People looking for teaching jobs in London may hardly expect to find any guidance in Tatler, but the society magazine has broken from its tradition and published a guide to the best state schools.

It has traditionally been an advocate of the private education system, believing that it is more appealing to its readership. However, next month’s edition will feature a rundown of the best 30 state schools in the country and Tatler has urged its readers to try to get a place for their children in one of them.

The main reason for the change of heart from the magazine is the rising cost of private education. The article states the private system costs around £600,000 per child and these prices are becoming too expensive to its readers, especially in families that have more than one child.

Tatler also concedes that standards are changing.

The publication states: "We are not idiots. We know that Tatler is the last place you might expect to find a guide to state schools. But consider this: to put two children through the private system costs around £600,000 - that's £1.2 million before tax. And is private really superior? Not always, not any more."

Furthermore, Tatler's guide also jokes that state school education will make alumni more likeable, adding: "And best of all, when you do finally get into the Cabinet, everyone will love you because you didn’t go to Eton."

London schools dominate the list of the 30 best state schools in the UK. 

Holland Park school is listed as the best secondary school, but Tiffin School in Kingston, the West London Free School in Hammersmith, St Marylebone C of E school in Marylebone and Henrietta Barnett in Hampstead Garden Suburb were all singled out for high praise.

In terms of primaries, Honeywell Junior school in Wandsworth was named as the best, closely followed by St Mary Abbots in Kensington and Coleridge primary in the Haringey area of the capital.