Private schools in North Yorkshire (2026)

27 fee-paying schools, 15 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

£5,121

a term before VAT (Yorkshire and The Humber, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
St Peter's School 2-18 York · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–18	B+	1277	£20,300	ISI report
Bootham School York · Co-ed · Boarding · Quaker	2–19	B+	587	£22,200	ISI report
Ashville College Harrogate · Co-ed · Day	2–19	B	797	£17,000	ISI report
The Mount School (York) York · Co-ed · Boarding · Quaker	2–18	B	223	£15,900	ISI report
Giggleswick School Giggleswick · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–19	B-	372	£24,200	ISI report
Ampleforth College Ampleforth · Co-ed · Boarding · Catholic	11–19	B-	397	—	ISI report
Duchy College Harrogate · Co-ed · Boarding	2–18	B-	436	£18,200	ISI report
Read School Drax · Co-ed · Boarding	4–18	B-	245	£16,400	ISI report
Queen Ethelburga's College Thorpe Underwood · Co-ed · Boarding	14–19	C+	736	—	ISI report
Fyling Hall School Whitby · Co-ed · Boarding	4–19	C+	168	£12,600	ISI report
Aysgarth School Bedale · Co-ed · Boarding	2–14	—	229	—	ISI report
Belmont Grosvenor School Birstwith · Co-ed · Day	0–11	—	121	£16,400	ISI report
Brackenfield School Harrogate · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	127	—	ISI report
Cundall Manor School North Yorkshire · Co-ed · Boarding	2–16	—	295	£15,200	ISI report
Darwin School Thirsk · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	9	—	Ofsted report
Old Farm School Brotton · Co-ed · Day	5–19	—	56	—	Ofsted report
OneSchool Global York Campus York · Co-ed · Day · Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	7–18	—	109	—	ISI report
Outwood Alternative Provision Eston Eston · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	104	—	Ofsted report
Progress Schools - Tees Valley Eston · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	18	—	Ofsted report
Queen Ethelburga's Prep School Thorpe Underwood · Co-ed · Boarding	0–15	—	421	—	ISI report
Queen Mary's School Topcliffe · Girls · Boarding · Church of England	0–16	—	221	—	ISI report
Reintegreat Education Solutions Ltd Middlesbrough · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	33	—	Ofsted report
Scarborough College Scarborough · Co-ed · Boarding	3–18	—	623	£13,400	ISI report
Tees Valley College Middlesbrough · Co-ed · Day	11–19	—	44	—	ISI report
Terrington Hall School Terrington · Co-ed · Boarding	2–14	—	200	£12,100	ISI report
Wharfedale Montessori School Skipton · Co-ed · Day	2–11	—	28	—	Ofsted report
York Steiner School York · Co-ed · Day	3–16	—	197	£5,400	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 North Yorkshire?

By average A level grade: St Peter's School 2-18 (B+), Bootham School (B+), Ashville College (B). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in North Yorkshire?

27 mainstream fee-paying schools, 15 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in North Yorkshire cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in Yorkshire and The Humber at £5,121 a term (about £18,400 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £9,471 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 North Yorkshire (2026)

Questions

What are the best private schools in North Yorkshire?

How many private schools are there in North Yorkshire?

How much do private schools in North Yorkshire cost?

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