The Glasgow Academy - Co-educational independent primary and secondary school based in the West End.
The High School of Glasgow - An independent, co-educational day school of about 960 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18.
Hutchesons' Grammar School - An independent, co-educational primary and secondary school in the South Side of the city, incorporating the former Laurel Park school in the West End.
Kelvinside Academy - Independent co-educational day school in the west end.
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