Claremont Independent Boarding School (Football Academy available)

• Established: Prep School in 1925; Senior School & 6^th Form in 2011
• Location: East Sussex, United Kingdom (approx. 1.5 hours from London)
• Students age: Boys & girls aged from 1-18 years (Boarding from 11 years)
• Total number of students: 700 (350 in Prep, 350 in Senior) including 95 international students
• Type of education: mixed
• Language of instruction: English.

The British private school Claremont Independent School is a non-selective and yet academically highly ambitious school. We aim to send our students not just to the best universities in the UK and elsewhere but, most importantly, to the most appropriate destination for their chosen career path.

Set in this safe, beautiful and historically important part of south-east England, this is a forward-looking school that is very much an English school but with a vibrant international flavour. At the Senior School (age 13+) the split is 30% international and 70% British.

One of the school’s many strengths is its outstanding Football Academies, which features Junior programmes and Senior programmes for boys and for girls. All Academy students attend regular academic classes alongside all other students but then attend training while the others do their own sports and co-curricular activities. The programme is highly selective and runs throughout the school year, but always with the main priority being academic progress.

Today, the Academy is run by Jim Colson: he worked with players in the clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Brighton, Crystal Palace, European football teams.

Each student is determined by individual characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, from which a unique plan of classes is created. International and national tournaments, friendly games and matches are constantly held, and the main gameplay is at the level of the Premier League. The children are constantly cooperating with professional coaches: they closely follow the successes and achievements of each student, help him to move to the next level, reveal the secrets of a successful career.

The school is also very strong in the performing arts and in 2019 has opened a new teaching block including a fantastic art studio, as well as a new performing arts centre, which includes a huge dance centre, where we offer GCSE qualifications in contemporary dance.

Claremont students live in our two boarding houses, one for the senior boys and one for the girls and some of the junior boys. The boarding houses are town-based, giving students the benefits of going ‘home’ at the end of the day and at the weekend, which has proven to be very popular. As we do with the majority of the local day students, we pick the boarders up in our buses and transport them the 20-minute drive to the school campus, and then back again in the evening.

The houses are well-established but have been renovated to a high standard. The majority of rooms are twins and overall about 75% have en-suite facilities. Our superb boarding staff provide a safe and supportive environment in which the students can thrive and really enjoy their time in the UK.

According to the academic results of 2019:

• 21% of GCSE students earn A * - A grades;
• A-level: 27% of students received marks A * - A.

The total area of ​​the Claremont Independent School campus reaches 100 acres - everything necessary for pupils for classes, sports and creative activities and leisure:

• A modern training 6^th Form Centre for the A Level students to study in;
• Indoor Sports Centre with weights room and fitness suite;
• Theatre for Performing Arts (240 seats)with professional sound and lighting;
• Photography studio;
• Playing fields and astroturf courts;
• A 6-lane indoor pool at the Senior School;
• A heated outdoor pool at the Prep School;
• Modern facilities for the three sciences.

The cost of studying at Claremont Independent School includes:

• Accommodation;
• Meals on a full board basis.

Some services are paid additionally to tuition fee:

• Registration fee;
• Educational deposit (not part-payment of fees; refundable on leaving);
• Supportive English program EAL;
• Extra fee to cover incidental costs. Itemised invoice provided at the end of each term;
• School uniforms;
• Transfers in both directions;
• Air tickets in both directions;
• Additional academic studies, including individual ones (optional);
• Additional entertainment and excursions (optional);
• Personal pocket expenses;
• Visa fees and services, translation and certification of documents;
• Consular fees (paid at the Embassy);
• Examination fees;
• Guardianship.

The school must receive copies of:

• Applicant’s passport;
• Birth certificate;
• Last two available school reports, translated ;
• All information regarding special needs, health issues;
• If applying for the Football Academy, applicants must either visit the school for a trial, or send in a coach’s report and short video clip of themselves in action.

There will need to be an interview with the Assistant Head (International), either at the school or via Skype/WhatsApp. If the application is approved:

• SMAPSE experts will send out a formal Offer Letter;
• To confirm the place, payment of the Registration Fee and Deposit is required;
• Closer to the start date the school will send out the new joiners pack with all information;
• Application for the CAS in order to apply for the Tier 4 Child visa can start up to 3 months prior to the start date.

Extra fees:

• Registration fee (for a programme/course) 200 GBP
• Deposit for a course/programme 3000 GBP
• Other 550 GBP

• Guardianship services

• Student's supervision