These are the 11 most expensive private boarding schools in the UK

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The UK is home to some of the best schools in the world, but a first-class education comes at a serious financial cost.

By attending these institutions, children are offered every opportunity to excel in life. As well as receiving an outstanding education, children also enter exclusive alumni networks that can prove hugely beneficial in later life (just look at how many Old Etonians there are in David Cameron's cabinet right now).

Business Insider used the websites of the schools listed to obtain their annual fees. Some of the schools mentioned in this post charge different fees for students of different ages.

We selected the highest possible fee that could be charged by the school. For more information please visit the individual websites of each school, included below.

Read on to find out which are the 11 schools to make the list.