Private schools in Lancashire (2026)

39 fee-paying schools, 7 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

£4,473

a term before VAT (North West, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
Stonyhurst College Hurst Green (Ribble Valley) · Co-ed · Boarding · Roman Catholic	3–19	B+	680	£26,400	ISI report
Rossall School Fleetwood · Co-ed · Boarding · Anglican	0–19	B	810	£22,200	ISI report
AKS Lytham Lytham St Anne's · Co-ed · Day	0–19	B	785	—	ISI report
Jamea Al Kauthar Lancaster · Girls · Boarding	11–25	B	261	£5,000	Ofsted report
Westholme School Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Co-ed · Day · Christian	3–18	B-	706	£13,100	ISI report
Scarisbrick Hall School Drummersdale · Co-ed · Day	0–18	C+	1039	—	ISI report
Kirkham Grammar School Kirkham · Co-ed · Boarding	2–19	C	670	—	ISI report
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Boys · Boarding	11–25	D+	354	—	Ofsted report
Abrar Academy Preston · Boys · Boarding	11–21	—	81	—	ISI report
Al Islah Girls' High School Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Girls · Day · Islam	11–16	—	119	—	Ofsted report
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School Nelson (Pendle) · Co-ed · Day · Islam	3–11	—	142	—	ISI report
Ashbridge Independent School Preston · Co-ed · Day	4–11	—	127	—	ISI report
BFC School Blackpool · Co-ed · Day	14–16	—	24	—	Ofsted report
Dar Ul Madinah Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Co-ed · Day	5–11	—	55	—	Ofsted report
Edenfield Girls' High School Nelson (Pendle) · Girls · Day	11–16	—	102	—	ISI report
Highfield Priory School Preston · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	182	£10,700	ISI report
Hope School Preston · Co-ed · Day	11–18	—	3	—	Ofsted report
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School Preston · Co-ed · Day · Islam	2–11	—	136	—	ISI report
Islamiyah School Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Girls · Day · Islam	11–16	—	153	—	Ofsted report
Lancashire Alternative Provision Blackpool · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	38	—	Ofsted report
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) Lancaster · Co-ed · Day	5–11	—	13	—	Ofsted report
Lincoln House School Burnley · Boys · Day	11–18	—	5	—	Ofsted report
Markazul Uloom Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Boys · Day · Islam	11–19	—	26	—	Ofsted report
Moorland School Limited Clitheroe · Co-ed · Day	4–11	—	220	—	ISI report
Noorul Uloom Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Girls · Day · Islam	11–23	—	125	—	Ofsted report
Oakhill School Whalley · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic	0–16	—	279	—	ISI report
Olive High Burnley · Girls · Day	11–16	—	214	—	Ofsted report
Olive High Boys Burnley · Boys · Day	11–16	—	114	—	Ofsted report
Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus Hornby · Co-ed · Day · Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	7–18	—	32	—	ISI report
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Girls · Boarding	11–25	—	246	—	Ofsted report
Rawdhatul Uloom Burnley · Co-ed · Day	4–11	—	109	—	Ofsted report
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Co-ed · Day	4–11	—	140	—	Ofsted report
Rosa House School Burnley · Girls · Day	11–18	—	4	—	Ofsted report
Springfield House School Preston · Co-ed · Day	11–18	—	6	—	Ofsted report
St Anne's College Grammar School Lytham St Anne's · Co-ed · Day	2–19	—	61	—	ISI report
St Pius X Preparatory School Fulwood · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic	2–11	—	131	£9,200	ISI report
The Alternative School Accrington · Co-ed · Day	6–18	—	172	—	ISI report
Tower Learning Centre Independent School Blackpool · Co-ed · Day	14–16	—	19	—	Ofsted report
Turning Point Academy Ormskirk · Co-ed · Day	7–16	—	72	—	Ofsted 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 Lancashire?

By average A level grade: Stonyhurst College (B+), Rossall School (B), AKS Lytham (B). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in Lancashire?

39 mainstream fee-paying schools, 7 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in Lancashire cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in North West at £4,473 a term (about £16,100 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £13,572 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 Lancashire (2026)

Questions

What are the best private schools in Lancashire?

How many private schools are there in Lancashire?

How much do private schools in Lancashire cost?

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