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Choosing a boarding school in the UK


UK boarding schools are some of the world’s best-performing and most sought-after schools. And, with international students comprising a third of the 70,000+ pupils currently at the UK’s 500 or so boarding schools, the global appetite for a traditional residential education shows no sign of diminishing.


ith hundreds of boarding schools to choose from across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, UK boarding schools offer a wealth of choice in terms of surroundings, specialisms and religious affiliations. In both rural and urban settings, there are top- performing schools that specialise in areas such as sport, music, art, drama, or an academic subject.


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“Part of the strength of the British boarding market is the diversity of schools available,” says a Boarding Schools’ Association spokesperson. “They may be near airports for ease of travel back to far-flung countries, or near the mountains, giving pupils more access to the great outdoors; in the middle of fine cities with all their facilities, or in small country towns where the high street is a safe and friendly resource for young people off site for a couple of hours.”


GLOBAL MOBILITY AND BOARDING But it is for the relocating family that the option of a residential education could be a particularly appealing option. Karin Purcell, of Marymount London, a Catholic boarding school for girls, believes that choosing a boarding education can have very obvious advantages in the global mobility context. “The benefits of continuity and academic consistency provided by remaining at the same school are immeasurable,” says Ms Purcell. “This removes the stress of changing systems, languages, climates, cultures and friends, especially in the final years of education, when disruption is least desirable.” This theory certainly holds true when looking at the statistics. According to the 2017 Independent Schools Council (ISC) Census, boarding is far more prevalent at sixth-form than at junior level, and sixth-formers are more likely to board


on a full-time basis.


It is this flexibility that really marks out modern boarding from its traditional stereotype. Long gone are the days when families were forced to wave their children off on the first day of term, not to lay eyes on them again until the last. There are a range of residential options to choose from, including full boarding, weekly boarding and flexi-boarding.


FULL, WEEKLY OR FLEXI BOARDING? Over the past 10 years, boarding schools have endeavoured to respond to the ever-changing needs of the modern family lifestyle. Busy parents have increasingly pushed for a more flexible approach to boarding, one that enables students to switch from traditional patterns to staying the night on a flexible basis. “We are very flexible in our boarding offering to fit in with parents’ busy working lives,” explains Quelli Coles, housemistress


at Vinehall School, a co-educational prep


school in Sussex. “We offer full, weekly and flexi boarding as well as 8am to 8pm boarding which includes supper, prep and activities. We are also happy to have children to stay for weekends or extended weeks if parents are going away or have work commitments.”


Culford School is an independent day and boarding


school for boys and girls aged 2¾–18 years. It offers flexi- boarding for prep-school students, who can board for as little as three nights per week or take advantage of occasional boarding, which is designed for parents who travel on business and is priced per night.


“Pupils are able to go home at the weekends or join in with an enriching weekend activities programme which


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Above: Box Hill School


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