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Independent schools in North West

174 independent schools across 24 local authorities in North West.

Independent schools are also known as private schools. Compare ages, gender and day or boarding provision below, then open a school profile for its official website and register details. Check current fees, entry requirements and availability directly with the school.

Local authorities in North West

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Independent schools in North West

Sorted by school name. This is a directory, not a best-schools ranking: results reflect intake as well as teaching, historic Ofsted grades are not comparable with current report cards, and small cohorts may be suppressed.

Schools 1–150 of 174

SchoolAreaAgesGenderDay / boardingCompare
AKS LythamOther independent school Lytham St Annes Not recordedMixedDay school
Abbey College ManchesterOther independent school Manchester 14–23MixedBoarding school
Abbey Gate CollegeOther independent school Chester 4–18MixedDay school
Abbotsford Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Manchester Not recordedMixedDay school
Abrar AcademyOther independent school Preston 11–21BoysBoarding school
Afifah SchoolOther independent school Manchester 2–16MixedDay school
Ahavas Torah Boys AcademyOther independent school Manchester 11–16BoysDay school
Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent school BLACKBURN 11–16GirlsDay school
Al Jamiah Al IslamiyyahOther independent school Bolton 11–25BoysBoarding school
Al-Huda Primary SchoolOther independent school Bolton 2–11MixedDay school
Al-Ikhlaas Primary SchoolOther independent school Nelson 3–11MixedDay school
Alderley Edge School for GirlsOther independent school Alderley Edge 2–18GirlsDay school
Altrincham Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Altrincham 2–11BoysDay school
Ashbridge Independent SchoolOther independent school Preston 4–11MixedDay school
Ashlea House SchoolOther independent school Manchester 11–18BoysDay school
Ateres ElishevaOther independent school Salford 2–11GirlsDay school
Auckland CollegeOther independent school Liverpool 3–16MixedDay school
Austin FriarsOther independent school Carlisle 3–18MixedDay school
Avalon SchoolOther independent school Wirral 2–11MixedDay school
BFC SchoolOther independent school Blackpool 14–16MixedDay school
Beech Hall SchoolOther independent school Macclesfield 4–19MixedDay school
Beech House SchoolOther independent school Rochdale 2–16MixedDay school
Beis Hatalmud SchoolOther independent school Salford 11–16BoysDay school
Beis Malka Girls schoolOther independent school Salford 3–16GirlsDay school
Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltdOther independent school Salford 3–11GirlsDay school
Beis Ruchel Girls SchoolOther independent school Manchester 2–11GirlsDay school
Beis Ruchel Girls SchoolOther independent school Salford 11–16GirlsDay school
Birkenhead SchoolOther independent school Prenton Not recordedMixedDay school
Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' SchoolOther independent school Salford 3–11GirlsDay school
Bnos Yisroel School ManchesterOther independent school Salford 3–16GirlsDay school
Bolton Islamic Girls SchoolOther independent school Bolton 11–16GirlsDay school
Bolton School Boys' DivisionOther independent school Bolton 7–18BoysDay school
Bolton School Girls' DivisionOther independent school Bolton 7–18GirlsDay school
Bolton School Infant & Nursery SchoolOther independent school Bolton Not recordedMixedDay school
Bowdon Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Altrincham 3–11GirlsDay school
Brabyns Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Stockport 2–11MixedDay school
Branwood Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Manchester 3–11MixedDay school
Bridgewater SchoolOther independent school Manchester 3–18MixedDay school
Bury Grammar SchoolsOther independent school Bury 3–18MixedDay school
Carleton House Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Liverpool 3–11MixedDay school
Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Westmorland and Furness 2–13MixedBoarding school
Cheadle Hulme SchoolOther independent school Cheadle 3–18MixedDay school
Chetham's School of MusicOther independent school Manchester 8–19MixedBoarding school
Christian Fellowship SchoolOther independent school Liverpool 4–16MixedDay school
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Salford 2–11MixedDay school
Clevelands Prep SchoolOther independent school Bolton 2–11MixedDay school
Cornerstone AcademyOther independent school Cheshire 5–11MixedDay school
Covenant Christian SchoolOther independent school Stockport 5–16MixedDay school
Cransley SchoolOther independent school Northwich 4–16MixedDay school
Dar Ul MadinahOther independent school Blackburn with Darwen 5–11MixedDay school
Darul Hadis Latifiah NorthwestOther independent school Oldham 11–16BoysDay school
Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent school Rochdale 5–6MixedDay school
Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent school Rochdale 11–12GirlsDay school
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al IslamiyaOther independent school Nr. Bury 11–23BoysBoarding school
ES Independent SchoolOther independent school Merseyside 11–19MixedDay school
Edenfield Girls' High SchoolOther independent school Lancashire 11–16GirlsDay school
EdstartOther independent school Salford 11–16MixedDay school
Elizabeth House SchoolOther independent school Rochdale 11–18BoysDay school
Ellen House SecondaryOther independent school Oldham 11–16BoysDay school
Etz Chaim Boys SchoolOther independent school Salford 11–17BoysDay school
Farrowdale House SchoolOther independent school Oldham 3–11MixedDay school
Forest Park Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Sale 2–11MixedDay school
Forest SchoolOther independent school Altrincham 2–11MixedDay school
Greater Manchester Independent SchoolOther independent school Manchester 11–18MixedDay school
Green Meadow Independent Primary SchoolOther independent school Warrington 3–14MixedDay school
Greenbank Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Cheadle 2–11MixedDay school
Hale Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Altrincham 4–11MixedDay school
Harpurhey Alternative Provision SchoolOther independent school Manchester 11–16MixedDay school
Highfield Priory SchoolOther independent school Preston 2–11MixedDay school
Hope SchoolOther independent school Preston 11–18MixedDay school
Hulme Grammar SchoolOther independent school Oldham 3–18MixedDay school
Hulme Hall Grammar SchoolOther independent school Stockport 2–16MixedDay school
Hunter Hall SchoolOther independent school Penrith 3–11MixedDay school
Imam Muhammad Zakariya SchoolOther independent school Preston 2–11MixedDay school
Islamiyah SchoolOther independent school Blackburn 11–16GirlsDay school
Jamea Al KautharOther independent school Lancaster 11–25GirlsBoarding school
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolOther independent school Blackburn 11–25BoysBoarding school
Jefferson HouseOther independent school Winsford 11–18BoysDay school
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for BoysOther independent school Manchester 11–16BoysDay school
Kerem ShloimeOther independent school Salford 3–11BoysDay school
King of KingsOther independent school Salford 3–18MixedDay school
Kirkham Grammar SchoolOther independent school Preston 2–19MixedBoarding school
Lady Barn House SchoolOther independent school Cheadle 3–11MixedDay school
Lancashire Alternative ProvisionOther independent school Blackpool 11–16MixedDay school
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)Other independent school Lancaster 3–11MixedDay school
Lime House SchoolOther independent school Carlisle 7–18MixedBoarding school
Lincoln House SchoolOther independent school Burnley 11–18BoysDay school
Lord's SchoolOther independent school Bolton 11–18MixedDay school
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad ZakariyaOther independent school Bolton 11–19GirlsDay school
Manchester High School for GirlsOther independent school Manchester 3–18GirlsDay school
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for GirlsOther independent school Manchester 11–16GirlsDay school
Manchester Junior Girls' SchoolOther independent school Salford 2–11GirlsDay school
Manchester Muslim Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Manchester 3–11MixedDay school
Manchester Senior Girls SchoolOther independent school Salford 11–16GirlsDay school
Manchester Vocational and Learning AcademyOther independent school Manchester 11–16MixedDay school
Markazul UloomOther independent school Blackburn 11–19BoysDay school
Me'or High SchoolOther independent school Salford 11–16GirlsDay school
Mechinoh SchoolOther independent school Salford 11–16BoysDay school
Merchant Taylors' SchoolsOther independent school Liverpool 4–18MixedDay school
Moor Allerton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Manchester 2–11MixedDay school
Moorfield Learning CentreOther independent school Westmorland and Furness 5–18MixedDay school
Moorland School LimitedOther independent school Clitheroe 4–11MixedDay school
Music StuffOther independent school Manchester 11–16MixedDay school
Nazene Danielle School of Performing ArtsOther independent school Liverpool 6–16MixedDay school
NexGen AcademyOther independent school Liverpool 14–16MixedDay school
Noorul UloomOther independent school Blackburn with Darwen 11–23GirlsDay school
North West Hospital SchoolOther independent school Cheadle 13–18MixedDay school
Nuqtah Primary SchoolOther independent school Rochdale 4–11MixedDay school
OYY Lubavitch Boys SchoolOther independent school Salford 5–16BoysDay school
Oakhill SchoolOther independent school Clitheroe Not recordedMixedDay school
Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch SchoolsOther independent school Salford 2–17GirlsDay school
Olive HighOther independent school Lancashire 11–16GirlsDay school
Olive High BoysOther independent school Burnley 11–16BoysDay school
OneSchool Global NorthwichOther independent school Northwich 7–18MixedDay school
Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster CampusOther independent school Lancaster 7–18MixedDay school
Penarth Group SchoolOther independent school Cheshire 11–18MixedDay school
Pownall Hall SchoolOther independent school Wilmslow Not recordedMixedDay school
Progress Schools - GortonOther independent school Manchester 11–16MixedDay school
Progress Schools - Hamilton SquareOther independent school Wirral 11–16MixedDay school
Progress Schools - LiverpoolOther independent school Liverpool 11–16MixedDay school
Progress Schools - StockportOther independent school Stockport 11–16MixedDay school
Progress Schools - WirralOther independent school Wirral 11–16MixedDay school
Prudentia EducationOther independent school Liverpool 12–16MixedDay school
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal HudaOther independent school Blackburn 11–25GirlsBoarding school
Rawdhatul UloomOther independent school Burnley 4–11MixedDay school
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary SchoolOther independent school Blackburn 4–11MixedDay school
Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent school Rochdale 11–16BoysDay school
Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent school Rochdale 11–16GirlsDay school
Rosa House SchoolOther independent school Burnley 11–18GirlsDay school
Rossall SchoolOther independent school Fleetwood Not recordedMixedBoarding school
Safe Start SchoolOther independent school Tameside 11–19MixedDay school
Sapience Girls AcademyOther independent school Oldham 11–16GirlsDay school
Scarisbrick Hall SchoolOther independent school Lancashire Not recordedMixedDay school
Sedbergh SchoolOther independent school Sedbergh (La10 5hg) 13–19MixedBoarding school
Sol Christian AcademyOther independent school Manchester 2–18MixedDay school
Springfield House SchoolOther independent school Preston 11–18MixedDay school
St Ambrose Prep SchoolOther independent school Cheshire 3–11MixedDay school
St Anne's College Grammar SchoolOther independent school Lytham St Annes 2–19MixedDay school
St Bede's CollegeOther independent school Manchester 3–19MixedDay school
St Bees SchoolOther independent school Cumberland 11–18MixedBoarding school
St Pius X Preparatory SchoolOther independent school Preston 2–11MixedDay school
St. Mary's CollegeOther independent school Liverpool Not recordedMixedDay school
Stella Maris SchoolOther independent school Stockport 3–11MixedDay school
Stockport Grammar SchoolOther independent school Stockport 3–18MixedDay school
Stonyhurst CollegeOther independent school Lancashire 3–19MixedBoarding school
Talmud Torah Chinuch Norim SchoolOther independent school Manchester 2–13BoysDay school
Talmud Torah D'chassidie BelzOther independent school Salford 5–7BoysDay school
Talmud Torah Yetev LevOther independent school Salford 3–12BoysDay school
Tashbar of ManchesterOther independent school Salford 3–12BoysDay school
Terra Nova SchoolOther independent school Crewe 2–13MixedBoarding school