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:
£28,268
Avg Boarding Fee:
£47,345
Surrey
No. Schools:
47
Avg Day Fee:
£26,779
Avg Boarding Fee:
£46,886
Yorkshire
No. Schools:
36
Avg Day Fee:
£19,924
Avg Boarding Fee:
£37,505
Hampshire
No. Schools:
25
Avg Day Fee:
£22,067
Avg Boarding Fee:
£38,880
Sussex
No. Schools:
24
Avg Day Fee:
£28,213
Avg Boarding Fee:
£46,198
Hertfordshire
No. Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£26,510
Avg Boarding Fee:
£42,441
Kent
No. Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£27,100
Avg Boarding Fee:
£45,305
Oxfordshire
No. Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£23,654
Avg Boarding Fee:
£47,038
Essex
No. Schools:
15
Avg Day Fee:
£20,769
Avg Boarding Fee:
£38,495
Manchester
No. Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£16,794
Avg Boarding Fee:
£32,410
All Areas
Counties
Berkshire
Number of Schools:
25
Avg Day Fee:
£27,379
Avg Boarding Fee:
£46,113
Cheshire
Number of Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£16,073
Avg Boarding Fee:
£28,032
Cornwall
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£20,015
Avg Boarding Fee:
£41,332
Cumbria
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£20,811
Avg Boarding Fee:
£32,007
Devon
Number of Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£18,699
Avg Boarding Fee:
£42,008
Dorset
Number of Schools:
11
Avg Day Fee:
£29,995
Avg Boarding Fee:
£44,817
Essex
Number of Schools:
15
Avg Day Fee:
£20,769
Avg Boarding Fee:
£38,495
Gloucestershire
Number of Schools:
10
Avg Day Fee:
£27,811
Avg Boarding Fee:
£51,640
Hampshire
Number of Schools:
25
Avg Day Fee:
£22,067
Avg Boarding Fee:
£38,880
Herefordshire
Number of Schools:
2
Avg Day Fee:
£17,862
Avg Boarding Fee:
£33,669
Hertfordshire
Number of Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£26,510
Avg Boarding Fee:
£42,441
Kent
Number of Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£27,100
Avg Boarding Fee:
£45,305
Lincolnshire
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£14,863
Avg Boarding Fee:
£33,730
London
Number of Schools:
100
Avg Day Fee:
£28,268
Avg Boarding Fee:
£47,345
Manchester
Number of Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£16,794
Avg Boarding Fee:
£32,410
Norfolk
Number of Schools:
7
Avg Day Fee:
£28,256
Avg Boarding Fee:
£45,160
Oxfordshire
Number of Schools:
22
Avg Day Fee:
£23,654
Avg Boarding Fee:
£47,038
Shropshire
Number of Schools:
9
Avg Day Fee:
£21,150
Avg Boarding Fee:
£40,016
Somerset
Number of Schools:
18
Avg Day Fee:
£25,199
Avg Boarding Fee:
£42,265
Staffordshire
Number of Schools:
7
Avg Day Fee:
£16,406
Avg Boarding Fee:
£34,947
Suffolk
Number of Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£20,326
Avg Boarding Fee:
£41,004
Surrey
Number of Schools:
47
Avg Day Fee:
£26,779
Avg Boarding Fee:
£46,886
Sussex
Number of Schools:
24
Avg Day Fee:
£28,213
Avg Boarding Fee:
£46,198
Warwickshire
Number of Schools:
6
Avg Day Fee:
£17,712
Avg Boarding Fee:
£44,096
Wiltshire
Number of Schools:
12
Avg Day Fee:
£22,479
Avg Boarding Fee:
£44,844
Worcestershire
Number of Schools:
9
Avg Day Fee:
£20,677
Avg Boarding Fee:
£51,923
Yorkshire
Number of Schools:
36
Avg Day Fee:
£19,924
Avg Boarding Fee:
£37,505
Cities
Bath
Number of Schools:
5
Avg Day Fee:
£22,658
Avg Boarding Fee:
£43,661
Bedford
Number of Schools:
5
Avg Day Fee:
£21,381
Avg Boarding Fee:
£36,823
Birmingham
Number of Schools:
5
Avg Day Fee:
£19,059
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Bradford
Number of Schools:
2
Avg Day Fee:
£18,310
Avg Boarding Fee:
£41,724
Brighton
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£25,781
Avg Boarding Fee:
£57,776
Bristol
Number of Schools:
9
Avg Day Fee:
£19,308
Avg Boarding Fee:
£47,569
Cambridge
Number of Schools:
11
Avg Day Fee:
£25,054
Avg Boarding Fee:
£42,203
Canterbury
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£28,276
Avg Boarding Fee:
£45,925
Coventry
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£16,251
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Croydon
Number of Schools:
6
Avg Day Fee:
£24,081
Avg Boarding Fee:
£36,808
Derby
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£25,978
Avg Boarding Fee:
£52,260
Henley-on-Thames
Number of Schools:
1
Avg Day Fee:
£21,801
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Ipswich
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£21,739
Avg Boarding Fee:
£44,965
Leeds
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£18,859
Avg Boarding Fee:
£33,456
Leicester
Number of Schools:
5
Avg Day Fee:
£17,933
Avg Boarding Fee:
£41,100
Liverpool
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£14,509
Avg Boarding Fee:
£55,638
London
Number of Schools:
100
Avg Day Fee:
£28,268
Avg Boarding Fee:
£47,345
Manchester
Number of Schools:
13
Avg Day Fee:
£16,794
Avg Boarding Fee:
£32,410
Milton Keynes
Number of Schools:
2
Avg Day Fee:
£22,106
Avg Boarding Fee:
£40,284
Newcastle
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£19,693
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Northampton
Number of Schools:
0
Avg Day Fee:
£0
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Norwich
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£33,740
Avg Boarding Fee:
£45,090
Nottingham
Number of Schools:
5
Avg Day Fee:
£18,285
Avg Boarding Fee:
£48,769
Oxford
Number of Schools:
11
Avg Day Fee:
£24,231
Avg Boarding Fee:
£45,780
Reading
Number of Schools:
7
Avg Day Fee:
£21,728
Avg Boarding Fee:
£38,203
Reigate
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£26,093
Avg Boarding Fee:
£19,500
Sheffield
Number of Schools:
4
Avg Day Fee:
£18,441
Avg Boarding Fee:
£36,810
Solihull
Number of Schools:
1
Avg Day Fee:
£16,875
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Southampton
Number of Schools:
2
Avg Day Fee:
£21,214
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
St Albans
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£27,112
Avg Boarding Fee:
£0
Truro
Number of Schools:
2
Avg Day Fee:
£19,017
Avg Boarding Fee:
£39,738
Winchester
Number of Schools:
2
Avg Day Fee:
£35,953
Avg Boarding Fee:
£46,690
Wolverhampton
Number of Schools:
3
Avg Day Fee:
£19,946
Avg Boarding Fee:
£30,845
York
Number of Schools:
10
Avg Day Fee:
£22,064
Avg Boarding Fee:
£40,887
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 £2,032 per year, and the highest day fees are £63,414 per year. The lowest boarding fees are £3,992 per year, and the highest boarding fees are £66,970 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.