School Reviews
Unique, independent, honest. Our ‘insider’ guides give a genuine insight into each school we visit, with informal, super-useful advice from our editors – parents, just like you.
Day Schools
ACS International School, Cobham
An international day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 2-18 set on a stunning 128-acre campus. Non-selective and pastorally strong, there's a strong community feel.
Surrey
ACS International School, Egham
For an international education, you'll struggle to get better than the ACS International School in Egham.
Surrey
Abbey College, Cambridge
This forward-thinking Cambridge day and boarding college specialises in helping international and local students achieve their academic potential and secure places in top universit...
Cambridgeshire
Abbot’s Hill, Hemel Hempstead
Looking for a girls' school that offers a supportive, nurturing environment, while developing confident leaders in preparation for Sixth Form? Try Abbot's Hill with its spacious gr...
Hertfordshire
Abbot’s Way School, near Glastonbury
An co-ed independent specialist day school for children aged 7-16 years.
Somerset
Aberdour School, Burgh Heath, near Tadworth
An innovative approach to learning which includes a unique and bespoke curriculum helps put this co-ed prep school in a class of its own.
Surrey
Abingdon Prep, Abingdon
An independent preparatory day school for boys aged 4-13 years old in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Oxfordshire
Adcote School for Girls, Shropshire
This small, non-selective school manages to be a triple threat in academics, sports, and pastoral care all at once. The last five years have seen it turn from middle-of-the-road to...
Shropshire
Akeley Wood School, Nr Buckingham
A friendly, inclusive non-selective three-site nursery, junior and senior day school close to Milton Keynes, taking boys and girls from age 1-18 in an attractive rural setting.
Buckinghamshire
Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire
A Co-ed day and boarding school for pupils aged 3 to 18, in Elstree, Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire
Aldro School, Shackleford
One of the most highly regarded prep and boarding schools in the south-east - pupils go on to the likes of Eton, Harrow and Charterhouse. It's small, with a big family feel.
Surrey
Aldwickbury School, Harpenden
Don't be fooled by the trad appearance of this boys' Prep - it has a relaxed and modern outlook, and teaches kindness and humility alongside a curriculum that propels boys into hap...
Hertfordshire
All Hallows Prep School, Cranmore
This co-ed prep school has a family feel, very good results, Famous Five forest school, cutting edge design studio and an innovative, flexible curriculum
Somerset
Ardingly College, Ardingly
A spacious and impressive co-ed day and boarding school for children aged 2-18, near to the legendary South of England Showground.
Sussex
Ashfold School, Dorton, Mid Bucks
This bucolic co-ed prep school for day pupils and boarders in the rolling hills of Buckinghamshire is family-oriented with a deserved reputation for its all-rounder offering.
Buckinghamshire
Ashford Prep School
Those looking for endless space and opportunities, and a large emphasis on mental health and wellbeing, Ashford Prep School in the rural village of Great Chart should be on your li...
Kent
Ashford Senior School
The latest school to go under the Muddy microscope, Ashford Senior School is now a thriving co-educational day and boarding school. Shall we find out more?
Kent
Babington House School, Chislehurst
This independent, co-ed, day school in Chislehurst - for pupils from 3 to 18 years - is a rising star. Ranked Top Small Independent School in the UK, for A Level results - the acad...
Kent
Badminton School, Bristol
A dynamic day and boarding school for girls aged 4-18, the school's careful balance of intellectual firepower with common courtesy and support stands its girls out from the crowd
Somerset
Barfield Prep School, Runfold, near Farnham
A small co-ed prep school with a big family feel and very good results - all set on an idyllic 12 acres with a high-ropes course, zip-wire, and a quad-biking track.
Surrey