List of boys' schools in the United Kingdom

Last updated January 04, 2026

Here is a list of, in the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories, schools which only admit boys, or those which only admit boys at certain levels/years/grades, or those which follow the Diamond Schools model (separating students by gender at points).

England

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Bristol

Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Clifton

Buckinghamshire

Cheshire

Sandbach School, Sandbach

Devon

Gloucestershire

Greater London

Barnes

Brent

Dulwich

Hampstead

Kingston upon Thames

Surbiton

Sutton

Westminster

Wimbledon

Greater Manchester

Hampshire

Winchester

Hertfordshire

Berkhamsted School, Berkhamsted (separate Boys' Senior School)
The Bishop's Stortford High School, Bishop's Stortford
Haberdashers' Boys' School, Elstree
Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin
Merchant Taylors' School, Three Rivers
Richard Hale School, Hertford
Verulam School, St Albans
Watford Grammar School for Boys, Watford

Lancashire

Blackburn

Leicestershire

Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough

Lincolnshire

Merseyside

Liverpool

Norfolk

Bure Park Specialist Academy, Great Yarmouth

North Yorkshire

Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton

Northamptonshire

Northampton School for Boys, Northampton

Oxfordshire

Oxford

Somerset

Beechen Cliff School, Bath

Surrey

Glyn School, Ewell
More House School, Frensham
Reed's School, Cobham
Richard Challoner School, Kingston upon Thames
Royal Grammar School, Guildford
St James Independent Schools Senior Boys' School, Ashford

Tyne and Wear

St Aidan's Catholic Academy, Ashbrooke

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Warwickshire

West Midlands

Birmingham

West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury

Former

Became coeducational

Abbotsholme School, Rocester became coed in 1969.
Aldwickbury School, Harpenden became coed in 2025.
Archbishop Tenison's School, Lambeth became coed in 1961 and closed in 2023.
Bellemoor School, Southampton became the coed Upper Shirley High School in 2008.
Blewcoat School, Westminster became coed in 1714 and closed in 1926.
Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, Cambridge became the coed Hills Road Sixth Form College in 1974.
Charterhouse School, Godalming became coed in 2017.
Cheltenham College, Cheltenham became coed in 1969.
The Crypt School, Podsmead became coed in 2018.
Culverhay School, Bath became the coed Bath Community Academy in 2012, which closed in 2018.
Cray Valley Technical School, St. Paul's Cray, became the coed Kemnal Technology College in 1974.
Christ's College, Finchley became coed in 2018.
Derby Grammar School, Littleover became coed in 2007.
Derby School, Derby became coed in 1972 and closed in 1989.
Durston House, Ealing became coed in 2023.
Elmhurst School, South Croydon became coed in 2024.
Eltham College, Mottingham became coed in 2024.
The Forest School, Horsham, Horsham became coed in 2021.
The Forest School, Winnersh, Winnersh became coed in 2024.
Foxwood School, Leeds became coed in 1971.
Gordon's School, West End became coed in 1990.
Hayesbrook School, Tonbridge became the coed Leigh Academy Tonbridge in 2023.
Hull Trinity House Academy, Kingston upon Hull became coed in 2022.
John Lyon School, Harrow on the Hill became coed in 2021.
The Mall School, Twickenham became coed in 2023.
Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School, Marlborough became coed in 1906 and closed in 1975.
Norwich High School for Boys, Norwich became the coed Langley School in the 1940s.
Oakham School, Oakham became coed in 1971.
Old Swinford Hospital, Stourbridge became coed in 2021.
Pierrepont School, Frensham became coed in 1983 and closed in 1993.
Plymouth Grammar School, Plymouth became coed in the 1900s and closed in 1937.
Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning was originally a boys' school.
Repton School, Repton became coed in the 1970s.
Rugby School, Rugby became coed in 1992.
Ryhope Grammar School, Ryhope became coed in 1969 and closed in 1988.
Saint George Catholic College, Swaythling became a boys' school in the 1970s and returned to coed in 2013.
Sedbergh School, Sedbergh became coed in 2001.
Shiplake College, Shiplake became coed in 2023.
Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury became coed in 2015.
Solihull School, Solihull became coed in 2005.
Stamford School, Stamford became coed in 2023.
St Columba's College, St Albans became coed in 2020.
St George's School became a girls' school in 1904.
St John's School, Leatherhead became coed in 2012.
St Peter's School, York became coed in 1987.
Temple Grove School, Heron's Ghyll became coed in 1984 and closed in 2005.
Wellington College, Crowthorne became coed in 2005.
Wixenford School, Wokingham (1869-1934).
Worth School, Turners Hill became coed in 2008.

Merged

The Cedars School, Upper Norwood merged with The Laurels School to become Fidelis College in 2025.
Central Technology College, Gloucester merged with Bishop's College to become Gloucester Academy in 2006.
Chatham House Grammar School, Ramsgate merged with Clarendon House Grammar School to become the Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School in 2011.
Chichester High School for Boys, Chichester merged with Chichester High School for Girls to become Chichester High School in 2016.
Crest Boys' Academy, Neasden merged with Crest Girls' Academy to become E-ACT Crest Academy in 2014.
Friern Barnet Grammar School, Friern Barnet merged into the Dwight School London in 1995.
Hawtreys Preparatory School, Slough merged into Cheam School in 1994.
Kitwood Boys School, Boston merged with the Kitwood Girls' School to become Haven High Academy in 1992.
Littlemoss High School, Littlemoss merged with Droylsden School, Mathematics and Computing College for Girls to become the Droylsden Academy in 2009.
Manchester Central Grammar School/High School for Boys, Manchester merged into the coed Manchester Academy in 1967.
Richmond Boys School, Halesowen merged with the Walton Girls School to become Windsor High School, Halesowen in 1985.
Salesian College, Battersea merged with John Paul II School to become St John Bosco College, Battersea.
Scaitcliffe, Egham merged with Virginia Water Prep School to become Bishopsgate School in 1996.
Stubbington House School, Stubbington merged with the Earleywood School in 1962 and closed in 1997.
Sudbury Grammar School, Sudbury merged with the High School for Girls to become Ormiston Sudbury Academy in 1972.
Tottenham Grammar School, Tottenham merged with the Rowland Hill Secondary Modern School to become the Somerset School in 1967, which closed in 1988.
Wandsworth School, Southfields merged with Spencer Park School to become John Archer School, which closed in 1991.
Warwick School for Boys, Waltham Forest merged with Aveling Park School to become Frederick Bremer School in 2008.

Closed

Abbotsfield School for Boys, Hillingdon (1953-2017)
Al Karam Secondary School, Eaton (1995-2014)
Amersham Hall, Amersham (1829-1896)
Ascham St Vincent's School, Eastbourne (1889-1938)
Blackheath Proprietary School, Blackheath
Bruce Castle School, Tottenham (1827-1891)
Buckhurst Hill County High School, Chigwell (1938-1989)
City of Bath Technical School, Bath (1927-1973)
City of Oxford High School for Boys (1881-1966)
Clapham College, Clapham Common (1897-1989)
Clifton House School, Harrogate (1898-1968)
Divine Mercy College, Henley-on-Thames (1953-1986)
Greenways School, Codford (closed 1969)
Grove House School, Tottenham (1828-1877)
Heatherdown School, Ascot (closed 1982)
Huyton Hill Preparatory School, Huyton (1926-1969)
Jameah Islameah School, Mark Cross (closed 2007)
Kensington School, Kensington (1830-1896)
Kesgrave Hall School, Ipswich (1976-1993)
Kettering Grammar School, Kettering (closed 1976)
Kingwell Court Preparatory School, Bradford-on-Avon (1936-1990)
Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, Liverpool (1825-1985)
Mayfield College, Mayfield (1868-1999)
Mount Radford School, Exeter (1827-1967)
Priory Preparatory School, Banstead (1921-2017)
Purley High School for Boys, Coulsdon (1914-1988)
Retford King Edward VI Grammar School, Retford (1857-2003)
Royal Masonic School for Boys, Bushey (1903-1977)
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow (1911-1933)
St Cyprian's School, Eastbourne (1899-1943)
St Philip's School, Birmingham (1887-1976)
Strand School, Tulse Hill (1893-1979)
Summerfields Preparatory School, St Leonards-on-Sea (closed 1966)
Sutton High School for Boys, Plymouth (1926-1986)
Tulse Hill School, Upper Tulse Hill (1956-1990)
Uckfield School, Uckfield (1718-1930)
Watts Naval School, North Elmham (1903-1953)
Woolverstone Hall School, Ipswich (1951-1990)
Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester (1876-1976)
Wykeham House School, Fareham opened a boys' school in 2013 and closed in 2015.

Northern Ireland

Belfast

Derry

Newry

Former

Annadale Grammar School, Belfast merged with Carolan Grammar School to become Wellington College Belfast in 1990.
Coleraine Academical Institution, Coleraine merged with Coleraine High School to become the coed Coleraine Grammar School in 2015.
Gort na Móna Secondary School, Belfast (1971-1988)
St Patrick's College merged with Little Flower Catholic School to become Blessed Trinity College in 2017.

Scotland

Former

Allan Glen's School, Glasgow became coed in 1973 and closed in 1989.
Craigflower Preparatory School, Torryburn (1923-1979
Dalhousie School, Cupar (1925-1970)
Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow became coed in 1976
Scotus Academy, Edinburgh (1953-1978)
St Mirin's Academy, Paisley (1922-1976)
St Ninian's School, Moffat (1879-1979)
St Peter's Boys School, Partick (closed 2013)
Warriston School, Moffat (1899-1984)
Wellington School, Midlothian (1859-2014)

Wales

Lewis Boys School, Gilfach

Former

Aberdare Boys' Comprehensive School, Aberdare merged with the Aberdare Girls' School and Blaengwawr Comprehensive School to become Aberdare Community School in 2012.
Arnold House, Llanddulas (1867-1943)
Barry Comprehensive School, Barry (1966-2018)
Monmouth School, Monmouth merged with the Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls to become Haberdashers' Monmouth School in 2024.

British Crown Dependencies

Guernsey Former

Elizabeth College, Saint Peter Port became coed in 2021.

Jersey

British Overseas Territories

Gibraltar

Formerly for boys only: Bayside Comprehensive School (now coeducational)^[1]

References

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[1] "Back to school - Bayside & Westside receive new year 7 intake".

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