We are very pleased to announce that nine of our schools in the United Kingdom (UK) have been recognised among the best Independent Prep and Senior schools in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2023. The 30th edition of the guide names the top-performing schools across the country, recognising the excellent results achieved by their students.

Our schools feature across a number of categories:

Top fee-paying schools with no Sixth Forms

  • Meoncross School – 10
  • Long Close School – 12=
  • North Bridge House Senior Hampstead – 15=
  • Hydesville Tower School – 18=
  • Colchester High School – 26=
  • Huddersfield Grammar School – 26=

Top Independent Prep Schools

  • Breaside Prep School – 18
  • Huddersfield Grammar Prep School – 48

Top Independent Schools for the IB

  • Southbank International School Westminster – 27

Greater London Independent Schools

  • North Bridge House Senior Canonbury – 58

Michael Drake, CEO for Cognita Europe, commented, “Congratulations to our nine schools who have featured in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2023. We are very proud of this fantastic achievement. What a brilliant opportunity to recognise and applaud our teachers and the support staff from our schools and the leadership teams that guide them. The hard work and success of our students clearly needs recognition too. This accomplishment is undeniably an outcome of the outstanding holistic education provided by our schools across the UK.”

Congratulations to all those included in this list! To read the full guide, click here.