Help!!!! need private but very good IB schools in Surrey Pls.

[Lovingme]

Dear Mums.

Please l am new to this site and really need all the help l can get.
We are moving to the UK this July (expats, never lived in the UK before) and l have 3 kids 16,13 and 9. l will love for them to be in the same school but it has to be the international Baccalaureate since that's what the are doing presently in Dubai. They are presently in grades 11, 8 and 4. Please could you help me out with names of very good private schools because that will determine where we will live in Surrey. Sorry for my long mail but really confused and desperate. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

[tigermum17]

Friend's daughter got early acceptance into Oxford Uni after excellent GCSE's and they specifically told her to do IB and not A Levels and to also focus on Physical Ed

[eurotex]

Hello- I find myself in the same situation you were in when you posted your inquiry. I wonder if you would let me know about the school you selected.....

[Peri999]

Tobo - are you still wanting information on King Edwards? I have a son there who will be going into Year 4 next year - he's been at the school since Year 1 and is very happy there. I could help you with questions about the IB and Sixth Form so please let me know if you need anything.

[Peri999]

Tobo - I've sent you a pm

[Tobo]

About King Edward's Witley, Peri999, time2go, anybody else? I would be very interested in hearing more about this school, my dd aged 16 is looking at joining IB next September 2011. Someone mentioned that it has a big contingent of Learning difficulties/problem background kids .... is this true? are your kids happy there? can you tell me more? THANKS!

[5VO1]

OP - not in Surrey but nearby in Kent is Sevenoaks School - mega academic and does IB. Superselective and probably full. Advise buying the Good Schools Guide (expensive - at least £35 I think - can get online too).

[mumoverseas]

OP, if you are still looking, Hurstpierpoint definitely does IB. A friend who lives in Dubai is sending her DD there this coming September and is considering IB.

[time2go]

Hi new poster here ..would like any info on King Edwards Witley that anybody could give me as considering sending my son there next year. Have PM'd Peri999 .But all info would be very much appreciated !

Thanks in advance :)

[onceamai]

KCS also takes girls into the 6th form now and many have transferred successfully to the IB course there from Wimbledon/Putney High School and probably could also do that from Lady Eleanor Holles. I have a feeling Marymount the International school in Kingston might also be worth considering for you.

[MrsGuyOfGisbourne]

Friend's son currently doing IB at ACS Cobham, well-rounded, mature , sporty boy - very happy there.

[willow]

Kings Wimbledon is top IB school in the world, according to The Times. Can't get better than that, surely?

[Peri999]

I have a son at King Edwards School in Witley and happy to help with any questions if you are interested.

[wrotham]

King Edwards in Witley takes at +11 AND +13.
Does IB. Not sure what it is like. Boarding and Day. New Head 2010.

[impartialme]

Think you are absolutely right to choose Ardingly. If your three are anything like my three they'll have a fab time and do brilliantly as well at whatever they're good at and enjoy. It does A Levels and the IB so your children can choose. Personally am a huge fan of the IB. (Incidentally, my friend's son is in his first year at Oxford doing medicine having gained 42 points at IB.)

[Cosette]

King Edward's School in Witley, Surrey also does IB - but is again from aged 11, although there are other local prep schools nearby that your 9 year old could attend. www.kesw.surrey.sch.uk/

[Lovingme]

Thanks ladies for all your help, l have started applying to the various schools mentioned but l think Ardingly seems to be very strong academically and would take my 3 kids and from the map it doesn't seem too far. Thanks again for all your kindness.

[rightfootfirst]

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6735896.ece

[rightfootfirst]

I'm going to be brutally honest and say that IME the IB is unfairly weighted at uni entry in this country. check out the UCAS and a few uni websites for grade comparisons between offers based on A level and IB points; in my experience the IB is unfairly rated.

Moreover, there is limited external support -and by that I mean revision guides and easy access to past papers. BE CERTAIN the schools you chose have a min of 5 yrs experience running the IB (I'd personaly go for longer), and the teachers are very familiar with the IB grading system.

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6735896.ece

[SofaQueen]

What about Kings College Wimbledon. Excellent private school, fantastic facilities, good sports.

[ultra]

What about Wellington College - it is just over the border into Berkshire - they don't start until 13 but I believe they might be offering the IB to the younger ones as well.

[LIZS]

Ardingly has a nursery, pre-prep and prep school but don't think they'd do IB until later. Very few prep schools do PYP because they have to cater towards Common Entrance at 13+ and the two simply don't coincide. It really isn't far from the Surrey border though and is considered a good all rounder school with excellent facilities. Worth is just starting to go co-ed but is still predominantly boys atm. Local to them you also have Handcross Park Prep, Copthorne Prep, Fonthill Lodge, Cottesmore and a bit further south Hurstpierpoint College.

[cranbury]

Ardlingly from 4 years old but in west sussex.

[Burroo]

Try the Good School Guide International; they list the good international / American / IB schools in the UK which from memory includes some in Surrey.