best all-boys schools in london and the home counties

[zebramummy]

we are currently in london although we want to move away from our area as the state provision for boys ed at age 11 is pretty awful and is nec. coed - i would like the option of sending him to an all-boys school until age 16. i have previously posted about nice areas to live in generally, though having thought through my priorities, this is prob the key issue for us. would appreciate any advice

If you are interested in grammar schools then Essex has some very good ones - I know that the Colchester and Chelmsford boys' schools are outstanding.

Some ideas to Google - Private - RGS (Guildford), Hampton, Charterhouse. State - Grammers in the Kingston area - have assumed by best you mean academic but if not let us know

Tonbridge School

thanks - yes i meant academic - i suppose i wold only be able to go private in areas where house prices were significantly less than london ones. i am not sure how i feel about amlost imossible to pass 11+ exams either though i suppose that also depends on how academic ds turns out to be

Missed your other threads - what sort of boy is your son? Different schools have different strengths, and if you are going to such lengths to find an appropriate school, then surely it should suit your son?

Are you definitely looking at day schools? Is he up to scholarship/11+ standard?

Simon Langton grammar in Canterbury.

Judd in Tonbridge, which regularly outperforms Tonbridge School in the league tables and has the advantage of not costing £20,000 a year. It does take some girls in the sixth form, though.

Tiffin Boys' in Kingston. It's very very very selective, though.

Cardinal Vaughan in Shepherd's Bush.

RGS or Dr Challoners in Bucks

Reading School - selective grammar

If you fancy a move up to the frozen North, St Cuthbert's in Newcastle is excellent!

If you fancy a move up to the frozen North, St Cuthbert's in Newcastle is excellent!

yes - i have friends in newcastle who keep telling me how fantastic the schools are! however, i dont think dh would be up for it. i am currently pondering over options in/around brighton - anyone??