Boarding schools in Northern England

Boarding schools in Northern England

Tradition in the picturesque north of England

Northern England offers a large number of boarding schools that traditionally have many British boarders - an advantage for international students. The schools are located in places as different as the Lake District, the Durham Dales or right on the coast of the Irish Sea.

Here you will find some examples of possible boarding schools in the north:

All-round boarding school in West Yorkshire

Ackworth School

Ackworth School, founded in 1779, is a traditional yet cosmopolitan boarding school in the north of England. It is one of the English Quaker schools, which follow a very positive, humanist ideal of education. The exceptionally warm atmosphere also makes it easy for international students to settle in quickly. Ackworth is a true all-round school that places great value on supporting each student individually. The historic campus is attractive and offers a wide range of leisure and sports options.

Boarding school in the spa town of Harrogate

Ashville College

Ashville College is located on the edge of the elegant spa town of Harrogate in Northern England. Students appreciate the town’s good infrastructure, which offers a wide range of attractive cafés and shops. The school was founded in 1877 and impresses with a successful blend of tradition and openness to the world. In addition to a very good choice of subjects, students have a wide range of extracurricular activities to choose from, including a lively art and music community with various orchestras and a jazz band. Of course, the 25-hectare campus also offers a wide range of sports facilities.

 

Boarding school in the Durham Dales

Barnard Castle School

Barnard Castle School is beautifully situated on a large campus in a traditional market town in the Durham Dales in the north-east of England. The boarding school was founded in 1883 and impresses with its traditional, values-based ethos, which puts supporting and challenging every single student first. The main sports include rugby and cricket, but many other sports as well as a wide range of clubs and societies are also part of everyday school life. Barnard Castle has a high proportion of British boarders and, as a special feature for young people from abroad, offers an accompanying programme on British life and culture with various excursions.

Boarding school opposite the famous Durham Cathedral

Durham School

Durham School is located in the university city of the same name in the north-west of England. From the boarding school campus, students enjoy a magnificent view of the city’s cathedral – the cafés and shops are just a few minutes’ walk away. Durham School looks back on a 600-year history: it was founded as a monastic school as early as 1414. Today it is the senior school of the Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation. The school is traditional, and the boarding community is shaped by the typical house system. Sport plays a central role in everyday school life – rowing and rugby in particular are popular sports. The boarding school runs its own summer school.

Learning with a view of the North Sea

Fyling Hall

Fyling Hall enjoys an outstanding location above Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Yorkshire coast. The view from the school grounds is unique. The boarding school is small but has 18 hectares of grounds, partly wooded. Its facilities include its own riding stables and a climbing wall. In summer, the rose garden serves as an outdoor stage for theatre productions. The school has a very good academic reputation and is one of our most affordable boarding schools.

Boarding school on the Isle of Man

King William‘s College

King William‘s College on the Isle of Man is one of the best IB schools in the British Isles. The boarding school was founded in 1833 as a boys’ school and has been co-educational since the 1980s. The very beautiful, historic campus is in the south of the Isle of Man, right on the Irish Sea. The school’s many offerings include a golf academy and a wide range of choirs and orchestras. Despite its island location, King William’s is not isolated; instead it impresses with an open-minded and friendly school community.

 

All-round boarding school in Yorkshire

Rishworth School

Rishworth School sits on a hill in the village of the same name in the north-west of England. The school was founded in 1724 and today also includes a junior school for children aged 3 and over. Anyone looking for a friendly, academically balanced school with an excellent range of sports will feel at home at Rishworth School. The boarding school has a superbly equipped sports club with its own swimming pool. Rugby, hockey and basketball are also offered. Its own theatre group, big band and orchestra ensure that it is not only sports enthusiasts who get their money’s worth.

Lessons with a sea breeze

Rossall School

Rossall School, founded in 1844, impresses not only with its historic campus and outstanding academic and extracurricular offerings, but also with its location. Situated right on the Irish Sea, the boarding school even has its own beach. Since the 19th century, the school’s very own sport has been played here: Rosshockey – a mixture of rugby and hockey. The school has a fairly large boarding community, with around 350 young people living at the school. The International Baccalaureate (IB) and A levels are offered side by side. Rossall runs its own summer school.

 

Traditional boarding school near the Lake District

Sedbergh School

Sedbergh School looks back on a long history – it was founded in 1525. The school is one of the few full boarding schools in England. Of its just under 700 students, around 550 live at the school – spread across nine boarding houses. The range of academic and extracurricular activities is correspondingly large. Not least, Sedbergh can look back on a strong tradition in sport and music. Its uniquely beautiful rural setting in the hills of Cumbria allows for a wide range of outdoor activities such as running and riding, as well as sailing and fishing. The Sedbergh Summer School offers the chance to try out boarding life during the holidays.

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