Private schools in Kent (2026)

52 fee-paying schools, 27 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

£6,769

a term before VAT (South East, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
Tonbridge School Tonbridge · Boys · Boarding	13–18	A	797	£49,600	ISI report
Benenden School Benenden · Girls · Boarding	10–19	A-	480	£54,400	ISI report
The King's School Canterbury Canterbury · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	13–19	B+	985	£49,700	ISI report
Walthamstow Hall Sevenoaks · Co-ed · Day	7–19	B+	416	£26,800	ISI report
Ashford School Ashford · Co-ed · Boarding · Christian	0–20	B	936	—	ISI report
Kent College Pembury Pembury · Co-ed · Boarding · Methodist	2–20	B-	352	—	ISI report
Sutton Valence School Sutton Valence · Co-ed · Boarding · Christian	2–19	B-	826	—	ISI report
King's School, Rochester Rochester · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–18	B-	574	£20,700	ISI report
Rochester Independent College Rochester · Co-ed · Boarding	11–21	B-	401	—	ISI report
Radnor House Sevenoaks Sundridge · Co-ed · Day	2–18	B-	502	—	ISI report
St Edmund's School Canterbury Canterbury · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	3–19	B-	523	£23,600	ISI report
Kent College (Canterbury) Rough Common · Co-ed · Boarding · Methodist	11–19	B-	507	—	ISI report
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) Folkestone · Co-ed · Boarding	14–19	B-	101	—	ISI report
Bethany School Curtisden Green · Co-ed · Boarding · Christian	11–18	C+	309	£25,100	ISI report
The Worthgate School Canterbury · Co-ed · Boarding	13–22	C+	270	—	ISI report
Cobham Hall Cobham (Gravesham) · Co-ed · Boarding	11–19	C	112	—	ISI report
Beechwood School Royal Tunbridge Wells · Co-ed · Boarding	2–19	C-	303	—	ISI report
Dover College Dover · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–18	C-	242	£21,700	ISI report
Sackville School Hildenborough · Co-ed · Day	11–19	D+	197	—	ISI report
Beech Grove School Nonington · Co-ed · Boarding · Christian	4–19	—	86	—	Ofsted report
Bronte School Gravesend · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	147	—	ISI report
Gad's Hill School Higham (Gravesham) · Co-ed · Day	3–16	—	326	£16,500	ISI report
Hilden Grange School Tonbridge · Co-ed · Day	2–13	—	269	—	ISI report
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery Tonbridge · Co-ed · Day	0–11	—	169	£14,700	ISI report
Holmewood House School Rusthall and Langton Green · Co-ed · Boarding	2–13	—	439	£20,000	ISI report
Junior King's School Sturry · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–14	—	333	—	ISI report
Kent College International Study Centre Rough Common · Co-ed · Boarding	11–18	—	10	—	ISI report
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School Canterbury · Co-ed · Boarding	2–11	—	204	—	ISI report
Lorenden Preparatory School Swale · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	113	—	ISI report
MEPA ACADEMY Maidstone · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	24	—	Ofsted report
Northbourne Park School DEAL · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–14	—	154	£18,600	ISI report
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Loose · Co-ed · Day · Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	7–18	—	167	—	ISI report
Rose Hill School Royal Tunbridge Wells · Co-ed · Day	3–13	—	223	£15,800	ISI report
Russell House School Otford and Kemsing · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	174	—	ISI report
Sevenoaks Preparatory School Godden Green · Co-ed · Day	2–14	—	369	£14,600	ISI report
Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks · Co-ed · Boarding	11–18	—	1240	£39,000	ISI report
Solefield School Sevenoaks · Co-ed · Day	3–13	—	210	£9,200	ISI report
Somerhill Tonbridge · Co-ed · Day	2–13	—	518	£17,800	ISI report
Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd Ashford · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	183	£13,200	ISI report
St Andrew's School (Rochester) Rochester · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	329	—	ISI report
St Faith's At Ash School Limited Ash (Dover) · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	190	—	ISI report
St Helens Montessori School Maidstone · Co-ed · Day	2–12	—	45	—	Ofsted report
St Lawrence College Junior School Ramsgate · Co-ed · Boarding	2–11	—	130	—	ISI report
St Michael's Prep School Otford and Kemsing · Co-ed · Day	2–13	—	447	£16,900	ISI report
St Ronan's School Gun Green · Co-ed · Boarding	2–13	—	359	£20,700	ISI report
Steephill School Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	76	£15,500	ISI report
The Dulwich School Cranbrook Coursehorn · Co-ed · Boarding	2–17	—	536	£11,900	ISI report
The Granville School Sevenoaks · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	215	£14,000	ISI report
The Mead School Royal Tunbridge Wells · Co-ed · Day · Christian	3–11	—	203	—	ISI report
The New Beacon School Sevenoaks · Boys · Boarding	2–14	—	284	—	ISI report
VTC Independent School Sittingbourne · Co-ed · Day	13–18	—	21	—	Ofsted report
Wellesley Haddon Dene School Broadstairs · Co-ed · Day	2–13	—	156	—	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 Kent?

By average A level grade: Tonbridge School (A), Benenden School (A-), The King's School Canterbury (B+). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in Kent?

52 mainstream fee-paying schools, 27 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in Kent cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in South East at £6,769 a term (about £24,400 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £15,239 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 Kent (2026)

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