FREE UK Schools Directory 2021/22 THE UK BOARDING SCHOOL SPECIALIST www.andersoneducation.co.uk Access to your favourite sports, hobbies and interests Welcome to the Contents latest UK Boarding 5 Help & advice School Directory... 7 Memories 14 London and South Choosing a boarding school is difficult East schools enough when you live in the UK; when 28 South and West schools you live overseas, it makes selecting and visiting schools a huge task. 43 Central schools 57 Eastern schools For those parents with little experience of boarding schools it can be a daunting prospect; most rely on friends and family for 63 Northern schools help and advice. Each child is different and each school is different. With a little help from the experts you can find that perfect place 68 Welsh schools where your child will blossom and grow to his or her full potential. 70 Scottish schools The UK Boarding School Exhibition, Tours and Directory have School listing and been designed specifically with overseas families in mind and 73 are an excellent starting point for selecting the best school for regional map your child. The Directory is distributed worldwide and available online and from clubs, selected bookshops and schools. The UK Boarding School Exhibition in Dubai each February and November provides an excellent opportunity for parents to meet Heads from schools throughout the UK. The UK Boarding SPECIAL THANKS School Tours enable interested families to talk face to face with Special thanks to students, families education specialists about boarding schools, English language and schools that have contributed programmes or summer schools. editorial and photographs. We always enjoy talking personally to families. Please contact EVERYONE HAS A STORY us by completing an Enquiry Form via our website at We would like to include your www.andersoneducation.co.uk, email or telephone. personal experiences of boarding, We shall be delighted to offer you FREE help and guidance. as a parent or student, in the next Directory. Please send copy Best wishes (max 200 words) to: [email protected] FUTURE EVENTS For future events visit: Sara Sparling www.ukboardingschoolexhibition.com Director, Education Consultant 3 Anderson Education We have personally visited over 350 UK boarding schools; this first-hand experience enables us to identify what is special and unique about each school and match this with the needs of each child. The ease and convenience of our educational service aims to make the search for the best school a stress free experience. Meet the team Sara Sparling Nikki Harlow Sara Sparling is an Education Nikki Harlow is an Education Consultant who travels Consultant, who joined the frequently to the Gulf countries Anderson Education team in to meet local and expat families 2015, she has a wide range considering a UK boarding of experience in education school, summer or language with extensive knowledge of programme. Her experience as a teacher, expat wife, working with children with Special Educational Needs. mother of three children and as a boarder herself, Nikki’s career has included working in schools and also enables her to understand the needs and concerns of as an events and exhibition manager. She has lived in parents. Whilst in the UK Sara makes regular school the USA and the Middle East and her son attended a visits to identify what is unique and special about each UK boarding school. boarding school and ensure that Anderson Education has up to date knowledge and information. Important dates for your diary UK Boarding School Exhibition FREE help & advice from Boarding School specialists. ■ Dubai – February and November each year Check our website for up to date information and our comprehensive Schools Directory UK Boarding School Tours www.boardingschoolsadvice.com ■ Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman ■ Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Saudi Arabia Come and talk to us and tell your friends to come too! Check our website for dates and venues www.andersoneducation.co.uk 4 UK SCHOOLS DIRECTORY 2021/22 Selecting the right school Ask the experts for help and advice when selecting the ‘right’ school for your child. Although boarding schools appear similar when browsing the web or through prospectuses, in reality each has a unique quality. Our job as Education Consultants is to identify for their child. The education of each and every child and match your child’s individual talents, skills and is one of the most important decisions we make, time aspirations to a school that will challenge, encourage spent in early exploration and research is wise. Families and develop, to ensure that each child reaches his living overseas are looking for reassurance that their or her full potential. The purpose and aim of the children will achieve their full potential, in a happy, safe, Education Consultant who specialises in school secure environment. Working closely with an Education placement is to work on behalf of the family, to offer Consultant for the purpose of school selection should help and guidance in the selection of the ‘right’ school follow the process outlined below: PLAN EARLY WHAT TO EXPECT 1. Early planning is advisable, allow at least 18 months. 1. The Education Consultant selects 4 or 5 schools that best meet the agreed criteria, 2. Ask questions and identify the type of educational for your consideration. environment that would best suit the needs of your child; is it to be co-educational or a single sex 2. The Education Consultant will arrange for the school, highly selective or more suitable for the school prospectuses to be sent to the family. ‘all rounder’. 3. The Education Consultant should be available to 3. Do you have any special requirements? i.e. Dyslexia, discuss the benefits of each school selected and medical condition, learning or physical difficulties, generally answer parents’ questions. intensive English language provision. 4. It is advisable to make appointments to visit 4. Do you require the school to be in any particular 3 or 4 schools. To see the school in action is area of the UK? important, parents are advised to visit in term 5. Have copies of the child’s School Reports available. time whenever possible. 6. Inform the child’s present school of your intentions; the Principal will be required to supply a reference. 7. Be clear about, if and when, you are able to visit the schools selected. UK SCHOOLS DIRECTORY 2021/22 5 If English is not your Visas for Boarding first language School Students UK Boarding Schools offer first class English in the UK language teaching and have a great deal of experience in helping students, whose first language is not English, to improve their language skills. OVERVIEW The EFL (English as a Foreign Language) You can apply for the Child student visa if you’re aged Department in schools and colleges offer the between 4 and 17 and you want to study in the UK. overseas student a warm welcome; they have an You should also: important role to play in helping the international • have a place on a course student successfully integrate and understand the • have the consent of your parent or guardian excitement and challenges of boarding life. • have enough money to cover your course fees International Study Centres have specifically and living costs designed pre-boarding and pre- A Level/IB courses; their aim is to ensure that the student’s English is of • meet the eligibility requirements a sufficient level to enable them to cope with the HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE GCSE and A Level/IB examinations. You can apply for a visa up to 6 months before A Summer School provides an excellent your date of travel [outside of the UK] to the introduction to the UK, offering English language www.gov.uk/child-study-visa teaching and activities, such as sports, art, drama and You should get a outdoor activities; a fun way to improve your English. decision on your visa within 3 weeks. Check the guide processing times to find out how long Learning Support getting a visa might take in your country. We can recommend schools with excellent learning support for children with Dyslexia, FEES Dyspraxia and ADHD as well as specialist schools It costs £348 to apply for a Child student visa from for children with Asperger's Syndrome and outside the UK. Cerebral Palsy, deaf children and young people You’ll also have to pay a healthcare surcharge as part who have complex learning issues. of your application. [£470 per year - u18 now receive State Boarding Schools a 25% discount]. Admission to state boarding in the UK is limited to HOW LONG YOU CAN STAY British citizens and anyone with a right of residence in the UK. Your age and the length of your course of study will affect how long you can stay. At state boarding schools you pay for the boarding only and the tuition is paid by the government, as it Age when you apply How long you can stay would at any other state school in England. Under 16 Course length (up to 6 years) Please check the UK Government website Studying in plus 4 months afterwards the UK: guidance for EU students - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for eligibility if you are a EU resident. 16 or 17 Course length (up to 3 years) plus 4 months afterwards A Guardian Family You can arrive in the UK: It is a requirement of schools for all parents resident • up to 1 week before your course starts if your outside the UK to appoint a Guardian living in Britain, course lasts 6 months or less who will act with their full authority. The choice of • up to 1 month before your course starts if your Guardian is the responsibility of the parents.