Top 10 Facts About HMC

243,021 pupils are
taught in HMC schools in the UK and Ireland.

One in four of all those
attending the UK's top
ten universities come
from HMC's 296 schools.

90% of pupils in HMC
schools in the UK go on
to higher education.

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34% of pupils in HMC
schools across the UK
received help with their fees
in 2019/20.

76% of HMC schools in
the UK and Ireland are
co-educational, 12% are boys' only and 12% are
girls' only schools. 56% offer boarding
in some form.

Average fees in HMC schools start at £3,383
per term/£10,149 per
year for day students
and £7,932 per term/
£23,796 per year for
boarding students.

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99% of HMC schools
are in academic partnerships
with state schools.

There is one teacher for
every 9 pupils in HMC
schools in England
compared with one per
22 in the state sector.

100% of HMC schools are
involved in partnerships
with state maintained
schools and their local communities.

Fact 10

Pupils in HMC schools play
on average between 5 and 6 hours 
of sports and games
a week in over 40 different sports
- double the amount
played by pupils in state
schools.