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Cheshire has 36 private and independent schools across Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester — 8 prep and 28 senior. Schools below are ranked by latest inspection grade (ISI for ISC members, Ofsted for non-ISC independents) with pupil count as the tie-break. Click any school for fees, inspection history and entry requirements.
We only show fee statistics computed from verified, school-published figures. We don't yet hold enough current-year Cheshire fees to publish a reliable median — browse individual schools below for their published fees.
Preparatory schools educate children roughly aged 4-13 and prepare them for entrance exams to senior independent schools.
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Senior independent schools typically start at 11+ or 13+ and run through to sixth form, with many offering boarding alongside day places.
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