Rossall School

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Fleetwood, Lancashire UK ROSSALL SCHOOL LOCATION: SCHOOL FACTS: • Population: 25,939 • Grades at School: 7-12 LIVERPOOL • Located 1 Hour 25 Minutes North of • Total Students in School: 565 Airport Code: LPL Liverpool • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:14 • Weather: • Estimated Start Date: Early September Summer/Fall: Warm and Temperate • Estimated End Date: Late June/Early July Winter/Spring: Wet and Cool • School Uniform Required: YES ELIGIBILITY: • Enrollment Restrictions: Accepting Grades 7-12 • School Entrance exam required: Interview with Principal required • All candidates seeking entry to Sixth Form will be required to give GCSE / iGCSE equivalent qualifications from the student’s own country SCHOOL PROFILE Rossall School is a large, British private boarding school educating Senior and Sixth Form boys and girls since 1844. The school presents a challenging curriculum in a friendly, global community environment (over 50 nationalities represented). Academic offerings include a large selection of GCSE core subjects, over 25 A-Level courses, the prestigious International Baccalaureate, as well as the Combined Cadet Force (the first in the UK). FACILITIES Set on an historic 160-acre campus along the magnificent Lancashire coastline, it’s the only school in the UK with its own Space Science & Astronomy Centre. Other facilities of note are a brand new cookery kitchen, and a state-of-the-art design and technology studio. Its impressive Harry Potter-style dining hall was described by F.A.M Webster in OPTIONS AVAILABLE: his book, Our Great Public Schools, as “one of the most splendid in the country”. Rossall School also features a gymnasium, an indoor pool, climbing wall and tennis courts, in Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, German, Latin, Spanish addition to outdoor tennis and squash courts, shooting and archery ranges, an AstroTurf hockey pitch and a mile-long private beach. Academic Courses: Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design SPORTS AND ARTS and Technology, Drama, English, Further Rossall School offers membership in 64 clubs and societies. Competitive sports of -hock Mathematics, Geography, Graphic Design, ey, preparatory school rugby and basketball. As for the selection of extracurricular activ- History, Mathematics, Music, Photography, ities, they are virtually limitless. Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Religious Studies Student housing at Rossall School gives off a warm, family-oriented vibe. There are cosy Athletics: Archery, Badminton, Basketball, common areas, well-appointed bedrooms and contemporary shower rooms. Perfectly Climbing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fitness, cared for by houseparents and tutors, young people find the dormitories a place to relax, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, study and form lasting friendships. Netball, Rounders, Running, Sailing, Tennis, Volleyball, Yoga Extracurricular Activities: Astronomy, % A*-C at A-Level: 80% Chess, Creative Writing, Duke of Edinburgh Closest International Airports:Liverpool John Lennon (LPL) Award Scheme, Garden, Jazz Band, Model United Nations, Musical Production, Orchestra, Rock Band ESL Available/Level: YES