School Life: The best schools you've never heard of
The best independent schools in Britain you've never heard of in England, Scotland and Wales


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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
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