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Best Private Schools in Hampshire - Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Overview

Hampshire has 25 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. All of these schools offer day places, with a handful offering boarding places as well. There is just one boarding-only school in Hampshire, Winchester College.

Hampshire Independent School League Table 2022/23

GCSE RankA*/ A%SchoolGenderDay / BoardingDay FeesBoarding Fees
189.8Royal Grammar School (Guildford)BoysDay£19,560N/A
287.0Winchester CollegeBoysBoarding£41,166£43,335
380.9St Swithun's SchoolGirlsDay & Boarding£21,918£36,339
476.8King Edward VI School (Hampshire)Co-edDay£18,645N/A
573.3Churcher's CollegeCo-edDay£16,440N/A
662.9St Nicholas' SchoolGirlsDay£15,603N/A
761.5The Portsmouth Grammar SchoolCo-edDay£17,796N/A
861.0Salesian CollegeBoys / Co-edDay£12,618N/A
959.4Alton SchoolCo-edDay£16,695N/A
1057.0Bedales SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£29,970£38,130
1155.0Lord Wandsworth CollegeCo-edDay & Boarding£25,890£36,840
1253.6Meoncross SchoolCo-edDay£14,091N/A
1351.0Ditcham Park SchoolCo-edDay£15,114N/A
1449.1Farnborough Hill SchoolGirlsDay£15,759N/A
1545.0Sherfield SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£16,130£28,382
1641.0Mayville High SchoolCo-edDay£12,180N/A
1740.3Ballard SchoolCo-edDay£16,650N/A
1839.3Rookwood SchoolCo-edDay & Boarding£17,175£29,640
1934.3The King's School (Hampshire)Co-edDay£8,220N/A
2034.1St John's College (Hampshire)Co-edDay & Boarding£13,800N/A
2132.6The Gregg SchoolCo-edDay£13,800N/A
2231.1EmbleyCo-edDay & Boarding£17,004£33,636

Where Schools are Located

Hampshire is well covered by private schools. The biggest collection of schools is Southampton, Portsmouth and Farborough. There is also a cluster of schools in Winchester and Petersfield.

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Best Private Schools in Hampshire

There are 25 independent schools in Hampshire.

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

  1. 1. Royal Grammar School (Guildford)

    LocationHigh Street, Guildford, GU1 3BBGCSE A*/A: 89.8%

  2. 2. Winchester College

    LocationCollege Street, Winchester, SO23 9NAGCSE A*/A: 87%

  3. 3. St Swithun's School

    LocationAlresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HAGCSE A*/A: 80.9%

  4. 4. King Edward VI School (Hampshire)

    LocationWilton Road, Southampton, SO15 7UQGCSE A*/A: 76.8%

  5. 5. Churcher's College

    LocationRamshill, Petersfield, GU31 4ASGCSE A*/A: 73.3%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

  1. 1. Winchester College

    LocationCollege Street, Winchester, SO23 9NAA-Level A*/A: 81.5%

  2. 2. Royal Grammar School (Guildford)

    LocationHigh Street, Guildford, GU1 3BBA-Level A*/A: 74%

  3. 3. Churcher's College

    LocationRamshill, Petersfield, GU31 4ASA-Level A*/A: 57%

  4. 4. St Swithun's School

    LocationAlresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HAA-Level A*/A: 59.1%

  5. 5. Farnborough Hill School

    LocationFarnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 8ATA-Level A*/A: 47%
FromToAveraging
Day Places£8,220£41,166£17,647
Boarding Places£23,067£43,335£33,010

Best Boys Schools in Hampshire

There are 3 independent boys schools in Hampshire, Royal Grammar School (Guildford), Winchester College and Salesian College.

Best Private Boys Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing boys schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

  1. 1. Royal Grammar School (Guildford)

    LocationHigh Street, Guildford, GU1 3BBGCSE A*/A: 89.8%

  2. 2. Winchester College

    LocationCollege Street, Winchester, SO23 9NAGCSE A*/A: 87%

  3. 3. Salesian College

    Location119 Reading Road, Farnborough, GU14 6PAGCSE A*/A: 61%

Best Private Boys Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing boys schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

  1. 1. Winchester College

    LocationCollege Street, Winchester, SO23 9NAA-Level A*/A: 81.5%

  2. 2. Royal Grammar School (Guildford)

    LocationHigh Street, Guildford, GU1 3BBA-Level A*/A: 74%

  3. 3. Salesian College

    Location119 Reading Road, Farnborough, GU14 6PAA-Level A*/A: 36%
FromToAveraging
Day Places£12,618£41,166£24,448
Boarding Places£43,335£43,335£43,335

Best Girls Schools in Hampshire

There are 4 independent girls schools in Hampshire, St Swithun's School, St Nicholas' School, Farnborough Hill School and Portsmouth High School GDST.

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

  1. 1. St Swithun's School

    LocationAlresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HAGCSE A*/A: 80.9%

  2. 2. St Nicholas' School

    LocationRedfields House, Redfields Lane, GU52 0RFGCSE A*/A: 62.9%

  3. 3. Farnborough Hill School

    LocationFarnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 8ATGCSE A*/A: 49.1%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

  1. 1. St Swithun's School

    LocationAlresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HAA-Level A*/A: 59.1%

  2. 2. Farnborough Hill School

    LocationFarnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 8ATA-Level A*/A: 47%
FromToAveraging
Day Places£14,688£21,918£16,992
Boarding Places£36,339£36,339£36,339

Best Co-ed Schools in Hampshire

There are 18 private co-ed schools in Hampshire.

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing private co-ed schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

  1. 1. King Edward VI School (Hampshire)

    LocationWilton Road, Southampton, SO15 7UQGCSE A*/A: 76.8%

  2. 2. Churcher's College

    LocationRamshill, Petersfield, GU31 4ASGCSE A*/A: 73.3%

  3. 3. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    LocationHigh Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2LNGCSE A*/A: 61.5%

  4. 4. Alton School

    LocationAnstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NGGCSE A*/A: 59.4%

  5. 5. Bedales School

    LocationChurch Road, Steep, Petersfield, GU32 2DGGCSE A*/A: 57%

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing private co-ed schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

  1. 1. Churcher's College

    LocationRamshill, Petersfield, GU31 4ASA-Level A*/A: 57%

  2. 2. Sherfield School

    LocationHook, RG27 0HUA-Level A*/A: 52.5%

  3. 3. King Edward VI School (Hampshire)

    LocationWilton Road, Southampton, SO15 7UQA-Level A*/A: 49.7%

  4. 4. The Portsmouth Grammar School

    LocationHigh Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2LNA-Level A*/A: 45.4%

  5. 5. Bedales School

    LocationChurch Road, Steep, Petersfield, GU32 2DGA-Level A*/A: 32.3%
FromToAveraging
Day Places£8,220£29,970£16,660
Boarding Places£23,067£38,130£31,059

Hampshire Private School Costs (Averages)

DayBoarding
Overall£17,647£33,010
Boys£24,448£43,335
Girls£16,992£36,339
Co-Ed£16,660£31,059