Private schools in West Sussex (2026)

27 fee-paying schools, 18 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

£6,769

a term before VAT (South East, ISC 2026)

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School	Ages	A level	Pupils	Fee income per pupil	Inspection
Hurstpierpoint College Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint · Co-ed · Boarding · Anglican	4–19	A-	1311	£28,800	ISI report
Burgess Hill Girls Burgess Hill · Girls · Boarding	2–19	B+	440	£21,100	ISI report
Ardingly College Ardingly · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–20	B+	1056	£30,500	ISI report
Lancing College Lancing and Sompting · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	13–18	B+	609	—	ISI report
Christ's Hospital Southwater · Co-ed · Boarding	11–19	B	829	—	ISI report
Worth School Worth Abbey · Co-ed · Boarding · Roman Catholic	11–19	B-	614	£36,100	ISI report
Our Lady of Sion School Worthing · Co-ed · Day	2–19	B-	244	£16,100	ISI report
Seaford College Chichester · Co-ed · Boarding	4–18	C+	970	—	ISI report
Farlington School Horsham · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	4–18	C	414	—	ISI report
Atelier21 Future School Crawley · Co-ed · Day	4–16	—	137	—	Ofsted report
Brambletye School Ashurst Wood · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England	2–14	—	282	£21,600	ISI report
Brighton College Prep Handcross Handcross · Co-ed · Boarding	2–14	—	443	£19,900	ISI report
Cottesmore School Crawley · Co-ed · Boarding	4–13	—	173	—	ISI report
Dorset House School Bury (Chichester) · Co-ed · Boarding	4–13	—	126	£16,300	ISI report
Educate U Worthing · Co-ed · Day	5–18	—	39	—	Ofsted report
Great Ballard School Chichester · Co-ed · Day	2–16	—	240	—	ISI report
Great Walstead School Haywards Heath · Co-ed · Day · Christian	2–13	—	293	—	ISI report
Highfield School Liphook · Co-ed · Boarding	2–13	—	415	—	ISI report
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Worthing · Co-ed · Day	2–13	—	202	—	ISI report
Oakwood School Chichester · Co-ed · Day · Church of England	2–11	—	308	£13,700	ISI report
Pennthorpe School Rudgwick · Co-ed · Day	2–13	—	172	£22,300	ISI report
Rikkyo School-in-England Rudgwick · Co-ed · Boarding · Anglican/Christian	10–18	—	177	£38,000	ISI report
Shoreham College Shoreham-by-Sea · Co-ed · Day	2–16	—	331	£17,100	ISI report
Slindon College Slindon · Boys · Boarding · Church of England	8–18	—	103	£38,500	ISI report
The Prebendal School Chichester · Co-ed · Boarding · Church of England/Christian	2–14	—	119	—	ISI report
Westbourne House School Shopwyke · Co-ed · Boarding	2–13	—	302	£20,100	ISI report
Windlesham House School Findon · Co-ed · Boarding · Anglican	3–14	—	263	£32,500	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 West Sussex?

By average A level grade: Hurstpierpoint College (A-), Burgess Hill Girls (B+), Ardingly College (B+). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.

How many private schools are there in West Sussex?

27 mainstream fee-paying schools, 18 of them taking boarders.

How much do private schools in West Sussex cost?

As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in South East at £6,769 a term (about £24,400 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £15,239 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 West Sussex (2026)

Questions

What are the best private schools in West Sussex?

How many private schools are there in West Sussex?

How much do private schools in West Sussex cost?

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