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Private schools in South Yorkshire (2026)

8 fee-paying schools, listed by A level results where the school publishes them, then by name.

Schools
8
fee-paying
Boarding
0
take boarders
Publish A levels
4
16 to 18 results
Typical day fee
£5,121
a term before VAT (Yorkshire and The Humber, ISC 2026)
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SchoolAgesA level
Sheffield High School GDST
Sheffield · Girls · Day
3–19A
Birkdale School
Sheffield · Co-ed · Day · Christian
4–19B+
Hill House School
Finningley · Co-ed · Day
2–19B
Al-Mahad Al-Islami
Sheffield · Girls · Day · Muslim
11–17E+
Bethany School
Sheffield · Co-ed · Day · Christian
4–16—
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery
Sheffield · Co-ed · Day
2–11—
Sycamore Hall Preparatory School
Doncaster · Co-ed · Day
2–11—
Westbourne School
Sheffield · Co-ed · Day
3–16—

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 South Yorkshire?

By average A level grade: Sheffield High School GDST (A), Birkdale School (B+), Hill House School (B). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in South Yorkshire?

8 mainstream fee-paying schools, all day schools.

How much do private schools in South 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.

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