Private schools in Suffolk (2026)

19 fee-paying schools, 14 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

£6,496

a term before VAT (East, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
Ipswich School Ipswich · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	0–18	B+	966	£25,400	ISI report
Woodbridge School Woodbridge · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	4–19	B+	710	—	ISI report
Culford School Culford · Co-ed · Boarding · Methodist	1–19	B	863	—	ISI report
Royal Hospital School Holbrook (Babergh) · Co-ed · Boarding	11–18	B	495	—	ISI report
St Joseph's College Ipswich · Co-ed · Boarding	2–19	B-	564	£18,900	ISI report
Framlingham College Framlingham · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–18	B-	519	£29,900	ISI report
Ipswich High School Woolverstone · Co-ed · Boarding	3–19	B-	514	—	ISI report
Saint Felix School Southwold · Co-ed · Boarding	2–19	B-	235	—	ISI report
Finborough School Great Finborough · Co-ed · Boarding	2–19	C-	716	—	ISI report
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School Haverhill · Co-ed · Boarding	1–13	—	223	—	ISI report
Fairstead House Newmarket · Co-ed · Day	3–11	—	224	—	ISI report
Felixstowe International College Felixstowe · Co-ed · Boarding	9–19	—	28	—	ISI report
Include Suffolk Lowestoft · Co-ed · Day	5–12	—	52	—	Ofsted report
Old Buckenham Hall School Brettenham · Co-ed · Boarding	2–13	—	199	£20,400	ISI report
OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus Stoke-by-Nayland · Co-ed · Day · Christian	7–18	—	120	—	ISI report
Orwell Park School Nacton · Co-ed · Boarding	2–14	—	167	£24,700	ISI report
South Lee School Bury St Edmunds · Co-ed · Day	0–13	—	205	£9,600	ISI report
Summerhill School Leiston · Co-ed · Boarding	5–18	—	51	—	ISI report
The Old School Beccles · Co-ed · Day	0–11	—	47	£9,200	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 Suffolk?

By average A level grade: Ipswich School (B+), Woodbridge School (B+), Culford School (B). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in Suffolk?

19 mainstream fee-paying schools, 14 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in Suffolk cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in East at £6,496 a term (about £23,400 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £14,113 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 Suffolk (2026)

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How many private schools are there in Suffolk?

How much do private schools in Suffolk cost?

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