BBC News: School League Tables

Centre for the Study of Comprehensive Schools - A charitable trust, based at the University of Leicester. It has membership in 2,000 schools, or half the secondary school population. Promoting good practice through training, conferences and a newsletter.

Ofsted - The official body for inspecting schools. Provides links to school reports and official publications as well as a FAQ and contact details.

Which Boarding School - Company providing free advice on choosing a boarding school. Includes an online enquiry form.

The Boarding School's Association - The BSA represents over 500 boarding schools. Lists standards, publications, school search and contact details.

De La Salle Schools - Offer Christian education in a Christian community. Explains the aims of the founder and their projects in the developing world, and lists schools

Girls' Day School Trust - Provides information about 25 independent girls' schools. In addition the trust provides management services to schools and a scholarship and bursary scheme.

The Good Schools Guide - Guide to independent and state schools with mapping and searches by name, age groups and religion. Includes tabulations of examination data, contact details and links to Ofsted reports.

The Independent Schools Directory UK - Covers 2000 plus independent schools. Offers basic information.

Montessori Education UK - A guide to Montessori education and a list of accredited schools.

John Catt's School Search - Database with information on educational establishments. Also has a guide to school suppliers.

UK School Search - Find and contact private schools, boarding schools, public schools and special education.

UK Private Schools Guide - Directory of independent private schools, categorised by region. A brief summary of each school is given, showing contact details, age range and size.

UK Schools Website Directory - Database of school websites and email addresses, searchable by county, plus statistics.

Emetis Independent Schools Guide - A guide to independent schools, includes a resource directory, search service and advice guide.

AllTheSchools UK Schools Directory - Directory of schools in the South West. Includes addresses, term dates, performance tables and OFSTED reports.

Independent Schools Council - The official site for schools belonging to the Independent Schools Joint Council - about 1,300 of the 2,000 plus independent schools. Includes search facilities.

The Independent Schools Guide - Directory of independent schools and special schools from Gabbitas. Includes an 'ask the expert' feature and FAQ.

The Council of British Independent Schools in the European Communities. - Membership association of British Schools of quality in Europe, with suitable schools from elsewhere in the world as affiliate members. Includes a list of COBISEC schools.

TES Schools Directory - Searchable database of all 33,000 primary, secondary, middle, independent and special needs schools. Each listing includes a description, number on roll, Ofsted report, and league tables.

A Guide to Independent Private Boarding Schools - A searchable guide on how to find the boarding school that best suits your child.

Specialist Schools and Acadamies Trust - Manages the governments specialist schools programme. Includes a list of specialist schools and city academies, together with information for schools and potential sponsors.

State Boarding School's Association - STABIS provides information on state schools that combine boarding facilities with free state education.

Find My School - Searchable database provides a star rating for each school, plus links to Ofsted reports.