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

Overview

Cambridge has 11 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. Most of these schools offer day and boarding places, with just one school offering day-only places (The Heritage School).

Where Schools are Located

Most of the private schools in Cambridge are located within 1 mile of Cambridge station, St Andrew's College Cambridge is only a 6-minute walk from the station. The Perse School, Abbey College Cambridge and CATS College Cambridge are located outside of the city centre.

Day and Boarding Fees

All fees shown are annual and are inclusive of VAT.

From To Averaging
Day Places £17,067 £37,314 £25,054
Boarding Places £22,500 £64,700 £42,203

School Genders in Cambridge

Nearly all of the private schools in Cambridge are co-ed schools. There is just one girls-only school, St Mary's School (Cambridge). There are no boys-only independent schools in Cambridge.

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Schools in Cambridge

There are 11 private schools in Cambridge.

1. The Perse School

Location Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QF
GCSE A*/A:
82%

2. St Mary's School (Cambridge)

Location Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LY
GCSE A*/A:
76%

3. Heritage School

Location 17-19 Brookside, Cambridge, CB2 1JE
GCSE A*/A:
74%

4. Stephen Perse Foundation School

Location Union Road, Cambridge, CB2 1HF
GCSE A*/A:
71.5%

5. Abbey College Cambridge

Location Homerton Gardens. Cambridge, CB2 8EB
GCSE A*/A:
60%

6. Kimbolton School

Location Kimbolton, Huntingdon, PE28 0EA
GCSE A*/A:
55%

7. The Leys School

Location Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 7AD
GCSE A*/A:
47%

8. The Peterborough School

Location Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AP
GCSE A*/A:
39%

9. CATS College Cambridge

Location 1 High Street, Chesterton, CB4 1NQ
GCSE A*/A:
37%

10. Sancton Wood School

Location 1-2 St Paul's Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EZ
GCSE A*/A:
36%

11. St Andrew's College Cambridge

Location 13 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JB
GCSE A*/A:
N/A

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