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Full Boarding Recommendations

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BridgetZimbabwe · 13/08/2024 09:04

Hello from sunny Zimbabwe
We are looking for a school in UK for my son to attend 6th form in 2025. We were in UK in April and visited 6 amazing schools, but none of them were the absolute perfect fit.
My criteria are simple:

  1. Full boarding
  2. An all year round cricket program
  3. A sports science related A level option
I would be happier with a school in the south where I have a support network but would consider further afield. My preference would actually be to keep him in Zim, but he has a single track focus on playing cricket and Zim cannot offer what he feels he needs to achieve his ambitions.
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OhCrumbsWhereNow · 13/08/2024 11:16

Have you had a look at Rugby School?

We eventually went with State for DD, but Rugby was our favourite of all the private schools we looked at. Full boarding and has a 6th form intake.

Seems to be good for cricket: www.rugbyschool.co.uk/news/rugby-school-to-host-warwickshire-cricket-one-day-cup-games/

HawaiiWake · 13/08/2024 10:42

Check out the cricket programme and the cricket coaches, as well as the level of cricket and see if any DC are playing at a higher level. This would be the basis because all year cricket but not top coaches may not cut it for your son. Cricket trips, some schools go to Caribbean or India.

usernamedifferent · 13/08/2024 09:32

Millfield is big but it might be worth a look. There is a massive international contingent and genuine full boarding.

Full boarding is rare these days and even if schools say they’re full boarding they’re often not.

You might get more responses if you have this moved to the Boarding School group.

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BridgetZimbabwe · 13/08/2024 09:26

We feel Millfield is too big for us so didn't include it from the outset -
we looked at Sherborne, Radley, Stowe, Teddies, Bryanston and Kings Taunton - although some of these are big schools!
Maybe I should rethink Millfield

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usernamedifferent · 13/08/2024 09:16

Which schools did you look at? Millfield would fit all 3 of your criteria.