How many private schools are there in Sheffield?

8 independent schools are registered in Sheffield with the Department for Education: 6 mainstream and 2 special schools.

Are there single-sex private schools in Sheffield?

Yes, 2 of the 8 are single-sex according to the register.

Which private schools in Sheffield take pupils to 18?

3 of them have a registered upper age of 18 or over. The table on this page shows each school's age range.

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Private schools in Sheffield

8 fee-paying schools are registered in Sheffield: 6 mainstream and 2 special. 2 are single-sex. 3 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.

8independent schools

6mainstream

2special schools

2,115pupils on roll, where reported

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Mainstream independent schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Al-Mahad Al-Islami South Yorkshire, S9 5FP	11 to 17	Girls	Muslim	77	100%
Bethany School Sheffield, S3 7PS	4 to 16	Mixed	Christian	90	94%
Birkdale School Sheffield, S10 3DH	4 to 19	Mixed	Christian	721	83%
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery Sheffield, S11 9HJ	2 to 11	Mixed	Non-faith	176	95%
Sheffield High School GDST Sheffield, S10 2PE	3 to 19	Girls	Non-faith	695	60%
Westbourne School Sheffield, S10 2QT	3 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	276	66%

Independent special schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Brantwood Garden School Sheffield, S7 1NU	7 to 19	Mixed	Non-faith	55	92%
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education Sheffield, S2 3PX	11 to 17	Mixed	Non-faith	25	66%

What this list is, and is not

Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Sheffield, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.

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