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Best Private Schools in Northern Ireland - Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Northern Ireland Independent School League Table 2022/23

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

GCSE RankA*/ A%SchoolGenderDay / BoardingDay FeesBoarding Fees
198.4Bangor Grammar SchoolBoysDayN/AN/A
257.0The Royal School ArmaghCo-edDay & Boarding£5,070£25,479
352.7Victoria College (Northern Ireland)GirlsDay & Boarding£5,199£21,126
452.2Royal School DungannonCo-edDay & Boarding£72£12,000
544.0Belfast Royal AcademyCo-edDay£4,281N/A
639.0Campbell CollegeBoysDay & Boarding£5,250£15,960

Best Private Schools in Northern Ireland

There are 12 senior independent schools in Northern Ireland.

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

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

  1. 1. The Royal School Armagh

    LocationCollege Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DHGCSE A*/A: 57%

  2. 2. Royal School Dungannon

    Location2 Ranfurly Road, BT71 6EGGCSE A*/A: 52.2%

  3. 3. Belfast Royal Academy

    Location5-17 Cliftonville Road, BT14 6JLGCSE A*/A: 44%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

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

  1. 1. The Royal School Armagh

    LocationCollege Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DHA-Level A*/A: 34.5%

  2. 2. Royal School Dungannon

    Location2 Ranfurly Road, BT71 6EGA-Level A*/A: 50%

  3. 3. Campbell College

    LocationBelmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2NDA-Level A*/A: 28%
FromToAveraging
Day Places£72£18,435£5,012.5
Boarding Places£12,000£29,970£20,907

Best Boys Schools in Northern Ireland

There are 3 independent boys schools in Northern Ireland, Bangor Grammar School, Campbell College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Bangor Grammar School, Campbell College publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

A-Level

  1. 1. Campbell College

    LocationBelmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2NDA-Level A*/A: 28%
FromToAveraging
Day Places£4,623£5,250£4,936.5
Boarding Places£15,960£15,960£15,960

Best Girls Schools in Northern Ireland

There is only 1 independent girls school in Northern Ireland, Victoria College (Northern Ireland). This school publicly releases their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

For 2022/23, 52.7% of the school's GCSE entries were A*/A and null% for A-Level. This school offers day (£5,199) and boarding places (£21,126).

FromToAveraging
Day Places£5,199£5,199£5,199
Boarding Places£21,126£21,126£21,126

Best Co-ed Schools in Northern Ireland

There are 8 private co-ed schools in Northern Ireland.

Best Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

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

  1. 1. The Royal School Armagh

    LocationCollege Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DHGCSE A*/A: 57%

  2. 2. Royal School Dungannon

    Location2 Ranfurly Road, BT71 6EGGCSE A*/A: 52.2%

  3. 3. Belfast Royal Academy

    Location5-17 Cliftonville Road, BT14 6JLGCSE A*/A: 44%

Best Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

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

  1. 1. Royal School Dungannon

    Location2 Ranfurly Road, BT71 6EGA-Level A*/A: 50%

  2. 2. The Royal School Armagh

    LocationCollege Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DHA-Level A*/A: 34.5%

These schools offer places with fees that you can see in the table.

FromToAveraging
Day Places£72£18,435£5,008.1
Boarding Places£12,000£29,970£22,483

Boarding Schools in Northern Ireland

  1. Campbell College

    LocationBelmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2ND

  2. Rockport School

    Location15 Rockport Road, Holywood, BT18 0DD

  3. Royal School Dungannon

    Location2 Ranfurly Road, BT71 6EG

  4. The Royal School Armagh

    LocationCollege Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DH

Northern Ireland Private School Costs (Averages)

DayBoarding
Overall£5,012.5£20,907
Boys£5,250£15,960
GirlsN/AN/A
Co-Ed£3,141£18,740