Best Private Schools in London

London has 98 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 just over 10 offering boarding places as well. The only boarding-only independent school in London is Harrow School (boys-only).

Where Schools are Located

London is very well covered by private schools. The biggest collection of schools are in Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Croydon and Camden.

London Independent School League Table

GCSEA-LevelNational 5sAdvanced Highers

Rank	9-7(A*/A)%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
=1	99%	St Paul’s School	Boys	Day & boarding	£37,998	£57,543
=1	99%	St Paul's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£37,242	N/A
=3	97%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A
=3	97%	Westminster School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£46,353	£65,976
5	96.2%	Highgate School	Co-Ed	Day	£32,787	N/A
6	96%	City of London School	Boys	Day	£28,386	N/A
7	94%	Dulwich College	Boys	Day & boarding	£32,118	£67,416
8	93.9%	Eltham College	Co-Ed	Day	£29,997	N/A
=9	92%	James Allen's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£30,438	N/A
=9	92%	Putney High School GDST	Girls	Day	£28,977	N/A
11	90%	Francis Holland School, Sloane Square	Girls	Day	£33,174	N/A
12	88.9%	Emanuel School	Co-Ed	Day	£31,381	N/A
13	87.9%	Whitgift School	Boys	Day, boarding & flexi	£31,410	£51,966
14	85%	Francis Holland School, Regent's Park	Girls	Day	£32,535	N/A
15	84.9%	Channing School	Girls	Day	£33,084	N/A
16	82.1%	Harrow School	Boys	Boarding	N/A	£63,735
17	80.5%	Forest School	Co-Ed	Day	£32,694	N/A
18	78%	Harrodian School	Co-Ed	Day	£28,386	N/A
19	73%	Queen's Gate School	Girls	Day	£34,008	N/A
20	71%	Queen's College London	Girls	Day	£32,742	N/A
21	67%	Wetherby Senior School	Boys	Day	£35,160	N/A
22	53.5%	Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle	Co-Ed	Day	£12,556	N/A
23	50%	CATS London	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£7,173	£15,858
24	43%	Ashbourne College	Co-Ed	Day	£12,650	N/A

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Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

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

Rank	9-7(A*/A)%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
=1	99%	St Paul’s School	Boys	Day & boarding	£37,998	£57,543
=1	99%	St Paul's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£37,242	N/A
=3	97%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A
=3	97%	Westminster School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£46,353	£65,976
5	96.2%	Highgate School	Co-Ed	Day	£32,787	N/A

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

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

Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	92%	St Paul’s School	Boys	Day & boarding	£37,998	£57,543
2	89%	St Paul's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£37,242	N/A
3	88%	Westminster School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£46,353	£65,976
4	87%	Highgate School	Co-Ed	Day	£32,787	N/A
5	86%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A

Day & Boarding Fees

Day fees

Avg.£28,537

From£4,000

To£68,156

Boarding Fees

Avg.£51,193

From£15,858

To£67,416

Best Private Boys Schools

Best Private Boys School by GCSE

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

Rank	9-7(A*/A)%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	99%	St Paul’s School	Boys	Day & boarding	£37,998	£57,543
2	97%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A
3	96%	City of London School	Boys	Day	£28,386	N/A
4	94%	Dulwich College	Boys	Day & boarding	£32,118	£67,416
5	87.9%	Whitgift School	Boys	Day, boarding & flexi	£31,410	£51,966

Best Private Boys School by A-Level

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

Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	92%	St Paul’s School	Boys	Day & boarding	£37,998	£57,543
2	86%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A
3	81%	City of London School	Boys	Day	£28,386	N/A
4	70%	Harrow School	Boys	Boarding	N/A	£63,735
5	68%	Dulwich College	Boys	Day & boarding	£32,118	£67,416

Best Private Girls Schools

Best Private Girls School by GCSE Results

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

Rank	9-7(A*/A)%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	99%	St Paul's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£37,242	N/A
=2	92%	James Allen's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£30,438	N/A
=2	92%	Putney High School GDST	Girls	Day	£28,977	N/A
4	90%	Francis Holland School, Sloane Square	Girls	Day	£33,174	N/A
5	85%	Francis Holland School, Regent's Park	Girls	Day	£32,535	N/A

Best Private Girls School by A-Level Results

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

Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	89%	St Paul's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£37,242	N/A
2	75%	James Allen's Girls' School	Girls	Day	£30,438	N/A
3	73%	Putney High School GDST	Girls	Day	£28,977	N/A
4	64%	Channing School	Girls	Day	£33,084	N/A
5	63%	Francis Holland School, Regent's Park	Girls	Day	£32,535	N/A

Best Co-Ed Schools

Best Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

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

Rank	9-7(A*/A)%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
=1	97%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A
=1	97%	Westminster School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£46,353	£65,976
3	96.2%	Highgate School	Co-Ed	Day	£32,787	N/A
4	93.9%	Eltham College	Co-Ed	Day	£29,997	N/A
5	88.9%	Emanuel School	Co-Ed	Day	£31,381	N/A

Best Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

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

Rank	A*/A%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	88%	Westminster School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£46,353	£65,976
2	87%	Highgate School	Co-Ed	Day	£32,787	N/A
3	86%	King’s College School, Wimbledon	Co-Ed / Boys	Day	£35,820	N/A
4	67%	Harrodian School	Co-Ed	Day	£28,386	N/A
5	66%	Eltham College	Co-Ed	Day	£29,997	N/A

Co-Ed School Fees

Day fees

Avg.£27,652

From£4,000

To£68,156

Boarding Fees

Avg.£46,067

From£15,858

To£65,976

Boarding Schools in London

London Private School Costs (Averages)

No. of Schools 78

Avg Day Fee £28,537

Avg Boarding Fee £51,193

How to choose the best school for your child

How to choose the best school for your child

Best Private Schools in London

Where Schools are Located

London Independent School League Table

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Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

Day & Boarding Fees

Day fees

Boarding Fees

Best Private Boys Schools

Best Private Boys School by GCSE

Best Private Boys School by A-Level

Best Private Girls Schools

Best Private Girls School by GCSE Results

Best Private Girls School by A-Level Results

Best Co-Ed Schools

Best Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

Best Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

Co-Ed School Fees

Day fees

Boarding Fees

Boarding Schools in London

St Paul’s School

Westminster School

Dulwich College

Whitgift School

Harrow School

CATS London

London Private School Costs (Averages)

How to choose the best school for your child

How to choose the best school for your child

How to choose the best school for your child

How to choose the best school for your child

Best Private Schools in London

Where Schools are Located

London Independent School League Table

=199%St Paul’s School

=199%St Paul's Girls' School

=397%King’s College School, Wimbledon

=397%Westminster School

596.2%Highgate School

696%City of London School

794%Dulwich College

893.9%Eltham College

=992%James Allen's Girls' School

=992%Putney High School GDST

1190%Francis Holland School, Sloane Square

1288.9%Emanuel School

1387.9%Whitgift School

1485%Francis Holland School, Regent's Park

1584.9%Channing School

1682.1%Harrow School

1780.5%Forest School

1878%Harrodian School

1973%Queen's Gate School

2071%Queen's College London

2167%Wetherby Senior School

2253.5%Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle

2350%CATS London

2443%Ashbourne College

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Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

=199%St Paul’s School

=199%St Paul's Girls' School

=397%King’s College School, Wimbledon

=397%Westminster School

596.2%Highgate School

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

192%St Paul’s School

289%St Paul's Girls' School

388%Westminster School

487%Highgate School

586%King’s College School, Wimbledon

Day & Boarding Fees

Day fees

Boarding Fees

Best Private Boys Schools

Best Private Boys School by GCSE

199%St Paul’s School

297%King’s College School, Wimbledon

396%City of London School

494%Dulwich College

587.9%Whitgift School

Best Private Boys School by A-Level

192%St Paul’s School

286%King’s College School, Wimbledon

381%City of London School

470%Harrow School

568%Dulwich College

Best Private Girls Schools

Best Private Girls School by GCSE Results

199%St Paul's Girls' School

=292%James Allen's Girls' School

=292%Putney High School GDST

490%Francis Holland School, Sloane Square

585%Francis Holland School, Regent's Park

Best Private Girls School by A-Level Results

189%St Paul's Girls' School

275%James Allen's Girls' School

373%Putney High School GDST

464%Channing School

563%Francis Holland School, Regent's Park

Best Co-Ed Schools

Best Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

=197%King’s College School, Wimbledon

=197%Westminster School

396.2%Highgate School

493.9%Eltham College

588.9%Emanuel School

Best Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

188%Westminster School