350 best English boarding schools in England UK

Education information

Schools

350institutions

Show on map

Categories and filter

You chose:

United Kingdom

English

Boarding school

Clear filter

Sort:

by ranking

by name by ranking by price (increasing) by price (decreasing)

student age

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

Show by:

10 18 36 72

Show by:

10 18 36 72

Alternative destinations

Education information

SMAPSE team has selected for you best boarding schools in England and in the UK where students can improve their command of English. If you are interested in descriptions of schools and programs, cost and feedback os students, don't hesitate to contact SMAPSE specialists at any time and they will help you to make the right choice!

General statistics on education in the UK-ratings, specializations, universities

Best boarding schools in England - 2024 Smapse rankings

1	Cardiff Sixth Form College
2	Sevenoaks School
3	Queen Ethelburga's College
4	Brighton College
5	The National Mathematics and Science College NMSC
6	Concord College
7	Westbourne School
8	Wellington College
9	Rossall School
10	d'Overbroeck's College
11	Dulwich College
12	Fettes College
13	Stonar School
14	Wycliffe College
15	Lucton School
16	King's School Canterbury
17	ACS School Cobham
18	Hurtwood House
19	Uppingham School
20	Scarborough College
21	King's College St Michael’s
22	Mill Hill School
23	Windermere School
24	Clifton College
25	Badminton School
26	Oakham School
27	Oundle School
28	Stowe School
29	Cheltenham College
30	Bromsgrove School
31	Sidcot School
32	Prior Park College
33	Millfield School
34	Oswestry School
35	Caterham School
36	City of London Freemen’s School
37	Buckswood School
38	Brooke House College
39	Taunton School
40	St Clare's Oxford
41	Repton School
42	Royal Russell School
43	King's Ely
44	Leys Cambridge
45	Leighton Park
46	Bedford School
47	Fyling Hall
48	Royal Hospital School

Best boarding schools in England and UK 2024

№	A/A* %	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day GBP	Board GBP
1	88.92	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 7-16)	29,709	39,252
2	88.68	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co-ed	16,600	42,750
3	83.54	Oxford International College	Both	Co-ed	21,000	42,000
4	83.06	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	24,420	44,460
5	81.43	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	14,280	39,900
6	71.25	Ruthin School	Both	Co-ed	14,000	34,500
7	64.12	City of London Freemen's School	Both	Co-ed	18,279	30,816
8	64.11	Oundle School	Both	Co-ed	23,505	36,690
9	61.74	Marlborough College	Both	Co-ed		37,815
10	60.87	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	22,437	35,760
11	60.00	Wellington College	Both	Co-ed	30,375	41,580
12	59.06	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	18,900	36,570
13	58.33	Hurtwood House	Both	Co-ed	28,950	43,428
14	58.22	Epsom College	Both	Co-ed	25,266	37,263
15	55.71	St Peter's School	Both	Co-ed	18,075	32,280
16	54.80	Uppingham School	Both	Co-ed	26,313	37,590
17	54.17	Bellerbys College Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	27,060	38,940
18	53.71	Abbey College Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	29,000
19	53.40	Bishop's Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	19,839	31,923
20	53.37	d'Overbroeck's Oxford	Both	Co-ed	23,850	38,700
21	53.19	Canford School	Both	Co-ed	27,723	36,420
22	53.00	Christ's Hospital	Both	Co-ed	23,310	35,850
23	52.01	Ashford School	Both	Co-ed	16,800	37,500
24	51.14	Dean Close School	Both	Co-ed	24,600	37,413
25	51.00	Monkton Senior School	Both	Co-ed	20,910	33,345
26	49.50	Dauntsey's School	Both	Co-ed	18,990	36,300
27	48.51	Cheltenham College	Both	Co-ed	28,575	37,770
28	48.43	West Buckland School	Both	Co-ed	15,060	33,660
29	48.06	Wells Cathedral School	Both	Co-ed	18,801	31,464
30	47.66	King's Ely	Both	Co-ed	21,459	39,441

IB rankings of small schools in England 2024

AVG. Points	Name	DAY/BOARD	BOY/GIRL	DAY GBP	BOARD GBP	Cohort size
36.7	Westbourne School	Both	Co-ed	14,010	35,850	11
36.5	Sherborne Girls	Both	Girls	21,975	37,050	17
34.1	Gresham's School	Both	Co-ed	27,000	37,890	16
32.1	International Community School	Day	Co-ed	27,540		14
31.0	Ellesmere College	Both	Co-ed	18,990	34,533	12
28.0	Buckswood School	Both	Co-ed	13,950	29,700	18

Best UK boys private school rankings 2024

№	A/A* %	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day GBP	Board GBP
1	95.80	Winchester College	Boarding	Boys		43,335
2	95.30	St Paul's School	Both	Boys	26,556	39,966
3	87.00	Tonbridge School	Both	Boys	33,636	44,835
4	84.90	Radley College	Boarding	Boys		41,7
5	82.00	Whitgift School	Both	Boys	21,24	41,55
6	80.20	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	21,6	44,07
7	80.00	Warwick School	Both	Boys	14,337	34,575
8	75.00	Bedford School	Both	Boys	20,949	35,43
9	73.30	Sherborne School	Both	Boys	31,8	40,125
10	72.30	Loughborough Grammar School	Both	Boys	14,205	34,485
11	70.00	Shiplake College	Boarding	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	25,125	37,35
12	65.80	Monmouth School	Both	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	16,599	34,167

A-level rankings 2024

#	*A + A %**	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day £	Board £
1	92.11	Oxford International College	Both	Co-ed	23,375	44,750
2	90.28	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co-ed	17,700	46,450
3	85.35	St Paul's Girls' School	Day	Girls	27,831
4	83.54	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16)	31,491	41,607
5	83.52	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	14,709	41,900
6	82.40	Magdalen College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	18,939
7	82.14	St Paul's School	Both	Boys	25,908	38,991
8	82.00	Ruthin School	Both	Co-ed	14,500	40,500
9	81.51	Winchester College	Boarding	Boys		41,709
10	81.20	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys	18,939
11	80.93	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	25,410	50,040
12	80.60	Wycombe Abbey School	Boarding	Girls	30,270	40,350
13	80.30	Eton College	Boarding	Boys		42,501
14	79.37	King's College School - Wimbledon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	22,335
15	79.15	Perse Upper School	Day	Co-ed	17,994
16	78.41	Hampton School	Day	Boys	20,745
17	77.82	Godolphin & Latymer School	Day	Girls	22,595
18	77.67	Guildford High School for Girls	Day	Girls	17,733
19	77.65	Oxford High School GDST	Day	Girls	16,089
20	77.49	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	28,590	40,140
21	77.14	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	19,212
22	76.53	Lady Eleanor Holles School	Day	Girls	20,802
23	76.15	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	19,494
24	75.84	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree	Day	Boys	21,159
25	75.82	Highgate School	Day	Co-ed	21,600
26	75.28	Merchant Taylors' School	Day	Boys	21,526
27	75.21	King Edward VI High School for Girls	Day	Girls	13,338
28	74.89	University College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	21,090
29	74.61	Manchester Grammar School	Day	Boys	12,930
30	74.18	Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls	Day	Girls	19,311

IB rankings of large schools in England 2024

AVG. Points	Name	DAY/BOARD	BOY/GIRL	DAY GBP	BOARD GBP	Cohort size
43.0	Godolphin & Latymer School	Day	Girls	23,531		31
42.8	King's College School - Wimbledon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	22,995		54
42.7	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	30,39	44,79	27
41.6	Wellington College	Both	Boys	21,24	41,55	24
41.3	Sevenoaks School	Both	Co-ed	28,413	43,353	235
41.3	Ardingly College	Both	Co-ed	25,185	39,312	50
41.2	Wellington College	Both	Co-ed	31,14	42,63	125
40.3	King Edward's School - Birmingham	Day	Boys	14,091		99
40.3	Bromsgrove School	Day	Girls	18,885		21
40.3	Brentwood School	Both	Co-ed	20,598	40,365	20
40.1	Bromsgrove School	Both	Co-ed	17,94	40,155	69
39.4	Fettes College	Both	Co-ed	30,87	37,2	61
39.0	Haileybury	Both	Co-ed	27,435	37,215	49
39.0	St Clare's	Both	Co-ed	20,48	42,626	89
39.0	Westbourne School	Both	Co-ed	14,97	37,95	20
39.0	Malvern College	Both	Co-ed	27,084	41,145	53
38.1	Marymount International School	Both	Girls	26,51	44,88
38.0	International School of Aberdeen	Day	Co-ed	14,815		23
38.0	ACS Hillingdon International School	Day	Co-ed	25,9		30
38.0	Charterhouse School	Both	Co-ed	34,218	41,406
38.0	Bryanston School	Both	Co-ed		39,693	22
37.8	Dwight School London	Day	Co-ed	25,5		24
37.7	Bradfield College	Both	Co-ed	32,28	40,35	32
37.6	Southbank International School - Westminster	Day	Co-ed	32,16		77
37.5	Gresham's School	Both	Co-ed	27,81	39,03	21
37.0	Oakham School	Both	Co-ed	22,83	37,8
37.0	Felsted School	Both	Co-ed	25,59	39,165	39
37.0	ACS Cobham International School	Both	Co-ed	28,76	49,79	65
37.0	ACS Egham International School	Day	Co-ed	26,92		56
37.0	Bedford School	Both	Boys	20,949	35,43	21
36.6	International School of London, London	Day	Co-ed	27,5		30
36.4	Taunton School	Both	Co-ed	20,88	38,88	26
36.3	Windermere School	Both	Co-ed	19,05	33,315	40
36.0	TASIS - The American School in England	Both	Co-ed	26,375	48,9	35
35.9	King Edward's Witley	Both	Co-ed	21,585	34,995	31
35.8	St Edward's School - Oxford	Both	Co-ed	32,382	40,467	83
35.3	Scarborough College	Both	Co-ed	15,741	32,277	28
35.2	Halcyon London International School	Day	Co-ed	27,966
35.0	St Leonards School	Both	Co-ed	15,939	37,92	64
35.0	Rossall School	Both	Co-ed	14,43	36,84	22
34.1	King William's College	Both	Co-ed	24	35,55	49

Best boarding schools in England by GCSE 2024

#	*A + A %**	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day £	Board £
1	98.61	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 13 - 16)	31,491	41,607
2	97.60	Wycombe Abbey School	Boarding	Girls	30,270	40,350
3	96.66	St Paul's School	Both	Boys	25,908	38,991
4	94.97	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	28,590	40,140
5	93.93	Brighton College	Both	Co-ed	25,410	50,040
6	92.98	Eton College	Boarding	Boys		42,501
7	92.52	Tonbridge School	Both	Boys	31,587	42,105
8	90.30	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	29,280	43,170
9	87.00	Sevenoaks School	Both	Co-ed	27,585	42,084
10	86.95	Winchester College	Boarding	Boys		41,709
11	86.51	Abingdon School	Both	Boys	20,655	41,145
12	84.38	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	14,709	41,900
13	83.94	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	21,246	44,346
14	83.54	Downe House School	Both	Girls	29,115	39,150
15	83.05	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	18,375	30,285
16	83.00	Wellington College	Both	Co-ed	30,375	41,580
17	82.54	Radley College	Boarding	Boys		40,125
18	82.00	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	29,745	39,885
19	81.93	City of London Freemen's School	Both	Co-ed	19,194	32,985
20	81.71	Whitgift School	Both	Boys	20,640	40,140
21	80.91	St Swithun's School	Both	Girls	20,976	34,776
22	79.42	Oundle School	Both	Co-ed	24,270	37,890
23	79.35	Chigwell School	Both	Co-ed	18,885	32,985
24	77.89	Caterham School	Both	Co-ed	19,620	38,760
25	77.69	Benenden School	Boarding	Girls		39,372
26	77.35	Badminton School	Both	Girls	16,836	38,985
27	77.08	Rugby School	Both	Co-ed	23,088	36,798
28	76.70	Headington School	Both	Girls	19,905	40,185
29	76.56	Burgess Hill Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 2 - 4)	19,800	35,550
30	74.80	Bishop's Stortford College	Both	Co-ed	20,532	33,402

Best UK girls private school rankings 2024

№	A/A* %	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day GBP	Board GBP
1	93.90	Wycombe Abbey School	Boarding	Girls	30,945	41,25
2	90.30	Woldingham School	Both	Girls	25,5	42,21
3	88.60	St Swithun's School	Both	Girls	21,918	36,339
4	85.00	St Catherine's School, Bramley	Both	Girls	19,775	32,865
5	85.00	Downe House School	Both	Girls	31,305	42,09
6	84.30	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	30,39	44,79
7	83.00	Benenden School	Boarding	Girls		40,848
8	81.00	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Both	Girls	17,373	36,007
9	79.00	Bruton School For Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 7)	18,696	34,524
10	79.00	Badminton School	Both	Girls	17,43	40,5
11	79.00	Mayfield School	Both	Girls	23,25	36,75
12	78.00	St Francis' College	Both	Girls	18,45	34,77
13	78.00	Queen Margaret's School - York	Both	Girls	19,5	33,69
14	77.50	St George's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	24,195	37,98
15	77.20	Rye St Antony School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 11)	17,055	29,415
16	76.00	Headington School	Both	Girls	20,28	40,965
17	75.00	Malvern St James Girls' School	Both	Girls	19,74	42,81
18	74.80	Sherborne Girls	Both	Girls	23,76	39,51
19	73.30	Tudor Hall School	Both	Girls
20	72.50	Royal High School	Both	Girls	14,595	32,286
21	72.00	Queen Anne's School	Both	Girls	25,11	41,775
22	71.00	Farlington School	Both	Girls	18,3	30,75
23	70.00	Moreton Hall School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 13)	31,08	37,77
24	69.00	Harrogate Ladies' College	Both	Girls	17,52	41,355
25	67.80	Queenswood School	Both	Girls	27,12	37,65
26	65.80	Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 6th form)	16,599	34,167
27	65.00	Heathfield School - Ascot	Both	Girls	24	38,85
28	64.00	Royal Masonic School for Girls	Both	Girls	19,278	33,198
29	60.00	The Godolphin School	Both	Girls	22,335	39,165

Rankings of 22 best British colleges 2024

№	A/A* %	Name	Day/Board	Boy/Girl	Day GBP	Board GBP
1	88.68	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Both	Co-ed	16,600	42,750
2	83.54	Oxford International College	Both	Co-ed	21,000	42,000
3	81.43	Concord College	Both	Co-ed	14,280	39,900
4	64%	National Mathematics and Science College	Both	Co-ed	29,000	45,000
4	58.33	Hurtwood House	Both	Co-ed	28,950	43,428
5	54.17	Bellerbys College Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	27,060	38,940
6	53.71	Abbey College Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	29,000
7	53.37	d'Overbroeck's Oxford	Both	Co-ed	23,850	38,700
8	47.21	Cambridge Tutors College	Both	Co-ed	15,900	39,990
9	44.09	CATS College Canterbury	Both	Co-ed	26,490	41,775
10	42.55	Bosworth Independent College	Both	Co-ed	12,600	30,300
11	39.29	CATS College Cambridge	Both	Co-ed	24,990	44,775
12	32.94	Mander Portman Woodward - Cambridge	Day	Co-ed	28,305
13	31.01	Bellerbys College Brighton	Both	Co-ed	27,060	43,704
14	30.53	Abbey College Manchester	Both	Co-ed	12,750
15	30.50	Chelsea Independent College	Both	Co-ed	24,000	48,000
16	29.75	Cambridge Centre For Sixth Form Studies	Both	Co-ed	21,000	48,000
17	28.65	Rochester Independent College	Both	Co-ed	18,000	36,900
18	24.86	CATS College London	Both	Co-ed	24,990	49,980
19	24.83	DLD College London	Both	Co-ed	23,000	50,500
20	20.93	Ealing Independent College	Day	Co-ed	16,050
21	16.39	Padworth College	Both	Co-ed

Top 9 best colleges in London 2024 rankings

1	Abbey DLD College London
2	MPW College London
3	Kensington Park School
4	CATS College London
5	Bellerbys College London
6	David Game College London
7	Cambridge Tutors College
8	Ealing Independent College
9	King’s College London

Top 21 boarding colleges in England 2024

1	Cardiff Sixth Form College
2	National Mathematics and Science College
3	Abbey College Cambridge
4	d'Overbroeck's College
5	MPW London
6	CATS Cambridge
7	Kensington Park
8	DLD London
9	King's College St Michael’s
10	Bellerbys Cambridge
11	Chelsea Independent College
12	MPW Cambridge
13	Bellerbys Brighton
14	CATS London
15	St Clare's Oxford
16	Bishopstrow College
17	CATS Canterbury
18	Bellerbys London
19	Ealing Independent College
20	Cambridge Tutors College
21	Abbey Manchester

Top 33 best schools and colleges in and near London 2024

1	Abbey DLD College London
2	Sevenoaks School
3	Chelsea Independent College
4	ACS Cobham International School
5	MPW College London
6	Westminster School
7	Mill Hill School
8	St Pauls School London
9	Kensington Park School
10	Harrow School
11	CATS College London
12	David Game College London
13	Hurtwood House School
14	Brentwood Private School
15	Bellerbys College London
16	Caterham School
17	International Community School
18	TASIS the American International School in England
19	City of London Freemen’s School
20	Dulwich College
21	Ashbourne College
22	Epsom College
23	Royal Russell School
24	Rochester Independent College
25	Worth School
26	Felsted School
27	Queenswood private boarding school
28	LVS Ascot School
29	Eaton Square Private School London
30	Cambridge Tutors College
31	Marymount International School London
32	St Christopher School Letchworth
33	King Edward's Witley Private School

Statistics of English courses in England

Programs	Intensity	Group	Language requirements	The minimum cost of the week
General English	15-20	8-10	Starter	£240+
Intensive English Course	28-30	6-12	Beginner	£310+
Super Intensive English Course	35-40	6-10	Beginner	£350+
Exam Preparation Courses	20-25	6-12	Intermediate	£355+
Business English	20-25	7-10	Intermediate	£355+
Intensive Business English	25-30	7-10	Intermediate	£380+
Academic English	20-25	6-12	Beginner	£280+
English plus	10-15	5-10	Intermediate	£355+
English for Work	25-30	10-14	Beginner	£355+
Vacation English	10-15	5-10	Beginner	£270+
One-to-One lessons	individual	1	Starter	£50+ - 1 lesson

Students Accommodation Options in UK

Accomondation	Meals	Number of people per room	Cost per week/min	Cost per week/max
Homestay	full Board or half Board	1-3	£190	£500
School residence	full Board	1-3	£220	£650
Appartment	without meals	1-3	£250	£5,000+
Hotel	with/out meals	1-2	£35/day	£500+/day

Secondary education in the UK

World Ranking	1
Foreign students	20%
Minimum age	4 years+ (age 11-14)
Tuition language	English
Minimum English level	beginner&higher (depends on the school)
Tuition cost	£17,000-50,000
Cost of living (year)	£10,000-25,000
Mandatory subjects	English, Mathematics, Science

Reviews/Comments/Questions

There are no comments here yet

Your comment / review

If you have a question, write it, we will try to answer

I agree with the privacy policy

* - Field is mandatory

You chose:

United Kingdom

English

Boarding school

Clear filter

FAQ

Visa difficulty

Student Visa 6 months+

Filing difficulty

8 out of 10

about 15 working days

Short-term study visa (6 - 11 months)

Filing difficulty

6 out of 10

about 15 working days

Tourist Visa 6 months+

Filing difficulty

6 out of 10

about 15 working days

Blog

Student reviews

General information about London

Country	United Kingdom
Region	England
Region 2	Greater London
Population	7,556,900
Visitors	18,580,000/year

Educational organizations in London

Commercial, Private	286
Non-commercial	206
Educational institutes	106
Healthcare, Hospitals	97
Universities, Colleges	91
State	54
Research	30
Libraries, Museums, Archives	24

17 best boarding schools in London 2024 rankings

1	Abbey DLD College London
2	Mount Mill Hill International School
3	Mill Hill School
4	Westminster School
5	Kensington Park School
6	Brentwood School
7	Ashbourne College
8	David Game College
9	Marymount International School London
10	Harrow School
11	Dulwich College
12	Royal Russell School
13	City of London Freemen’s School
14	Portland Place School
15	Queenswood school
16	North London Grammar School
17	St Pauls School London

Top 33 best schools and colleges in and near London 2024

1	Abbey DLD College London
2	Sevenoaks School
3	Chelsea Independent College
4	ACS Cobham International School
5	MPW College London
6	Westminster School
7	Mill Hill School
8	St Pauls School London
9	Kensington Park School
10	Harrow School
11	CATS College London
12	David Game College London
13	Hurtwood House School
14	Brentwood Private School
15	Bellerbys College London
16	Caterham School
17	International Community School
18	TASIS the American International School in England
19	City of London Freemen’s School
20	Dulwich College
21	Ashbourne College
22	Epsom College
23	Royal Russell School
24	Rochester Independent College
25	Worth School
26	Felsted School
27	Queenswood private boarding school
28	LVS Ascot School
29	Eaton Square Private School London
30	Cambridge Tutors College
31	Marymount International School London
32	St Christopher School Letchworth
33	King Edward's Witley Private School