The best independent schools by area
Browse independent (fee-paying) schools across England by town or county. Compare Ofsted ratings, pupil numbers and full profiles for every fee-paying school in the area.
Most independent schools
The 12 largest peer groups in England.
Regions
Whole-region rankings that link down to every local area inside them.
Counties
31 counties with 5+ independent schools.
- Bedfordshire11
- Berkshire39
- Buckinghamshire23
- Cambridgeshire20
- Cheshire29
- Cumbria6
- Derbyshire10
- Devon20
- Dorset20
- East Sussex19
- Essex43
- Greater Manchester9
- Hampshire33
- Hertfordshire41
- Kent56
- Lancashire56
- Leicestershire13
- Lincolnshire12
- Merseyside10
- Middlesex18
- North Yorkshire20
- Nottinghamshire12
- Shropshire13
- Somerset18
- South Yorkshire6
- Staffordshire14
- Surrey94
- Tyne and Wear12
- West Midlands45
- West Yorkshire31
- Wiltshire14
Towns
46 towns with 5+ independent schools.