This book includes extensive information for over 2,000 schools based in the U.K.; details on fee planning, scholarships; guidance for overseas parents, including language support and guardianship, and detailed profiles of over 200 schools and colleges.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• How to Use the Guide
• PART 1: THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
• 1.1 The independent sector and independent schools
• 1.2 Choosing an independent school
• 1.3 Overseas pupils and students - coming to the UK
• 1.4 UK Independent school examinations and qualifications
• 1.5 Independent school fees, fees planning, bursaries and scholarships
• 1.6 Independent school inspections
• 1.7 The sixth form and beyond - parents’ guide
• PART 2: GEOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
• 2.1 Notes on Information given in the Directory Section
• 2.2 England
• 2.3 Northern Ireland
• 2.4 Scotland
• 2.5 Wales
• PART 3: SCHOOL PROFILES
• 3.1 England
• 3.2 Scotland
• 3.3 Continental Europe
• PART 4: SCHOOLS BY CATEGORY
• 4.1 Classified listings
• PART 5: REFERENCE SECTION
• 5.1 Index: Scholarships
• 5.2 Index: Bursaries and Reserved Entrance Awards
• 5.3 Index: Specialist Schools
• 5.4 Index: Single-Sex Schools
• 5.5 Index: Boarding Provision (Full, Weekly and Flexi-Boarding, Host Families)
• 5.6 Index: Religious Affiliation
• 5.7 Index: Schools Registered with CReSTeD (Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils)
• 5.8 Index: Provision for English as a Foreign Language
• 5.9 Index: Schools in membership of the Constituent Associations of the Independent Schools Council
• 5.10 Educational associations and useful addresses
• 5.11 Glossary of Abbreviations
• 5.12 Further Reading