Advice for Parents

Private schools in Leicestershire

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

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Leicestershire has a number of notable independent schools, offering parents a good choice of options both in Loughborough and Leicester. In the city of Leicester, there is Leicester Grammar School – offering a coeducational choice – or Leicester High School, for parents seeking a girls-only option.

In Loughborough, parents have a full choice of options with the Loughborough Schools Foundation which offers a family of schools for boys and girls from 6 weeks through to 18 years, with the coed Loughborough Amherst, the girls-only Loughborough High and the boys-only Loughborough Grammar School which also offers boarding.

Another boarding option is Ratcliffe College which is coed from 3 through to 18 years.

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Oakham School Open Day

The next Whole School Open Event at Oakham School will be on Saturday 7th October. Open Events allow visitors to tour the school's facilities, meet teaching and support staff and hear from current pupils about school life.

Bromsgrove School Open Day

Open Mornings for all sections of Bromsgrove School – Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior and Sixth Form – are held every Michaelmas Term. Parents can arrange an individual visit at any time during the year.

Pupils enjoying sport at Loughborough Amherst School

Loughborough Amherst Open Day

On Saturday 18th March, Loughborough Amherst – the only co-educational independent school for pupils aged 4 to 18 years in Loughborough – is hosting its next Open Morning for prospective parents.

Girls at Loughborough High School during an IT lesson

Loughborough High Open Day

Loughborough High School is one of the country's oldest grammar schools for girls and is holding its next Open Morning on Saturday 18th March. The event gives families the opportunity to experience all that the school can offer your daughter.

Boys at Loughborough Grammar School get the opportunity to study a wide range of animals

Loughborough Grammar Open Day

Loughborough Grammar School is holding its next Open Morning on Saturday 18th March. The school, which was founded in 1495, is for 'ambitious boys who like to be busy' aged 10 to 18 years.

Pupils at Fairfield Prep, part of the Loughborough Schools Foundation, playing netball

Fairfield Prep Open Day

Open Days at Fairfield Prep (part of the Loughborough Schools Foundation) provide parents with the perfect opportunity to experience all that the school can offer their child. The school's next Open Morning is on Saturday 18th March.