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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 GCSE Attainment 8 (period 202425).

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51Merchant Taylors' Schools
Period 202425
21.4Independent · Day · 6thLiverpool, North West
52OneSchool Global Northwich
Period 202425
19.6Independent · Day · 6thNorthwich, North West
53Rossall School
Period 202425
19.1Independent · Boarding · 6thFleetwood, North West
54Stockport Grammar School
Period 202425
18.3Independent · Day · 6thStockport, North West
55Cheadle Hulme School
Period 202425
16.9Independent · Day · 6thCheadle, North West
56Austin Friars
Period 202425
15.6Independent · Day · 6thCarlisle, North West
57Turning Point Academy
Period 202425
10.3Independent · DayUnknown, North WestGood
58Edstart
Period 202425
8.0Independent · DayUnknown, North WestGood
59Abbey College Manchester
Period 202425
5.4Independent · Boarding · 6thUnknown, North West
60Lord's School
Period 202425
5.3Independent · Day · 6thBolton, North WestInadequate
61Greater Manchester Independent School
Period 202425
3.9Independent · Day · 6thManchester, North West
62The Alternative School
Period 202425
2.4Independent · Day · 6thAccrington, North West
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Source: DfE / Explore Education Statistics, latest published 16-18 period (202425). Independent schools that don't submit to DfE are not represented.

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.