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

Wales Independent School League Table

*Only Welsh schools which have standardised exam results data published publicly.

GCSE Rank A*/A% School Gender Day/Boarding Day Fees Boarding Fees
1 86.5% Cardiff Sixth Form College Co-ed Day & Boarding £24,100 £57,100
2 79.0% St John's College (Cardiff) Co-ed Day £19,062 N/A
3 72.0% Cathedral School (Llandaff) Co-ed Day £18,732 N/A
4 70.0% Castle School Pembrokeshire Co-ed Day £10,500 N/A
5 69.0% St Michael's School Co-ed Day & Boarding £16,446 £26,775
6 64.0% Howell's School Llandaff Girls Day £19,203 N/A
7 58.0% St Gerards School Co-ed Day £16,488 N/A
8 56.0% Ruthin School Co-ed Day & Boarding £16,542 £42,702
9 54.0% Monmouth School for Boys Boys Day & Boarding £19,977 £41,844
10 52.0% St Clare’s School Co-ed Day £20,988 N/A
11 49.0% Kings Monkton School Co-ed Day £18,030 N/A
12 49.0% Rougemont School Co-ed Day £15,966 N/A
13 47.2% Monmouth School for Girls Girls Day & Boarding £19,977 £41,844
14 47.0% Rydal Penrhos School Co-ed Day & Boarding £17,850 N/A
15 37.0% Ffynone House School Co-ed Day £12,840 N/A
16 34.7% Myddelton College Co-ed Day & Boarding £16,500 £32,700
17 34.0% Christ College Co-ed Day & Boarding £28,614 £48,177
18 28.0% Llandovery College Co-ed Day & Boarding £18,900 £32,310

Best Private Schools in Wales

There are 25 senior independent schools in Wales. 20 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

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

1. Cardiff Sixth Form College

Location 1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA
GCSE A*/A:
86.5%

2. St John's College (Cardiff)

Location Newport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YX
GCSE A*/A:
79%

3. Cathedral School (Llandaff)

Location Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YH
GCSE A*/A:
72%

4. Castle School Pembrokeshire

Location Sodston Manor, Narberth SA67 8HB
GCSE A*/A:
70%

5. St Michael's School

Location Pen y Bryn, Llanelli, SA14 9TU
GCSE A*/A:
69%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

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

1. Cardiff Sixth Form College

Location 1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA
A-Level A*/A:
90.7%

2. St Michael's School

Location Pen y Bryn, Llanelli, SA14 9TU
A-Level A*/A:
86%

3. Cathedral School (Llandaff)

Location Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YH
A-Level A*/A:
75%

4. St John's College (Cardiff)

Location Newport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YX
A-Level A*/A:
74%

5. Christ College

Location Bridge Street, Brecon, LD3 8AF
A-Level A*/A:
60%
From To Averaging
Day Places £4,996 £28,614 £17,085
Boarding Places £26,775 £72,669 £44,725

Best Boys Schools in Wales

There is 1 independent boys school in Wales, Monmouth School for Boys. Monmouth School for Boys publicly releases their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

54.0% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 27.0% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£19,977) and boarding places (£41,844).

1. Monmouth School for Boys

Location Almshouse Street, Monmouth, NP25 3XP
GCSE A*/A:
54.0%

1. Monmouth School for Boys

Location Almshouse Street, Monmouth, NP25 3XP
A-Level A*/A:
27.0%
From To Averaging
Day Places £19,977 £19,977 £19,977
Boarding Places £41,844 £41,844 £41,844

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Best Girls Schools in Wales

There are 2 independent girls schools in Wales, Howell's School Llandaff and Monmouth School for Girls. Howell's School Llandaff and Monmouth School for Girls publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

55.6% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 52.0% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£19,590) and boarding places (£41,844).

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

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

1. Howell's School Llandaff

Location Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YD
GCSE A*/A:
64.0%

2. Monmouth School for Girls

Location Hereford Road, Monmouth, NP25 5XT
GCSE A*/A:
47.2%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

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

1. Howell's School Llandaff

Location Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YD
A-Level A*/A:
58.0%

2. Monmouth School for Girls

Location Hereford Road, Monmouth, NP25 5XT
A-Level A*/A:
46.0%
From To Averaging
Day Places £19,203 £19,977 £19,590
Boarding Places £41,844 £41,844 £41,844

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Best Co-Ed Schools in Wales

There are 22 independent co-ed schools in Wales. 17 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

54.7% of the schools' GCSE entries were A*/A and 51.6% for A-Level. These schools offer day (£16,561) and boarding places (£39,960).

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

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

1. Cardiff Sixth Form College

Location 1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA
GCSE A*/A:
86.5%

2. St John's College (Cardiff)

Location Newport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YX
GCSE A*/A:
79.0%

3. Cathedral School (Llandaff)

Location Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YH
GCSE A*/A:
72.0%

4. Castle School Pembrokeshire

Location Sodston Manor, Narberth SA67 8HB
GCSE A*/A:
70.0%

5. St Michael's School

Location Pen y Bryn, Llanelli, SA14 9TU
GCSE A*/A:
69.0%

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

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

1. Cardiff Sixth Form College

Location 1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA
A-Level A*/A:
90.7%

2. St Michael's School

Location Pen y Bryn, Llanelli, SA14 9TU
A-Level A*/A:
86.0%

3. Cathedral School (Llandaff)

Location Cardiff Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YH
A-Level A*/A:
75.0%

4. St John's College (Cardiff)

Location Newport Road, Cardiff, CF3 5YX
A-Level A*/A:
74.0%

5. Christ College

Location Bridge Street, Brecon, LD3 8AF
A-Level A*/A:
60.0%

Day and Boarding Fees

From To Averaging
Day Places £4,996 £28,614 £16,708
Boarding Places £26,775 £72,669 £45,365

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Boarding Schools in Wales

Atlantic College

Location St Donats, Llantwit Major, CF61 1WF

Cardiff Sixth Form College

Location 1 - 3 Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0AA

Christ College

Location Bridge Street, Brecon, LD3 8AF

Llandovery College

Location Queensway, Llandovery, SA20 0EE

Wales Private School Costs (Averages)

Day Boarding
Overall £17,085 £44,725
Boys £19,977 £41,844
Girls £19,590 £41,844
Co-Ed £16,708 £45,365