East of England independent schools league table 2025: top 75
Fee-paying schools, scored only where they publish results in the performance tables. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 75 schools shown.
- 199The Perse SchoolCambridge · Independent All-through82.9 Attainment 8 · 1,774 students
- 298Cardiff Sixth Form College, CambridgeCambridge · Independent Secondary– · 100 students
- 396Abbot's Hill SchoolHemel Hempstead · Independent All-through68.8 Attainment 8 · 380 students
- 496Ipswich SchoolIpswich · Independent All-through68.1 Attainment 8 · 966 students
- 596St Mary's School for GirlsColchester · Independent All-through66.5 Attainment 8 · 424 students
- 695New Hall SchoolChelmsford · Independent All-through70.5 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
- 792OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade CampusBiggleswade · Independent All-through59.1 Attainment 8 · 161 students
- 892Royal Masonic School for GirlsRickmansworth · Independent All-through66.2 Attainment 8 · 880 students
- 992The King's SchoolHarpenden · Independent All-through59.3 Attainment 8 · 169 students
- 1091Colchester Prep & High SchoolColchester · Independent All-through61.0 Attainment 8 · 280 students
- 1190OneSchool Global UK Colchester CampusColchester · Independent All-through58.2 Attainment 8 · 120 students
- 1290St Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-through56.9 Attainment 8 · 264 students
- 1388Jamiatul Uloom Al - IslamiaLuton · Independent All-through57.4 Attainment 8 · 103 students
- 1487St Margaret's SchoolBushey · Independent All-through56.3 Attainment 8 · 799 students
- 1586The Peterborough SchoolPeterborough · Independent All-through60.8 Attainment 8 · 486 students
- 1684Thorpe Hall SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Independent All-through54.7 Attainment 8 · 600 students
- 1784St Christopher SchoolLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-through58.3 Attainment 8 · 492 students
- 1883St Mary's Schoolcambridge · Independent All-through51.8 Attainment 8 · 510 students
- 1982St Joseph's CollegeIpswich · Independent All-through54.7 Attainment 8 · 564 students
- 2081Sancton Wood SchoolCambridgeshire · Independent All-through52.4 Attainment 8 · 363 students
- 2173Gosfield SchoolHalstead Road · Independent All-through50.5 Attainment 8 · 369 students
- 2272King's ElyEly · Independent All-through47.4 Attainment 8 · 1,126 students
- 2370Sherrardswood SchoolWelwyn · Independent All-through52.0 Attainment 8 · 445 students
- 2467Wisbech Grammar SchoolCambridgeshire · Independent All-through48.7 Attainment 8 · 562 students
- 2567The Purcell SchoolBushey · Independent All-through47.7 Attainment 8 · 192 students
- 2665OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham CampusSwaffham · Independent All-through50.1 Attainment 8 · 80 students
- 2758Royal Hospital SchoolIpswich · Independent Secondary50.9 Attainment 8 · 495 students
- 2857The Stephen Perse FoundationCambridge · Independent All-through49.9 Attainment 8 · 1,482 students
- 2955St Albans High School for GirlsSt Albans · Independent All-through48.5 Attainment 8 · 1,106 students
- 3052St John's SchoolBillericay · Independent All-through45.4 Attainment 8 · 274 students
- 3150Ipswich High SchoolIpswich · Independent All-through48.6 Attainment 8 · 514 students
- 3249Queenswood SchoolHatfield · Independent Secondary47.2 Attainment 8 · 426 students
- 3347Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolBedford · Independent All-through44.9 Attainment 8 · 775 students
- 3447Brentwood SchoolBrentwood · Independent All-through30.8 Attainment 8 · 1,853 students
- 3546The Leys SchoolCambridge · Independent Secondary45.1 Attainment 8 · 564 students
- 3639Saint Felix SchoolSouthwold · Independent All-through41.1 Attainment 8 · 235 students
- 3738Saint Nicholas SchoolEssex · Independent All-through46.0 Attainment 8 · 439 students
- 3837Framlingham CollegeWoodbridge · Independent All-through43.5 Attainment 8 · 519 students
- 3937Haberdashers' Boys' SchoolElstree · Independent All-through41.0 Attainment 8 · 1,429 students
- 4037Gresham's SchoolHolt · Independent All-through41.6 Attainment 8 · 876 students
- 4135Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)LUTON · Independent All-through41.0 Attainment 8 · 139 students
- 4235Haberdashers' Girls' SchoolBorehamwood · Independent All-through39.9 Attainment 8 · 1,118 students
- 4334Woodbridge SchoolWoodbridge · Independent All-through40.4 Attainment 8 · 710 students
- 4429Aldenham SchoolElstree · Independent All-through41.5 Attainment 8 · 849 students
- 4528Norwich High School for Girls GDSTNorwich · Independent All-through36.7 Attainment 8 · 574 students
- 4627St Edmund's CollegeWare · Independent All-through35.5 Attainment 8 · 684 students
- 4726Langley SchoolNorfolk · Independent Secondary38.2 Attainment 8 · 356 students
- 4823Kimbolton SchoolHuntingdon · Independent All-through33.2 Attainment 8 · 1,036 students
- 4923St Columba's CollegeSt Albans · Independent All-through32.9 Attainment 8 · 822 students
- 5023Bedford Modern SchoolBedford · Independent All-through31.3 Attainment 8 · 1,219 students
- 5122Merchant Taylors' SchoolNorthwood · Independent Secondary21.7 Attainment 8 · 1,051 students
- 5222Waldorf Cambridge SchoolFulbourn · Independent All-through26.3 Attainment 8 · 92 students
- 5322Bishop's Stortford CollegeBishop's Stortford · Independent All-through23.4 Attainment 8 · 1,241 students
- 5422Immanuel CollegeBushey · Independent Secondary18.9 Attainment 8 · 341 students
- 5521Culford SchoolBury St. Edmunds · Independent All-through31.3 Attainment 8 · 863 students
- 5620Chigwell SchoolChigwell · Independent All-through21.9 Attainment 8 · 1,135 students
- 5720Bedford SchoolBedford · Independent All-through14.6 Attainment 8 · 994 students
- 5820Haileybury CollegeHertford · Independent Secondary14.5 Attainment 8 · 924 students
- 5920Tring Park School for the Performing ArtsTring · Independent All-through32.5 Attainment 8 · 336 students
- 6020Berkhamsted SchoolBerkhamsted · Independent Secondary12.2 Attainment 8 · 1,439 students
- 6120Felsted SchoolFelsted · Independent All-through35.0 Attainment 8 · 932 students
- 6220Norwich SchoolNorwich · Independent All-through12.1 Attainment 8 · 1,112 students
- 6320St Albans SchoolSt Albans · Independent Secondary10.1 Attainment 8 · 883 students
- 6419Abbey College CambridgeCambridgeshire · Independent Secondary3.3 Attainment 8 · 337 students
- 6518Mander Portman WoodwardCambridge · Independent Secondary20.6 Attainment 8 · 133 students
- 6618Bedford Girls' SchoolBedford · Independent All-through14.2 Attainment 8 · 843 students
- 6717Finborough SchoolStowmarket · Independent All-through37.5 Attainment 8 · 716 students
- 6816Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Cambridge · Independent Secondary6.3 Attainment 8 · 453 students
- 6910Iqra AcademyPeterborough · Independent Secondary20.1 Attainment 8 · 103 students
- 709Egerton-Rothesay SchoolBerkhamsted · Independent All-through19.2 Attainment 8 · 157 students
- 718St Albans Independent CollegeSt Albans · Independent Secondary19.1 Attainment 8 · 70 students
- 728St. Andrew's College CambridgeCambridge · Independent Secondary0.2 Attainment 8 · 123 students
- 737Heritage SchoolCambridge · Independent All-through28.0 Attainment 8 · 203 students
- 743Landmark International SchoolCambridge · Independent All-through7.8 Attainment 8 · 106 students
- 752Include School NorfolkNorfolk · Independent Secondary2.8 Attainment 8 · 80 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Perse School Cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.9 Attainment 8 | 1,774 |
| 2 | Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Independent | 97.5 Top 5% | – | 100 |
| 3 | Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead · All-through · Ages 0–16 | Independent | 96.0 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 380 |
| 4 | Ipswich School Ipswich · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 95.7 Top 5% | 68.1 Attainment 8 | 966 |
| 5 | St Mary's School for Girls Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–17 | Independent | 95.5 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 424 |
| 6 | New Hall School Chelmsford · All-through · Ages 1–19 | Independent | 94.9 Top 5% | 70.5 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 7 | OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus Biggleswade · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 92.3 Top 5% | 59.1 Attainment 8 | 161 |
| 8 | Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 92.3 Top 10% | 66.2 Attainment 8 | 880 |
| 9 | The King's School Harpenden · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 92.1 Top 10% | 59.3 Attainment 8 | 169 |
| 10 | Colchester Prep & High School Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 90.6 Top 10% | 61.0 Attainment 8 | 280 |
| 11 | OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus Colchester · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 120 |
| 12 | St Francis College Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 89.5 Top 10% | 56.9 Attainment 8 | 264 |
| 13 | Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia Luton · All-through · Ages 10–16 | Independent | 87.9 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 103 |
| 14 | St Margaret's School Bushey · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 87.1 Top 10% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 799 |
| 15 | The Peterborough School Peterborough · All-through · Ages 4–20 | Independent | 86.0 Top 10% | 60.8 Attainment 8 | 486 |
| 16 | Thorpe Hall School Southend-on-Sea · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 84.1 Top 25% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 600 |
| 17 | St Christopher School Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 83.5 Top 25% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 492 |
| 18 | St Mary's School cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 82.7 Top 25% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 510 |
| 19 | St Joseph's College Ipswich · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 82.4 Top 25% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 564 |
| 20 | Sancton Wood School Cambridgeshire · All-through · Ages 1–16 | Independent | 80.9 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 363 |
| 21 | Gosfield School Halstead Road · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 73.4 Top 25% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 369 |
| 22 | King's Ely Ely · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 72.1 Top 25% | 47.4 Attainment 8 | 1,126 |
| 23 | Sherrardswood School Welwyn · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 69.9 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 445 |
| 24 | Wisbech Grammar School Cambridgeshire · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 66.8 Top 50% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 562 |
| 25 | The Purcell School Bushey · All-through · Ages 8–19 | Independent | 66.7 Top 50% | 47.7 Attainment 8 | 192 |
| 26 | OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus Swaffham · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 65.3 Top 50% | 50.1 Attainment 8 | 80 |
| 27 | Royal Hospital School Ipswich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 57.5 Top 50% | 50.9 Attainment 8 | 495 |
| 28 | The Stephen Perse Foundation Cambridge · All-through · Ages 2–21 | Independent | 57.4 Top 50% | 49.9 Attainment 8 | 1,482 |
| 29 | St Albans High School for Girls St Albans · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 55.2 Top 50% | 48.5 Attainment 8 | 1,106 |
| 30 | St John's School Billericay · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 51.5 Top 50% | 45.4 Attainment 8 | 274 |
| 31 | Ipswich High School Ipswich · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 49.9 Top 50% | 48.6 Attainment 8 | 514 |
| 32 | Queenswood School Hatfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 48.5 Top 50% | 47.2 Attainment 8 | 426 |
| 33 | Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 47.3 Lower 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 775 |
| 34 | Brentwood School Brentwood · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 47.1 Lower 50% | 30.8 Attainment 8 | 1,853 |
| 35 | The Leys School Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 46.3 Lower 50% | 45.1 Attainment 8 | 564 |
| 36 | Saint Felix School Southwold · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 38.8 Lower 50% | 41.1 Attainment 8 | 235 |
| 37 | Saint Nicholas School Essex · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 38.2 Lower 50% | 46.0 Attainment 8 | 439 |
| 38 | Framlingham College Woodbridge · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 36.8 Lower 50% | 43.5 Attainment 8 | 519 |
| 39 | Haberdashers' Boys' School Elstree · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 36.8 Lower 50% | 41.0 Attainment 8 | 1,429 |
| 40 | Gresham's School Holt · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 36.5 Lower 50% | 41.6 Attainment 8 | 876 |
| 41 | Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) LUTON · All-through · Ages 9–19 | Independent | 35.4 Lower 50% | 41.0 Attainment 8 | 139 |
| 42 | Haberdashers' Girls' School Borehamwood · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 34.6 Lower 50% | 39.9 Attainment 8 | 1,118 |
| 43 | Woodbridge School Woodbridge · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Independent | 34.0 Lower 50% | 40.4 Attainment 8 | 710 |
| 44 | Aldenham School Elstree · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 28.9 Lower 50% | 41.5 Attainment 8 | 849 |
| 45 | Norwich High School for Girls GDST Norwich · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 28.3 Lower 50% | 36.7 Attainment 8 | 574 |
| 46 | St Edmund's College Ware · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 26.5 Lower 50% | 35.5 Attainment 8 | 684 |
| 47 | Langley School Norfolk · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 25.8 Lower 50% | 38.2 Attainment 8 | 356 |
| 48 | Kimbolton School Huntingdon · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 23.3 Lower 50% | 33.2 Attainment 8 | 1,036 |
| 49 | St Columba's College St Albans · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Independent | 23.2 Lower 50% | 32.9 Attainment 8 | 822 |
| 50 | Bedford Modern School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 23.0 Lower 50% | 31.3 Attainment 8 | 1,219 |
| 51 | Merchant Taylors' School Northwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 22.3 Lower 50% | 21.7 Attainment 8 | 1,051 |
| 52 | Waldorf Cambridge School Fulbourn · All-through · Ages 2–17 | Independent | 22.1 Lower 50% | 26.3 Attainment 8 | 92 |
| 53 | Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 21.8 Lower 50% | 23.4 Attainment 8 | 1,241 |
| 54 | Immanuel College Bushey · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 21.5 Lower 50% | 18.9 Attainment 8 | 341 |
| 55 | Culford School Bury St. Edmunds · All-through · Ages 1–19 | Independent | 21.4 Lower 50% | 31.3 Attainment 8 | 863 |
| 56 | Chigwell School Chigwell · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 20.4 Lower 50% | 21.9 Attainment 8 | 1,135 |
| 57 | Bedford School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–19 | Independent | 20.2 Lower 50% | 14.6 Attainment 8 | 994 |
| 58 | Haileybury College Hertford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 20.2 Lower 50% | 14.5 Attainment 8 | 924 |
| 59 | Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Tring · All-through · Ages 7–19 | Independent | 20.2 Lower 50% | 32.5 Attainment 8 | 336 |
| 60 | Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 20.0 Lower 50% | 12.2 Attainment 8 | 1,439 |
| 61 | Felsted School Felsted · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 19.9 Lower 50% | 35.0 Attainment 8 | 932 |
| 62 | Norwich School Norwich · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 19.9 Lower 50% | 12.1 Attainment 8 | 1,112 |
| 63 | St Albans School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 19.8 Lower 50% | 10.1 Attainment 8 | 883 |
| 64 | Abbey College Cambridge Cambridgeshire · Secondary · Ages 12–21 | Independent | 18.8 Lower 50% | 3.3 Attainment 8 | 337 |
| 65 | Mander Portman Woodward Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 14–20 | Independent | 18.0 Lower 50% | 20.6 Attainment 8 | 133 |
| 66 | Bedford Girls' School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 17.7 Lower 50% | 14.2 Attainment 8 | 843 |
| 67 | Finborough School Stowmarket · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 17.0 Lower 50% | 37.5 Attainment 8 | 716 |
| 68 | Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 13–24 | Independent | 15.8 Lower 50% | 6.3 Attainment 8 | 453 |
| 69 | Iqra Academy Peterborough · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Independent | 9.7 Lower 50% | 20.1 Attainment 8 | 103 |
| 70 | Egerton-Rothesay School Berkhamsted · All-through · Ages 6–19 | Independent | 8.7 Lower 50% | 19.2 Attainment 8 | 157 |
| 71 | St Albans Independent College St Albans · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Independent | 8.0 Lower 50% | 19.1 Attainment 8 | 70 |
| 72 | St. Andrew's College Cambridge Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 15–22 | Independent | 8.0 Lower 50% | 0.2 Attainment 8 | 123 |
| 73 | Heritage School Cambridge · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 7.0 Lower 50% | 28.0 Attainment 8 | 203 |
| 74 | Landmark International School Cambridge · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 3.1 Lower 50% | 7.8 Attainment 8 | 106 |
| 75 | Include School Norfolk Norfolk · Secondary · Ages 14–16 | Independent | 2.3 Lower 50% | 2.8 Attainment 8 | 80 |
The Perse School in Cambridge leads the 2025 list of independent schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.4. Of the 75 schools shown, 75 are independent.
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What is the best independent school in East of England?
The Perse School in Cambridge ranks first among independent schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.4 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 1,774).
How are independent schools in East of England ranked?
Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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