Please find below the International Boarding School Frequently Asked Questions. If you are unable to find an answer to your question, please contact our Admissions team, who will be able to help.
We hold a UKVI Child Sponsorship licence to support pupils applying for the Child and Student Entry Routes. We can advise you on the documents you need to provide to support your application and how the process works on behalf of what we do.
International pupils are encouraged to apply for Scholarships and we offer these at 13+ (Year 9) and for Year 12. Pleasesee the Scholarship area for the details.
At the Prep School, we can take pupils in at any point in the year, providing that we have space in that Year group and they fulfil our admissions requirements. At the Senior School, pupils can join us at any point in Year 9 or in the Development Year One-Year GCSE Course (for 15–17-year-olds); they can join in either September or January. However, for Year 10 and Year 12, pupils need to join at the start of the academic year or as close to October Half Term as possible.
Accredited Guardianship organisations can be found on the AEGIS website (the Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students). Your educational agent should also be able to help you find a suitable Guardian for your child.
Yes. All our International pupils must have a Guardian in the UK, even if you are only staying with us on a short-term basis. We will not be able to accept any pupils who do not have a Guardian in place while they are here.
The minimum study option is half a term for Years 3 to 8. The only exception to this is that (due to the timetable) we cannot manage pupils staying for the second half of the Year 8 Summer Term (usually just at the start of June). However, if pupils for Year 8 would like to join at the start the Summer Term (around the end of April depending on when Easter is) then they can stay for the whole of the Summer Term.
The application process is simple and can be started online by yourselves, or an educational agent should be able to help you. Find out how to apply here.
We offer an airport transfer service that can ensure your child’s safety to and from outbound flights. This will either be on an individual journey or your child may share transport with another pupil depending on flight/train times. You, your parents or your Guardian can book the airport transfer arrangements by emailing boarders@branch-solutions.com/wycliffe
Once your child has landed at a UK airport, our driver is there to meet them and take them to School (so long as you have booked the airport transfer through School). For new International pupils, we ask them to attend a Pre-Sessional Week in August – just before the start of term. This helps new pupils settle in, get to know the campus, make friends and have some fun – whilst learning about the UK and their new learning environment.
Pupils can stay during exeat weekends and the cost is included in the Boarding Fee.
Our passionate and proficient team welcomes you to experience our Outstanding Cotswold Campus. Walk through the doors and pathways that will inspire your child.
