Fact file

One great advantage of boarding at Dollar is that there are several hundred day pupils that live locally in the town of Dollar, so boarders have a wide circle of friends, both in and out of the boarding house.

Q&A fact file: West Buckland School

At Rishworth we place importance on people. We know the value of academic success as a gateway to University courses and top flight careers so we prepare our students to achieve excellent grades in public examinations.

At Woodbridge School, we want every pupil to thrive, and this begins with the admissions process. We take boarding pupils from Year 9 (age 13) upwards.

We have very hardworking and dedicated teaching staff at St George’s. As a small school, any pupil struggling academically is quickly identified. Communication between parents and staff is strong.

We offer GCSE, A Levels, and BTEC qualifications and are very proud of students academic achievement here at St Joseph's. For boarders we have a designated International Student Coordinate to monitor boarders' academic progress

Academics is at the heart of life at Cheltenham College and all the sport and co-curricular activities compliment the academics, rather than competing with it.

We are a non-affiliated institution and as such none of our children are required to attend religious services and we do not hold any on site. We have families from many different faiths.

It is important to point out that at Dover College we can cater for a mild level of learning needs. Here is an extract from our recent Good Schools Guide Review: “Parents raved about the learning support, which here is called Individual

At the heart of our educational philosophy is a sharing of the joy of learning which, along with our insistence on ambition, helps to make our pupils the very best they can be: creative, active learners well equipped to shape their futures

Finborough is a genuinely unique learning family, where our culture blends ambition and drive for academic success equally with the development of strong positive character founded on great personal leadership.

Students often cite how strong the family feel is at Lucton; boarders and day pupils mix effortlessly and it’s something that we’re particularly proud of.

t is a true British boarding school experience with only 20% international students and very small class sizes with EAL trained staff.

Mount Kelly is blessed with extensive grounds and beautiful buildings set in a rural location within an hours drive from some of the country's most spectacular beaches.

Windermere is located in a UNESCO world heritage location and is an amazing place to develop and grow. The school is academically non selective but has among the Top IB results in the UK

We offer our pupils challenge and inspiration both inside and outside the classroom. Academic success is at the heart of all that we do, but our ethos is about much more than exam grades.