The best schools you've never heard of

Clayesmore School | Best Schools | Find School | Education | Country Life

published 25 September 2013

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** This article was published in Country Life's Schools supplement in 2013. Read the School Life supplement in its entirety

We know all about Eton, Ludgrove and Downe House, but what about those schools that offer an equally excellent education on less eye-watering fees? Catherine Austen lists the schools you should know about but probably don't.

* The best schools in the South of England

* The best schools in South West England

* The best schools in the West of England

* The best schools in the North of England

* The best schools in the East of England

* The best schools in Scotland

* The best schools in Wales

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