St. Edmunds College

St. Edmunds College is one of the leading UK coeducational schools. Located on 400 acres of private land in East Hertfordshire, a 30-minute drive from London towards Cambridge. The school is located on a hill surrounded by beautiful parks. Its windows offer beautiful views of the cathedral.

One of the main priorities of the school is strict Catholic education. Despite more than 400 years of tradition, the school accepts students of any faith who are willing to live and study in accordance with Catholic values. On the territory of the college there is a beautiful old chapel Pugin Chapel, which plays an important role in the spiritual and cultural education of all members of the school community. The chapel was designed by the same architect who built the Houses of Parliament in London.

The school has about 630 students.

DIRECTOR (STAND 2023)

Matthew Mostin,  Education - Downside School; University of Exeter, degree in linguistics.

FAMOUS SCHOOL GRADUATES

• Edward Acton, Academician, Vice-Rector, University of East Anglia
• Joan Bawerbradt, diplomat and politician
• Alex Hughes, priest
• George Lemater, astronomer and professor of physics
• Hilary Lofting, writer
• Louise Lombard, actress (film "Hidalgo: Desert Chase", series "C.S.I. Crime Scene")
• Emon Martin, Bishop
• Anna Mendelssohn, writer and poet
• Simon Mitton, astronomer and writer
• Mark Ranby, rugby player

KEY FACTORS

• A traditional school in the style of Harry Potter.
• Living in a safe atmosphere, there are no major roads around the school, only fields and a magnificent landscape.
• The strongest subject is mathematics. Pupils of the school receive gold medals at national mathematical Olympiads.
• Each year, students demonstrate excellent academic exams and enrol in top UK universities, including Imperial College London and Oxford.
• Children from Russia live only with foreigners.
• The school educates students in good manners. Children are praised and encouraged with free tickets to museums because they behaved better than anyone else.
• The school promotes spiritual development, teaches kindness to other people.
• One of the main aspects of school life is competition and a reward system. The better the student’s achievements, the better the tie he gets every time. The school's motto is I do the best I can.

EQUIPMENT

Modern classrooms, a computer centre, a library, a sports complex, a swimming pool, a theatre studio, art workshops, a ceramic centre, a huge workshop for wood and metal work, a music school, a photography studio, a school cafeteria and cafeteria, a disco room. Great sports facilities: 20 tennis courts with hard and grass surfaces, heated pool.

PROGRAM

GCSE

The program for obtaining a certificate of secondary education. The program includes 7 compulsory subjects and 3 additional subjects of choice.

A-level

Sixth Form two-year university preparatory program. In the first year, 4 subjects are studied, and the second - 3 subjects. Subjects are selected depending on the chosen university and faculty.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD

Accommodation in one of the comfortable residences on the school grounds. Boys and girls live separately. The residences have a warm, homely atmosphere. The rooms are cosy and bright. They have everything necessary for living: a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, a sink. The rooms are single and double. Single rooms are provided to high school students. All rooms are equipped with wireless internet. Shower and toilet on the floor. Each house has a lounge with TV and DVD, where boys and girls can gather in the evenings, and a kitchen where snacks and drinks can be prepared. In each residence lives a teacher who is responsible for the safety of children.

Meals in the school cafeteria. A varied and balanced diet is guaranteed.

SPORT

Sport is an important part of children's development in St. Edmunds. Sports activities from an early age allow you to form a guideline on a healthy lifestyle. The school can engage in more than 15 sports. Boys: rugby, football, cricket, athletics, tennis. Girls: hockey, netball, baseball, tennis, athletics. And also: swimming, golf, table tennis, cross-country running, aerobics, gymnastics, Irish dancing, horse riding, rowing, badminton, basketball.

There are professional trainers at the school who will help students form a program of classes and achieve impressive results.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Enormous opportunities open up for students in the school to unleash their potential and develop their talents. Schoolchildren can engage in design, theatre, directing, animation, can play in an orchestra, engage in rhetoric, website design, attend a club of wildlife lovers and much more.

The school has a very strong musical background. 270 students learn to play musical instruments. For music classes in St. Edmund’s equipped separate wing of the school building. There are 10 rehearsal halls where lessons on playing various instruments are held. You can come here at any time to work out, prepare for lessons or just play your favourite works. In addition to practical exercises, students are taught a course in music theory, they learn to record music on a computer, make electronic arrangements and use the opportunity of electronic instruments.

Pupils play in the school theatre and take part in the play, which takes place once a year in the local (not school) theatre. Performances gather a full audience hall.

COST, 2023-2024

£10,255 - £12,821 per semester (depending on age).
There are 3 semesters in the school year.

Included in cost

• Teaching
• Accommodation and meals

Extra paid

• Flights
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Visa
• Services of the company "Paradise"
• Guardianship (as required by British law)

SERVICES OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMPANY INCLUDE

• Selection of 5-6 schools that best meet the individual characteristics of the child, further goals, talents, with the desired environment. Help in the correct interpretation of school ratings, an explanation of why the school occupies one place or another. Help in obtaining reliable information about schools that are not included in the ratings, with an explanation of the reasons for non-participation in it.
• Admission to 1-3 schools, selected from the proposed. Which includes the preparation of the necessary documents, school reports, characteristics, recommendations. Selection and submission of tests to prepare the student for exam testing, assistance in preparing essays. Preparation for an interview with the teacher / principal, registration for the exam. The necessary list of recommendations when attending school for passing entrance examinations. Correspondence with the school (far from all schools enter into correspondence with foreign parents, they are cautious about them, trust only to a trusted agent).
• Assistance in paying registration fees, deposits, bills. Clarification of school rules, including disciplinary and legal aspects.
• Filling out the required medical forms.
• Selection of guardians required by UK law.

Student supervision during the first month of training is provided as a gift: assistance in resolving issues related to resettlement, billing, informing parents about the child’s health status, assistance with understanding of academic programs, organization of ext. classes for the child in a particular subject, assistance in choosing the program that is most suitable for the child, transfer to another class, etc.