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Tuition fees: 61 680£
Age: 13–18
Location: Malvern
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 19 248£
Age: 3–18
Location: Coventry
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 52 695£
Age: 11–19
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 49 511£
Age: 3–18
Location: Dorset
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 53 835£
Age: 11–18
Location: Ipswich
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 43 629£
Age: 4–18
Location: Devon
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 38 769£
Age: 2–18
Location: Hampshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 46 734£
Age: 3–18
Location: Hertfordshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 54 495£
Age: 13–18
Location: Dorset
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 51 135£
Age: 4–19
Location: Durham
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 56 523£
Age: 3–18
Location: Dorset
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 53 232£
Age: 7–18
Location: Bedford
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Boys only
Tuition fees: 69 990£
Age: 1–19
Location: Yorkshire
Accommodation: Boarding
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 57 570£
Age: 11–18
Location: Sussex
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 58 275£
Age: 3–18
Location: Cumbria
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 58 920£
Age: 13–18
Location: Warwick
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 59 400£
Age: 11–18
Location: Northamptonshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 63 000£
Age: 13–18
Location: Shropshire
Accommodation: Boarding
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 62 079£
Age: 13–18
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Boys only
Tuition fees: 67 416£
Age: 1–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Boys only
Tuition fees: 61 584£
Age: 12–18
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 66 870£
Age: 11–18
Location: Cheltenham
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 62 100£
Age: 13–18
Location: Hampshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 66 375£
Age: 3–18
Location: Sussex
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 63 299£
Age: 13–18
Location: Berkshire
Accommodation: Boarding
Type of school: Boys only
Tuition fees: 61 500£
Age: 11–18
Location: Buckinghamshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 53 943£
Age: 7–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Boys only
Tuition fees: 65 976£
Age: 13–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 63 735£
Age: 13–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding
Type of school: Boys only
Tuition fees: 45 288£
Age: 3–19
Location: Devon
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 28 545£
Age: 10–18
Location: Lincoln
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 43 401£
Age: 2–18
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 56 133£
Age: 1–18
Location: Ipswich
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 43 062£
Age: 1–18
Location: Herefordshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 51 600£
Age: 2–18
Location: Tetbury
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 55 950£
Age: 2–18
Location: York
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 56 760£
Age: 2–18
Location: Somerset
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 48 525£
Age: 11–18
Location: Surrey
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 67 215£
Age: 16–18
Location: Surrey
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 57 675£
Age: 3–18
Location: Essex
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 52 836£
Age: 2–18
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 52 500£
Age: 12–16
Location: Surrey
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 42 900£
Age: 12–19
Location: Shropshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 54 000£
Age: 12–18
Location: Shropshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 22 476£
Age: 3–18
Location: Northampton
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 31 416£
Age: 11–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 54 000£
Age: 4–18
Location: Denbigh
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 23 400£
Age: 14–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 36 500£
Age: 14–18
Location: Malvern
Accommodation: Boarding
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 38 070£
Age: 12–18
Location: Hastings
Accommodation: Boarding
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 56 850£
Age: 15–19
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 41 985£
Age: 11–18
Location: Market Harborough
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 52 425£
Age: 3–18
Location: Wellington
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 50 985£
Age: 1–18
Location: Somerset
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 51 993£
Age: 3–18
Location: Croydon
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 20 857£
Age: 4–18
Location: Lincoln
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 49 950£
Age: 11–18
Location: Oxford
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 70 200£
Age: 11–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 48 885£
Age: 3–19
Location: Buckinghamshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 49 500£
Age: 4–18
Location: Tavistock
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 65 700£
Age: 11–19
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 50 574£
Age: 3–18
Location: Oxford
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 49 998£
Age: 2–18
Location: Wolverhampton
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 23 040£
Age: 1–18
Location: Buckinghamshire
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 17 505£
Age: 3–18
Location: Northampton
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 57 780£
Age: 3–18
Location: Stonehouse
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 51 732£
Age: 2–18
Location: Lincoln
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 60 948£
Age: 11–18
Location: Brighton
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 49 335£
Age: 2–18
Location: Lincoln
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 38 250£
Age: 13–19
Location: London
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 51 170£
Age: 2–18
Location: Kent
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 55 200£
Age: 13–18
Location: London
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 19 500£
Age: 2–18
Location: Cambridge
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 24 633£
Age: 3–18
Location: Croydon
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 42 975£
Age: 11–18
Location: Northampton
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 49 350£
Age: 1–18
Location: Berkshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 48 987£
Age: 2–18
Location: Rochester
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 21 192£
Age: 11–18
Location: Cheltenham
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 57 021£
Age: 11–18
Location: Cambridge
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 58 560£
Age: 13–18
Location: Buckinghamshire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 47 845£
Age: 1–19
Location: Essex
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 77 250£
Age: 14–18
Location: Cardiff
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 56 358£
Age: 3–18
Location: Essex
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 56 790£
Age: 2–18
Location: Worcestershire
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 50 346£
Age: 3–18
Location: Leicester
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 71 340£
Age: 11–18
Location: Oxford
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 22 425£
Age: 4–18
Location: Exeter
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 22 248£
Age: 2–18
Location: Northampton
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 53 640£
Age: 11–18
Location: Warwick
Accommodation: Boarding & Homestay
Type of school: Girls only
Tuition fees: 19 248£
Age: 3–18
Location: Coventry
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Tuition fees: 21 759£
Age: 3–18
Location: Leicester
Accommodation: Homestay
Type of school: Co-educational
Choosing a private school in the UK is a highly individual decision, as every school offers its own academic approach, atmosphere, and opportunities. Some schools are best suited for students focused on academic achievement, while others provide exceptional support for creativity, sports, leadership, or personal development. At EDVISION, we help families find the right British school based on each child’s personality, ambitions, interests, and long-term goals. Explore leading UK private schools, compare admission requirements and tuition fees, and receive expert guidance from consultants with over 20 years of experience in international education.
What is a private school in the UK? A private school in the UK is an independent educational institution funded through tuition fees rather than government support. These schools are known for strong academics, small class sizes, and excellent extracurricular opportunities.
What programmes do UK private schools offer? Most British private schools offer GCSE, A-Level, IB Diploma, and Foundation Programmes — academic pathways designed to prepare students for leading universities worldwide.
What is the difference between a day school and a boarding school? Day students attend classes during the day and return home afterwards. Boarding students live on campus and receive full accommodation, meals, and pastoral care throughout the term.
How much does a UK private school cost? Tuition fees vary by school and format. For international students at boarding schools, fees typically range from £40,000 to £70,000+ per year, including accommodation and meals. Day schools start from around £20,000 per year.
What level of English does my child need? Most UK private schools require international students to demonstrate English proficiency through tests such as UKiset, IELTS, or the school’s own assessment. Students with lower English levels can join a Foundation Programme or English language course before starting mainstream education.
Do students need to pass entrance exams? Yes. Most schools require entrance assessments such as UKiset, ISEB Common Pre-Test, CAT4, or the school’s own exam, along with interviews, school reports, and English language tests.
When should families start the application process? We recommend starting at least 12–18 months before the intended start date. For the most selective schools (Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Westminster), applications should begin 2–3 years in advance.
Do international students need a guardian in the UK? Yes. Students under 18 are required by UK boarding schools to have a UK-based guardian. EDVISION provides AEGIS-accredited guardianship services.
What visa does my child need to study in the UK? Students aged 16 and over need a Child Student Visa, while students under 16 typically apply under the same route with parental consent documentation. EDVISION supports families with the school invitation letter (CAS) and visa application guidance.
Why work with an education consultancy like EDVISION? The UK has over 2,500 independent schools, each with its own admissions process and culture — a specialist consultancy saves families months of research and provides on-the-ground support that is hard to arrange from abroad.
How does EDVISION work — and what does it cost the family? Our consulting is free for families: EDVISION earns commission from partner schools when a student enrols, and we treat every case individually — shortlisting schools based on your child’s academic profile, interests, language level, and family priorities.
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