Lucknow is a beautiful place and I can say that because I had the privilege of being there very recently.
A quiet and lively city with huge parks and lots of road stalls, the place is simply something else.
Any town or city becomes great only when you get the necessary services close to your place of staying.
If you have a good school, cinema, mall, market, and a few other things close to your house then you are living in a paradise on Earth.
Lucknow is one such paradise that was blessed with good neighborhoods which had necessary things available at accessible distances.
More than the accessibility it is about the commendable job that has been done in Lucknow, there are so many top schools present there that education need not be a worry for the parents and kids.
What makes a good school? Good teachers? Proper education? Having extracurricular activities?
Well, the schools in Lucknow have got all this and much more which made Lucknow the ideal place for staying. Keeping up with the theme of this article let's dive into the list of 15 top schools in Lucknow.
In this guide, we ranked and reviewed the 17+ best schools in lucknow, along with our top 3 choices, so that you can pick the best one for you.
15 Top Schools in Lucknow
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1. St. Agnes’ Loreto Day School
The school was established in 1904 and is a Catholic institution. It is an all-girls school based in Lucknow near the station road.
The school is affiliated with the ICSE board.
The capacity of the school is about 1200 and the school has education up to 12th standard.
The school has facilities like playgrounds, laboratories, and a library that the students can use.
The school has various inter and intra school competitions that keeps the students busy and indulged in extracurricular activities.
The school has a stormy rating of more than 4.5 stars and has gotten positive reviews from the parents.
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2. Radcliffe School, Lucknow
This school in Lucknow supports education all the way up to the 12th standard.
It is a co-ed school that has been affiliated with the CBSE board.
The school has strong ratings and reviews shared by parents of their ex-students and current students.
The fee of the school sits in the range of 60,000 to 1 lakh annually.
The school offers various facilities like science labs, carrom table, table tennis, martial art lessons, athletics classes, yoga, and much more.
The Radcliffe School is a chain of schools and its branches in various cities go on to show how popular the school is with parents in different states.
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3. Montfort Inter College
This college has been affiliated with the CBSE board. The school was established in 1959 and it opened as a boy school.
The current name of the school came to be in 2008 when the school became co-ed.
The school has education up to the 12th standard.
The school kids have the facilities of using a 10,000 book library, joining 3 wings of the national cadet corps, and getting enrolled in the scouts and guides program.
The fee of the school sits in the range of 40,000 to 70,000.
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4. Study Hall
This school was established in 1986 and is affiliated with the CBSE board.
This English medium school is a co-ed school that has education up to the 12th standard. The quarterly fees of the school can go above 30,000 rupees.
Music room, sports, labs, IT lab, medical care rooms, etc. make up some of the facilities offered by the school.
The school was established in 1986 and to date enjoys great reviews from parents as it sits with more than average ratings on this list.
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5. Christ Church College
The college was founded in 1878 when it began with just 2 students. The education offered here extends till the 12th standard.
The fee of the college sits in the range of 30,000 to 40,000 depending on the standard.
The college is a co-ed institution and is affiliated with CISCE which makes it an ICSE board school.
The school has gotten good ratings thanks to the parents, as they have also showered the school with great reviews.
The college has AC classrooms and the students have access to various indoor and outdoor sporting facilities in addition to transport facilities offered by the institution.
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6. Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Lucknow
This highly rated and positively reviewed school sits on the list because of its merits.
This is a fairly new education institute considering it commenced in 2015 following the footsteps of two institutes that came before it.
Throughout its 76-year legacy, the students here have been offered top-quality facilities like great teachers and good sporting equipment.
The fee of the school sits in the range of 20,000 to 25,000 rupees quarterly depending on the standard.
The school is affiliated with the CBSE board and is a co-ed and private boarding school based in Lucknow.
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7. La Martiniere College, Lucknow
One of the oldest colleges, it was established in 1845. This college is an elite private educational institute that has 2 campuses, one for boys and one for girls.
The girl's half of the college was established in 1869. The school supports education for kids from age 5 up to the age of 17 or 18.
The curriculum of the school includes extracurricular activities and sports that aim at honing individual skills and team skills.
The college has a band, multiple cricket and football grounds along with other sports grounds as well.
The fee of this ICSE-affiliated school is approximately close to 90,000 rupees. The reviews and ratings of the college are almost picture perfect.
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8. Seth M R Jaipuria School, Lucknow
This co-ed school is affiliated with the ICSE board.
The fee of this school goes above 1 lakh depending on the standard of the student.
The school has a swimming pool, music rooms, library, laboratories, medical facilities, CCTV and a lot more facilities available for students.
This was the first school in the series of schools established under the same name and it was established in 1992.
With a rating of over 4 stars and plenty of good reviews the school surely makes its place on this list justified.
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9. Loreto Convent School, Lucknow
Founded in 1872 this school is girls-only. The school is a sister school to St. Agnes' Loreto Day School.
The school is affiliated with CISCE making it an ICSE school.
The list of facilities available at school is endless with a library, sports ground, lockers, and AC classrooms being just some of them.
The fee of the school is in the range of 20,000 to 40,000 depending on the standard of the kid. The ratings and reviews amassed by this school are top-notch.
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10. Sainik School, Lucknow
The school was founded back in 1960, this school is a co-ed school and affiliated with the CBSE board.
The facilities at the school include a swimming pool, horse riding, gymnasium, gardens, and a lot more.
This is a boarding school.
This is the first Sainik school in the country and was followed by many others. The fee of the school is 35,000 rupees for a whole year.
The school ranks highly in the eye of parents which can be demonstrated by the high reviews and ratings that the school has received.
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11. City Montessori School, Lucknow
This is the largest school in the whole world and that in itself justifies the good ratings and reviews amassed by the school.
The school was established in 1959 and the fee is under 30,000 rupees to get enrolled. The school supports education up to the 12th standard.
The school has made a place for itself in the Guinness Book of World Records and is affiliated with CICSE and CAIE boards.
Some of the facilities at the school are a cricket ground, an astroturf, a science park, and a swimming pool among others.
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12. G. D. Goenka Public School, Lucknow
Established in 2011 this is a co-ed school affiliated with the CBSE board.
The school offers education up to the 12th standard. The school fee goes up to 1,20,000 rupees for a year.
The school has a lot of facilities that it offers to the kids, some of them are a swimming pool, dance room, gym room, transportation services, and a few others.
This school like all others on the list enjoys great support from parents in the form of good reviews and ratings.
The school ranks highly in the eye of parents which can be demonstrated by the high reviews and ratings that the school has received.
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13. LPS, Rajajipuram
Providing education to the students up to the 12th standard this school is registered with the ICSE board.
At this school, the students get facilities like a dance room, CCTV cameras, AV rooms, Music class, canteen, activity hall and much more.
The fee of the school sits under 30,000 rupees.
The school was established in 1998 and has a lot of other branches in Lucknow and Delhi.
The school is also a co-ed school and the rating and reviews of the school have nothing but only a positive picture to paint.
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14. Mount Carmel College
The college provides education for students up to the 12th standard. The college is affiliated with the ICSE board and is co-ed.
The college was established in 1958 and the fee is approximately 60,000 rupees.
The facilities provided at the college premises are too many in number and additionally.
The students can opt for courses like fashion designing, cookery and bakery, and beautician courses among others.
The ratings and reviews of the college show that the parents give a strong thumbs up to the college.
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15. DPS Eldeco
This co-ed school is affiliated with the CBSE board and has students in classes up to the 12th standard.
The school opened its gate in 2000 and offers facilities like a swimming pool, gymnasium, music school, dance room, labs, transportation, and much more.
DPS has branches all over India and is one of the most reputed school brands which is why it has strong ratings and reviews to its name.
The fee for the students sits close to 35,000 depending on the standard they are in.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Q1. Which school is better in Lucknow?
Above you have a list of the 15 top schools in Lucknow. The list has been made by taking into consideration a lot of factors ranging from teachers to staff to fees and others.
Thus, one school might be closer to a certain person's home while the other may have less expensive fees and so on. This leaves us with a list of schools where one top candidate can't be picked.
Q2. Which is no 1 school in UP?
Appejay school, Noida is the top school that Uttar Pradesh has to offer. The co-ed school is affiliated with the CBSE board.
What makes the school number 1 is the fact that it has the best teachers and staff. The school offers various amenities and also has a good and proven track record in churning out well-rounded students.
Q3. Which is the No 1 school in India?
There are uncountable schools in all of India and a lot of them make a serious case for being the best in the nation.
However, the tag of the best school in India goes to St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata. St Xavier schools are present in various states and the education offered at their institutes is top class without a doubt.
Q4. Which school is the biggest in Lucknow?
City Montessori School in Lucknow is not only the biggest school in Lucknow but also the biggest school in the world.
The school has more than 20 campuses throughout Lucknow and students upward of 50,000. The staff count also stands tall at 4500 and the quality of education provided here sits right at the top.
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