Best Private Schools in Wales

Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

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There are 25 senior independent schools in Wales. 20 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

There is 1 independent girls school in Wales, Howell's School Llandaff , although it takes boys in the Sixth Form.

There are 24 independent co-ed schools in Wales. 18 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools in Wales

Wales Independent School League Table

GCSEA-LevelNational 5sHighers

Rank	9-7(A*/A)%	School	Gender	School type	Day fees	Boarding fees
1	84%	St John's College Cardiff	Co-Ed	Day	£20,715	N/A
2	75.3%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£31,050	£62,200
3	73.8%	St Michael’s School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£17,100	£26,265
4	61.4%	Howell’s School, Llandaff	Girls	Day	£20,826	N/A
5	52%	Rougemont School	Co-Ed	Day	£6,403	N/A
6	48%	Rydal Penrhos School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£5,200	£11,500
7	45%	Kings Monkton School	Co-Ed	Day	£19,946	N/A
8	40%	Christ College Brecon	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£8,736	£16,841
=9	28%	Llandovery College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£6,300	£10,770
=9	28%	Myddelton College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£5,500	£13,080

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	84%	St John's College Cardiff	Co-Ed	Day	£20,715	N/A
2	75.3%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£31,050	£62,200
3	73.8%	St Michael’s School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£17,100	£26,265
4	61.4%	Howell’s School, Llandaff	Girls	Day	£20,826	N/A
5	52%	Rougemont School	Co-Ed	Day	£6,403	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	91.3%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£31,050	£62,200
2	74%	St John's College Cardiff	Co-Ed	Day	£20,715	N/A
3	73.5%	St Michael’s School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£17,100	£26,265
4	64.8%	Howell’s School, Llandaff	Girls	Day	£20,826	N/A
5	50%	Rougemont School	Co-Ed	Day	£6,403	N/A

Day & Boarding Fees

Day fees

Avg.£13,842

From£5,200

To£31,050

Boarding Fees

Avg.£30,475

From£10,770

To£72,669

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	View
1	61.4%	Howell’s School, Llandaff	Girls	Day	£20,826	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	View
1	64.8%	Howell’s School, Llandaff	Girls	Day	£20,826	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	84%	St John's College Cardiff	Co-Ed	Day	£20,715	N/A
2	75.3%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£31,050	£62,200
3	73.8%	St Michael’s School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£17,100	£26,265
4	52%	Rougemont School	Co-Ed	Day	£6,403	N/A
5	48%	Rydal Penrhos School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£5,200	£11,500

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	91.3%	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£31,050	£62,200
2	74%	St John's College Cardiff	Co-Ed	Day	£20,715	N/A
3	73.5%	St Michael’s School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£17,100	£26,265
4	50%	Rougemont School	Co-Ed	Day	£6,403	N/A
5	45%	Rydal Penrhos School	Co-Ed	Day & boarding	£5,200	£11,500

Co-Ed School Fees

Day fees

Avg.£13,260

From£5,200

To£31,050

Boarding Fees

Avg.£30,475

From£10,770

To£72,669

Boarding Schools in Wales

Wales Private School Costs (Averages)

No. of Schools 15

Avg Day Fee £13,842

Avg Boarding Fee £30,475

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