List of Independent Schools in the North West

There are a range of independent schools in the North West covering mixed schools, schools for boys and schools for girls.

Below you’ll find a list of the counties in the North West where you can find a list of Independent Schools that we have included which have entry into year 7 (11 Plus entry).

North West Counties

Cheshire

Cumbria

Greater Manchester

Lancashire

Merseyside

Preparing for entry into an Independent School

We have developed a section on how to prepare for Independent school exams and how to prepare for Independent School interviews so do please feel free to use these resources if you would like to.

If you are thinking of trying for an Independent School scholarship or bursary then please see our information page on that topic.

Equally, many independent schools publish past papers and we have past papers and sample papers which are useful for preparation in all the core areas:

Free sample 11 Plus English practice and past papers

Free sample 11 Plus Maths practice and past papers

Free sample 11 Plus Verbal Reasoning practice and past papers

Free sample 11 Plus Non-Verbal Reasoning practice and past papers

Alternatively if you are looking to push your child further with exam papers that are more relevant to certain school, we recommend Learning Street. They provide great mock exam papers which can help your child prepare to a higher degree. We have linked the relevant pages below.

Learning Street Independent School 11 Plus Mock Exam 1

Learning Street Independent School 11 Plus Mock Exam 2

Learning Street Independent School 11 Plus Mock Exam 3

Learning Street Independent School 11 Plus Mock Exam 4

Learning Street Independent School 11 Plus Mock Exam Papers Bundle (Packs 1-4)