Cheltenham Ladies’ College

Cheltenham Ladies’ College is a private boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18. Consistently ranked as one of the top allgirls’ schools nationally, the school was established in 1853 to provide “a sound academic education for girls”.

The school prides itself in its diversity, with staff and pupils from over 50 countries, encouraging pupils to “think globally” and value diversity. They say: “A CLC education is about the person you become while you gain your grades. It is, and will continue to be, full of joy, excitement and challenge.” Through boarding, Cheltenham Ladies’ College aim to: “enable each pupil to: grow into independent, confident young adults, capable of forming mature, fulfilling relationships with family and friends and becoming contributing members of society; ensure their wellbeing; fulfil their potential; find opportunities to develop leadership and take on responsibility.”

A house system is in place to provide a community of support, especially key when new boarders join the school. Although primarily a full boarding school, there is flexibility at weekends for boarders to visit their families, this allows each family and pupil to find the balance that works best for them while at the school. www.cheltladiescollege.org

Hampshire

Lord Wandsworth College

An inspiring learning environment for boarding and day pupils, Lord Wandsworth College is a co-educational school welcoming students between the ages of 11-18. Situated within a 1200 acre campus of hills and wooded valleys, the school also won the Independent School of the Year Award for Student Wellbeing in 2020. Values like fairness, generosity, courage, creativity, perseverance and curiosity are taught deliberately in every lesson. It is no wonder, then, that students leave school with the desire to make a positive difference in the world and leave a legacy for the years to come. www.lordwandsworth.org

St Swithuns

St Swithun’s is a flourishing independent girls’ school set in 45 acres of rural Hampshire within easy walking distance of Winchester city centre, yet only 50 minutes by train from London. It has a co-ed preschool, educates girls aged from 4-11 in its prep school, and offers day, weekly and full boarding options for girls aged 11-18 in the senior school.

The school offers excellent and forwardthinking teaching practice, sporting and recreational facilities and is supported by a thriving community of parents and alumni. There are approximately 220 girls in the prep school and 522 in the senior school across 27 nationalities.

www.stswithuns.com

Winchester College

Cooperative communities

As one of the world’s most famous and distinguished schools, Winchester College is a boarding school for boys aged 13-18, with a co-educational Sixth Form offering places for day pupils too. It is also one of the country’s oldest surviving schools, with a truly unique wealth of archive resources for students to access. The academic pace is fast and fulfilling, and Winchester has a welldeserved reputation for academic success.

Uniquely and historically, Winchester is not a centralised school, but rather a collection of cooperative communities in close proximity to each other and the main campus. Like a family home, each House feels intimate and personal, but is also professional. It is led by a Housemaster who lives in the boarding house alongside the pupils and will be central to their time at the school. In addition to their role in the House, each Housemaster is a member of the teaching staff, with experience in both the academic and extra-curricular life of the school. The pastoral care for every student is undertaken by their Housemaster or Housemistress, ensuring that each child has access to an extended team for support and to help them explore all that the school has to offer.

One parent’s review described Winchester as: “A first class school where they develop confident and intelligent young men for life.” www.winchestercollege.org

Ecm Recommended Boarding Schools

Berkhamsted School

The Berkhamsted family of six schools combines both singlesex and co-educational teaching.

At the Pre-Prep and Prep, boys and girls are taught together until the age of 11, separately from 11-16 (Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls), before coming back together again in a joint Sixth Form.

Although the majority of pupils at the senior schools are day pupils, there is a small and tight-knit community of boarders, including full, weekly and flexi-boarders. There is one boarding house each for girls and boys, both are located within a few minutes’ walk of both Senior and Sixth Form campuses and the town centre.

www.berkhamsted.com

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Haileybury

Haileybury is a leading independent co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11-18, situated in 500 acres of beautiful Hertfordshire countryside. Of over 890 pupils, more than 550 board at Haileybury. Both day pupils and boarders are sorted into one of Haileybury’s thirteen houses, while some pupils may go home after sport on Saturday afternoon, weekends are fun, purposeful and relaxing, with a wide range of activities laid on both within and between houses.

www.haileybury.com

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Benenden

Benenden is one of the world’s leading all-girls boarding schools, situated on 250 acres of stunning parkland in the heart of the Kentish countryside. Through its complete education, Benenden aims to inspire future leaders and thinkers to shape a better world, through a forwardthinking academic curriculum, thrilling co-curricular opportunities and unrivalled pastoral care. The

Kent College Pembury

Kent College Pembury is an independent day and boarding school from three to eighteen years set in 75 acres of beautiful Kent countryside. The Senior School is all-girls and boarders can join the school from Year 7. Boarding at Kent College is a central part of school life and full of opportunity, and boarders are given the support to achieve academic success, grow in confidence and become a valued part of our school community. Boarders join from all over the world as well as the UK as termly, weekly or flexi-boarders, and are able to stay at school during exeat weekends.

www.kent-college.co.uk

Stonyhurst

school works to create a culture of intellectual curiosity, ignite a passion for creativity and innovation, nurture the value of community and inspire each individual to make a difference. World-class facilities, outstanding staff and a flexible boarding model give students at Benenden an individually-tailored, holistic education.

www.benenden.school

Tonbridge School

Tonbridge is renowned for providing a world-class education and was named the UK’s sixth best independent school in the Sunday Times ‘Parent Power’ Guide 2024. Boys are encouraged to be creative and intellectually curious, to approach new opportunities with confidence and to develop leadership skills. It has 800 boys, aged between 13-18, with a distinctive mixture of boarders and day pupils from a variety of backgrounds. Exam results at GCSE and A-level are outstanding, with boys taking up places each year at leading universities. The school has a strong community ethos and a vibrant programme of co-curricular activities.

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Stonyhurst is the UK’s leading Catholic co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 3-18. The school empowers boys and girls to be the best they can be, shaping leaders of the future who carry a sense of purpose and a desire to make the world a better place. The school prepares young people to be ‘men and women for others’ and is a family where heritage and innovation are fused to inspire young people to be agents of change in the world.

London

DLD College London

DLD College London is located on London’s Southbank and is the only school in Central London where boarding and teaching facilities share the same building. DLD offers state-of-the-art boarding, including modern en-suite rooms, common areas and kitchen facilities (many of which boasting stunning views across London) in addition to an on-site gym, pool and sauna.

DLD College London is suitable for students aged 13 and up, offering Year 9, GCSEs, A Level, BTEC, EPQ, IFP and APC courses.

www.dldcollege.co.uk

Marymount International School

Marymount International School is a private day and boarding school for girls in Kingston upon Thames, situated on a seven-acre campus just twelve miles from Central London. Marymount takes pride in being the first allgirls’ school in the UK to adopt the International Baccalaureate curriculum which promotes independent and creative thought among subjects. As a small boarding community, girls who board at Marymount, be it full time, weekly or flexi boarding, are given opportunities to thrive in the diverse and enriching environment of the school and its Greater London location.

www.marymountlondon.com

St Paul’s School

At St Paul’s School, we offer full, weekly and flexi boarding to boys in Year 9 and above. School House is home to our small and welcoming community of boarders, providing a supportive environment which helps them concentrate on their studies, while granting them the independence and freedom to explore their many other interests. Besides structured daily prep time, boarders can use the school’s many facilities or relax in the common room together. At weekends, there are various trips to take part in, from cooking classes to go-karting. The Housemaster and team of House Tutors work to ensure pupils make the most of school life, but most importantly that they settle in and are happy.

www.stpaulsschool.org.uk

From What We Believe To What We Achieve

When Tonbridge alumnus EM Forster wrote ‘Only Connect’ in his novel Howard’s End, he was writing about the essential connection between head and heart. Developing human values of empathy, compassion and collaboration, alongside important life skills, plays a large part in a Tonbridge education.

We are also pleased to report that, in the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2024, we are ranked sixth in the national table, alongside our placing as best boarding school in the country and top boys’ school in the south-east.

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