List of state boarding schools in England

There are about 30 state boarding schools in England, providing state-funded education but charging for boarding.^[1][2] In addition, the Five Islands Academy in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, provides free boarding during the week to secondary students from other islands.

List

The gender shown is that of the boarding provision; some of these schools have mixed day provision.

List of schools^[3]

School	LEA	Gender	Coordinates
Beechen Cliff School	Bath and North East Somerset	Boys	51.3723°N 2.3600°W / 51.3723; -2.3600 (Beechen Cliff School)
Brymore Academy	Somerset	Boys	51.1489°N 3.0795°W / 51.1489; -3.0795 (Brymore School)
Burford School	Oxfordshire	Mixed	51.8036°N 1.6417°W / 51.8036; -1.6417 (Burford School)
Colchester Royal Grammar School	Essex	Boys	51.8867°N 0.8870°E / 51.8867; 0.8870 (Colchester Royal Grammar School)
Cranbrook School	Kent	Mixed	51.0968°N 0.5382°E / 51.0968; 0.5382 (Cranbrook School)
Dallam School	Cumbria	Mixed	54.2287°N 2.7685°W / 54.2287; -2.7685 (Dallam School)
Duke of York's Royal Military School	Kent	Mixed	51.1442°N 1.3255°E / 51.1442; 1.3255 (Duke of York’s Royal Military School)
Gordon's School	Surrey	Mixed	51.3435°N 0.6465°W / 51.3435; -0.6465 (Gordon's School)
Haberdashers' Adams	Shropshire	Boys	52.7697°N 2.381°W / 52.7697; -2.381 (Haberdashers' Adams)
Hockerill Anglo-European College	Hertfordshire	Mixed	51.8710°N 0.1712°E / 51.8710; 0.1712 (Hockerill Anglo-European College)
Holyport College	Windsor and Maidenhead	Mixed	51.485°N 0.732°W / 51.485; -0.732 (Holyport College)
Keswick School	Cumbria	Mixed	54.6079°N 3.1467°W / 54.6079; -3.1467 (Keswick School)
Lancaster Royal Grammar School	Lancashire	Boys[a]	54.0386°N 2.6225°W / 54.0386; -2.6225 (Lancaster Royal Grammar School)
Liverpool College	Liverpool	Mixed	53.382°N 2.922°W / 53.382; -2.922 (Liverpool College)
Old Swinford Hospital	Dudley	Mixed	52.4507°N 2.1442°W / 52.4507; -2.1442 (Old Swinford Hospital)
Peter Symonds College	Hampshire	Mixed	51.0701°N 1.3201°W / 51.0701; -1.3201 (Peter Symonds College)
Reading School	Reading	Boys	51.4483°N 0.9541°W / 51.4483; -0.9541 (Reading School)
Richard Huish College	Somerset	Mixed	51.008°N 3.0925°W / 51.008; -3.0925 (Richard Huish College)
Ripon Grammar School	North Yorkshire	Mixed	54.1391°N 1.5395°W / 54.1391; -1.5395 (Ripon Grammar School)
Royal Alexandra and Albert School	Surrey	Mixed	51.2617°N 0.1746°W / 51.2617; -0.1746 (Royal Alexandra and Albert School)
The Royal Grammar School	Buckinghamshire	Boys	51.6411°N 0.7388°W / 51.6411; -0.7388 (The Royal Grammar School)
The Royal School, Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton	Mixed	50.8933°N 0.3294°W / 50.8933; -0.3294 (The Royal School, Wolverhampton)
Sexey's School	Somerset	Mixed	51.1053°N 2.4632°W / 51.1053; -2.4632 (Sexey's School)
Shaftesbury School	Dorset	Mixed	51.0025°N 2.1890°W / 51.0025; -2.1890 (Shaftesbury School)
St George's School	Hertfordshire	Mixed	51.8223°N 0.3537°W / 51.8223; -0.3537 (St George's School)
Steyning Grammar School	West Sussex	Mixed	50.8933°N 0.3294°W / 50.8933; -0.3294 (Steyning Grammar School)
Thomas Adams School	Shropshire	Mixed	52.8588°N 2.7302°W / 52.8588; -2.7302 (The Thomas Adams School)
The Wellington Academy	Wiltshire	Mixed	51.240°N 1.664°W / 51.240; -1.664 (The Wellington Academy)
Wymondham College	Norfolk	Mixed	52.5449°N 1.0574°E / 52.5449; 1.0574 (Wymondham College)
Wymondham College Prep School	Norfolk	Mixed	52.5449°N 1.0574°E / 52.5449; 1.0574 (Wymondham College Prep School)

See also

• State-funded schools (England)
• Education in England

Notes

1. Mixed in the sixth form.

References

1. "Types of school: State boarding schools". GOV.UK. UK Government. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
2. "A safe haven for state pupils in need". The Independent. 30 October 2008.
3. "Parents' Guide to State Boarding Schools" (PDF). State Boarding Forum. November 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

External links

• Schools (including state boarding schools), Boarding Schools' Association