Sixth form boarding for international student

I was going to suggest Windermere also. The 'Theatre' option in the IB can be tailored towards dance.

St Swithuns is selective.

Some schools offer a one year GCSE programme which might ease in to the UK curriculum better.

Have a look at Windermere school - does the International Baccalaureate instead of Alevels so may suit your daughter better. Very international feel in a traditionally English setting. Quite a small school though. Maybe 250 students?

Are you looking for this September? IB or A levels?

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look at St Swithuns girls school in Winchester and Talbot Heath girls ( mixed) and Bournemouth collegiate ( mixed) which are all suitable with dance as extra mural activity - Bmth Collegiate in particular has lots of dance.

you will also need a guardianship company as an international student. Have a look at Bright World Guardianships - they will lots of awards and good reviews.

if it’s entry for September 2023 you are looking for you need to sort quickly as places fill up

https://www.bedales.org.uk/ Bedales is a lovely school with a great dance department (you can even do it as an A level). It's less structured than many so would work well for someone joining having studied a different curriculum.

It has a reputation for being a bit hippyish compared to traditional boarding schools, lots of time spent outdoors and children given a lot of independence- that suits some and not others. Teaching is great.

Peter Symonds is a state 6th Form College in Winchester with boarding, and offers Dance at A level. Might be worth a look?

Have a look at Bede's Senior in East Sussex. Mildly selective at 6th form but I know some very high achievers there. Not pressured and good pastoral care. They run a good dance programme and are used to getting overseas students to where they need to be for A levels. They do offer burseries, but of course your child would have to meet their criteria (which I believe is both on family income and on the extent to which they think your child will benefit from what they offer).

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This can be difficult. I had a friend with the same dilemma. The SA curriculum doesn’t easily lead to A levels offered by most schools. However they were paying.

You really won’t get a bursary unless you have a very low income and often they award to Dc who are going to get top grades. Especially at 6th form. Bursary money is often all spent in younger years too. You might find it hard to find anywhere with 6th form bursaries. Some do. RG GDST schools. Not sure they offer boarding but they might be worth a look. Then trawl the Good Schools Guide. The ISA schools guide will tell you if a school is selective or not. Big names will be. Smaller country schools less so. Try Quaker schools.