Advice for Parents

Are you considering an independent school for your child? We have put together a series of articles which cover a range of topics to help parents with all aspects of independent schools – from how to shortlist schools through to questions to ask at Open Days. Together we hope it helps you find the right school for your child.

Private schools in Berkshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Berkshire around Newbury, Reading, Datchet, Maidenhead, Wokingham, Ascot, Slough and Windsor.

Private schools in Buckinghamshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Buckinghamshire around Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, High Wycombe and Amersham.

Private schools in East Sussex

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in East Sussex around Brighton, Hove, Mayfield, Eastbourne and Lewes.

Private schools in Hampshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Hampshire around Fareham, New Milton, Winchester, Basingstoke, Petersfield, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Private schools in Kent

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Kent around Bromley, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury, Rochester and Maidstone.

Private schools in Oxfordshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools across Oxfordshire around Banbury, Abingdon, Wallingford, Henley-on-Thames, Witney and Oxford.

Private schools in Surrey

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Surrey around Godalming, Farnham, Dorking, Egham, Leatherhead, Esher, Woking, Cobham, Guildford and Reigate.

Private schools in West Sussex

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in West Sussex around Worthing, Crawley, Haywards Heath, Chichester, Horsham and Burgess Hill.

Private schools in East London

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in East London around the City, Barbican and Snaresbrook.

Private schools in North London

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in North London around Highgate, Islington and Southgate.

Private schools in North West London

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in North West London around St John's Wood, Mill Hill, Pinner, Harrow, Hampstead and Northwood.

Private schools in South East London

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in South East London around Blackheath, Dulwich, Catford and New Eltham.

Private schools in South West London

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in South West London around Wandsworth, Hampton, Clapham, Kensington, Chelsea, Kew, Richmond, Twickenham, Wimbledon and Putney.

Private schools in West London

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in West London around Ealing, Hammersmith, Holland Park, Notting Hill, and Chiswick.

Private schools in Wiltshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Wiltshire around Salisbury, Swindon, Calne, Devizes, Marlborough and Warminster.

Private schools in Somerset

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Somerset around Bath, Yeovil, Bruton, Taunton, Wells and Wellington.

Private schools in Gloucestershire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Gloucestershire around Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.

Private schools in Dorset

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Dorset around Blandford, Wimborne, Sherborne, Bournemouth and Poole.

Private schools in Devon

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Devon around Exeter, Sidmouth, Barnstaple, Plymouth, Tavistock, Newton Abbot and Bideford.

Private schools in Cornwall

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Cornwall around Truro.

Private schools in Bristol

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Bristol around Clifton, Stapleton and Westbury-on-Trym.

Private schools in Suffolk

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Suffolk around Newmarket, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Woodbridge and Southwold.

Private schools in Norfolk

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Norfolk around Cromer, Hunstanton, Norwich, Holt, Thetford and Loddon.

Private schools in Hertfordshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Hertfordshire around St Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Rickmansworth, Ware, Berkhamsted and Bushey.

Private schools in Essex

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Essex around Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Colchester, Chigwell, Woodford Green and Brentwood.

Private schools in Cambridgeshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Cambridgeshire around Ely, Wisbech, Huntingdon, Peterborough and Cambridge.

Private schools in Bedfordshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Bedfordshire and around the town of Bedford.

Private schools in the Isle of Man

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in the Isle of Man.

Private schools in the Channel Islands

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Private schools in Northern Ireland

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Northern Ireland around Belfast, Holywood, Dungannon, Armagh and Coleraine.

Private schools in Wales

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Wales around Cardiff, Brecon, Monmouth, Llandudno and Denbigh.

Private schools in Scotland

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Scotland around Edinburgh, Perth, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and St Andrews.

Private schools in Yorkshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Yorkshire around Leeds, York, Halifax, Sheffield, Harrogate, Bradford, Scarborough and Wakefield.

Private schools in Tyne & Wear

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Tyne & Wear around Newcastle upon Tyne and Stockton-on-Tees.

Private schools in Merseyside

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Merseyside around Birkenhead and Liverpool.

Private schools in Lancashire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Lancashire around Preston, Clitheroe, Lytham St Annes, Fleetwood and Blackburn.

Private schools in Greater Manchester

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Greater Manchester around Altrincham, Oldham, Bolton, and Manchester.

Private schools in Cumbria

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Cumbria around Penrith, Sedbergh, Carlisle and Windermere.

Private schools in County Durham

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in County Durham around Barnard Castle and Durham.

Private schools in Cheshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Cheshire around Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Chester, Stockport and Northwich.

Private schools in Worcestershire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Worcestershire around Worcester, Malvern, Bromsgrove and Droitwich.

Private schools in the West Midlands

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in the West Midlands around Solihull, Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Coventry.

Private schools in Warwickshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Warwickshire around Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Leamington Spa.

Private schools in Staffordshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Staffordshire around Newcastle-under-Lyme, Lichfield, Stafford and Uttoxeter.

Private schools in Shropshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Shropshire around Wolverhampton, Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Telford, Ellesmere and Oswestry.

Private schools in Rutland

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Rutland around Oakham and Uppingham.

Private schools in Nottinghamshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Nottinghamshire around Newark, Worksop and Nottingham.

Private schools in Northamptonshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Northamptonshire around Brackley, Northampton, Peterborough and Wellingborough.

Private schools in Lincolnshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Lincolnshire around Stamford and Lincoln.

Private schools in Herefordshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Herefordshire around Hereford and Lucton.

Private schools in Derbyshire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Derbyshire around Bakewell, Derby, Chesterfield and Repton.

Private schools in Leicestershire

Find and explore private pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Leicestershire around Loughborough and Leicester.