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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PACKWOOD
PACKWOOD HAUGH
PARK BANK, RUYTON XI TOWNS. SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE SY4 1HX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. ACORNS HAPPY FACES NURSERY
ESTABLISHED 1892
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
PALMERS GREEN HIGH SCHOOL
PGHS
104 HOPPERS ROAD, PALMERS GREEN, LONDON N21 3LJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PANGBOURNE
PANGBOURNE COLLEGE
PANGBOURNE, READING, BERKSHIRE RG8 8LA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
MILITARY ACADEMY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1917
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
CHURCH OF ENGLAND (ANGLICAN)
PAPPLEWICK
WINDSOR ROAD, ASCOT, BERKSHIRE SL5 7LH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PARK SCHOOL
DARTINGTON HALL, PARK ROAD, TOTNES, DEVON TQ9 6EQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1986
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
HUMAN-SCALE EDUCATION
PARKSIDE SCHOOL
THE MANOR, STOKE D’ABERNON, COBHAM, SURREY KT11 3PX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1879
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY)
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
PENNTHORPE
CHURCH STREET, RUDGWICK, WEST SUSSEX RH12 3HJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PERROTT HILL
NORTH PERROTT, CREWKERNE, SOMERSET TA18 7SL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1946
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
THE PERSE SCHOOL
HILLS ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB2 8QF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. THE PELICAN
ESTABLISHED 1615
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL
THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE PE3 6AP, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1895
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
THE PILGRIMS’ SCHOOL
PILGRIMS’
THE CLOSE, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE SO23 9LT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1931
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 4 – 13 (RECEPTION – YEAR 8)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
PILGRIMS SCHOOL
PILGRIMS / PILGRIMS PRE-PREP
BRICKHILL DRIVE, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE MK41 7QZ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2000
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 7 (NURSERY – YEAR 2)
HARPUR TRUST
PINEWOOD
BOURTON, SHRIVENHAM, WILTSHIRE SN6 8HZ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1875
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
PIPERS CORNER SCHOOL
PIPERS
PIPERS LANE, GREAT KINGSHILL, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP15 6LP, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PITSFORD SCHOOL
PITSFORD HALL, MOULTON ROAD, PITSFORD, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NN6 9AX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
PLYMOUTH COLLEGE
FORD PARK, PLYMOUTH, DEVON PL4 6RN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1877
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
POCKLINGTON SCHOOL
WEST GREEN, POCKLINGTON, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE YO42 2NJ, 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 1514
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
PORT REGIS
PR
MOTCOMBE PARK, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET SP7 9QA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PORTLAND PLACE SCHOOL
PPS
56 – 58 PORTLAND PLACE, FITZROVIA, LONDON W1B 1NJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
PGS
HIGH STREET, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE PO1 2LN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
PHS
25 KENT ROAD, SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE PO5 3EQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1882
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
GIRLS’ DAY SCHOOL TRUST
POWNALL HALL SCHOOL
CARRWOOD ROAD, POWNALL PARK, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE SK9 5DW, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
PRESTFELDE
LONDON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE SY2 6NZ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1929
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
PRINCE’S MEAD
WORTHY PARK HOUSE, KINGS WORTHY, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE SO21 1AN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1952
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
KING EDWARD VI SCHOOL
PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE
PRINCETHORPE, RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE CV23 9PX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1966
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (SACRED HEART)
PRIOR PARK COLLEGE
PRIOR / PRIOR PARK
RALPH ALLEN DRIVE, BATH, SOMERSET BA3 5AH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1830
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
ROMAN CATHOLIC
PRIOR’S FIELD
PF
PRIORSFIELD ROAD, GODALMING, SURREY GU7 2RH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1902
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
PRIORY SCHOOL
39 SIR HARRY’S ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B15 2UR, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1936
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS)
THE PURCELL SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS
THE PURCELL SCHOOL
ALDENHAM ROAD, BUSHEY, HERTFORDSHIRE WD23 2TS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (MUSIC)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1962
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 10 – 18 (YEAR 6 – SIXTH FORM)
PUTNEY HIGH SCHOOL
PUTNEY
35 PUTNEY HILL, PUTNEY, LONDON SW15 6BH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1893
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
GIRLS’ DAY SCHOOL TRUST
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