BOARDING SCHOOLS’ ASSOCIATION
The Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) is one of the world’s leading trade associations for the boarding and residential schools sector. With more than 500 member schools, it is a major voice advocating for boarding schools and educating parents and pupils as to the merits of choosing to board and what to look for.
ABOUT
Initially, the Boarding Schools’ Association limited membership to schools in the United Kingdom with occasional international members whose schools were modelled on the British public school system or which offered an accredited British international education. However, since the BSA’s foundation in 1966, the organisation has grown significantly to welcome member schools from around the world, with some 37 countries represented. Today, the BSA is one of the largest global schools associations and the biggest specifically catering to boarding schools. Nonetheless, the majority of its members are from within the United Kingdom and the BSA continues to focus much of its work on the UK market.
The schools which comprise the Boarding Schools’ Association’s membership include a wide array of options from single-sex schools, junior boarding schools (typically from the age of 8 years old and upwards), senior (secondary-level) boarding schools, flexi/5-day/7-day options, faith schools, special educational needs schools, therapeutic schools with residential or respite provision and international schools. With the absorption of the State Boarding Schools’ Association (SBSA – now rebranded as State Boarding Schools), the BSA also includes a number of schools which do not charge tuition-fees (boarding fees and international fees still may apply).
In addition to the State Boarding Schools Association, the Boarding Schools’ Association also administers the British Association of Independent Schools with International Students (BAISIS), the Health in Education Association (HIEDA) and the Safeguarding and Child Protection Association (SACPA). Across all of these managed organisations, the BSA provides a range of professional training options to improve standards in the education sector and, specifically, to ensure that teaching, pastoral and residential staff are best equipped to meet the needs of boarding pupils. As such, BSA membership is designed to give peace of mind to prospective boarding families that the member school has been assessed and recognised as meeting the standards required of the BSA and that faculty are well-trained to look-after their children. In light of various scandals over the years and a long-standing negative cultural view of boarding schools, the BSA has achieved great success in ensuring market-leading child safeguarding standards are instituted by its members and that boarding facilities and experiences are vastly different to the historic reputation held by boarding schools in general. Indeed, the BSA acts as a lobby and promotion body for the sector and has worked to greatly improve the standing of, particularly British, boarding schools around the world to ensure that the UK remains a globally competitive and attractive market.
Notwithstanding the above, boarding has generally declined over the past century as parents reflect on their own negative experiences of boarding school coinciding with a far greater array of non-boarding day school options. However, in recent years, those schools that have continued to maintain their boarding provision have reported greater levels of interest and higher registration numbers than this trend would suggest. Much of this coming from overseas emergent middle and professional classes. This is why the BSA continues to make the case for boarding schools and continues to expand through the admission of new members as British schools open boarding facilities and international schools seek to align with the values and standards of their British counterparts.
The Boarding Schools’ Association is one of the various recognised associations that make-up the Independent Schools Council. As such, most of its member schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Many of the United Kingdom’s most-famous public schools are members of the BSA, together with their prestigious preparatory school feeders (with some groups like the Oxford Group and Rugby Group requiring that its members must maintain BSA membership too).
Membership of the BSA may vary and you should check with the association or with your preferred school for the latest membership information. The schools listed below (using the search buttons) are known to be current or recently accredited members.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
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ABBEY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
ACC
HOMERTON GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB2 8EB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1994
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 13 – 18 (YEAR 9 – PRE-UNIVERSITY)
ABBEY DLD
ABBEY COLLEGE MANCHESTER
ACM
5 – 7 CHEAPSIDE, MANCHESTER M2 4WG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1990
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18+ (YEAR 10 – PRE-UNIVERSITY)
ABBEY DLD
ABBOTSHOLME SCHOOL
ROCESTER, DOVERIDGE, UTTOXETER, STAFFORDSHIRE ST14 5BS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1889
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
PROGRESSIVE
ABINGDON
PARK ROAD, ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE OX14 1DE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1256 (RE-ESTABLISHED 1563)
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
ABRAR ACADEMY
34 – 36 GARSTANG ROAD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE PR1 1NA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
MADRASSAH
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1996
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
ISLAMIC
ACKWORTH SCHOOL
ACKWORTH ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE WF7 7LT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL)
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1779
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, COBHAM
ACS COBHAM / AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PORTSMOUTH ROAD, HERSHAM, COBHAM, SURREY KT11 1BL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1975
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (GRADES PRE-K – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN)
ADCOTE SCHOOL
ADCOTE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
LITTLE NESS, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE SY4 2JY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
AIGLON
AIGLON COLLEGE
AVENUE CENTRALE 61, 1885 OLLON, CHESIÈRES-VILLARS, VAUD, SWITZERLAND
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1949
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 8 – 18 (YEAR 5 – SIXTH FORM)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
ALBYN SCHOOL
17 – 23 QUEEN’S ROAD, ABERDEEN AB15 4PB, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BILINGUAL SCHOOL (FRENCH)
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
IMMERSION SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. TOTAL FRENCH SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED 1867
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (N – S6)
INTERNATIONAL (FRENCH)
ALDENHAM SCHOOL
ALDENHAM ROAD, ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE WD6 3AJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL)
ABOUT
INC. ALDENHAM PREP SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED 1597
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 5 – 18 (YEAR 1 – SIXTH FORM)
ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL
WHEATHAMPSTEAD ROAD, HARPENDEN, HERTFORDSHIRE AL5 1AD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ALEXANDRA COLLEGE DUBLIN
ALEX
MILLTOWN ROAD, MILLTOWN, DUBLIN 6, D06 KX50, IRELAND
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1866
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – 6TH YEAR)
CHRISTIAN / ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND) / QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
FROEBELIAN
ALL HALLOWS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
CRANMORE HALL, EAST CRANMORE, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET BA4 4SF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1938
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
CHRISTIAN (ROMAN CATHOLIC)
MONKTON FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
AMADEUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VIENNA
AMADEUS / AMADEUS VIENNA
BASTIENGASSE 36-38, 1180 WIEN, AUSTRIA
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
ART SCHOOL (FINE ARTS / VISUAL ARTS)
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
MUSIC SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (MUSIC / VISUAL ARTS)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2012
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
AMERICAN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
ACI / ÖZEL İZMIR AMERIKAN KOLEJI
GÖZTEPE, İNÖNÜ CD. NO. 476, 35290 KONAK, İZMIR, TÜRKIYE
JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1878
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (PREP – GRADE 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN)
AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE
AMPLEFORTH, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO62 4ER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1802
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (BENEDICTINE)
APPLEFORD SCHOOL
ELSTON LANE, SHREWTON, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE SP3 4HL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (DYSLEXIA AND MILD LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1988
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 7 – 18 (YEAR 3 – SIXTH FORM)
ARDINGLY COLLEGE
COLLEGE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX RH17 6SQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1858
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
ARDVRECK SCHOOL
GWYDYR ROAD, CRIEFF, PERTHSHIRE PH7 4EX, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ASHFOLD SCHOOL
DORTON HOUSE, DORTON, AYLESBURY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP18 9NG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1927
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
ASHFORD SCHOOL
EAST HILL, ASHFORD, KENT TN24 8PB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1898
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ASHVILLE HARROGATE
ASHVILLE COLLEGE
GREEN LANE, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE HG2 9JP, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1875
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
METHODIST
AYSGARTH SCHOOL
NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, BEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE DL8 1TF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1877
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 7)
CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ANGLICAN)
A+ WORLD ACADEMY
KIRKEGATA 1, 4610 KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (SAILING)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2014
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 16 – 18 (GRADES 10 – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN)
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