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Time Out
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Two of the most expensive private schools in the UK are in London
London has lots of excellent free-to-attend schools. But for some parents – particularly very wealthy ones – sending their kids to a good state school is not enough. A new ranking has revealed the 10 most expensive private schools in the UK for 2025/26, and two of them are in the capital. London is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, so it's not surprising that the capital is home to two of the UK's highest costing private schools. In Britain the average fee for boarding students is between £9,000 to £15,000 for the whole year. However these elite schools represent even richer class of society. We're talking the children of plutocrats, oligarchs and royalty. The kind of students who take Ubers to class on particularly cold days, and don't get drunk in field like most young Brits, but spend their rebellious years partying in ultra swish hotel rooms. Westminster School was revealed as the third most pricey school in the UK. The central London college costs up to £21,992 per term – that's £65,976 for the whole year. Some of Westminster's famous alumni include Helena Bonham Carter, Louis Theroux and former leader of the Lib Dems Nick Clegg. Also making the top 10 was northwest London's Harrow School in sixth place, costing up £21,245 per term (£63,735 for the year). This very posh all boys' school is known for producing PMs (including Winston Churchill), and was also attended by Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Curtis and James Blunt. From January 2025 many fee-paying schools in Britain became even pricier after their exemption from paying VAT was officially scrapped. It's the first time independent schools have had to pay 20 percent VAT on fees. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said 'every single penny' from the new levy would go towards funding state schools. London's 17 best schools have been revealed by the Fairer Schools Index 2025.
Economic Times
02-07-2025
- General
- Economic Times
Best in Class: UK, US highschools take the lead in HSBC Hurun Global Rankings
iStock Westminster School, London London's Westminster School has topped the HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools list for the third consecutive year, with a commanding academic record and centuries of legacy. The annual index, unveiled this week, ranks the world's top-performing high schools based on student placement into elite universities like Oxbridge and the Ivy to the Hurun report, all Top 10 schools are located either in the United Kingdom or the United States, and together they boast an average history of 278 years. Half of them are co-educational, while the other half are single-sex institutions — three for girls and two for boys. School Snapshots: Westminster School (London) led the list, sending over 40% of its 200 annual graduates to Oxbridge. Boys join at 13, girls at 16. St Paul's School (London) moved to second position, with around 40 of 220 students each year heading to Oxbridge or Ivy League institutions. The Dalton School (New York) fell to third place, still placing 20% of students at top US universities like Harvard and MIT. St Paul's Girls' School (London) remained at fourth, consistently sending a third of its 120 graduates to Oxbridge or the Ivy League. King's College School (London) climbed into the top five, driven by improving placement results, as per the report. Winchester College (UK), a fully boarding institution with 600+ years of history, surged seven spots to rejoin the top tier. The Brearley, Spence, and Collegiate Schools (New York) each maintained strong records, despite minor drops in rankings. With 10th position, Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) concluded the list. More than 30% of its students progressing to top US colleges. Trends and Geography: Geographic dominance: 45% of the top high schools are in the US, followed by 40% in the UK, said the Hurun list. China ranks third globally with 9% representation. City leaders: London and New York are home to the largest number of top schools, followed by Boston, Washington DC, and Shanghai, which surpassed Oxford. (Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates) Elevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea. Delhivery survived the Meesho curveball. Can it keep on delivering profits? Why the RBI's stability report must go beyond rituals and routines Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro: Are GLP-1 drugs weight loss wonders or health gamble? 3 critical hurdles in India's quest for rare earth independence Stock Radar: Apollo Hospitals breaks out from 2-month consolidation range; what should investors do – check target & stop loss Add qualitative & quantitative checks for wealth creation. 7 small-cap stocks from different sectors with upside potential of over 25% These 7 banking stocks can give more than 20% returns in 1 year, according to analysts Wealth creation is about holding the right stocks and ignoring the noise. 13 'right stocks' with an upside potential of up to 34%
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Some Buckhead residents without water this Memorial Day
ATLANTA - Crews are working to find the cause of a water outage in a section of Buckhead which has been impacting residents all day Memorial Day. What we know According to the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, field teams are onsite inspecting valves but have not yet found any water main breaks. It is impacted in the area around Nancy Creek Road and Northside Parkway area in northwest Atlanta. To assist affected residents, bottled water is being distributed at Westminster School, located at 1424 West Paces Ferry Road. The distribution site is set up in the tennis court area and will remain open until 10 p.m. What we don't know It is not clear when the water service will be restored. The Source The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management provided the details for this article.
Bloomberg
13-05-2025
- Bloomberg
Nervous About Trump, NYC's Rich Parents Are Being Lured by Elite UK Schools
On a cool evening in early May, emissaries for 11 of Europe's finest prep schools mingled with the Upper East Side set at the Pratt Mansions, a classic, Beaux-Arts edifice erected across the street from Central Park. Officials from Milton Abbey School were there and Benenden School and Westminster School. For two hours, they pitched New York's well-heeled parents on the benefits of sending their teens across the Atlantic to study: morning rows on the Thames, breakfast in a Hogwarts-like dining hall, ski trips in the Alps — all for just a bit more than the roughly $70,000 they'd pay for private schooling in Manhattan.
Bloomberg
13-05-2025
- Bloomberg
Nervous About Trump, NYC's Rich Parents Are Being Lured by Posh UK Schools
On a cool evening in early May, emissaries for 11 of Europe's finest prep schools mingled with the Upper East side set at the Pratt Mansions, a classic, Beaux-Arts edifice erected across the street from Central Park. Officials from Milton Abbey School were there and Benenden School and Westminster School. For two hours, they pitched New York's well-heeled parents on the benefits of sending their teens across the Atlantic to study: morning rows on the Thames, breakfast in a Hogwarts-like dining hall, ski trips in the Alps — all for just a bit more than the roughly $70,000 they'd pay for private schooling in Manhattan.
