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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 EBacc APS (period 202425).

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#SchoolEBacc APSTypeRegionOfsted
1Red House School
Period 202425
6.36Independent · DayStockton-on-Tees, North East
2Emmanuel College
Period 202425
5.69Independent · Day · 6thGateshead, North East
3Durham High School
Period 202425
4.58Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North East
4Argyle House School
Period 202425
4.35Independent · DaySunderland, North East
5Longridge Towers School
Period 202425
4.19Independent · Boarding · 6thBerwick-upon-Tweed, North East
6Barnard Castle School
Period 202425
3.76Independent · Boarding · 6thBarnard Castle, North East
7Newcastle School for Boys
Period 202425
3.65Independent · Day · 6thNewcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
8Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
Period 202425
3.51Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North East
9Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
Period 202425
3.47Independent · Boarding · 6thUnknown, North East
10Yarm School
Period 202425
2.98Independent · Day · 6thYarm, North East
11Dame Allan's Schools
Period 202425
2.92Independent · Day · 6thNewcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
12Teesside High School
Period 202425
2.46Independent · Day · 6thUnknown, North East
13The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Period 202425
1.23Independent · DayEsh Winning, North EastGood
14Royal Grammar School
Period 202425
0.77Independent · Day · 6thNewcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
15Outwood Alternative Provision Eston
Period 202425
0.06Independent · DayMiddlesbrough, North EastGood

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.