Independent School News

Shrewsbury School has won 'The Development Award for Outstanding Fundraising Achievement’ in a national schools awards. The trophy, presented at the Independent School of the Year Awards, is the fourth that Shrewsbury has picked up this year for its partnership...

One hundred years after famous mathematician Alan Turing arrived at Sherborne School, an inaugural conference was held to celebrate his remarkable legacy. Turing’s achievements include breaking the German Enigma code during World War II, laying the mathematical foundations for modern...

Mayfield School has been named Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing 2026. Mayfield, an independent Catholic day and boarding school for girls aged 11-18 in East Sussex, was praised by judges for its whole-school approach and exceptional pastoral...

A team of six sailors from Leweston School secured the title of overall winning school against fierce competition at the Autumn Regatta at Portland. The squad of pupils, ranging from Year 7 to Year 12 with nearly every year group...

An oak tree which King Charles presented by to Duchy College in Harrogate during his visit in May has been planted in the school’s grounds. The tree was one of just 80 presented ahead of the King’s 80th birthday in...

The former head Boy of Sherborne Boys has been named Rising Star at the Independent School of the Year Awards. Johnny Moesel, who left Sherborne Boys last year and is now studying History and Politics at the University of Oxford,...

A new education partnership has been launched between Giggleswick School and a prep school in Yorkshire. Giggleswick, a co-ed day and boarding school for pupils aged two to 18 in North Yorkshire, will share expertise with Ghyll Royd, an independent...

Sidcot School has released a video championing the irreplaceable quality of human imagination in the new age of Artificial Intelligence. The film explores a simple but timely message: as machines become better at generating content, uniquely human imagination becomes even...