List of private schools in England

There are around 2,400 private schools in England. Many are represented by the Independent Schools Council (ISC), while around 300 independent senior schools are represented by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), although both bodies also represent schools outside England and the United Kingdom. This is a list of notable independent schools in England that are currently operating. It includes independent schools with heads who are members of both organisations and of others. In England and Wales, though not in Scotland or Northern Ireland, independent senior schools are sometimes referred to as public schools, while independent junior schools are sometimes known as prep schools, although both are officially designated by government agencies and their own representative bodies as independent schools. Current A The Abbey College, Malvern, Worcestershire Abbey Gate College The Abbey School, Reading Abbot's Hill School Abbotsford Preparatory School Abbotsholme School Aberdour School Abingdon Preparatory School Abingdon School Ackworth School ACS International Schools (Cobham, Egham and Hillingdon) Adcote School AKS Lytham, Lytham St. Annes Akeley Wood School Aldenham School Aldwickbury School Alleyn Court Prep School Alleyn's School, Dulwich All Hallows Preparatory School The American School In England Amesbury School Ampleforth College Ardingly College Argyle House School Arnold House School Arnold Lodge School The Arts Educational School, Tring Park The Arts Educational Schools, Chiswick Ashbourne College Ashdown House Ashfold School Ashford School Ashville College Austin Friars St Monica's School Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School Aysgarth School B Bablake School Bancroft's School Barlborough Hall School Barnard Castle School Bassett House School Battle Abbey School Beaulieu Convent School Beaumont School Bedales School Bedford Girls' School Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford Modern School Bedford School Beech Hall School Beechwood Park School Beechwood Sacred Heart School Benenden School Berkhamsted School Bethany School, Goudhurst, Kent Birkdale School Birkenhead School Bishop Stopford's School Bishop's Stortford College Blackheath High School Bloxham School Blundell's School Bolton School Bootham School Bosworth Independent College Bournemouth Collegiate School Bow, Durham School Bowbrook House School Box Hill School Bradfield College Bradford Grammar School Bradford Christian School Braeside School Brambletye School Brampton College Bredon School Brentwood School Bridgewater School Brighton and Hove High School Brighton College Brighton College Preparatory School Bristol Grammar School Bristol Cathedral School Brockhurst and Marlston House School Bromley High School Bromsgrove School Bryanston School Buckswood School Burgess Hill Girls Bury Grammar School Bute House Preparatory School for Girls C Caldicott School Cambridge International School, Cambridge Cambridge Steiner School Canford School Carfax College, Oxford Carleton House Preparatory School Castle Court School Castle House School Caterham School CATS College Canterbury Chafyn Grove School Chandlings School Channing School Chard School Charterhouse School Charterhouse Square School Cheadle Hulme School Cheam School Cheltenham College Cheltenham Ladies College Chetham's School of Music, Manchester Chetwynde School, Barrow-in-Furness Chigwell School Chinthurst School Christ Church Cathedral School Christ's Hospital Churcher's College City of London Freemen's School City of London School City of London School for Girls Claires Court School Claremont Fan Court School Clayesmore School Clifton College, Bristol Clifton High School, Bristol Cobham Hall School Cokethorpe School Colchester High School Colfe's School Collegiate School, Bristol Collingham College Combe Bank School Copthorne Preparatory School Cothill House Cottesmore School Cranford House School Cranleigh School Cransley School Crosfields School Croydon High School Culford School D d'Overbroeck's College Dame Allan's School, Newcastle Danes Hill School, Oxshott, Surrey Daneshill School, Stratfield Turgis, Hampshire Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Dauntsey's School David Game College, London Dean Close School, Cheltenham Deepdene School Denstone College Derby Grammar School Derby High School, Derby Devonshire House Preparatory School Ditcham Park School Dixie Grammar School Dolphin School Dorset House School Donhead Preparatory School Dover College Downe House School Downsend School Downside School Dragon School Duke of Kent School Duke of York's Royal Military School Dulwich College Dulwich College Preparatory School Dulwich Preparatory School Dumpton School Dunottar School Durham School Durston House Dwight School E Eagle House School Ealing Independent College Eastbourne College Eaton Square Upper School Edge Grove School Edgeborough School EF Academy Egerton Rothesay School EIFA International School London Ellesmere College Elmhurst School, Croydon Elmhurst Ballet School, Edgbaston Elstree School Eltham College Emanuel School Emmanuel Christian School, Oxford Embley Epsom College Eton College Ewell Castle School Exeter School Exeter Cathedral School F Farleigh School Farlington School Farnborough Hill Felsted School Feltonfleet School Finborough School Finton House School Forest School Framlingham College Francis Holland School Frensham Heights School Fulham Preparatory School Fyling Hall School G Gad's Hill School Garden House School Gatehouse School Gateways School Gayhurst School German School London Giggleswick School Glebe House School Glendower Preparatory School Godolphin School Godolphin and Latymer School Gosfield School Grange Park Preparatory School The Grange School, Northwich Grangewood Independent School Grammar School at Leeds Great Ballard School, Chichester Great Walstead School Greenfields School The Gregg School Gresham's School Guildford High School H Haberdashers' Boys' School Haberdashers' School for Girls Haileybury College Halliford School The Hall School, Hampstead Hall School Wimbledon The Hammond School Hampton Court House Hampton School Handcross Park School Hanford School The Harrodian School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Harrow School Hazelwood School Headington School Heathcote School Heathfield Knoll School Heathfield School, Ascot Heath Mount School Hereford Cathedral Junior School Hereford Cathedral School Hereward House School Highclare School Highfield Priory School Highgate School Hill House School Hipperholme Grammar School Hoe Bridge School Holland House School Hollygirt School Holmewood House School Holy Cross Preparatory School Horris Hill School Huddersfield Grammar School Hull Collegiate School Hulme Grammar School, Oldham Hurstpierpoint College Hurtwood House Hymers College, Hull I Ibstock Place School, Roehampton, London International Community School Ipswich High School Ipswich School Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts J James Allen's Girls' School, Dulwich Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda Japanese School in London John Lyon School, Harrow K Keble School Kensington Park School Kensington Preparatory School Kent College, Canterbury Kent College, Pembury Kew College Kew Green Preparatory School Kimbolton School Kimichi School King Alfred School, London King Edward VI School, Southampton King Edward's School, Bath King Edward's School, Birmingham King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham King Edward's School, Godalming Kingham Hill School King Henry VIII Preparatory School King Henry VIII School, Coventry King's College School, Cambridge King's College School, Wimbledon King's College, Taunton King's Hall School Kingshott School The King's High School for Girls, Warwick King's House School King's School, Bruton The King's School, Canterbury The King's School, Chester King's Ely The King's School, Gloucester The King's School, Macclesfield The King's School, Rochester The King's School, Witney The King's School, Worcester Kingsley School, Bideford The Kingsley School, Leamington Spa Kingston Grammar School Kingswood House School Kingswood School Kirkham Grammar School Kirkstone House School Knighton House Knightsbridge School L Lady Barn House School Lady Eleanor Holles School Lancing College Langley School, Loddon Latymer Upper School The Laurels School Leehurst Swan School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Leighton Park School Lewes Old Grammar School Leweston School The Leys School, Cambridge Licensed Victuallers' School Lichfield Cathedral School Lincoln Minster School Lingfield College Lockers Park School Long Close School Longridge Towers School Lord Wandsworth College Loreto Preparatory School Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Luckley House School Lucton School Ludgrove School Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill M Madani Girls' School Magdalen College School, Oxford The Mall School Malvern College Malvern St James Manchester Grammar School Manchester High School for Girls Mander Portman Woodward Manor House School, Little Bookham, Surrey Manor Lodge School The Marist School, Sunninghill Marlborough College Marlborough House School Marymount International School, Kingston-Upon-Thames Mayfield School, Mayfield, East Sussex The Maynard School, Exeter Mayville High School Meoncross School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Merchant Taylors' Girls' School Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby Michael Hall School Milbourne Lodge School Mill Hill School Millfield Millfield Preparatory School Milton Abbey School Monkton Combe School Moorland School Moor Park School Moreton Hall School Moreton Hall Preparatory School Mount Kelly School The Mount School, York Mowden Hall School Moyles Court School N New College School Newbold College Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Newcastle-under-Lyme School New Hall School Newland House School Newton Preparatory School Norland Place School Normanhurst School North Bridge House School North Cestrian Grammar School, Altrincham, Greater Manchester North London Collegiate School North London Grammar School Northampton High School Northwood College Norwich High School for Girls Norwich School Notre Dame School, Surrey Nottingham High School Nottingham Girls' High School Notting Hill & Ealing High School O Oakfield Preparatory School Oakham School Oakhill School, Whalley Oaklands School, Loughton, Essex Old Buckenham Hall School The Oratory School Orley Farm School Oswestry School Oundle School Our Lady of Sion School Overstone Park School Oxford High School Oxford Montessori Schools P Packwood Haugh School Palmers Green High School Pangbourne College Papplewick School Pardes House Grammar School Pattison College Pembridge Hall School Pennthorpe School Perrott Hill School The Perse Preparatory School The Perse School The Perse School for Girls The Peterborough School The Pilgrims' School, Winchester Pipers Corner School Pitsford School Plymouth College Pocklington School Polwhele House School Port Regis School Portsmouth Grammar School Portsmouth High School The Prebendal School Prestfelde School Princethorpe College Prior Park College Prior's Field School Priory School, Isle of Wight Purcell School Putney High School Q Queen Anne's School Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Queen Mary's School Queen's College, London Queen's College, Taunton Queen's Gate School, London Queenswood School The Queen's School, Chester Quinton House School R Radley College Ratcliffe College Read School, Drax, North Yorkshire Reading Blue Coat School Red House School Redmaids' High School Redroofs Theatre School Reed's School Regent Independent College Reigate Grammar School Rendcomb College Repton Prep Repton School RGS Dodderhill RGS The Grange, Worcester Rikkyo School in England Ringwood Waldorf School Ripley Court School River School Rishworth School Rochester Independent College Roedean School Rokeby Preparatory School Rookwood School Rose Hill School Rossall School, Fleetwood Royal Ballet School Royal Grammar School, Guildford Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School, Worcester Royal High School, Bath Royal Hospital School The Royal Masonic School for Girls Royal Russell School Rudston Preparatory School Rugby School Rupert House School Ryde School With Upper Chine Rye St Antony School S Sackville School, Hildenborough Salesian College, Farnborough St Albans High School for Girls St. Albans School St Andrew's College, Cambridge St Andrew's School, Pangbourne St Andrew's School (Wantage) St Annes College Grammar School, Lytham St. Annes St Anselm's School, Bakewell St Anthony's School, Hampstead St Aubyn's School, Woodford Green, London St Augustine's Priory School St Bede's Prep School, Eastbourne St Bees School, St Bees St Benedict's School, London St Catherine's School, Bramley St Catherine's School, Twickenham St Christopher School, Letchworth St. Clare's, Oxford St Columba's College, St Albans St Dominic's Grammar School, Brewood St Dominic's Priory School, Stone St Dunstan's College St Edmund's School, Canterbury St Edmund's School, Hindhead St Edmund's College St Edward's School, Cheltenham St Edward's School, Oxford St Faith's School Saint Felix School St Francis' College, Letchworth St Gabriel's School St George's College, Weybridge St George's School, Ascot St George's School, Birmingham St George's School, Windsor St. Helen's School St Hilary's School, Godalming St. Hilda's School, Bushey St Hugh's School, Faringdon, Oxfordshire St Hugh's School, Woodhall Spa St James Independent Schools St James' School, Grimsby St John's Beaumont School St John's College School St John's School, Billericay St John's School, Leatherhead St Joseph's College, Ipswich St Joseph's College, Reading St Joseph's In The Park St Lawrence College, Ramsgate St Margaret's School, Bushey St Margaret's School Hampstead St Martha's Senior School St Martin's School, Northwood St Martin's School, St Martin's, Shropshire St Mary's Ascot St Mary's College, Crosby St Mary's School, Calne St Mary's School, Cambridge St Mary's School, Colchester St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire St Michael's Preparatory School, Otford, North Downs Saint Nicholas School, Old Harlow, Essex St Nicholas' School, Hampshire St Olave's School, York St Paul's Girls School St Paul's Juniors St Paul's St Peter's School, Kettering St Peter's School, York St Swithun's School, Winchester St Teresa's School Effingham, Surrey St Wilfrid's School, Exeter Salcombe Preparatory School Salesian College Salisbury Cathedral School Sancton Wood School Sandroyd School Sands School Scarborough College Scarisbrick Hall School The School of St Helen and St Katharine The School of the Lion, Churcham, Gloucestershire Seaford College Sedbergh School Sevenoaks School Shebbear College Sheffield High School Sherborne House School Sherborne Preparatory School Sherborne School Sherborne School For Girls Sherfield School Sherrardswood School, Welwyn Shiplake College Shoreham College Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury House School Shrewsbury School Sibford School Sidcot School Silcoates School Sir William Perkins's School Solihull School South Hampstead High School Southbank International School Spratton Hall School Stafford Grammar School Staines Preparatory School Stamford School Stanborough School, Watford Stella Maris School Stockport Grammar School Stoke College Stonar School Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall Stowe School Streatham Hill & Clapham High School Summer Fields School Summerhill School Sunningdale School Surbiton High School Susi Earnshaw Theatre School Sussex House School Sutton High School Sutton Valence School The Swedish School in London Sydenham High School Sylvia Young Theatre School T Talbot Heath School Tawhid Boys School Tayyibah Girls' School Taunton School Teesside High School, Stockton-on-Tees Teikyo School United Kingdom Terra Nova School Tettenhall College Thetford Grammar School Thomas's London Day School Thorpe Hall School Tonbridge School Tormead School Tower College Tower House School Town Close House Preparatory School Trent College Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Trinity School (of John Whitgift) Trinity School, Teignmouth, Devon Truro High School Truro School Tudor Hall School Twyford School U University College School Uppingham School Ursuline Preparatory School V Vernon Lodge Preparatory School Verulam School Vinehall School W Wakefield Girls' High School Walhampton School Walthamstow Hall Warminster School Warwick School Wellesley House School Wellingborough School Wellington College Wellington School, Somerset Wells Cathedral School West Buckland School West Hill Park School Westbourne House School Westbourne School Westbrook Hay School Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne Westholme School Westonbirt School Westminster Abbey Choir School Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster School Westminster Under School Wetherby School Whitgift School Willington School Wimbledon High School Winchester College Windermere School Windlesham House School Wisbech Grammar School Witham Hall Withington Girls' School Woldingham School Wolverhampton Grammar School Woodbridge School Woodford Green Preparatory School Woodhouse Grove School, Leeds/Bradford Worksop College Worksop College Preparatory School Worth School Wrekin College Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire Y Yarm School Yehudi Menuhin School of Music, Cobham York House School Former Abbots Bromley School for Girls - closed in 2019 Abercorn School Alderley Edge School for Girls Alton School Aurora St Christopher's School, Bristol - closed in 2020 Barbara Speake Stage School - closed in 2020 Bedstone College - closed in July 2025 Belmont Preparatory School - closed in 2023 Bishop Challoner School - closed in 2025 Brigidine School - closed in 2019 Carmel Christian School - closed in 2022 Casterton School - closed in 2013 Dharma Primary School - closed in 2020 Durham High School for Girls - closed in 2026 European School Culham - closed in 2017 Fulneck School - closed in 2025 Getter's Talmud Torah - closed in 2018 Grace Dieu Manor School - closed in 2020 Greenacre School for Girls - closed in 2017 The Hampshire School, Chelsea - closed in 2024 Harvington School - closed in 2023 upon merger with Durston House Heathland School - closed in 2022 Hemdean House School - closed in 2024 Hethersett Old Hall School - closed in 2019 Hope House School- closed in 2018 Lansdowne College - closed in 2017 Leeds Grammar School - closed in 2005 upon merger with Leeds Girls' High School Loughborough Amherst School - closed in 2025 Mount St Mary's College - closed in 2025 Old Palace School (of John Whitgift) - closed in 2025 Our Lady's Abingdon, Oxfordshire - closed in 2025 Padworth College - closed in 2025 Priory Preparatory School, Banstead - closed in 2017 Queen Margaret's School, York - closed in 2025 Regents Academy - closed in 2017 The Royal School, Haslemere - closed in 2025 Stamford High School - closed in 2023 St. Aubyns School, Rottingdean, East Sussex - closed in 2013 St John's College, Portsmouth - closed in 2022 St Mary's School, Shaftesbury - closed in 2020 St Mary's School, Wantage - closed in 2007 upon merger Sunderland High School - closed in 2016 Towers Convent School - closed in 2020 Trinity School, Brentwood - closed in 2018 Uplands School - closed in 2009 upon merger Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College - closed in 2021 Woodleigh School - closed in 2021 Wykeham House School - closed in 2015 References External links Schools accredited by the Independent Schools Council