Ellesmere College

Facilities

Academic

At Key Stages 2 & 3 we offer a wide curriculum preparing them for their choice of i/GCSEs as they move up to Middle School at age 13 – providing subjects that appeal to all pupils’ interests and academic strengths, while keeping class sizes small. Our award winning Support for Learning department supports those students with diverse academic needs including dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia.

In Sixth Form, students choose A Levels, BTEC or International Baccalaureate (IB), and our students regularly gain entrance to their first-choice university including Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group institutions. We are ranked in the top 20 British schools offering the IB with students regularly attaining >30 points and are launching our International Foundation Programme (IFP) in the Autumn.

Ellesmere College is delighted to have been awarded HPL World Class School Accreditation following two years of rigorous and demanding engagement in the HPL World Class School Award Scheme. As one of only 39 schools worldwide to have received this award, it recognises the hard work and dedication of the school into reaching the exacting HPL Award Standards and demonstrating a world class quality of education throughout the school.

Pastoral Care

Ellesmere provides a friendly and warm environment with family values at its heart, and all students at the College – whether day pupils or boarders – are assigned to a House, under which they compete in termly House Competitions. Our student accommodation provides a high-quality, comfortable and secure environment for our students from Year 8, with residential staff on site to tend to the pupils’ personal and pastoral needs 24 hours a day.

Drama, Music and the Arts

The College was the first independent school to be awarded Artsmark Platinum by the Arts Council of Great Britain for its commitment and delivery of the arts the traditional to more modern media. Singing is an area of real excellence with four award winning choirs and a wide range of ensembles with opportunities to perform. Participation at every level is encouraged and supported by ESB, LAMDA, ballet & dance classes, and individual tuition.

Sports

We are immensely proud of our sporting tradition at Ellesmere College and physical education is an integral part of the curriculum – playing for ones’ house or school, or at national, international and Olympic level. We are an accredited WAoS (World Academy of Sport) Athlete Friendly Education Centre (AFEC), which provides greater flexibility to students so they can balance their studies with demanding training and competition schedules. There are seven distinct Sports Academies – rugby, cricket, tennis, swimming, shooting, football and golf – as well as High Performance Hockey Programme, basketball, netball, badminton, modern pentathlon, and rounders. We are consistently listed in The Cricketer Top 100 Schools Yearbook, and are affiliated with the Lydia Greenway Cricket for Girls Programme and IH Manchester Football Academy.

Scholarships

Academic – including The Arts, Sports, and all round scholarships are available on application and dependent on entry Year.

Entrance Requirements

Ellesmere College is a non-selective school with the focus on the individual – however for entry into Sixth Form (Years 12-13) we would suggest a minimum level of 5 GCSE passes at 4 or above.

Fees

From January 2025 (incl. VAT where applicable)

Upper School (Years 9-13)

Full Boarders: £16,123 per term.  Weekly Boarders: £11,511 per term.

Day pupils: £8,866 per term.

Lower School (Years 3-8)

Full Boarders (Year 8): £12,920 per term.  Weekly Boarders (Year 8): £10,913 per term.

Day pupils (Years 6-8): £6,250 per term.  (Years 3-5): £5,433 per term.

Affiliations/Memberships

IB World School, ISC, HMC, Arts Council England, BAISIS, BSA, HPL, CreSTeD, World Academy of Sport(WAoS)

Downloadable Resources

• Latest ISI Inspection