The Schools Index

The Schools Index is an annual publication that lists internationally notable private schools.[1][2][3] It is published by Carfax Education.[4][5] The index is often considered as a global list of the most prestigious schools of the world.[6][7]

The Schools Index
EditorFiona McKenzie
CategoriesSchools
Private Schools
International Schools
FrequencyAnnual
PublisherCarfax Education
FounderAlexander Nikitich
First issue2020 (2020) (contract-published by Spear's)
2023 (2023) (on its own)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttps://www.schools-index.com/

The index is intended as a resource for parents in choosing schools for their children.[8] The publication includes information on each school's curriculum and fees. It also provides logistical details such as travel time to local airports.[9][1]

History

The Schools Index was started in 2020 by Carfax Education and initially contract-published by Spear's. Until 2023 it was also sometimes known as the Spear's Schools Index.[2][10]

In 2022, the Schools Index incorporated an assessment of how effectively schools managed the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the previous two years.[11]

Selection criteria

The Schools Index lists schools based on factors such as academic performance, facilities, university preparation, and overall educational ethos.[2][12][13] Additionally, the guide evaluates schools on their ability to prepare pupils for life beyond academia.[9]

The Schools Index

The Schools Index categorizes schools by region, covering areas such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Europe, the U.S., Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, and other regions.[9][14][15] For 2023, it lists the top 125 schools in these areas in its main list.[9] A supplementary list of 25 "schools to watch" was introduced in the 2023 edition of the Index, taking the total number of schools included in the Index to 150. The Schools to Watch List is separated into four categories: Ones to Watch, Small Gems, Something Different, and New Schools.[16]

Main List

Schools included in Main List of The Schools Index throughout the years
SchoolCountryCategory2023202220212020
Benenden SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]
Brighton CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]
CharterhouseEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Cheltenham Ladies' CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Concord CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
Down House SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Dulwich CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
Eton CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Fettes CollegeScotlandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[20]
GordonstounScotlandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]
Harrow SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
King's College School, WimbledonEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
The King's School, CanterburyEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Latymer Upper SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[20]
Marlborough CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Millfield SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Milton AbbeyEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[19]Yes[20]
North London Collegiate SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
Oundle SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Radley CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
Rugby SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Sevenoaks SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Shrewsbury SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
St. Paul's SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
St. Paul's Girls' SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
The Perse SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
Tonbridge SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]
Uppingham SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]
Wellington CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Westminster SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Winchester CollegeEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Wycombe Abbey SchoolEnglandUK Senior SchoolsYes[17]Yes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]
Ardvreck SchoolScotlandUK Prep SchoolsYes[21]
Cothill HouseEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[21]Yes[22]
Cottesmore SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]
Dragon SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[22]
Falkner House (Girls Section)EnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]Yes[22]
Hanford SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]
Knightsbridge SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]Yes[22]
Lambrook SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]
Ludgrove SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]Yes[22]
Port Regis SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[22]
Summer FieldsEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]Yes[22]
Sussex House SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[21]Yes[22]
Thomas's School BatterseaEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[24]Yes[21]Yes[22]
Whetherby Preparatory SchoolEnglandUK Prep SchoolsYes[22]
Aiglon CollegeSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
Collège Alpin Beau SoleilSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[28]
Brillantmont International SchoolSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[27]Yes[28]
Collège ChampittetSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]
Ecole Internationale de GenèveSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
La Garenne International SchoolSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
Inter-community School ZurichSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
Leysin American SchoolSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[28]
Lyceum Alpinum ZuozSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
Le Régent International SchoolSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[26]Yes[27]
Institut auf dem RosenbergSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
Institut Le RoseySwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]Yes[26]Yes[27]Yes[28]
St. George's International SchoolSwitzerlandSwiss SchoolsYes[25]
Aloha CollegeSpainRest of EuropeYes[29]Yes[30]
Amadeus SchoolAustriaRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[32]
Ermitage International SchoolFranceRest of EuropeYes[31]
ICS Milan International SchoolItalyRest of EuropeYes[31]
International School of MonacoMonacoRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[29]Yes[32]Yes[30]
International School of NiceFranceRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[30]
The International School of ParisFranceRest of EuropeYes[29]Yes[32]Yes[30]
King's College, Soto de ViñuelasSpainRest of EuropeYes[31]
The English International CollegeSpainRest of EuropeYes[32]
Mougins British International SchoolFranceRest of EuropeYes[29]Yes[32]Yes[30]
Schule Schloss SalemGermanyRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[29]Yes[30]
Sotogrande International SchoolSpainRest of EuropeYes[31]
St. George's British International SchoolItalyRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[29]Yes[32]Yes[30]
St. John's International SchoolBelgiumRest of EuropeYes[31]
St. Julian's SchoolPortugalRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[29]
St. Louis SchoolItalyRest of EuropeYes[29]Yes[32]
St. Peter's International SchoolPortugalRest of EuropeYes[31]
The British School of BrusselsBelgiumRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[29]Yes[32]Yes[30]
The British School of MilanItalyRest of EuropeYes[31]Yes[29]Yes[32]Yes[30]
The British School of ParisFranceRest of EuropeYes[31]
Brighton College, Abu DhabiUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]
British International School, RiyadhSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]
The British School Al KhubairatUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]
British School MuscatOmanMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]
Brummana High SchoolLebanonMiddle EastYes[35]Yes[36]
Cranleigh School Abu DhabiUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]Yes[36]
Doha CollegeQatarMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]Yes[36]
Dubai CollegeUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]Yes[36]
Jumeirah CollegeUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]
Jumeirah English Speaking School (Arabian Ranches)UAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]
King's AcademyJordanMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]Yes[36]
Nord Anglia International School DubaiUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]
North London Collegiate School DubaiUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]
Repton School DubaiUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]
St. Christopher's School, BahrainBahrainMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]
Swiss International Scientific School in DubaiUAEMiddle EastYes[33]Yes[34]
The Alice Smith SchoolMalaysiaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
American International School of GuangzhouChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[41]
Bangkok Patana SchoolThailandChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
Dulwich College BeijingChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[39]Yes[41]
Harrow International School Hong KongHong KongChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
Hong Kong International SchoolHong KongChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
International School of BeijingChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[41]
International School of TianjinChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[41]
Kellett SchoolHong KongChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
Marlborough College MalaysiaMalaysiaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
New International School of ThailandThailandChina & South East AsiaYes[40]
North London Collegiate School JejuSouth KoreaChina & South East AsiaYes[38]Yes[39]
St. Joseph's InstitutionSingaporeChina & South East AsiaYes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
Shanghai High School International DivisionChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[41]
Seoul International SchoolSouth KoreaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]
Shenzhen College of International EducationChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[41]
Shrewsbury International SchoolThailandChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]
Tanglin Trust SchoolSingaporeChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
Tianjin International SchoolChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[41]
United World College of South East AsiaSingaporeChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]Yes[40]
Wellington College International ShanghaiChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[39]Yes[41]
Western Academy of BeijingChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[41]
Wycombe Abbey School ChangzhouChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[38]Yes[39]Yes[41]
YK Pao SchoolChinaChina & South East AsiaYes[37]Yes[38]Yes[39]
The Brearley SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
Choate Rosemary HallUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
The Collegiate SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]
The Dalton SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[10]
Deerfield AcademyUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
Groton SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[43]Yes[44]
Harvard-Westlake SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
Horace Mann SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[10]
The Hotchkiss SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
The Lawrenceville SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[10]
Philips Exeter AcademyUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
Phillips Academy AndoverUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
St. Paul's SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[10]
Sidwell Friends SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
The Spence SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]
Trinity SchoolUSAUnited StatesYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]Yes[10]
Aitchison CollegePakistanRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Bishops Diocesan CollegeSouth AfricaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[47]Yes[48]
The Doon SchoolIndiaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Geelong Grammar SchoolAustraliaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Lakefield College SchoolCanadaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Letovo SchoolRussiaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[30]
Mayo College Girls SchoolIndiaRest of the WorldYes[46]Yes[47]
MichaelhouseSouth AfricaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]
Pembroke House SchoolKenyaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Primakov GymnasiumRussiaRest of the WorldYes[47]
Scots CollegeNew ZealandRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[47]
St. George's CollegeArgentinaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
St. Paul's SchoolBrazilRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]
The British School, New DelhiIndiaRest of the WorldYes[45]
The Scots CollegeAustraliaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Upper Canada CollegeCanadaRest of the WorldYes[45]Yes[47]Yes[48]
Woodstock SchoolIndiaRest of the WorldYes[45]

Schools to Watch List

Schools included in the Schools to Watch List of The Schools Index
SchoolCountryCategory2023202220212020
British International School, Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamOnes to WatchYes[16]
Deira International SchoolUAEOnes to WatchYes[16]
Garden International SchoolMalaysiaOnes to WatchYes[16]
HaileyburyEnglandOnes to WatchYes[16]
Jeddah Prep and Grammar SchoolSaudi ArabiaOnes to WatchYes[16]
Misk School, RiyadhSaudi ArabiaOnes to WatchYes[16]
St. Edward's SchoolEnglandOnes to WatchYes[16]
St. Leonard's SchoolScotlandOnes to WatchYes[16]
The British School of BahrainBahrainOnes to WatchYes[16]
The British School of BarcelonaSpainOnes to WatchYes[16]
Brillantmont International SchoolSwitzerlandSmall GemsYes[16]In Main List[27]In Main List[28]
Milton AbbeyEnglandSmall GemsYes[16]In Main List[19]In Main List[20]
More House School, LondonEnglandSmall GemsYes[16]
Surval MontreuxSwitzerlandSmall GemsYes[16]
The National Mathematics and Science CollegeEnglandSmall GemsYes[16]
Avenues: The World School (New York)USASomething DifferentYes[16]
Bedales SchoolEnglandSomething DifferentYes[16]
Green SchoolIndonesiaSomething DifferentYes[16]
Rochester Independent CollegeEnglandSomething DifferentYes[16]
Think Global SchoolWorldwideSomething DifferentYes[16]
Copperfield International SchoolSwitzerlandNew SchoolsYes[16]
Harrow International School BengaluruIndiaNew SchoolsYes[16]
Maida Vale SchoolEnglandNew SchoolsYes[16]
Rugby School JapanJapanNew SchoolsYes[16]
The Royal Grammar School Guildford, DubaiUAENew SchoolsYes[16]

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