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The Schools Index is an annual publication that lists internationally notable private schools and international schools. [1] [2] [3] Published by Carfax Education, [4] [5] it is often considered a global list of the most prestigious schools of the world. [6] [7] In 2025 Time Out (magazine) called the Index "one of the most respected rankings ...
Many are represented by the Independent Schools Council (ISC), while around 300 independent senior schools are represented by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), although both bodies also represent schools outside England and the United Kingdom. This is a list of notable independent schools in England that are currently ...
There were 227 participants from 24 nations at the 2024 Quiz Olympiad. Some notable participants include Issa Schultz of Australia; Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, and Tom Trogh of Belgium; Dean Kotiga of Croatia; Pat Gibson and Paul Sinha of England; Tero Kalliolevo of Finland; Sebastian Jacoby and Sebastian Klussmann of Germany; Anne Hegerty and Barry Simmons of Scotland; and Victoria Groce of ...
Together with Wellington College and Downe House School, it one of three private schools in Berkshire to be named in the list of the world's best 100 private schools. [6] Eton charges up to £52,749 per year (£17,583 per term, with three terms per academic year, for 2023/24). [7]
This is a notable achievement considering the dominance of well-funded private schools like Westminster: at the latest Senior Finals in 2024 just one school- inaugural Shield winners KEGS Chelmsford- was a state school. The achievement of schools is often changeable, however, due to the natural turnover of students, and it is not uncommon to ...
Private schools are popular for academic and sporting performance, prestige, exclusivity and old boys/girls networks; however, many state-integrated schools and some prestigious single-sex state schools, such as Auckland Grammar School and Wellington College, are actively competitive with private schools in academic and sporting achievement ...
Prep (preparatory) schools (also known as private schools) educate younger children up to the age of 13 to prepare them for entry to the public schools and other secondary schools. In 2023, the Independent Schools Council reports that private schools contribute £16.5 billion to gross value added (GVA) in Britain. [2]
The school badge depicts two martlets, inspiration for which was taken from the pigeons of the Cheltenham town coat of arms, [2] above three stars, which are in turn above a daisy, a school symbol. In 2020, Cheltenham Ladies' College was named Southwest Independent School of the Decade by The Times and The Sunday Times .