"Alternative" Schools - anyone know of any?

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I mean schools (more likely to be independent schools) who have a a particularly distinctive philosophy, ethos or curriuculum.

I know of schools like "Summerhill" and (arguably) "Bedales", but any others that people know of any?

Thanks

St Christophers, Letchworth, Herts is another one.

There's a Steiner school in Islington

Quaker schools tend to be much more relaxed but not as 'alternative' as schools like Summerhill and Bedales.

Bryanston?

Sands in Devon is a democratic school like summerhill.

There are also some very small 'human scale schools' which look interesting....

Sands School

Human Scale Education

I'm a St Christopher old scholar. There is a group of schools with similar ethos, they are; frencham heights, bedales, king Alfred in london, sands in Devon, Sevenoaks possibly.
Summer hill is a boy different and the most alternative. If you want to know how it works look up AS Neil who founded it.
My school is self governed, vegetarian and has a community structure where there are no bells and teachers are addressed by their first names. There is a strong philosophy about independence being nurtured and individuality being celebrated. Art, theatre and creativity is encouraged and there was no competition academically - I was horrified to learn other schools publish test results etc!
The older I get the more I appreciate my school. I realise now they promoted intellectual and political thinking that mainstream schools probably think are too advanced for school children. I recall many talks in human rights violations, the work of amnesty etc. I knew about the nestle boycott and why at 9. When I left school I found the bigotry and racism and down right ignorance or society quite hard to deal with.

The Latymer school in Edmonton is a liberal school. Liberal meaning that they encourage children to make their own decisions.