Independent School Parent - 1 Okt 2025
Senior 11+, 13+
Meet the Head
Making a meal of it
Nursery 2+
Sixth form 16+
Prep 7/8+
Pre-prep 4+
CONTENTS
DIRECTORY OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Earn while you learn
Independent Schools of the Year 2025 Awards
My school days
A culture of giving back
Choosing the right school
Stability in a changing world
Inspiring outlooks
Movers and makers
Wilkommen, bienvenue!
How to sidestep the 11+
More than just a school
Schools with history
Holding your hand
In brief
A SWASHBUCKLING
SUMMER
IN BRIEF
• HEAD FIRST
Summer saved
Thriving community
Sporting chance
Arty party
Prepared to launch
Bridging the Gulf
Two to all-through
CHANGING
PLACES
Enterprising ceremony
• WELCOME TO MIAMI
Raw Shakespeare
Express yourself
Hot wheels
Kneller Hall School, Twickenham
MORE THAN JUST A SCHOOL
MORE THAN JUST A SCHOOL
FINALIST THOUGHTS
Willkommen, bienvenue!
Willkommen, bienvenue!
The best choice FOR BOYS
DID YOU KNOW?
FACTS ABOUT FOOD
Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in STEM
Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in STEM
CULTURAL INCLUSION AND
COMMUNITY IMMERSION IS KEY
Choose an ‘all-through’ school
NON-SELECTIVE
SCHOOLS: DISPELLING A MYTH
FIVE MORE INDEPENDENT SENIOR SCHOOLS THAT DON’T DEPEND ON THE 11+
Grants for local schools
An enterprising culture
CHEAM SCHOOL
RAISING
the future
A STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE
Define your priorities
TOP TIPS WHEN CHOOSING A SCHOOL
TOP TEN ADMISSIONS TIPS FOR PARENTS
JESSIE GAO
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18 19 20 21
London
5 6 7
36 37
41 42
47 48
14 15
12 13
25 26 27
29
10 11
31
PRIZE DAY
Celebrating the individual
LEADING THE WORLD WITH INTEGRITY
Beckenham’s BEST KEPT SECRET
South East
Ballard School
King Edward VI Preparatory School
PREPARE TO THRIVE
Walhampton
St Edmund’s College & Prep School
Coworth Flexlands School
Dunottar School
Cobham Hall School
Finding the right school
East Anglia
The Midlands
Haberdashers’ Adams
Shrewsbury School
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Winterfold School
North of England
Mowden Hall School
Scotland
Hamilton College
Wales
Christ College Brecon
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Alice Smith School
Kellett School, The British International School in Hong Kong
The British School Of Brussels
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