Berkshire has 25 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. Half of the schools offer both day and boarding places and the other half offer day-only places. There is just one boarding-only school in Berkshire, Eton College.
GCSE Rank | A*/ A% | School | Gender | Day / Boarding | Day Fees | Boarding Fees |
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1 | 95.0 | St Mary's School (Ascot) | Girls | Day & Boarding | £29,010 | £40,740 |
2 | 93.0 | Eton College | Boys | Boarding | N/A | £42,501 |
3 | 83.5 | Downe House School | Girls | Day & Boarding | £9,705 | £39,150 |
4 | 83.0 | Wellington College | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £30,375 | £40,800 |
5 | 79.7 | The Abbey School | Girls | Day | £18,000 | N/A |
6 | 66.2 | Reading Blue Coat School | Boys / Co-ed | Day | £17,514 | N/A |
7 | 60.0 | Bradfield College | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £31,080 | £38,850 |
8 | 60.0 | Queen Anne’s SchoolFeatured | Girls | Day & Boarding | £25,110 | £39,975 |
9 | 56.5 | St Gabriel's SchoolFeatured | Girls | Day | £17,301 | N/A |
10 | 56.0 | Leighton Park School | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £19,275 | £30,780 |
11 | 49.3 | The Marist School | Girls | Day | £15,840 | N/A |
12 | 49.0 | Holme Grange | Co-ed | Day | £14,550 | N/A |
13 | 46.0 | St Joseph’s College (Reading) | Co-ed | Day | £12,000 | N/A |
14 | 43.9 | St George's School (Ascot) | Girls | Day & Boarding | £23,490 | £36,525 |
15 | 42.0 | Long Close School | Co-ed | Day | £15,480 | N/A |
16 | 40.9 | LVS Ascot | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £17,634 | £31,410 |
17 | 40.2 | Reddam House School (Berkshire) | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £18,330 | £29,526 |
18 | 37.0 | The Oratory School | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £17,424 | £24,057 |
19 | 35.0 | Pangbourne College | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £18,000 | £25,860 |
20 | 30.2 | Claires Court School | Diamond | Day | £16,380 | N/A |
21 | 30.0 | Luckley House School | Co-ed | Day & Boarding | £17,376 | £30,405 |
22 | 15.4 | Beech Lodge School | Co-ed | Day | £22,740 | N/A |
Berkshire is well covered by private schools. The biggest clusters of schools are in Reading, Ascot and Maidenhead.
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The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):
The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):
From | To | Averaging | |
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Day Places | £3,297 | £31,080 | £18,508 |
Boarding Places | £24,057 | £42,501 | £34,473 |
There are 3 independent boys schools in Berkshire, Eton College, Reading Blue Coat School and Shiplake College.
The top performing boys schools academically for GCSE are (in order):
The top performing boys schools academically for A-Level are (in order):
From | To | Averaging | |
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Day Places | £17,514 | £19,140 | £18,327 |
Boarding Places | £35,760 | £42,501 | £39,131 |
The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):
The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):
From | To | Averaging | |
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Day Places | £9,705 | £29,010 | £19,779 |
Boarding Places | £36,525 | £40,740 | £39,098 |
There are 14 private co-ed schools in Berkshire.
The top performing private co-ed schools academically for GCSE are (in order):
The top performing private co-ed schools academically for A-Level are (in order):
From | To | Averaging | |
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Day Places | £3,297 | £31,080 | £18,051 |
Boarding Places | £24,057 | £40,800 | £31,382 |
Day | Boarding | |
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Overall | £18,508 | £34,473 |
Boys | £18,327 | £39,131 |
Girls | £19,779 | £39,098 |
Co-Ed | £18,051 | £31,382 |