List of state boarding schools in England

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There are about 40 state boarding schools in England, providing state-funded education but charging for boarding.[1][2] In addition, the Five Islands School in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, provides free boarding during the week to secondary students from other islands.


The gender shown is that of the boarding provision; some of these schools have mixed day provision.

School LEA Gender Coordinates
Adams' Grammar School Shropshire Boys 52°46′11″N 2°22′52″W / 52.7697°N 2.3810°W / 52.7697; -2.3810 (Adams' Grammar School)
Ashby School Leicestershire Boys 52°44′54″N 1°27′48″W / 52.7484°N 1.4634°W / 52.7484; -1.4634 (Ashby School)
Beechen Cliff School Bath and North East Somerset Boys 51°22′20″N 2°21′36″W / 51.3723°N 2.3600°W / 51.3723; -2.3600 (Beechen Cliff School)
Brymore Academy Somerset Boys 51°08′56″N 3°04′46″W / 51.1489°N 3.0795°W / 51.1489; -3.0795 (Brymore School)
Burford School Oxfordshire Mixed 51°48′13″N 1°38′30″W / 51.8036°N 1.6417°W / 51.8036; -1.6417 (Burford School)
Burleigh Community College Leicestershire Mixed 52°46′12″N 1°14′24″W / 52.7699°N 1.2401°W / 52.7699; -1.2401 (Burleigh Community College)
Colchester Royal Grammar School Essex Boys 51°53′12″N 0°53′13″E / 51.8867°N 0.8870°E / 51.8867; 0.8870 (Colchester Royal Grammar School)
Cranbrook School Kent Mixed 51°05′48″N 0°32′18″E / 51.0968°N 0.5382°E / 51.0968; 0.5382 (Cranbrook School)
Dallam School Cumbria Mixed 54°13′43″N 2°46′07″W / 54.2287°N 2.7685°W / 54.2287; -2.7685 (Dallam School)
De Aston School Lincolnshire Mixed 53°23′01″N 0°19′32″W / 53.3836°N 0.3255°W / 53.3836; -0.3255 (De Aston School)
Duke of York's Royal Military School Kent Mixed 51°08′38″N 1°19′30″E / 51.1438°N 1.3250°E / 51.1438; 1.3250 (Duke of York's Royal Military School)
Gordon's School Surrey Mixed 51°20′37″N 0°38′47″W / 51.3435°N 0.6465°W / 51.3435; -0.6465 (Gordon's School)
Harefield Academy Hillingdon Mixed 51°36′12″N 0°28′41″W / 51.6034°N 0.478°W / 51.6034; -0.478 (The Harefield Academy)
Haydon Bridge High School Northumberland Mixed 54°58′31″N 2°15′12″W / 54.9752°N 2.2532°W / 54.9752; -2.2532 (Haydon Bridge Community High School)
Hockerill Anglo-European College Hertfordshire Mixed 51°52′16″N 0°10′16″E / 51.8710°N 0.1712°E / 51.8710; 0.1712 (Hockerill Anglo-European College)
Holyport College Windsor and Maidenhead Mixed
Keswick School Cumbria Mixed 54°36′28″N 3°08′48″W / 54.6079°N 3.1467°W / 54.6079; -3.1467 (Keswick School)
Kings' School Hampshire Boys 51°03′32″N 1°20′49″W / 51.0589°N 1.3469°W / 51.0589; -1.3469 (Kings' School)
Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancashire Boys 54°02′19″N 2°37′21″W / 54.0386°N 2.6225°W / 54.0386; -2.6225 (Lancaster Royal Grammar School)
Liverpool College Liverpool Mixed
Old Swinford Hospital Dudley Boys 52°27′03″N 2°08′39″W / 52.4507°N 2.1442°W / 52.4507; -2.1442 (Old Swinford Hospital)
Peter Symonds College Hampshire Mixed 51°04′12″N 1°19′12″W / 51.0701°N 1.3201°W / 51.0701; -1.3201 (Peter Symonds College)
The Priory Academy LSST Lincolnshire Mixed 53°12′31″N 0°32′46″W / 53.2085°N 0.546°W / 53.2085; -0.546 (The Priory Academy LSST)
Queen Elizabeth's Community College Devon Mixed 50°47′31″N 3°39′58″W / 50.7919°N 3.6661°W / 50.7919; -3.6661 (Queen Elizabeth's Community College)
Reading School Reading Boys 51°26′54″N 0°57′15″W / 51.4483°N 0.9541°W / 51.4483; -0.9541 (Reading School)
Ripon Grammar School North Yorkshire Mixed 54°08′21″N 1°32′22″W / 54.1391°N 1.5395°W / 54.1391; -1.5395 (Ripon Grammar School)
Royal Alexandra and Albert School Surrey Mixed 51°15′42″N 0°10′29″W / 51.2617°N 0.1746°W / 51.2617; -0.1746 (Royal Alexandra and Albert School)
The Royal Grammar School Buckinghamshire Boys 51°38′28″N 0°44′20″W / 51.6411°N 0.7388°W / 51.6411; -0.7388 (The Royal Grammar School)
The Royal School, Wolverhampton West Midlands Mixed
Sexey's School Somerset Mixed 51°06′19″N 2°27′48″W / 51.1053°N 2.4632°W / 51.1053; -2.4632 (Sexey's School)
Shaftesbury School Dorset Mixed 51°00′09″N 2°11′20″W / 51.0025°N 2.1890°W / 51.0025; -2.1890 (Shaftesbury School)
Sir Roger Manwood's School Kent Mixed 51°16′18″N 1°20′43″E / 51.2718°N 1.3454°E / 51.2718; 1.3454 (Sir Roger Manwood's School)
Skegness Grammar School Lincolnshire Mixed 53°08′56″N 0°20′02″E / 53.1490°N 0.3340°E / 53.1490; 0.3340 (Skegness Grammar School)
St George's School Hertfordshire Mixed 51°49′20″N 0°21′13″W / 51.8223°N 0.3537°W / 51.8223; -0.3537 (St George's School)
Steyning Grammar School West Sussex Mixed 50°53′36″N 0°19′46″W / 50.8933°N 0.3294°W / 50.8933; -0.3294 (Steyning Grammar School)
Thomas Adams School Shropshire Mixed 52°51′32″N 2°43′49″W / 52.8588°N 2.7302°W / 52.8588; -2.7302 (The Thomas Adams School)
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Leicestershire Mixed 52°44′00″N 1°12′31″W / 52.7332°N 1.2086°W / 52.7332; -1.2086 (Welbeck College)
The Wellington Academy Wiltshire Mixed 51°14′24″N 1°39′50″W / 51.240°N 1.664°W / 51.240; -1.664 (The Wellington Academy)
The Westgate School Hampshire Mixed 51°04′03″N 1°19′50″W / 51.0675°N 1.3306°W / 51.0675; -1.3306 (The Westgate School)
Wymondham College and Wymondham College Prep School (opening Sept 2020) Norfolk Mixed 52°32′42″N 1°03′27″E / 52.5449°N 1.0574°E / 52.5449; 1.0574 (Wymondham College)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Find a school". State Boarding Forum. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "A safe haven for state pupils in need". The Independent. 30 October 2008.

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