Private schools in Gloucestershire (2026)

25 fee-paying schools, 9 taking boarders, listed by A level results where the school publishes them, then by name.

Schools

fee-paying

Boarding

take boarders

Publish A levels

16 to 18 results

Typical day fee

£6,330

a term before VAT (South Central, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham · Girls · Boarding	11–18	A	814	£46,900	ISI report
Cheltenham College Cheltenham · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–19	B+	1134	£34,900	ISI report
The King's School, Gloucester Gloucester · Co-ed · Day · Church of England	3–18	B	709	£17,200	ISI report
St Edward's School Cheltenham · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic	11–18	B	224	—	ISI report
Dean Close School Cheltenham · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England/Evangelical	12–19	B	488	£54,900	ISI report
Westonbirt School Westonbirt · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–19	B-	781	—	ISI report
Wycliffe College Stonehouse (Stroud) · Co-ed · Boarding	3–19	C+	447	£39,500	ISI
Al Ashraf Primary School Gloucester · Co-ed · Day · Islam	2–11	—	136	—	ISI report
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls Gloucester · Girls · Day	11–16	—	76	—	Ofsted report
Ashley Manor Preparatory School Cheltenham · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic	1–11	—	275	—	ISI report
Beaudesert Park School Amberley (Stroud) · Co-ed · Boarding	3–13	—	344	£21,000	ISI report
Berkhampstead School Cheltenham · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	253	£12,200	ISI report
Dean Close Airthrie Cheltenham · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	52	—	ISI report
Dean Close Preparatory School Cheltenham · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England/Evangelical	2–14	—	436	—	ISI report
Dean Close St John's Tutshill and Sedbury · Co-ed · Boarding	0–14	—	114	—	ISI report
Edward Jenner School Gloucester · Co-ed · Day	5–16	—	43	—	ISI report
Hatherop Castle School Hatherop · Co-ed · Boarding	2–13	—	243	—	ISI report
Hopelands Preparatory School Stonehouse (Stroud) · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	82	£10,700	ISI report
Immanuel Christian School Westerleigh · Co-ed · Day · Christian	4–16	—	60	—	ISI report
OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campus Brookend · Co-ed · Day · Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	7–18	—	101	—	ISI report
Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campus Tewkesbury · Co-ed · Day · Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	7–18	—	147	—	ISI report
The Acorn School Nailsworth · Co-ed · Day	6–18	—	87	£10,800	Ofsted report
The Richard Pate School Cheltenham · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	288	£12,000	ISI report
Tockington Manor School Tockington · Co-ed · Day	2–14	—	245	—	ISI report
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire Gloucester · Co-ed · Day	5–19	—	101	—	ISI report

Not a ranking. Fee-paying schools do not sit the same tests as state schools: many take IGCSEs, which the government's GCSE tables leave out, so we list them by their average A level grade where they report it (Department for Education 16 to 18 results) and then by name. Many fee-paying schools do not report A levels, so a dash does not mean poor results. Fee income per pupil is the school's income from fees in its latest Charity Commission accounts divided by its pupils: a guide to cost, not the fee list, and only shown where the charity runs that one school. Inspections: Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) or Ofsted.

Questions

What are the best private schools in Gloucestershire?

By average A level grade: Cheltenham Ladies' College (A), Cheltenham College (B+), The King's School, Gloucester (B). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in Gloucestershire?

25 mainstream fee-paying schools, 9 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in Gloucestershire cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in South Central at £6,330 a term (about £22,800 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £15,815 a term, before VAT. Individual schools charge more or less than this, and more for older pupils: each school's website gives its fee list.

Private schools in Gloucestershire (2026)

Questions

What are the best private schools in Gloucestershire?

How many private schools are there in Gloucestershire?

How much do private schools in Gloucestershire cost?

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