Windlesham House welcomes pupils from around the world. Our international boarders enrich our community with diverse perspectives and cultures while receiving the support they need to thrive in British boarding school life.
Our 70-acre campus in the South Downs National Park provides the perfect environment for international pupils to experience the very best of British boarding education.
Tell us about your child and our admissions team will be in touch about our programmes and a visit.
Our specialist English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme helps international pupils develop English language skills quickly and confidently. Experienced EAL teachers work with pupils individually and in small groups, focusing on:
Pupils receiving EAL support remain fully integrated in mainstream classes, developing language skills through immersion while receiving targeted teaching to accelerate progress.
Our EAL immersive short stay programmes let pupils experience authentic British prep school life – a wonderful opportunity to improve their English, make international friends and sample the benefits of boarding. Short stay pupils attend lessons, take part in activities and live alongside our full-time pupils.
Our immersive short stay programmes are ideal for:
We also welcome pupils for one, two or three terms. Many of our one-term pupils make incredible friends, coming back year after year and often returning for a full year or more.
Our summer course runs for the last four weeks of the summer term and is aimed at pupils who want to improve their English and experience boarding life. Pupils take part in day-to-day lessons, receive extra English teaching, go on trips and enjoy a residential activity weekend.
We also run short immersion courses at other times of the year for pupils who have good English and high academic ability, who fit easily into our existing classes. Term-time courses typically last from two weeks to one full term.
Windlesham House has a genuinely international community, with pupils from diverse cultural backgrounds. International pupils take part fully in school life, from lessons to sport, music, drama and weekend activities, and form groups deliberately mix day pupils, British boarders and international boarders.
Many of our international pupils gain places at competitive senior schools including Charterhouse, Eton, Harrow, Winchester and Brighton College.
Most international pupils are full boarders, staying at school five or more nights a week. They complete prep at school and enjoy weekends either at home (if living in the UK) or at school, where there is always an array of outings and activities. With over sixty full boarders, the evenings and weekends are far from dull.
Caring boarding staff and matrons look after your child around the clock, and we can arrange transfers to and from Gatwick and Heathrow airports at the start and end of term and at half-term.
Every child deserves to feel seen, understood and encouraged to become the very best version of themselves.
From sport and performing arts to outdoor learning and over 150 co-curricular activities, children are encouraged to discover new passions and hidden talents.
Set within 70 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside, children have the freedom to explore, play and grow.
International admissions