South West

Independent schools in the South West

Search for private prep and senior schools from across the South West, including Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.

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Badminton School

Bournemouth Collegiate School

Cheltenham Ladies' College

Dauntsey's School

Hazlegrove

Marlborough College

St Margaret's Preparatory School

St Mary's Calne

Talbot Heath School

The King's School Gloucester

Badminton School	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Girls	Day Boarding	400 to 700 pupils
Bournemouth Collegiate School	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	400 to 700 pupils
Cheltenham Ladies' College	Senior	Girls	Day Boarding	700 to 1,000 pupils
Dauntsey's School	Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	700 to 1,000 pupils
Hazlegrove	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day Boarding	200 to 400 pupils
Marlborough College	Senior	Coed	Day Boarding	Over 1,000 pupils
St Margaret's Preparatory School	Pre-Prep Prep	Coed	Day	100 to 200 pupils
St Mary's Calne	Senior	Girls	Day Boarding	200 to 400 pupils
Talbot Heath School	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Girls	Day Boarding	400 to 700 pupils
The King's School Gloucester	Pre-Prep Prep Senior	Coed	Day	700 to 1,000 pupils

Bristol

Discover independent schools in Bristol around Clifton, Stapleton and Westbury-on-Trym.

Cornwall

Discover independent schools in Cornwall around Truro.

Devon

Discover independent schools in Devon around Exeter, Sidmouth, Barnstaple, Plymouth, Tavistock, Newton Abbot and Bideford.

Dorset

Discover independent schools in Dorset around Blandford, Wimborne, Sherborne, Bournemouth and Poole.

Gloucestershire

Discover independent schools in Gloucestershire around Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.

Somerset

Discover independent schools in Somerset around Bath, Yeovil, Bruton, Taunton, Wells and Wellington.

Wiltshire

Discover independent schools in Wiltshire around Salisbury, Swindon, Calne, Devizes, Marlborough and Warminster.

News from schools in the South West

Jessica Miles, the new Head of Badminton Schoo

Badminton welcomes new Head

21/04/23: Jessica Miles has been welcomed as the new Head of Badminton School in Bristol. Mrs Miles was previously the Head of Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls and Queen Margaret's School in York.

Baffling bakes at Hazlegrove

22/03/23: Pupils at Hazlegrove produced an incredible array of cakes under the theme of 'curiosity' which included a cake which looked like a steak dinner, a baked potato cake and football boots. The cakes were all sold to raise money for charity.

Hazlegrove welcomed back Olympic gold medallist Peter Wilson MBE

Hazlegrove welcomes back Olympian

14/03/23: Hazlegrove welcomed former pupil and Olympian Peter Wilson back to the school to open The Wilson Centre, the school's renamed LSU Department. Pupils greatly enjoyed the opportunity to hold a real Olympic gold medal and hear him talk.

Cheltenham Ladies' College 'excellent' in every category

17/02/23: Cheltenham Ladies' College has been classified as 'excellent' in every category, according to the latest Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report.

Dauntsey's Festival of Voices

03/02/23: Dauntsey's spent a week exploring, studying and celebrating the human voice through a new event called The Festival of Voices. External speakers ran workshops which were open to all pupils and the festival was brought to a close with the final of the school's annual singing competition.

New outdoor classroom at Hazlegrove

28/01/23: Hazlegrove have unveiled their new outdoor classroom which promises to be a wonderful resource, lending itself to all sorts of activities. Outdoor Education is part of the curriculum for all at Hazlegrove, with older pupils enjoying residential trips which build on the skills they have learnt.