Where to go to get ahead ... if you can afford it

Eton: £38,730 (boarding only)

Harrow: £38,550 (boarding only)

Winchester College: £38,100 (boarding only)

Charterhouse: £38,061 boarders, £31,449 day pupils

St Paul’s: £36,399 for boarders, £24,303 day pupils

Shrewsbury: £35,040 boarders, £24,390 day pupils

Westminster: £36,462 boarders, £25,248 day pupils

Rugby: £34,752 for boarders; £21,804 day pupils

Merchant Taylor’s: £19,998 (day pupils only)