Pre IB

Worth is a vibrant, co-educational Catholic school set in 500 acres of glorious Sussex countryside within easy reach of London and its airports. The School aims to uncover and ignite children’s passions and talents, and a Benedictine ethos runs through all the School’s endeavours. Worth encourages its pupils along a journey of self awareness and understanding, to learn to know themselves and their potential and to live with virtue and integrity.

Founded in 1893, Harrogate Ladies' College is set in a 22-acre site within walking distance of the centre of the delightful Victorian spa town of Harrogate. The school aims to deliver the best aspects of a traditional British education with the skills, qualifications and modern outlook required for today's world, enabling its students to become confident, accomplished young women. The friendly and supportive community encourages girls to achieve highly and to ‘Be the best they can be’.

Set in 56 acres just an hour from Bristol International airport, Taunton is a traditional co-educational boarding school that aims to challenge, nurture, and inspire students to reach their full potential. A highly successful international school has existed alongside for 20 years, with an International Middle School also nearby. Together they are an inclusive IB World School that welcomes students from all backgrounds and nationalities, celebrating difference and embracing uniqueness.

Rossall is a co-educational boarding and day school with a historic campus set in 160 acres and with its own stretch of beach. The School is non-selective, seeking to bring out the best in pupils of all abilities in a safe, secure and supportive environment. It recently joined the Round Square organisation, combining a traditional British education with a focus on developing the whole child, and was one of the first English schools to introduce an International Study Centre (ISC).

Established 60 years ago, The Worthgate School occupies a modern campus with excellent facilities only 15 minutes walk from the historic heart of Canterbury, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, just 25km from the Eurostar terminal at Ashford and 50 minutes from London by train. A non-selective school, it offers unique learning paths tailored to each student’s needs and, being truly international with students from 80+ countries, English language lessons are included in the fees for all students.

A brand new purpose-built 2.5 acre campus just a 15 minute walk from the historic heart of Cambridge is home to CATS College. The boarding facilities are excellent and the College is truly international with over 80 nationalities represented. Being a non-selective school means being committed to helping everyone achieve their personal best by offering unique learning paths tailored to each student’s needs, whilst English language lessons are included in the fees for all students.

Bishopstrow College is a year-round, fully residential International Study Centre with an excellent reputation as a stepping stone to over 100 top boarding schools. Situated in 8 acres near Warminster, the College is close to Salisbury and Bath, and within easy reach of numerous major airports. Up to 80 international students from around 20 different countries enrol each term, with entry in September, January, March and June for a period of a term or a year.

Ardingly College stands in a 230-acre campus in the beautiful West Sussex countryside, mid-way between London and Brighton. The College aims to enable all boys and girls to develop their love of learning, academic potential and individual talents in a caring community which fosters sensitivity, confidence, a sense of service and enthusiasm for life. Ardingly could be described as a global village where education is underpinned by Christian Values and strong pastoral care.

Box Hill is a friendly co-educational school for boarding and day students in Surrey, just 40 minutes from central London. The Good Schools Guide describes it as “a warm-hearted, encouraging school easily overlooked in favour of guarantees of undiluted top grades elsewhere.” Proud to be small with a holistic approach to education, academic achievement is at the core, but there is time to develop those aspects of a pupil’s character that set them apart from the crowd.

As a Round Square member Cobham Hall is committed to providing an education that extends beyond the classroom to personal development and global responsibility. Encouraged to apply learning across subjects the girls are challenged both inside and outside the classroom. Enthusiasm, hard work, persistence and resilience are valued and the School aspires to produce young women who can step into the world ready to embrace opportunities and embody its motto: ‘There is more in you than you think.’