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Are you looking for the best private secondary schools in Surrey?

One of these Surrey private secondary schools could be the perfect choice for your child. There are many excellent independent senior school options available for prospective parents, with children at either 11 or 13 years.

It can be a difficult process to find the best private secondary school for your child. There are plenty of choices for parents in areas like Surrey, but it can often be hard to find the right independent senior school. It is made harder as there are so many different options and so much to consider.

What is the best private secondary school in Surrey?

Parents in Surrey have a very wide range of excellent private secondary schools to choose from across the county. Choices include schools such as Guildford High School, St Catherine's School, Tormead School and Woldingham School for girls, RGS Guildford and St James Senior Boys' School for boys and coed options including Caterham School, Charterhouse, Cranleigh School, King Edward's Witley, Lingfield College, Reigate Grammar School, St George's Weybridge and St John's Leatherhead. Some schools such as Reed's School and Trinity School are for boys from 11 but with a co-ed Sixth Form.

What is the best private secondary school in Surrey?
What is the best private secondary school in Surrey?

  • Barrow Hills School

    Barrow Hills School is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 2 to 13, located in a woodland setting in Witley, Surrey. The school prides itself on its warm, values-driven and grounded community and aims to be 'a vibrant hub of opportunity, alive with the possibility of children beginning their journey towards discovering where life and their passions will take them'.
    Find out more about Barrow Hills School

  • Box Hill School

    Box Hill School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 in Mickleham, in the heart of the Surrey Hills.
    Find out more about Box Hill School

  • City of London Freemen's School

    City of London Freemen's School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 7 to 18 located in Ashstead Park, Surrey. Freemen's aims to help children 'to learn, to lead and to make a difference'. It was founded in Brixton in 1854 to educate boys and girls who were orphaned children of Freemen of the City of London. In 1926, the City Corporation moved the school to Ashstead Park providing an extensive campus location for pupils.
    Find out more about City of London Freemen's School

  • Cranleigh School

    Cranleigh School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 7 to 18 in Surrey. Cranleigh was founded in 1865 on a site of 280 acres of beautiful Surrey countryside. The school's aim is to provide 'a breathtaking range of opportunities in a school small enough for everyone to know and support each other. Pupils lead busy lives now, exceeding academic and sporting expectations, while preparing for life beyond our beautiful rural location.'
    Find out more about Cranleigh School

  • King Edward's Witley

    King Edward's Witley is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 occuping a 100-acre campus near Godalming, Surrey.
    Find out more about King Edward's Witley

  • Lingfield College

    Lingfield College is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 6 months to 18 years, located on the outskirts of Lingfield Village in Surrey. The school offers an all-through education in a beautiful countryside location, with excellent facilities and 40 acres of grounds and playing fields.
    Find out more about Lingfield College

  • Reed's School

    Reed's School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 11 to 18 and girls 16 to 18 in Cobham, Surrey. The school is set in nearly 40 acres of countryside which provides an inspiring setting for the 800 pupils.
    Find out more about Reed's School

  • Reigate Grammar School

    Reigate Grammar School is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 in Reigate, Surrey. It was founded in 1675 and re-formed as a grammar school in 1862. It is part of a foundation with Reigate St Mary's Preparatory and Choir School and Chinthurst School, with the three schools educating around 1,500 pupils from 3 through to 18.
    Find out more about Reigate Grammar School

  • Shrewsbury House & The Rowans

    Shrewsbury House is a group of three independent day schools for boys aged 2 to 13 and girls aged 2 to 7 – Shrewsbury House Pre-Preparatory School (Boys & Girls, 2 to 7), Shrewsbury House School (Boys, 7 to 13) and The Rowans School (Boys & Girls, 3 to 7).
    Find out more about Shrewsbury House & The Rowans

  • Woldingham School

    Woldingham School is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 11 to 18. The school is proud to be a pioneer of women's education and is one of the country's oldest girls' schools. The school has a clear ethos which underpins all they do: 'to provide an outstanding education that empowers women to change the world.'
    Find out more about Woldingham School
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