Best Private Schools in England UK
My Top Schools has carefully collated schools in England to find the best schools for your children. Select an area below to find information on the best UK independent schools.
Most Popular Areas
London
No. Schools:
100
Avg Day Fee:
£21,721
Avg Boarding Fee:
£39,401
Surrey
No. Schools:
47
Avg Day Fee:
£21,666
Avg Boarding Fee:
£37,223
Yorkshire
No. Schools:
36
Avg Day Fee:
£15,544
Avg Boarding Fee:
£31,961
Hampshire
No. Schools:
25
Avg Day Fee:
£17,647
Avg Boarding Fee:
£33,010
Sussex
No. Schools:
24
Avg Day Fee:
£22,833
Avg Boarding Fee:
£36,916
Kent
No. Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£21,437
Avg Boarding Fee:
£36,729
Hertfordshire
No. Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£20,286
Avg Boarding Fee:
£34,018
Oxfordshire
No. Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£21,907
Avg Boarding Fee:
£38,200
Essex
No. Schools:
15
Avg Day Fee:
£16,488
Avg Boarding Fee:
£31,832
Manchester
No. Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£13,006
Avg Boarding Fee:
£30,426
All Areas
- Counties
Berkshire
Number of Schools:25Avg Day Fee:£23,353Avg Boarding Fee:£38,523Cheshire
Number of Schools:13Avg Day Fee:£13,075Avg Boarding Fee:£28,125Cornwall
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£13,020Avg Boarding Fee:£30,095Cumbria
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£16,280Avg Boarding Fee:£32,558Devon
Number of Schools:13Avg Day Fee:£13,928Avg Boarding Fee:£32,016Dorset
Number of Schools:11Avg Day Fee:£26,020Avg Boarding Fee:£37,993Essex
Number of Schools:15Avg Day Fee:£16,488Avg Boarding Fee:£31,832Gloucestershire
Number of Schools:10Avg Day Fee:£20,972Avg Boarding Fee:£38,978Hampshire
Number of Schools:25Avg Day Fee:£17,647Avg Boarding Fee:£33,010Herefordshire
Number of Schools:2Avg Day Fee:£14,627Avg Boarding Fee:£35,060Hertfordshire
Number of Schools:22Avg Day Fee:£20,286Avg Boarding Fee:£34,018Kent
Number of Schools:22Avg Day Fee:£21,437Avg Boarding Fee:£36,729Lincolnshire
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£11,852Avg Boarding Fee:£28,413London
Number of Schools:100Avg Day Fee:£21,721Avg Boarding Fee:£39,401Manchester
Number of Schools:13Avg Day Fee:£13,006Avg Boarding Fee:£30,426Norfolk
Number of Schools:7Avg Day Fee:£20,516Avg Boarding Fee:£37,245Oxfordshire
Number of Schools:22Avg Day Fee:£21,907Avg Boarding Fee:£38,200Shropshire
Number of Schools:9Avg Day Fee:£19,405Avg Boarding Fee:£36,127Somerset
Number of Schools:18Avg Day Fee:£20,559Avg Boarding Fee:£34,236Staffordshire
Number of Schools:7Avg Day Fee:£13,828Avg Boarding Fee:£26,096Suffolk
Number of Schools:13Avg Day Fee:£15,807Avg Boarding Fee:£33,032Surrey
Number of Schools:47Avg Day Fee:£21,666Avg Boarding Fee:£37,223Sussex
Number of Schools:24Avg Day Fee:£22,833Avg Boarding Fee:£36,916Warwickshire
Number of Schools:6Avg Day Fee:£14,019Avg Boarding Fee:£36,515Wiltshire
Number of Schools:12Avg Day Fee:£18,890Avg Boarding Fee:£36,742Worcestershire
Number of Schools:9Avg Day Fee:£16,355Avg Boarding Fee:£41,370Yorkshire
Number of Schools:36Avg Day Fee:£15,544Avg Boarding Fee:£31,961
- Cities
Bath
Number of Schools:5Avg Day Fee:£17,450Avg Boarding Fee:£33,205Bedford
Number of Schools:5Avg Day Fee:£16,410Avg Boarding Fee:£29,378Birmingham
Number of Schools:5Avg Day Fee:£14,552Avg Boarding Fee:N/ABradford
Number of Schools:2Avg Day Fee:£14,114Avg Boarding Fee:£30,720Brighton
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£21,841Avg Boarding Fee:£46,650Bristol
Number of Schools:9Avg Day Fee:£14,305Avg Boarding Fee:£37,635Cambridge
Number of Schools:11Avg Day Fee:£20,801Avg Boarding Fee:£40,620Canterbury
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£23,764Avg Boarding Fee:£39,878Coventry
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£11,570Avg Boarding Fee:N/ACroydon
Number of Schools:6Avg Day Fee:£17,233Avg Boarding Fee:£30,675Derby
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£19,062Avg Boarding Fee:£38,163Henley-on-Thames
Number of Schools:1Avg Day Fee:£18,525Avg Boarding Fee:N/AIpswich
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£17,547Avg Boarding Fee:£36,386Leeds
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£14,413Avg Boarding Fee:£28,635Leicester
Number of Schools:5Avg Day Fee:£13,720Avg Boarding Fee:£33,411Liverpool
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£10,389Avg Boarding Fee:N/ALondon
Number of Schools:100Avg Day Fee:£21,721Avg Boarding Fee:£39,401Manchester
Number of Schools:13Avg Day Fee:£13,006Avg Boarding Fee:£30,426Milton Keynes
Number of Schools:2Avg Day Fee:£14,990Avg Boarding Fee:£9,525Newcastle
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£14,499Avg Boarding Fee:N/ANorthampton
Number of Schools:5Avg Day Fee:£14,875Avg Boarding Fee:£36,750Norwich
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£24,600Avg Boarding Fee:£35,460Nottingham
Number of Schools:5Avg Day Fee:£13,120Avg Boarding Fee:£36,369Oxford
Number of Schools:11Avg Day Fee:£24,239Avg Boarding Fee:£38,490Reading
Number of Schools:7Avg Day Fee:£17,128Avg Boarding Fee:£36,510Reigate
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£19,623Avg Boarding Fee:£17,925Sheffield
Number of Schools:4Avg Day Fee:£14,109Avg Boarding Fee:£32,445Solihull
Number of Schools:1Avg Day Fee:£14,670Avg Boarding Fee:N/ASouthampton
Number of Schools:2Avg Day Fee:£16,223Avg Boarding Fee:N/ASt Albans
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£17,480Avg Boarding Fee:£25,344Truro
Number of Schools:2Avg Day Fee:£14,895Avg Boarding Fee:£30,095Winchester
Number of Schools:2Avg Day Fee:£31,542Avg Boarding Fee:£39,837Wolverhampton
Number of Schools:3Avg Day Fee:£14,675Avg Boarding Fee:£24,540York
Number of Schools:10Avg Day Fee:£16,816Avg Boarding Fee:£32,681
Key Information
What is a private school in the UK?
A private school, also named an independent or public school in England UK is a fee paying organisation where parents pay an annual fee for their child to be educated outside of the state education system.
As you can see on this page the fees charge vary by area, with the most schools and highest fees tending to be in the south of England in areas like the capital London.
How much do UK private schools cost?
Across the whole of the UK the lowest day fees are £72 per year, and the highest day fees are £66,363 per year. The lowest boarding fees are £2,700 per year, and the highest boarding fees are £94,306 per year.
The cost of private schooling varies a lot by region, school and the type of education you want your child to receive. For example the fees for 'day schooling' where your child doesn't reside at the school are far lower than 'boarding' fees where the child has accommodation and lives at the school during term time.
Generally costs for independent school fees are higher in the south of England in London, Essex, Surrey, Kent, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire etc. Whereas costs for independent schools in the north of England are lower.