ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
The Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS) is the primary advisory, training and standard-setting body for the governors’ of independent schools in the United Kingdom. Its’ members represent the leading independent and private schools in the country, including a mix of boarding and day schools, primary and secondary schools, single-gender and co-educational schools. Only governors of schools whose Head is a member of a prescribed, Independent Schools Council affiliated membership body are eligible to join AGBIS. AGBIS works closely with those other organisations through it’s membership of the Independent Schools Council to advance standards in the sector and to ensure the United Kingdom remains a leading global market for independent schools.
ABOUT
The Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools was formed in 2002 when two separate but collaborative bodies – the Governing Bodies Associations (historically boys’ schools) and The Governing Bodies of Girls’ Schools Association – merged to form a single, united organisation. These two predecessor organisations trace their history back to 1940 and 1942 respectively (the former having been founded as the Association of Governing Bodies of Public Schools exclusively admitting members representing boys’ Public Schools before its name was changed in 1944 and the association admitted members representing other independent schools).
AGBIS, as a single organisation, continues the work of these previous associations, facilitating and supporting the development of policy, procedures and strategic management best-practice for leading independent schools in the United Kingdom. The association offers advice, guidance and training to schools and their governing bodies in order to achieve these ends whilst also acting as a lobbying group and representative voice for its members and the sector more widely.
AGBIS is one of the member associations of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) and all AGBIS members are also members of that organisation. Only governors and governing bodies representing schools that are subject to inspection and oversight by the Independent Schools Inspectorate are eligible for membership of the body and, only then, if the heads of the respective schools remain in association with one of the heads’ membership bodies that are also members of the ISC (such as the HMC, GSA, IAPS, ISA, or SOH). Governors of schools that are members of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools, Welsh Independent Schools Council, or Council of British International Schools are eligible for associate membership.
The organisation has traditionally been comprised of secondary school governing bodies only but, as more of these schools acquire or establish preparatory schools, AGBIS has greatly expanded over the years to include many attached or fully independent preparatory schools.
Membership of the organisation may vary depending on the status of relevant school governors or headteachers but has been known to recently include those listed below. For the latest information, please visit AGBIS or get in touch with your preferred school.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
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THE DAIGLEN SCHOOL
DAIGLEN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
68 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, ESSEX IG9 5LG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DAME ALLAN’S SCHOOLS
FOWBERRY CRESCENT, FENHAM, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR NE4 9YJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1705
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (DIAMOND MODEL)
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ANGLICAN)
DANES HILL SCHOOL
LEATHERHEAD ROAD, OXSHOTT, SURREY KT22 0JG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. BEVENDEAN
ESTABLISHED 1947
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
DAUNTSEY’S
WEST LAVINGTON, DEVIZES, WILTSHIRE SN10 4HE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1542
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
DAVENIES
STATION ROAD, BEACONSFIELD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP9 1AA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DEAN CLOSE
DEAN CLOSE SCHOOLS
SHELBURNE ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL51 6HE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1886
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ANGLICAN)
DENSTONE COLLEGE
DENSTONE, UTTOXETER, STAFFORDSHIRE ST14 5HN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1868
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
CHRISTIAN / ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
DERBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DGS
RYNKELD HALL, RYNKELD ROAD, LITTLEOVER, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DB23 4BX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1995 (LEGACY SCHOOLS 1160)
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL SIXTH FORM)
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
DERBY HIGH SCHOOL
HILLSWAY, LITTLEOVER, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE23 3DT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1892
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
DITCHAM PARK SCHOOL
DP / DPS
DITCHAM, PETERSFIELD, HAMPSHIRE GU31 5RN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE DIXIE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DGS / DIXIE
MARKET PLACE, MARKET BOSWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE CV13 0LE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. THE PIPPINS NURSERY SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED 1320 (REFOUNDED 1601)
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
DOLLAR ACADEMY
DOLLAR
ACADEMY PLACE, DOLLAR, CLACKMANNANSHIRE FK14 7DU, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DOLPHIN SCHOOL
106 NORTHCOTE ROAD, BATTERSEA, LONDON SW11 6QW, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. NOAH’S ARK NURSERY
ESTABLISHED 1986
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
CHRISTIAN
DOLPHIN SCHOOL
WALTHAM ROAD, HURST, BERKSHIRE RG10 0FR, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DONHEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
DONHEAD / DONHEAD PREP
33 EDGE HILL, WIMBLEDON, LONDON SW19 4NP, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1933
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS
AGES 4 – 11 (RECEPTION – YEAR 6)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (JESUIT)
DORSET HOUSE SCHOOL
THE MANOR, CHURCH LANE, BURY, PULBOROUGH, WEST SUSSEX RH20 1PB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1784
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 13 (RECEPTION – YEAR 8)
DOVER COLLEGE
EFFINGHAM CRESCENT, DOVER, KENT CT17 9RH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1871
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
D’OVERBROECK’S
333 BANBURY ROAD, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE OX2 7PL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1977
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
DOWNE HOUSE
DH
HERMITAGE ROAD, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, BERKSHIRE RG18 9JJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE DOWNS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
THE DOWNS
CHARLTON DRIVE, WRAXHALL, BRISTOL, SOMERSET BS48 1PF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. BERTIE’S NURSERY
ESTABLISHED 1894
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
DOWNSIDE SCHOOL
STRATTON-ON-THE-FOSSE, SOMERSET BA3 4RJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1617
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (BENEDICTINE)
DRAGON SCHOOL
THE DRAGON
BARDWELL ROAD, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE OX2 6SS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1877
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 13 (RECEPTION – YEAR 8)
DULWICH COLLEGE
DC
DULWICH COMMON, DULWICH, LONDON SE21 7LD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1619
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL)
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
DULWICH PREP LONDON
DP / DPL
42 ALLEYN PARK, DULWICH, LONDON SE21 7AA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1885
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY)
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
DUMPTON SCHOOL
DEANS GROVE HOUSE, DEANS GROVE, WIMBORNE, DORSET BH21 7AF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DUNOTTAR SCHOOL
HIGH TREES ROAD, REIGATE, SURREY RH2 7EL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL
DHS / DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
FAREWELL HALL, SOUTH ROAD, DURHAM, CO. DURHAM DH1 3TB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DURHAM SCHOOL
QUARRYHEADS LANE, DURHAM, CO. DURHAM DH1 4SZ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1414
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
DURLSTON
DURLSTON COURT
BECTON LANE, BARTON ON SEA, NEW MILTON, HAMPSHIRE BH25 7AQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
DURSTON HOUSE
12-14 CASTLEBAR ROAD, EALING, LONDON W5 2DR, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
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