The Best Private Schools in Northern Ireland Reviewed

1. Northern Ireland Independent School League Table 2018/19

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

GCSE Rank	A*/ A%	School	Gender	Day / Boarding	Day Fees	Boarding Fees
1	46.5	The Royal School Armagh	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£6,624	£18,219
2	45.3	Royal School Dungannon	Co-ed	Day & Boarding	£26,550	£32,850
3	44.0	Belfast Royal Academy	Co-ed	Day	£10,926	N/A

2. Best Private Schools in Northern Ireland

There are 4 independent schools in Northern Ireland with publicly available exam data, The Royal School Armagh, Royal School Dungannon, Belfast Royal Academy and Campbell College.

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

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

Day places in Northern Ireland range from £141 to £26,550 (averaging £7,260.3).

Boarding places in Northern Ireland range from £11,700 to £32,850 (averaging £20,984).

3. Best Boys Schools in Northern Ireland

There is only 1 independent boys school in Northern Ireland with publicly available exam data, Campbell College.

4. Best Girls Schools in Northern Ireland

There are no independent girls schools in Northern Ireland that publicly release exam results data.

5. Best Co-ed Schools in Northern Ireland

There are 3 private co-ed schools in Northern Ireland with publicly available exam data, The Royal School Armagh, Royal School Dungannon and Belfast Royal Academy.

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):

The Royal School Armagh (34.5% A*/A)
Royal School Dungannon (33.9% A*/A)

These schools offer day places with fees ranging from £6,624 to £26,550 (averaging £14,700) and fees for boarding places ranging from £18,219 to £32,850 (averaging £25,535).