Press releases
22 December 2010
LittleGossip: ISC condemns “cyberbullying website”
10 December 2010
A wide-ranging study of independent education has highlighted the distinctive nature of ISC schools.
10 December 2010
New research from ISC has revealed the impact on independent schools of dealing with government regulations.
3 December 2010
ISC questions the main conclusion presented by the Sutton Trust on the report it commissioned from NFER on university performance.
22 October 2010
A survey of ISC schools has revealed that a large majority (66%) have seen their pupil numbers either rise or remain unchanged on last year.
7 October 2010
ISC is pleased to confirm that the High Court has granted our application for judicial review of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
29 September 2010
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) welcomes today’s confirmation from the Attorney General that he has asked the Charity Tribunal to review the way the Charity Commission is interpreting public benefit in the context of independent schools.
4 September 2010
GCSE and IGCSE exam results from 41,039 candidates at 571 Independent Schools Council (ISC) schools show that this year 29.5% of entries achieved grade A*. This is the sixth consecutive yearly rise.
1 September 2010
The Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS) is one of the five professional associations of Head teachers in the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
28 August 2010
This year’s A-level exam results from 33,466 candidates at 483 Independent Schools Council (ISC) schools show that 18.17% of entries from ISC pupils were awarded the new grade A* designed to reward the top academic achievers. This compares to a national average of 8.1%.