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BEST SCHOOLS IN BERKSHIRE, UK

Berkshire Private Schools & Special Schools

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The isbi Schools Directory Guide To The Top Private Schools & Colleges In Berkshire

Berkshire has a great choice of high quality UK private schools, beautiful countryside, lots of activities and excellent housing - with a fantastic range of different property to call home, from country mansions and estates, cottages and bungalows to new build executive housing, family townhouses and apartments.

Berkshire is in the South East of England and is one of the home counties. It shares borders with Greater London to the left, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to the north, Wiltshire to the east with Hampire and Surrey to the south. 

 

 

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THE BEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS & COLLEGES IN BERKSHIRE

Please see below for a full list of private schools and colleges in Berkshire, some of the best of which include: 

 

Preparatory Schools

 

Cheam School

Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 8LD

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 2 -13 Years, Day & Boarding (Full, Weekly)

Cheam School offers a uniquely complete education that nurtures and supports every pupil, encouraging the development of leadership, compassion and responsibility along with an awareness of sustainability. Our child-centred approach ensures well-being, happiness and success for every child. With a careful reflection on our historical past, our cultural values, our legacy and our wish to provide the highest standards and the very best education, we enrich our pupils with clear values that are fit for the 21st century. Situated on the Hampshire and Berkshire border Cheam has outstanding grounds and facilities.

[Read More About Cheam School...] 

 

 Dolphin School

Hurst, Berkshire, England, RG10 0FR

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 3-13 years, Day

Dolphin School's mission, is to guide and inspire our children to discover their own unique strengths and talents, by learning through experiencing and doing. We give children the confidence to be individuals, who accept others for who they are and the empathy to understand that their gifts are not theirs alone but are there to be shared with those around them, throughout their lives.

[Read More About Dolphin School...]

 

Wellington College Prep

Sanhurst, Berkshire, England, GU47 8PH

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 3-13 Years, Day & Boarding (Flexi, Full, Weekly)

We believe your school days are an amazing time - we learn, we laugh, sometimes we cry but every day we get stronger through the influences of our friends, our teachers and our parents. 

Nestled in 32 acres of Berkshire countryside, Wellington College Prep provides the ideal environment in which to grow up, foster a love of learning and create lifelong childhood memories. Our fundamental belief is that every child is unique and that they all have their own special talents which they enjoy and excel at, and the school’s outstanding facilities and teaching provision help immerse pupils in limitless opportunities. Inspiring a lifelong love of learning is key to our teaching.

Founded in 1820, Wellington College Prep offers an exceptional, all-round educational experience that puts the individual at the centre.

[Read More About Wellington Prep School...]

 

The Oratory Prep School

Reading, Berkshire, England, RG8 7SF

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 2-13 years, Day & Boarding (Flexi, Full, Weekly)

The vision for our school is based on the life and ideas of our Founder, St. John Henry Newman.

We live the motto Newman bequeathed the school, ‘Cor Ad Cor Loquitur’ [Heart Speaks to Heart] with an emphasis on being courteous and respectful, showing kindness, consideration and compassion with a willingness to forgive and be open to change. This is reflected in the relationships between the children and their teachers. It underpins the strength and spirit of our school community in which our children grow and begin to realise their potential and their contribution to society.

[Read More About The Oratory Prep School...]

 

Upton House School

Windsor, Berkshire, England, SL4 3DF

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 2-11 years, Day 

Ethos:

Nurture confidence and talents in both life and academic skills, within an aspirational, family-friendly, environment and using a lively, challenging and broad based curriculum.
Give pupils time to play, explore and discover themselves within a stimulating and creative setting, where everyone feels equal and valued..

[Read More About Upton House School...]

 

 Preparatory and Senior Schools

 

Holme Grange School

Wokingham, Berkshire, England, RG40 3AL

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 3 to 16 Years, Day 

Holme Grange is a school where every child is valued as an individual, where strengths are celebrated and used to support growth of academic, social and emotional development in equal measure. We are aspirational for our young people and innovative in how we maximise their potential. We aim to inspire achievement beyond expectation within an environment where every child can succeed.

[Read More About Holme Grange School...]

 

 Senior Schools

 

Leighton Park School

Reading, Berkshire, England, RG2 7DE

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 11-18 years, Day & Boarding (Flexi, Full, Weekly)

We challenge our students to imagine a better world. We then support them to develop the character, confidence and determination to be changemakers.

Just imagine:

A fully co-ed learning community built on kindness. A school that combines the best academic progress in Berkshire with award-winning personal development and sector-leading pastoral care

A prestigious IB World School, combining strong analytical skills with powerful creative habits of mind to enable our students to thrive in a fast-changing world.

[Read More About Leighton Park School...]

 

 St Mary's Ascot

Ascot, Berkshire, England, SL5 9JF

Private School (Fee Paying), Girls, 11-18 years, Day & Boarding (Full)

St Mary’s is a Catholic, all girls Boarding school, which is relatively small (390 girls). We are an academic school with consistently excellent results at both GCSE and A Level. As a full boarding school, with only a few places for day pupils who live nearby, we offer a wealth of co-curricular opportunities

Home from Home: Other year groups are always nearby, and strong friendships are formed between girls of all ages, through shared interests, societies, sport, music, drama, and through the mentoring and minding systems that involve girls from all year groups. Girls also greatly value their relationships with teaching staff, who are often present in the evenings and on weekends. Residential staff live in flats within the boarding areas, so there is always someone just around the corner if the girls ever need anything during the night.

[Read More About St Mary's Ascot...]

 

Wellington College

Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, RG45 7PU

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 13-18 years, Day & Boarding (Full)

Wellington College provides a world-renowned model of excellence in every aspect of our school: academics, pastoral care, sport, drama, music, dance, art, student media, service, leadership and global citizenship. We are uncompromising in our ambition to provide our pupils the opportunities to flourish and become their very best selves.

[Read More About Wellington College...]

 

Queen Anne's School

6 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, England RG4 6DX
Tel: +44 118 918 7300

Private School (Fee Paying) Girls 11 - 19 Years Day & Boarding (Flexi, Full, Weekly)

Queen Anne’s School is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 11–18, renowned for 130 years of excellence and a forward-thinking approach. It offers outstanding education, award-winning pastoral care, and a focus on wellbeing, highlighted by accolades like the Talk Education Pastoral Care Award 2024.

The school empowers students with digital literacy, outstanding careers provision, and a balance of academics and co-curriculars, including sports, arts, and clubs.

 Read more about Queen Anne's School

 

Special Needs Schools

 

Prior's Court School

Thatcham, Berkshire, England, RG18 9NU

Special School, Co-Educational, 5-19+ years, Day & Boarding (Flexi, Full, Weekly)

A residential special school for young people aged 5 to 19+ years.

Prior's Court School is an independent special school for children and autistic young people with complex needs aged 5 to 20 years.

The School supports autistic young people who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and complex needs. The young people at Prior's Court are non-verbal, pre-verbal or have limited language and are working from the equivalent of what was known as lower P levels through to National Curriculum levels 1 and 2 (though the School’s Learning Framework outlines what young people learn with us and how progress is measured). Some young people have additional diagnoses and exhibit challenging behaviours. We offer day, weekly and termly residential placements over 38, 44 or 52 weeks of the year. 

The School has specialist approach to supporting autistic young people with complex needs, called the Prior Approach The approach is based on autism best practice and methodologies and is carefully adapted to suit the specialist needs of the young people at Prior's Court and support their physical, intellectual and emotional wellbeing.  

Applied across all settings with consistency, the approach provides a toolkit of skills which enable young people to make sense of the world around them and support them throughout their life.  

[Read More About Prior's Court School...]

 

Top Private Independent Secondary Schools & Colleges In Berkshire, UK

Some of the best Independent Secondary schools and colleges and Sixth Form schools and colleges in Berkshire, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British day and boarding single-sex and mixed education for boys and girls include:

Top Private Pre-Preparatory & Preparatory Schools In Berkshire, UK

Some of the best Pre-Prep and Prep schools in Berkshire, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British day and boarding single-sex and mixed education for boys and girls aged from 3 years to 11 or 13 years include:

Special Needs Schools In Berkshire, UK

Some of the best Special Needs schools in Berkshire, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British Special Needs and Special Education Needs education for boys and girls (single-sex and mixed) include:

 

 

 

 

 

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