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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/ISI + A-Level + GCSE + KS2 + prep-destination signals.

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Showing 2650 of 66Page 2 of 3EES period: 202425⚠️ Small sample: 66 schools matched all filters
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#SchoolComposite scoreTypeRegionOfsted
26Beech Hall School37.7 composite
Ofsted18.5
Att89.9
EM5+9.2
Independent · Day · 6thMacclesfield, North West
27Westholme School37.5 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%3.2
VA11.9
Att88.8
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thBlackburn, North West
28Noorul Uloom36.7 composite
Ofsted13.9
Att813.5
EM5+9.2
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North WestGood
29Bolton School Boys' Division36.2 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%6.1
VA9.7
Att86.9
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thBolton, North West
30The Hammond36.0 composite
Ofsted15.6
VA7.9
Att87.4
EM5+5.2
Independent · Boarding · 6thChester, North West
31Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus35.8 composite
Ofsted23.2
VA12.6
Independent · Day · 6thLancaster, North West
32AKS Lytham35.6 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%5.8
VA9.2
Att87.0
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thLytham St Annes, North West
33Abrar Academy35.4 composite
Ofsted6.2
Att813.8
EM5+15.4
Independent · Boarding · 6thPreston, North West
34Rochdale Islamic Academy35.1 composite
Ofsted9.2
Att813.2
EM5+12.6
Independent · DayUnknown, North WestRequires Improvement
35Sedbergh School34.7 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%2.2
VA13.5
Att85.6
EM5+0.0
Independent · Boarding · 6thSedbergh (La10 5hg), North West
36Bury Grammar Schools34.5 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%3.8
VA9.8
Att87.4
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thBury, North West
37Chetham's School of Music33.8 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%2.6
VA9.3
Att88.5
EM5+0.0
Independent · Boarding · 6thUnknown, North West
38Kirkham Grammar School33.7 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%2.5
VA9.1
Att88.5
EM5+0.0
Independent · Boarding · 6thPreston, North West
39Rossall School33.3 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%3.7
VA12.3
Att83.8
EM5+0.0
Independent · Boarding · 6thFleetwood, North West
40Windermere School33.3 composite
Ofsted15.6
VA11.8
Att85.9
EM5+0.0
Independent · Boarding · 6thThe Lake District, North West
41Scarisbrick Hall School32.6 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%3.9
VA8.9
Att86.4
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North West
42Bridgewater School32.0 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%2.4
VA8.5
Att87.6
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thManchester, North West
43Manchester Senior Girls School31.7 composite
Ofsted9.2
Att88.5
EM5+13.9
Independent · DaySalford, North WestRequires Improvement
44Lime House School31.3 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%1.8
VA8.2
Att85.4
EM5+2.4
Independent · Boarding · 6thCarlisle, North West
45Al Islah Girls' High School30.4 composite
Ofsted13.9
Att810.9
EM5+5.6
Independent · DayBLACKBURN, North WestGood
46Cheadle Hulme School29.6 composite
Ofsted13.5
AAB%3.4
VA9.3
Att83.4
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thCheadle, North West
47Music Stuff28.1 composite
Ofsted28.1
Independent · DayManchester, North WestGood
48Rochdale Islamic Academy28.1 composite
Ofsted28.1
Independent · DayRochdale, North WestGood
49Me'or High School28.1 composite
Ofsted28.1
Independent · DaySalford, North WestGood
50Trinity School26.5 composite
Att818.0
EM5+8.5
Independent · DayStalybridge, North West
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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.