← All rankings
Secondary · 中学

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.

Sort by:OfstedComposite · A-LevelComposite · GCSEComposite (all)A-Level AAB %A-Level APS / entryValue-addedGCSE Attainment 8GCSE Eng+Maths 5+EBacc APS
Showing 5166 of 66Page 3 of 3EES period: 202425⚠️ Small sample: 66 schools matched all filters
View on Schools →
#SchoolComposite scoreTypeRegionOfsted
51The Grange School26.5 composite
Ofsted18.5
Att88.0
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thNorthwich, North West
52St Bede's College25.4 composite
AAB%7.7
VA10.7
Att87.0
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North West
53Austin Friars24.4 composite
Ofsted4.5
AAB%6.6
VA10.2
Att83.1
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thCarlisle, North West
54The King's School23.8 composite
Ofsted18.5
Att85.3
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thChester, North West
55Merchant Taylors' Schools23.3 composite
AAB%5.6
VA12.8
Att84.9
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thLiverpool, North West
56Etz Chaim Boys School22.6 composite
Ofsted9.2
Att87.4
EM5+5.9
Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North WestRequires Improvement
57OneSchool Global Northwich22.2 composite
VA10.5
Att85.4
EM5+6.4
Independent · Day · 6thNorthwich, North West
58Stockport Grammar School21.1 composite
AAB%6.2
VA10.7
Att84.2
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thStockport, North West
59St Anne's College Grammar School19.3 composite
Att812.6
EM5+6.6
Independent · Day · 6thLytham St Annes, North West
60The Alternative School19.2 composite
Ofsted18.5
Att80.7
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thAccrington, North West
61Auckland College18.2 composite
Att813.0
EM5+5.2
Independent · DayLiverpool, North West
62Turning Point Academy16.7 composite
Ofsted13.9
Att82.8
EM5+0.0
Independent · DayUnknown, North WestGood
63Edstart16.1 composite
Ofsted13.9
Att82.2
EM5+0.0
Independent · DayUnknown, North WestGood
64Lord's School13.9 composite
Ofsted3.9
VA8.8
Att81.2
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thBolton, North WestInadequate
65Abbey College Manchester10.3 composite
AAB%1.7
VA7.4
Att81.2
EM5+0.0
Independent · Boarding · 6thUnknown, North West
66Greater Manchester Independent School1.3 composite
Att81.3
EM5+0.0
Independent · Day · 6thManchester, North West
← Prev3 / 3Next →

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.