South West independent schools league table 2025: top 71

Fee-paying schools, scored only where they publish results in the performance tables. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 71 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (England)	Key result	Students
1	Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Independent	98.2 Top 5%	78.2 Attainment 8	814
2	The Maynard School Exeter · All-through · Ages 4–19	Independent	93.9 Top 5%	60.5 Attainment 8	410
3	Talbot Heath School Bournemouth · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	91.0 Top 10%	61.3 Attainment 8	427
4	Queen's College Taunton · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	84.6 Top 25%	57.4 Attainment 8	613
5	West Buckland School Barnstaple · All-through · Ages 3–18	Independent	84.4 Top 25%	54.1 Attainment 8	499
6	Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campus Tewkesbury · All-through · Ages 7–18	Independent	81.4 Top 25%	54.2 Attainment 8	147
7	The Cornwall Independent School Hayle · All-through · Ages 4–16	Independent	79.5 Top 25%	55.5 Attainment 8	73
8	Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls Gloucester · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	76.2 Top 25%	54.9 Attainment 8	76
9	Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus Salisbury · All-through · Ages 7–18	Independent	75.1 Top 25%	50.9 Attainment 8	181
10	Collegiate School Bristol · All-through · Ages 2–18	Independent	59.0 Top 50%	51.4 Attainment 8	738
11	Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus Plymouth · All-through · Ages 7–18	Independent	55.1 Top 50%	48.0 Attainment 8	74
12	OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campus Gloucestershire · All-through · Ages 7–18	Independent	54.2 Top 50%	50.9 Attainment 8	101
13	Shebbear College Beaworthy · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	54.2 Top 50%	46.1 Attainment 8	243
14	Truro High School Truro · All-through · Ages 3–18	Independent	46.9 Lower 50%	46.6 Attainment 8	368
15	Totnes Independent School Totnes · All-through · Ages 9–16	Independent	42.3 Lower 50%	43.9 Attainment 8	127
16	St Josephs School Cornwall · All-through · Ages 4–16	Independent	40.6 Lower 50%	46.7 Attainment 8	212
17	Stover School Newton Abbot · All-through · Ages 3–18	Independent	36.0 Lower 50%	45.1 Attainment 8	509
18	Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Bristol · All-through · Ages 7–18	Independent	35.0 Lower 50%	40.8 Attainment 8	764
19	Kingsley School Devon Bideford · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	33.1 Lower 50%	36.6 Attainment 8	447
20	Prior Park College Bath · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	32.9 Lower 50%	40.9 Attainment 8	526
21	Leweston School Sherborne · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	30.5 Lower 50%	40.8 Attainment 8	577
22	St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep Calne · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	30.3 Lower 50%	37.9 Attainment 8	449
23	St Edward's School Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Independent	28.7 Lower 50%	38.5 Attainment 8	224
24	Truro School Truro · Secondary · Ages 11–20	Independent	25.4 Lower 50%	34.1 Attainment 8	775
25	Wycliffe College Stonehouse · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	25.0 Lower 50%	35.1 Attainment 8	447
26	King's College Taunton Taunton · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Independent	24.2 Lower 50%	35.8 Attainment 8	389
27	Redmaids' High School Bristol · All-through · Ages 6–19	Independent	23.8 Lower 50%	28.8 Attainment 8	789
28	Sherborne School for Girls Sherborne · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	23.0 Lower 50%	34.3 Attainment 8	456
29	Canford School Wimborne · Secondary · Ages 13–18	Independent	22.6 Lower 50%	26.8 Attainment 8	650
30	The King's School, Gloucester Gloucester · All-through · Ages 3–18	Independent	22.4 Lower 50%	32.3 Attainment 8	709
31	Dauntsey's School Devizes · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Independent	22.3 Lower 50%	29.4 Attainment 8	835
32	King Edward's School Bath · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	22.3 Lower 50%	23.0 Attainment 8	1,151
33	Kingswood School Bath · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	21.9 Lower 50%	26.3 Attainment 8	886
34	Marlborough College Wiltshire · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Independent	21.8 Lower 50%	23.3 Attainment 8	1,003
35	Exeter School Exeter · All-through · Ages 6–19	Independent	21.5 Lower 50%	22.8 Attainment 8	973
36	South Devon Steiner School Dartington · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	21.4 Lower 50%	13.5 Attainment 8	215
37	Badminton School Bristol · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	21.3 Lower 50%	22.2 Attainment 8	525
38	Cheltenham College Cheltenham · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	21.2 Lower 50%	21.4 Attainment 8	1,134
39	Clifton College Bristol · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	21.1 Lower 50%	25.2 Attainment 8	1,204
40	Blundell's School Tiverton · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	21.0 Lower 50%	29.3 Attainment 8	584
41	Monkton Combe School Bath · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	20.9 Lower 50%	29.7 Attainment 8	627
42	Chafyn-Godolphin Salisbury · All-through · Ages 0–19	Independent	20.5 Lower 50%	24.6 Attainment 8	255
43	Taunton School Taunton · All-through · Ages 8–19	Independent	20.5 Lower 50%	18.4 Attainment 8	667
44	Bristol Grammar School Bristol · All-through · Ages 4–18	Independent	20.1 Lower 50%	14.8 Attainment 8	1,377
45	Dean Close School Cheltenham · Secondary · Ages 12–19	Independent	20.1 Lower 50%	29.4 Attainment 8	488
46	Wells Cathedral School Wells · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	19.9 Lower 50%	29.9 Attainment 8	670
47	Millfield School Street · Secondary · Ages 12–19	Independent	19.5 Lower 50%	28.6 Attainment 8	1,276
48	Sherborne School Sherborne · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Independent	19.5 Lower 50%	28.5 Attainment 8	538
49	Clifton High School Bristol · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	19.4 Lower 50%	29.6 Attainment 8	803
50	Royal High School GDST Lansdown Road · All-through · Ages 9–18	Independent	19.0 Lower 50%	17.1 Attainment 8	484
51	Bournemouth Collegiate School Bournemouth · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	18.4 Lower 50%	29.6 Attainment 8	353
52	Plymouth College Plymouth · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	17.6 Lower 50%	24.7 Attainment 8	487
53	Wellington School Wellington · All-through · Ages 2–20	Independent	17.3 Lower 50%	27.7 Attainment 8	776
54	Westonbirt School Tetbury · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	16.9 Lower 50%	27.8 Attainment 8	781
55	Bryanston School Blandford Forum · All-through · Ages 3–18	Independent	16.6 Lower 50%	9.3 Attainment 8	776
56	Downside School Radstock · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Independent	16.6 Lower 50%	32.7 Attainment 8	249
57	King's Bruton Bruton · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Independent	16.6 Lower 50%	25.1 Attainment 8	304
58	Warminster School Warminster · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	16.0 Lower 50%	31.8 Attainment 8	433
59	Clayesmore School Blandford Forum · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	15.9 Lower 50%	28.5 Attainment 8	414
60	Sidcot School Winscombe · All-through · Ages 3–19	Independent	15.0 Lower 50%	29.8 Attainment 8	594
61	Mount Kelly Tavistock · All-through · Ages 4–18	Independent	14.8 Lower 50%	22.2 Attainment 8	561
62	Kings Bournemouth Bournemouth · Secondary · Ages 14–25	Independent	11.2 Lower 50%	3.4 Attainment 8	65
63	Bath Academy Bath · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Independent	8.9 Lower 50%	6.8 Attainment 8	114
64	Stonar School Wiltshire · All-through · Ages 2–18	Independent	7.5 Lower 50%	27.6 Attainment 8	434
65	Leehurst Swan School Salisbury · All-through · Ages 4–16	Independent	5.9 Lower 50%	23.3 Attainment 8	183
66	Milton Abbey School Blandford Forum · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Independent	5.7 Lower 50%	21.9 Attainment 8	190
67	Wotton House International School Gloucestershire Gloucester · All-through · Ages 5–19	Independent	5.0 Lower 50%	7.4 Attainment 8	101
68	St John's School Sidmouth · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	4.8 Lower 50%	17.7 Attainment 8	182
69	Sands School Newton Abbot · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Independent	3.9 Lower 50%	14.3 Attainment 8	67
70	Trinity School Teignmouth · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	3.4 Lower 50%	10.3 Attainment 8	257
71	Ringwood Waldorf School Ringwood · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	2.8 Lower 50%	6.6 Attainment 8	248

Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham leads the 2025 list of independent schools in South West with a Success Index (England) of 98.2. Of the 71 schools shown, 71 are independent.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best independent school in South West?

Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham ranks first among independent schools in South West with a Success Index (England) of 98.2 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 814).

How are independent schools in South West 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.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.