManchesterBoys
Day school
402026Cardiff Sixth Form CollegeCardiffCo-educational
Day and boarding
412026King Edward’s School, BirminghamBirminghamBoys
Day school
422026Emanuel SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
43=2026Eltham CollegeLondonCo-educational
Day school
43=2026Oxford High School GDSTOxfordGirls
Day school
452026Channing SchoolLondonGirls
Day school
462026Dulwich CollegeLondonBoys aged 7–18; co-educational DUCKS nursery and infant provision
Boarding available
472026Colfe’s SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
482026Wellington CollegeCrowthorneCo-educational
Boarding available
492026Nottingham High SchoolNottinghamCo-educational
Day school
502026Surbiton High SchoolKingston upon ThamesGirls in the Senior School and Sixth Form; separate Boys’ Preparatory School
Day school
512026St Albans High School for GirlsSt AlbansGirls
Day school
522026Epsom CollegeEpsomCo-educational
Boarding available
532026Whitgift SchoolLondonBoys
Boarding available
542026St Helen and St KatharineAbingdonGirls
Day school
552026Merchant Taylors’ School, NorthwoodLondonBoys
Day school
562026Westbourne SchoolPenarthCo-educational
Day; boarding from age 12
572026City of London Freemen’s SchoolAshteadCo-educational
Boarding available
582026St Michael’s SchoolLlanelliCo-educational
Day; boarding in Years 9–13
592026Francis Holland School, Sloane SquareLondonGirls
Day school
602026Abingdon SchoolAbingdonCo-educational
Boarding available
612026St Mary’s School AscotAscot, BerkshireGirls
Full boarding; a small number of local day places
622026Cheltenham Ladies’ CollegeCheltenhamGirls
Boarding available
632026Harrow SchoolHarrow on the HillBoys
Boarding available
642026St Catherine’s, BramleyGuildfordGirls
Boarding available
652026St Swithun’s SchoolWinchesterGirls
Boarding available
662026Radley CollegeAbingdonBoys
Boarding available
672026The Leys SchoolCambridgeCo-educational
Boarding available
682026Sir William Perkins’s SchoolChertseyPhased co-education, starting with Years 7 and 12 in September 2026
Day school
692026Sheffield Girls’ GDSTSheffieldGirls
Day school
702026King Edward’s School, BathBathCo-educational
Day school
712026St Dunstan’s CollegeLondonCo-educational
Day school
722026Ibstock Place SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
73=2026Churcher’s CollegePetersfieldCo-educational
Day school
73=2026Hurstpierpoint CollegeBurgess HillCo-educational
Boarding available
752026St John’s College, CardiffCardiffCo-educational
Day
762026Benenden SchoolCranbrookGirls
Boarding available
77=2026HaileyburyHertfordCo-educational
Boarding available
77=2026HarrodianLondonCo-educational
Day school
792026The King’s School, ChesterChesterCo-educational
Day school
802026Queen’s College LondonLondonGirls
Day school
81=2026Francis Holland, Regent’s ParkLondonGirls
Day school
81=2026Royal Grammar School, NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneCo-educational
Day school
832026Oundle SchoolPeterboroughCo-educational
Boarding available
842026St Helen’s School, NorthwoodLondonGirls
Day school
852026St Augustine’s PrioryLondonGirls
Day school
862026Redmaids’ High SchoolBristolGirls
Day school
872026St Albans SchoolSt AlbansCo-educational Year 7 and Sixth Form, with a phased transition in other years
Day school
882026The Cathedral School, LlandaffCardiffCo-educational
Day
89=2026Immanuel CollegeBusheyCo-educational
Day school
89=2026Reading Blue Coat SchoolSonning-on-ThamesPhased co-education from Year 7; co-educational Sixth Form
Day school
912026Manchester High School for GirlsManchesterGirls
Day school
922026The Abbey SchoolReadingGirls
Day school
93=2026Solihull SchoolSolihullCo-educational
Day school
93=2026The Maynard SchoolExeterGirls
Day school
952026Downe HouseThatchamGirls
Boarding available
962026Bedford SchoolBedfordBoys
Boarding available
972026The Grammar School at LeedsLeedsCo-educational
Day school
982026Leicester Grammar SchoolLeicesterCo-educational
Day school
992026Croydon High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
1002026Reed’s SchoolCobhamBoys aged 11–16; co-educational Sixth Form
Boarding available
1012026Ardingly CollegeHaywards HeathCo-educational
Boarding available
1022026Blackheath High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
1032026St John’s School, LeatherheadLeatherheadCo-educational
Boarding available
1042026St George’s WeybridgeAddlestoneCo-educational
Day school
1052026Bishop’s Stortford CollegeBishop’s StortfordCo-educational
Boarding available
106=2026CharterhouseGodalmingCo-educational
Boarding available
106=2026The Yehudi Menuhin SchoolCobhamCo-educational
Boarding available
1082026Loughborough High SchoolLoughboroughGirls
Boarding available
109=2026Berkhamsted SchoolBerkhamstedCo-educational
Boarding available
109=2026Headington Rye OxfordOxfordGirls
111=2026Canford SchoolWimborne, DorsetCo-educational
Boarding available
111=2026Marlborough CollegeMarlborough, WiltshireCo-educational
Boarding available
1132026King Edward VI School, SouthamptonSouthampton, HampshireCo-educational
Day school
1142026Forest SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
1152026Sutton High School GDSTSuttonGirls
Day school
1162026Warwick SchoolWarwick, WarwickshireBoys
Boarding available
1172026Bromley High School GDSTBromleyGirls
Day school
118=2026CranleighCranleighCo-educational
Boarding available
118=2026RGS WorcesterWorcester, WorcestershireCo-educational
Day school
118=2026Roedean SchoolBrightonGirls
Boarding available
1212026Norwich SchoolNorwich, NorfolkCo-educational
Day school
1222026St Mary’s CalneCalne, WiltshireGirls aged 11–18 in the Senior School and Sixth Form
Boarding available
1232026Stephen Perse Senior SchoolCambridgeCo-educational
Boarding available
1242026Bradford Grammar SchoolBradfordCo-educational
Day school
1252026St Benedict’s SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
1262026Exeter SchoolExeter, DevonCo-educational
Day school
1272026Uppingham SchoolUppingham, RutlandCo-educational
Boarding available
1282026The Portsmouth Grammar SchoolPortsmouthCo-educational
Day school
1292026Royal High School Bath, GDSTBathGirls
Boarding available
130=2026Kingswood SchoolBathCo-educational
Boarding available
130=2026The King’s School, CanterburyCanterburyCo-educational
Boarding available
1322026Woldingham SchoolCaterhamGirls
Boarding available
1332026Mill Hill SchoolLondonCo-educational
Boarding available
134=2026Bradfield CollegeReadingCo-educational
Boarding available
134=2026Newcastle-under-Lyme SchoolNewcastle-under-Lyme, StaffordshireCo-educational
Day school
1362026Norwich High School for Girls GDSTNorwich, NorfolkGirls
Day school
1372026The Grange SchoolNorthwich, CheshireCo-educational
Day school
1382026St Edward’s, OxfordOxfordCo-educational
Boarding available
1392026Bromsgrove SchoolBromsgrove, WorcestershireCo-educational
Boarding available
1402026The Queen’s School, ChesterChester, CheshireGirls
Day school
1412026Walthamstow Hall Senior SchoolSevenoaksGirls in the Senior School and Sixth Form; co-educational Nursery and Pre-School
Day school
1422026St Leonards SchoolSt Andrews, FifeCo-educational
Day; full, weekly and occasional boarding from age 10
1432026Burgess Hill GirlsBurgess HillGirls
Boarding available
1442026Mayfield SchoolMayfieldGirls
Boarding available
1452026Northwood College for Girls GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
1462026Birkdale SchoolSheffield, South YorkshireCo-educational
Day school
1472026Windermere SchoolWindermereCo-educational
Boarding available
1482026Nottingham Girls’ High School GDSTNottingham, NottinghamshireGirls
Day school
1492026St John’s Preparatory and Senior SchoolEnfieldCo-educational
Day school
1502026St Francis’ CollegeLetchworth Garden CityGirls
Boarding available
151=2026Radnor House, TwickenhamLondonCo-educational
151=2026The Marist SchoolAscotGirls in the Senior School and Sixth Form; boys admitted in Pre-Prep through Year 2
Day school
1532026Bristol Grammar SchoolBristolCo-educational
Day school
1542026Claremont Fan Court SchoolEsherCo-educational
Day school
1552026Dame Allan’s Girls’ SchoolNewcastle upon TyneGirls; co-educational sixth form
1562026Ipswich SchoolIpswich, SuffolkCo-educational
Boarding available
1572026The King’s School in MacclesfieldPrestbury, CheshireCo-educational
Day school
1582026Cheltenham CollegeCheltenhamCo-educational
Boarding available
1592026Bedford Modern SchoolBedfordCo-educational
Day school
1602026Queen Elizabeth’s HospitalBristolBoys in Years 3–11; co-educational Sixth Form
Day school
1612026King Henry VIII SchoolCoventryCo-educational
Day school
162=2026Sydenham High School GDSTLondonGirls
162=2026Yarm SchoolYarmCo-educational
Day school
1642026Hymers CollegeHullCo-educational
Day school
1652026Ruthin SchoolRuthin, DenbighshireCo-educational
Day and boarding
166=2026Badminton SchoolBristolGirls
Boarding available
166=2026King’s High School, WarwickWarwickGirls
Boarding available
166=2026Lancing CollegeLancingCo-educational
Boarding available
1692026Queen’s Gate SchoolLondonGirls
Day school
1702026Wetherby Senior SchoolLondonBoys
Day school
1712026St Mary’s School, CambridgeCambridge, CambridgeshireGirls
Boarding available
1722026The King’s School, WorcesterWorcesterCo-educational
Day school
173=2026Repton School, DerbyDerby, DerbyshireCo-educational
Boarding available
173=2026St Peter’s SchoolYork, North YorkshireCo-educational
Boarding available
1752026Dame Allan’s Boys’ SchoolNewcastle upon TyneBoys; co-educational sixth form
1762026Howell’s School, Llandaff GDSTLlandaff, CardiffGirls; co-educational sixth form
Day
1772026Newcastle High School for Girls GDSTJesmond, Newcastle upon TyneGirls
Day school
1782026Edgbaston High School for GirlsBirminghamGirls
Day school
1792026Lord Wandsworth CollegeHookCo-educational
Boarding available
180=2026Shrewsbury SchoolShrewsburyCo-educational
Boarding available
180=2026Streatham and Clapham High School GDSTLondonGirls
Day school
1822026Cheadle Hulme SchoolCheadle Hulme, CheshireCo-educational
Day school
1832026d’Overbroeck’s CollegeOxfordCo-educational
Boarding available
1842026Rougemont SchoolNewportCo-educational
Day
1852026Fettes CollegeEdinburgh, ScotlandCo-educational
Day and full boarding; no senior weekly/flexi boarding
1862026Reddam House BerkshireWokinghamCo-educational
Boarding available
1872026Dauntsey’sDevizesCo-educational
Boarding available
1882026Chigwell SchoolChigwell, EssexCo-educational
Boarding available
1892026New Hall SchoolChelmsford, EssexCo-educational
Boarding available
1902026Clifton CollegeBristolCo-educational
Boarding available
1912026Collegiate SchoolBristolCo-educational
Day school
1922026Stockport Grammar SchoolStockport, CheshireCo-educational
Day school
1932026Truro SchoolTruroCo-educational
Boarding available
1942026Malvern CollegeMalvernCo-educational
Boarding available
1952026Bablake SchoolCoventryCo-educational
Day school
1962026Farnborough HillFarnboroughGirls
Day school
1972026Woodbridge SchoolWoodbridge, SuffolkCo-educational
Boarding available
1982026Kimbolton SchoolHuntingdonCo-educational
Boarding available
1992026GodolphinSalisburyGirls
200=2026Northampton High School GDSTNorthamptonGirls
Day school
200=2026St Catherine’s School, TwickenhamLondonGirls
Day school
2022026Stonyhurst CollegeClitheroeCo-educational
Boarding available
2032026Bootham SchoolYork, North YorkshireCo-educational
Boarding available
2042026Lycée Français Charles de GaulleLondonCo-educational
Day school
2052026Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolWakefield, West YorkshireCo-educational at the current Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wakefield
Day school
2062026St George’s AscotAscotGirls
Boarding available
2072026Loughborough Grammar SchoolLoughborough, LeicestershireBoys
Boarding available
2082026Bury Grammar SchoolBuryCo-educational
Day school
2092026Ashford SchoolAshfordCo-educational
Boarding available
2102026Royal Russell SchoolCroydonCo-educational
Boarding available
2112026Oakham SchoolOakham, RutlandCo-educational
Boarding available
2122026Moreton HallOswestryGirls in the Senior School and Sixth Form; co-educational Prep School
Boarding available
2132026Hulme Grammar SchoolOldhamCo-educational
Day school
2142026St Columba’s CollegeSt AlbansCo-educational
Day school
2152026Monkton Combe SchoolBathCo-educational
Boarding available
2162026King Alfred SchoolLondonCo-educational
Day school
2172026St James Senior Girls’ SchoolLondonGirls
Day school
2182026The Ladies’ College, GuernseySt Peter PortGirls
Day school
2192026Leighton Park SchoolReadingCo-educational
Boarding available
2202026Royal Hospital SchoolIpswichCo-educational
Boarding available
2212026Jersey College for GirlsSt SaviourGirls
Day school; homestay for international students
2222026Dunottar SchoolReigateCo-educational
Day school
2232026St Joseph’s College, ReadingReadingCo-educational
224=2026Blundell’s SchoolTivertonCo-educational
Boarding available
224=2026North Bridge House Senior CanonburyLondonCo-educational
Day school
226=2026Durham High SchoolDurhamGirls
226=2026Prior’s Field SchoolGodalmingGirls
Boarding available
226=2026Taunton SchoolTauntonCo-educational
Boarding available
2292026Cranford SchoolMoulsfordCo-educational
Day school
2302026Bolton School Boys’ DivisionBoltonBoys
Day school
231=2026Kingham Hill SchoolChipping NortonCo-educational
Boarding available
231=2026Ratcliffe CollegeRatcliffe on the Wreake, LeicestershireCo-educational
Boarding available
2332026Tudor HallBanburyGirls
Boarding available
2342026Bolton School Girls’ DivisonBoltonGirls
Day school
2352026Victoria College, JerseySt HelierBoys
Day school
2362026Princethorpe CollegeRugbyCo-educational
Day school
2372026Culford SchoolBury St EdmundsCo-educational
Boarding available
2382026Derby High SchoolDerbyCo-educational
Day school
2392026Luckley House SchoolWokinghamCo-educational
Boarding available
240=2026Brampton CollegeLondonCo-educational
Day school
240=2026Cokethorpe SchoolWitneyCo-educational
Day school
240=2026Sherborne GirlsSherborneGirls
Boarding available
240=2026West Buckland SchoolBarnstapleCo-educational
Boarding available
2442026Clifton High SchoolBristolCo-educational
Day school
2452026Rossall SchoolFleetwoodCo-educational
Boarding available
2462026Chetham’s School of MusicManchesterCo-educational
Boarding available
2472026AshvilleHarrogate, North YorkshireCo-educational
Day school
2482026Merchiston Castle SchoolEdinburghBoys in Senior School; co-educational nursery and junior school
Day and boarding
2492026Michael Hall Waldorf SchoolForest RowCo-educational
Day school
2502026Scarisbrick Hall SchoolOrmskirkCo-educational
Day school
2512026Talbot HeathBournemouthGirls
Boarding available
2522026AKS LythamLytham St AnnesCo-educational
Day school
2532026Sherborne SchoolSherborneBoys
Boarding available
2542026Stamford SchoolStamfordCo-educational
Boarding available
2552026Hampton Court HouseLondonCo-educational
Day school
256=2026Merchant Taylors’ School, CrosbyLiverpoolCo-educational
Day school
256=2026Prior Park CollegeBathCo-educational
Boarding available
2582026Leicester High School for GirlsLeicesterGirls
Day school
259=2026King’s College TauntonTauntonCo-educational
Boarding available
259=2026Trent CollegeNottinghamCo-educational
Boarding available
2612026Sutton Valence SchoolSutton ValenceCo-educational
Boarding available
2622026Ryde School with Upper ChineRydeCo-educational
Boarding available
2632026Denstone CollegeUttoxeterCo-educational
Boarding available
2642026Twycross House SchoolAtherstoneCo-educational
Day school
2652026Malvern St JamesGreat MalvernCo-educational
2662026Sherfield SchoolHookCo-educational
Boarding available
2672026Christ College BreconBrecon, PowysCo-educational
Day; boarding from age 10
2682026Tring Park School for the Performing ArtsTringCo-educational
Boarding available
2692026Salesian CollegeFarnboroughBoys aged 11–16; co-educational Sixth Form
Day school
2702026The Mount School YorkYorkGirls aged 11–18; phased co-education in the Prep School
Boarding available
2712026St Bede’s CollegeManchesterCo-educational
Day school
2722026Halliford SchoolSheppertonBoys; co-educational sixth form
Day school
2732026St Joseph’s College, IpswichIpswichCo-educational
Boarding available
2742026Adcote School for GirlsShrewsburyGirls
Boarding available
2752026The Purcell SchoolBusheyCo-educational
Boarding available
276=2026Abbey College ManchesterManchesterCo-educational
Boarding available
276=2026Harrogate Ladies’ CollegeHarrogateGirls
2782026St Margaret’s SchoolBusheyCo-educational
Boarding available
2792026Birkenhead SchoolOxtonCo-educational
Day school
2802026Hill House SchoolDoncasterCo-educational
Day school
281=2026Alderley Edge School for GirlsAlderley EdgeGirls
281=2026Kensington Park SchoolLondonCo-educational
Boarding available
2832026Battle Abbey SchoolBattleCo-educational
Boarding available
2842026MPW CambridgeCambridgeCo-educational
Day school
2852026Millfield SchoolStreetCo-educational
Boarding available
2862026Kent College CanterburyCanterburyCo-educational
Boarding available
2872026Frensham HeightsFarnhamCo-educational
Boarding available
2882026Pocklington SchoolYorkCo-educational
Boarding available
2892026Stafford Grammar SchoolStaffordCo-educational
Day school
2902026St Christopher School, Letchworth Garden CityLetchworth Garden CityCo-educational
Boarding available
291=2026Elizabeth College, GuernseySt Peter PortCo-educational
Day school
291=2026Hampstead Fine Arts CollegeLondonCo-educational
Day school
2932026Austin FriarsCarlisleCo-educational
Day school
2942026Ewell Castle SchoolEpsomCo-educational
Day school
2952026Plymouth CollegePlymouthCo-educational
Boarding available
2962026Westholme SchoolBlackburnCo-educational
Day school
2972026Durham SchoolDurhamCo-educational
Day, full, weekly and flexi boarding
2982026Pangbourne CollegeReadingCo-educational
Boarding available
2992026St Edward’s School, CheltenhamCheltenhamCo-educational
Day school
3002026Bethany SchoolGoudhurst, KentCo-educational
Day, full, weekly and flexible boarding

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