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The Royal Hospital School
- United Kingdom, Midlands
- Co-educational
- Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk, Ip9 2RX
- +44 (0) 1473 326 179
- https://www.royalhospitalschool.org
- eallinson@royalhospitalschool.org
Emily Allinson
International Admissions
Description | 300-year-old school based on, strong traditional boarding school values. A co-ed school with 80% British borders and 20% international from over 28 different countries. Based on 200 acres of Suffolk countryside, only 1 hour from London but a safe and secure environment. We have a centre of musical excellence where we offer scholarships and we have a strong name in Art, design and textiles. Our school has a Christian ethos and chapel three times a week. EAL is a big part of the school and the international students have a lot of assistance with their English language skills from the team. The RHS has no compulsory Exeat weekends. 97% of pupils have gained a place at a university of their choice, with 50% going to Russell Group universities. |
Tuition costs | The yearly fee is £32,277 including boarding. |
Accommodation | All International pupils board with the British pupils; we avoid putting the same nationalities in the same year group and houses. This is all included in the yearly fee. |
School type | Private |
Student support | We have a SENCO team and every pupil has a tutor that they see every week as well as various people in the house for support both academic and pastoral. |
Type of programs | Long-term programs (study for 1 year or more), Short-term programs (study for 3-6-9 month) |
English as second language | They will be with the Head of EAL as many times as a required during the week. |
Years of entry for international students with parents : | From : Year 7 To : Year 13 |
Years of entry for international students without parents : | From : Year 7 To : Year 13 |
Sports | We are a sailing school and have strong teams in rugby, swimming, tennis, basketball, hockey, athletics and cricket amongst others. We have 100 co-curricular classes. |
Application process | The pupils will sit on-line exams in Maths and English, and will then have a Skype interview. We also request copies of their school reports from the past two years, and copies of passports and a registration fee. |
Features of the local area | An area of outstanding natural beauty, plenty of cycles rides routes and walks, as well organised trips to the Local count town of Cambridge, cinemas. |
Curriculum | We run GCSE for 2 years, A-Levels, and BTEC. |