Rugby School, Lawrence Sheriff Street, Rugby, Warwickshire (01788 556274) Pupils: 814 A traditional, but co-educational, full boarding school. A trek from airports, but there' s no mass exodus of pupils at weekends
Malvern College, College Road, Malvern, Worcestershire (01684 581500) Pupils: 659 Co-educational boarding school for pupils aged from 13; one of the longest-running IB schools
Sevenoaks School, High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent (01732 455133) Pupils: 1,017 Co-educational boarding school for pupils aged from 11, with a high proportion of boarders and excellent results. Only offers the IB; no A levels
Harrow School, 1, High Street, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex (020± 8872 8007) Pupils: 820 A prestigious boys' boarding school, taking pupils aged from 13, well located for London and airports. Particularly renowned sixth form
Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, Dorset, and Sherborne Girls, Bradford Road, Sherborne, Dorset (01935 812249 (boys) 01935 818224 (girls) Pupils: 600/406 A unique set-up: separate boys' a nd girls' full-boarding schools within walking distance of each other. A fair slog from London airports, but it offers the IB and has an international study centre for pupils with little English
Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey (01483 291501) Pupils: 743 A high-achieving independent boys' boarding school, with girls in the sixth form. Close to London airports and soon to offer the IB
Tonbridge, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent (01732 365555) Pupils: 784 One of very few fantastic boys-only board- ing schools, says The Good Schools Guide. A small number of overseas pupils, and excellent results
Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire (01832 277125) Pupils: 1,118 A bit of a hike north, but worth it as this is the genuine full British co-educational boarding-school experience
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Best prep schools Port Regis Preparatory School,
Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset, (01747 857800) Pupils: 321 A progressive co-educational prep school offering full boarding and better facilities than many senior schools
Cheam School, Headley, Newbury, Berkshire (01635 268242) Pupils: 391 Popular commuter-belt school offering full boarding close to London and Heathrow
Dragon School, Bardwell Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire (01865 315405) Pupils: 829 A large co-educational school, which sends a large number of pupils to Eton
Hanford School, Childe Okeford, Blandford Forum, Dorset (01258 860219) Pupils: 105 A full-boarding girls' school that feels like a family house, with ponies to ride and fruit and vegetables grown in the walled garden
Ludgrove, Wokingham, Berkshire, (0118± 978 9881) Pupils: 183 A full boarding boys' preparatory school set in 130 acres of Berkshire countryside just off the M4; ideal for Heathrow airport
Sunningdale School, Sunningdale, Berkshire (01344 620159) Pupils: 89 A boys-only boarding school near London, easily accessible from airports
Cottesmore, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex (01293 520648) Pupils: 150 Co-educational, almost within sight of Gatwick. Excellent food and good academic record
The Elms, Colwall, Malvern, Worcester (01684 540344) Pupils: 190 The oldest prep school in Britain on its ori- ginal site. Co-educational, with its own farm
Ashdown House, Forest Row, East Sussex (01342 822574) Pupils: 150 Co-educational prep school, popular with expatriates and Foreign Office families as it' s within easy reach of Gatwick
Maidwell Hall, Maidwell, Northamptonshire (01604 686234) Pupils: 97 Co-educational boarding school with a lake for fishing. The local hunt meets at the school and pupils regularly triumph at the National Prep School Clay Pigeon Championship
Windlesham House, Pulborough, West Sussex (01903 874700) Pupils: 324 A co-educational prep school in huge grounds, offering tons of weekend activities
NEED TO KNOW
Homework for overseas parents Full boarding Avoid schools that empty at weekends or have too many exeats
Convenient locations Make sure it' s at least near a railway station. If you have a relative in the UK who can act as guardian, choose a school near them
Guardian The school is likely to insist that you appoint one. A relative is ideal, otherwise ask the school for suggestions
Foreign students You don' t want it to feel like an international school. Make sure it' s popular with the British
EFL (English as a foreign language) Lessons if your child will need themÐ and ask the school if it charges extra
Visit Always visit a school yourself before committing to send your child to it
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