Grange School

In Brief

The mainland anchor for professional families in Ikeja and its surrounding neighbourhoods: 66 years of track record, COBIS full accreditation and 97.1% A*-C at IGCSE in 2023 at under a quarter of the price of AISL or BIS. If you're based north of the bridge, it's the most credible British option in Lagos.

Grange sits in a category of its own on the Lagos mainland - British curriculum from Nursery through Year 11, not-for-profit, and producing IGCSE results that put it in the top 4% of UK schools. The school earned full COBIS accreditation in 2023 after a rigorous inspection cycle, and the 2023 cohort posted 97.1% A*-C and 84.2% A*-B - figures that hold up against international schools charging five times the fees.

At around NGN 4.5 million per year for day pupils, Grange is a straightforward call for families who don't need an IB Diploma or post-16 route from the same school. Class sizes cap at 20, Spanish and Mandarin sit alongside the British curriculum, and bus routes cover both Island and mainland - practical if your child is at the school but you work on Victoria Island. The boarding option (approximately NGN 6.5 million per year in off-campus houses five minutes from the main campus) is used mainly by Nigerian families from outside Lagos.

The school stops at Year 11, so families planning a seamless IGCSE-to-A-Level journey need a plan for post-16. There is no IB Diploma. The Ikeja GRA location adds 45-70 minutes each way for anyone based in Lekki or Victoria Island.