Private schools in Staffordshire (2026)

16 fee-paying schools, 2 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

£5,295

a term before VAT (West Midlands, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle-under-Lyme · Co-ed · Day	2–19	B+	868	£14,500	ISI report
Denstone College Denstone · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	4–19	B	740	£19,300	ISI report
Lichfield Cathedral School Lichfield · Co-ed · Day · Church of England	2–19	B-	546	£14,400	ISI report
Stafford Grammar School Stafford · Co-ed · Day	3–19	B-	375	£15,000	ISI report
St. Dominic's Grammar School Brewood · Co-ed · Day	4–18	C+	329	—	ISI report
Demetae Academy Newcastle-under-Lyme · Co-ed · Day	3–16	—	50	—	ISI report
Evergreen Staffordshire · Co-ed · Day	7–16	—	4	—	Ofsted report
Excellence Girls Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Girls · Day	9–16	—	90	—	Ofsted report
JP Alternative Education Rugeley · Co-ed · Day	10–17	—	40	—	Ofsted report
Kinetic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Co-ed · Day	9–16	—	21	—	Ofsted report
Phoenix Independent School Stoke-on-Trent · Co-ed · Day	14–16	—	32	—	Ofsted report
Sporting Stars Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Co-ed · Day	14–19	—	73	—	Ofsted report
St Dominic's Priory School Stone (Stafford) · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic	3–16	—	185	£12,000	ISI report
The Registry Stoke-on-Trent · Co-ed · Day	11–16	—	13	—	Ofsted report
The Valiant School Stoke-on-Trent · Co-ed · Day	4–11	—	15	—	Ofsted report
The Yarlet School Stafford · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	4–14	—	119	£15,300	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 Staffordshire?

By average A level grade: Newcastle-under-Lyme School (B+), Denstone College (B), Lichfield Cathedral School (B-). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in Staffordshire?

16 mainstream fee-paying schools, 2 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in Staffordshire cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in West Midlands at £5,295 a term (about £19,100 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £14,806 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 Staffordshire (2026)

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How much do private schools in Staffordshire cost?

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