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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. Currently sorted by Composite score (period 202425). Composite = weighted Ofsted + AAB% + Value-added (A-Level).

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#SchoolComposite scoreTypeRegionOfsted
26Haberdashers' Boys' School49.7 composite
AAB%26.6
VA23.1
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, East of England
27Halliford School49.1 composite
Ofsted25.0
AAB%2.7
VA21.4
Independent · Day · 6thShepperton, South East
28Salesian College48.8 composite
Ofsted25.0
AAB%5.4
VA18.4
Independent · Day · 6thFarnborough, South East
29St James Senior Boys' School48.5 composite
Ofsted25.0
AAB%5.7
VA17.8
Independent · Day · 6thAshford, South East
30Derby Grammar School47.3 composite
Ofsted25.0
AAB%5.6
VA16.8
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, East Midlands
31Newcastle School for Boys46.5 composite
Ofsted25.0
AAB%3.7
VA17.8
Independent · Day · 6thNewcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
32University College School43.7 composite
AAB%21.3
VA22.4
Independent · Day · 6thLondon, London
33Magdalen College School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Day · 6thOxford, South East
34Bruern Abbey School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Boarding · 6thBicester, South East
35Kingswood House School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · DayEpsom, South East
36Cranmore41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · DayLeatherhead, South East
37Cambridge Street School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Day · 6thBatley, Yorkshire and the Humber
38Castles Education41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · DayGainsborough, East Midlands
39Trinity School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, London
40King Edward's School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Day · 6thBirmingham, West Midlands
41Dulwich Prep & Senior41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · BoardingUnknown, London
42Thorpe House School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Day · 6thGerrards Cross, South East
43Slindon College41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · Boarding · 6thArundel, South East
44Baytul Ilm Secondary School41.3 composite
Ofsted41.2
Independent · DayUnknown, South East
45Menorah Grammar School40.6 composite
Ofsted12.5
AAB%10.0
VA18.1
Independent · Day · 6thEdgware, LondonRequires Improvement
46Brooke House College39.3 composite
Ofsted25.0
AAB%0.0
VA14.3
Independent · Boarding · 6thMarket Harborough, East Midlands
47Merchant Taylors' Schools34.5 composite
AAB%10.6
VA24.0
Independent · Day · 6thLiverpool, North West
48Birkdale School34.5 composite
AAB%11.4
VA23.1
Independent · Day · 6thSheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
49London Islamic School30.9 composite
Ofsted30.9
Independent · DayLondon, LondonGood
50Rochdale Islamic Academy30.9 composite
Ofsted30.9
Independent · DayRochdale, North WestGood
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Source: GIAS school register + Ofsted Management Information — open licence, weekly refresh.

Composite caveats: Independent schools mostly don't submit to DfE EES, so they appear with low completeness scores (or not at all in the composite ranking). The composite mixes A-Level (Y13) and GCSE (Y11) signals — schools without a sixth form get a small completeness penalty even though it isn't a quality issue. For Independent senior schools, the destination-edge rankings (Oxford / Cambridge feeders) are usually more meaningful than this score.

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.