- No Ofsted grade yet
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 151
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Boarding schools in East of England
All 78 boarding schools in East of England. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Results
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 158
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Inadequate
- Nursery
- Sixth form
No published results yet.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 298
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 8
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Good
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 8
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 45
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Report card
- Faith school
- Boys
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Results well above the East of England average.
280 first choices for 128 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1680.9
East of England 42.4England 46.1
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 1,059
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Grammar
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 98
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Sixth form
Results well above the East of England average.
174 first choices for 139 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1656.7
East of England 42.4England 46.1
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 1,441
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Good
- Sixth form
Results well above the East of England average.
152 first choices for 61 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1662.3
East of England 42.4England 46.1
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 926
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the East of England average, low absence.
85 first choices for 59 places last year
Met the standard at 1170%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 400
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- No Ofsted grade yet
Results well below the East of England average, low absence.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 59
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.5
- Ofsted:Requires Improvement
- Boys
No published results yet.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 83
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Faith school
- Sixth form
Results well above the East of England average.
235 first choices for 170 places last year
Attainment 8 at 1665.6
East of England 42.4England 46.1
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 1,362
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 428
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 151
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- No Ofsted grade yet
- Faith school
- Sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –East of England 16.0%
- Pupils
- 33
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Ofsted:Report card
No published results yet.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 16
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Results well below the East of England average, high absence.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 80
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Results well below the East of England average, high absence.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 99
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Results well below the East of England average, high absence.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 56
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.3
- Ofsted:Requires Improvement
- Boys
Results well below the East of England average, high absence.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 75
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Nursery
- Sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 153
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Sixth form
Results well below the East of England average, low absence.
Met the standard at 110%
East of England 15%England 61%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 224
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.4
- Boarding schools7858 mainstream, 20 special
- Met the standard at 1115.2%
- Good or Outstanding88%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools38 of 784 Catholic, 20 Church of England
- With a nursery class34take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals3.3%of pupils get them
The big picture
How East of England's boarding schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in East of England
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 54 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 10 of 24
- Good: 11 of 24
- Requires improvement: 3 of 24
- Inadequate: 0 of 24
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in East of England
Some are faith schools.
38 of the 78 boarding schools in East of England have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingList a school you're likely to get.
Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.
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About these schools
Boarding schools in East of England, explained
There are 78 boarding schools in East of England, teaching 40,652 children. 0 are run by the council and 16 are academies or free schools. The list also includes 20 special and 58 independent schools.
88% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 90% across England. 10 are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
15.2% of pupils in East of England met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 61% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 57% to 81%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
3.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £16,245 a year on each pupil, against £7,460 across England. 22.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 20% across England.
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Pick an area to see its boarding schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around East of England.
- Hertfordshire22 boarding schools
- Suffolk18 boarding schools
- Cambridgeshire13 boarding schools
- Essex12 boarding schools
- Norfolk12 boarding schools
- Bedford1 boarding schools
Other schools in East of England
- Primary schools2,035 schools
- Secondary schools448 schools
- Nurseries2,084 schools
- Sixth form colleges14 schools
- Grammar schools53 schools
- Private schools229 schools
- Special schools238 schools
- Faith schools769 schools
- Catholic schools127 schools
- Church of England schools573 schools
- Muslim schools7 schools
- Jewish schools6 schools
- Girls' schools32 schools
- Boys' schools32 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many boarding schools are in East of England?
There are 78 boarding schools in East of England, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boarding schools in East of England?
Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked boarding schools in East of England include Acorn Park School, Gretton School, and Lexden Springs School. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.
How many Ofsted Outstanding boarding schools are in East of England?
East of England has 10 boarding schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 11 are rated Good, meaning 88% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are boarding schools in East of England ranked on Eduscope?
Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.
What is the average class size in East of England boarding schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boarding schools in East of England is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.