Independent School News

Integrity and humility, independence and ambition are just some of the qualities excellent boarding will bestow on its pupils. JAMES JOHNSON, Headmaster of Taunton School, explains more. MANY key ingredients need to come together to create an excellent boarding experience....

Talented teenage artist Ruby Mitcham, a student at Gordonstoun, was chosen to appear on the new TV series of Portrait Artist of the Year. The 18-year-old has quickly established herself as one of the most promising UK artists of her...

SUFFOLK’S leading boarding prep school, Old Buckenham Hall School, has this year joined forces with the historic Rugby School Group. Old Buckenham Hall (OBH) is a co-educational day and boarding prep school in the Suffolk countryside, established in 1862, with...

BELHAVENI Hill School welcomed the adventurer and former pupil Jamie Ramsay back to his old school to lead a school run and share tales from his 17,000km expedition. Ramsay talked to an audience of over 160 pupils and parents about...

A FORMER army Colonel has been appointed as the new Headmaster of Belhaven Hill School, the boarding and day school in East Lothian, Scotland. Mr Neil Tomlin is starting what will be is his second headship from August 2026, succeeding...

Pangbourne College has announced that it is joining the Mill Hill Education Group, one of the UK's largest educational charities, in a strategic charitable merger designed to enhance opportunities for pupils and staff while preserving the College's distinctive identity, values...

Christ College Brecon is celebrating another outstanding year of cricketing achievement, with pupils earning representative honours, and competing in record breaking matches. This year, Christ College was named among the Top 100 Cricket Schools in the UK in The Cricketer...

More House School (Frensham, Surrey) is celebrating a major achievement following the publication of its February 2026 Ofsted inspection report, which recognises the school with FOUR ‘Exceptional’ judgements and rates all remaining areas as ‘Strong standard’. Under Ofsted’s rigorous new framework...