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Secondary · Independent (中学私立)

ISC-tier fee-paying secondary schools (HMC / GSA / IAPS members) with senior-school age range (≥16). Default order: continuous prestige score = manual tier (Clarendon Nine / HMC flagships) + DfE A-Level + GCSE + pupil count + boarding + destination signal. All 506 ISC schools ranked on one transparent scale. Click 'A-Level AAB %' for pure academic-merit. Excludes embassy / small religious / SEN micro-schools.

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#SchoolOfstedTypeRegionOfsted
1Magdalen College School950 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thOxford, South East
ISI · Good
2The Manchester Grammar School1,659 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thManchester, North West
ISI · Good
3City of London School1,074 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thLondon, London
ISI · Good
4King's College School1,507 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thLondon, London
5Hampton School1,548 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thHampton, London
ISI · Excellent
6Royal Grammar School Guildford1,311 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thUnknown, South East
7Merchant Taylors' School959 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thNorthwood, East of England
ISI · Good
8Trinity School1,049 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thUnknown, London
ISI · Good
9Haberdashers' Boys' School1,457 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thUnknown, East of England
10St Albans School887 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thSt Albans, East of England
ISI · Good
11Queen Elizabeth's Hospital754 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thBristol, South West
ISI · Good
12University College School1,305 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thLondon, London
13Queen Elizabeth Grammar School755 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thWakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber
ISI · Good
14Bolton School Boys' Division1,124 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thBolton, North West
ISI · Good
15St Columba's College830 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thSt Albans, East of England
16Wetherby Senior School457 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thLondon, London
ISI · Good
17King Edward's School837 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thBirmingham, West Midlands
ISI · Good
18Salesian College566 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thFarnborough, South East
ISI · Good
19St James Senior Boys' School327 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thAshford, South East
ISI · Good
20Reading Blue Coat School824 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thBerkshire, South East
ISI · Good
21Birkdale School712 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thSheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
22Derby Grammar School161 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thUnknown, East Midlands
ISI · Good
23Menorah Grammar SchoolRequires ImprovementIndependent · Day · 6thEdgware, LondonRequires Improvement
24Newcastle School for Boys361 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thNewcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
ISI · Good
25Merchant Taylors' Schools371 pupilsIndependent · Day · 6thLiverpool, North West
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Source: GIAS school register + Ofsted Management Information — open licence, weekly refresh.

Note on Independent schools: most are inspected by ISI, not Ofsted, so the Ofsted column is empty for many entries. ISI bulk data is not publicly available — sorting by A-Level metrics gives a more meaningful order for this slice.