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Padworth College

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Programs and prices, tuition fees in Padworth College

Program name
date
Age
Dates
All year round
14-16
from 10250.00 £ / term
from 10250.00 £ / term
There are either 2 semesters or 3 trimesters (terms) in one academic year
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The curriculum of all courses of the school fully meets the high national requirements and the British curriculum. Up to the age of 16 (middle classes), children learn a rather impressive list of disciplines: some of them are compulsory (for example, English and mathematics), and the rest (at least 5) are chosen independently as electives. The following items are offered for selection:

  • Music
  • Art
  • Biology
  • ICT (information and communication technologies
  • Physics
  • Geography
  • Design
  • Chemistry
  • History.

The cost of the program does not include and is paid separately:

  • Registration fee
  • Deposit for tuition
  • Air tickets in both directions
  • Transfer in both directions
  • Personal pocket expenses
  • Medical insurance
  • Custodianship (as required)
  • Consular fees and visa services.
Dates
All year round
16-18
from 10500.00 £ / term
from 10500.00 £ / term
There are either 2 semesters or 3 trimesters (terms) in one academic year
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This is a special educational program for students planning to continue their studies at the university and get higher education. A-level lasts for 2 years. Students independently form their own curriculum, choose subjects to their liking: teachers and curators recommend to focus not only on personal interests and inclinations, but also take into account the requirements of the future specialty, faculty and university. In general, at an in-depth level, 3-5 subjects are studied, which can be selected from the following list:

  • English
  • Biology
  • art
  • Physics
  • History
  • Accounting
  • Psychology
  • Textile
  • Literature
  • Sociology
  • Design
  • Chemistry
  • Geography
  • Art
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Mathematics.

The cost of the  ourse does not include and is paid separately:

  • Registration fee
  • Deposit for tuition
  • Air tickets in both directions
  • Transfer in both directions
  • Personal pocket expenses
  • Medical insurance
  • Custodianship (as required)
  • Consular fees and visa services.
Dates
All year round
17+
from 10500.00 £ / term
from 10500.00 £ / term
There are either 2 semesters or 3 trimesters (terms) in one academic year
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Business Foundation

A special one-year course is designed for those students who have precisely determined the direction of the future higher education and wants to study business processes. Duration is 1 academic year, and you can enter at age 17. The following subjects and directions are offered to study:

  • Mathematics
  • Legislation
  • Marketing
  • Preparation for the IELTS exam
  • IT-technologies
  • Finance.

 The cost of the program does not include and is paid separately:

  • Registration fee
  • Deposit for tuition
  • Air tickets in both directions
  • Transfer in both directions
  • Personal pocket expenses
  • Medical insurance
  • Custodianship (as required)
  • Consular fees and visa services.

Description of Padworth College

  • Location: Reading, United Kingdom
  • Founded: in 1963
  • The age of students: 13-19 years
  • Educational programs: secondary and higher education, GCSE and A-level
  • Type of studying: mixed
  • Accommodation type: full board (residences on campus)
  • Language of instruction: English.

UK private boarding school Padworth College accepts for children from 13 to 19 years of age from anywhere in the world: today more than 25 countries are studying here. At school, mixed education is accepted - both boys and girls can enter and study in the UK. This is a small enough, cozy and chamber school: each class includes only 10-12 people, which gives the teachers the opportunity to practice a personal, individual approach, to give each student maximum attention.

At the same time, the atmosphere on the Padworth College campus is close to British university: there is no common uniform, but independent studies, on the contrary, are represented by a large number of personal assignments, projects and research. The flexibility of the curriculum allows children from all over the world to attend throughout the school year, as well as to adjust the curriculum to the individual needs of each student and educational group.

Accommodation, meals, prices

The Padworth College campus has comfortable, spacious residences for girls and boys: they are cozy 1-2-bed rooms, fully furnished and equipped with necessary appliances. Toilets and bathrooms are in sufficient numbers on the floors, as are small student kitchens and cozy living rooms with upholstered furniture, TV and DVD.

In each house there are qualified educators and one of the teachers who help the children in solving various issues, follow the observance of cleanliness and discipline.

Meals are also boarding: three times a day students gather in a spacious school dining room.

Subjects and sports

Activities Padworth College

In addition to in-depth academic preparation, Padworth College is known for its interesting and diverse extra-curricular activities. For children there are always various events, performances, concerts and shows, parties and discos, quests and adventure trips, a large number of clubs and circles of interest - you will not get bored with anyone!

Facilities and equipment at Padworth College

Padworth College is located in the suburb of Reading, in a green and picturesque, peaceful and quiet place, with central London and Heathrow International Airport only 45 minutes away, which makes it easy to transfer and travel, to go on excursions. Not far from the campus there is the famous Winsor, the mysterious Stonehenge and Oxford - the students will go to the weekend!

For sports activities students have a spacious pool with heated water, tennis courts, grounds for basketball and cricket, volleyball, a football field.

Admission dates and extra charges

The specified cost does not include and is paid separately:

  • Registration fee
  • Educational deposit
  • Air tickets in both directions
  • Transfer to both sides
  • Personal pocket expenses
  • Medical insurance
  • Custody (as required)
  • Consular fees and visa services.

Extras:

  • Registration fee (for a programme/course) 150 GBP

Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol

Applicants must submit to the admissions office a completed questionnaire on the form of the school, a copy of the current passport and recommendations from previous teachers, a report card with grades from the previous place of study. You will also need to confirm a sufficiently high level of English (at least B1).

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Residence permits, citizenship and other services

  • Guardianship services during the studies
  • Student supervision

Review about Padworth College

Albert
(12.07.2022)
Our son graduated from Padworth 2 years ago. We sent him there for his A-level program. Of course, the level of education offered at the English school was significantly different from what he had before. The college itself is not very large, with very responsible and friendly teachers. Good preparation in the sciences, our son took chemistry and biology for A-level and managed to get an A in both subjects. I also want to thank Smart Products and Services for providing us with such a wonderful guardian, Elena. Our son became good friends with her, and we're still in touch.
Nick
(07.08.2021)
I studied at Padworth for one year before starting my A-levels. Overall, I liked the school. Very nice, friendly teachers. Good food in the cafeteria. But the school's facilities aren't the most modern. I was planning to apply for Illustration and Visual Media, and Padworth didn't have what I needed. I moved to Fine Arts College for my A-levels. I still have a few friends from Padworth, they say nothing has changed at the school.
Martha Mou
(25.09.2020)
We sent our 14-year-old child to this school for the summer program. Our daughter really liked the program, she said there were interesting excursions, and after classes they organized various activities. Since the school is located close to London, there were many excursions to the city itself. For a first introduction to England, it's a good option.
Maxim
(29.06.2020)
I studied at Padworth for one year before starting my A-levels. Overall, the school is pretty good. Really nice, friendly teachers. Good food in the cafeteria. But the school's facilities aren't the most modern. I was planning to go into Illustration and Visual Media, and Padworth just didn't have what I needed. I moved to Fine Arts College for A-levels. I still have a few friends from Padworth, they say nothing's changed at the school.
Arina M.
(08.11.2019)
We were looking for schools not far from London for our child. Padworth appealed to us because of its location and campus. The price was quite reasonable at the time as well. We contacted Smart Products and Services for help with the application. Our child took the entrance test and had an interview with the headmaster. The application was reviewed for about a week, after which the manager told us our child was accepted. We agreed almost immediately, because during the interview the headmaster really won our son over, and the reviews of the school were pretty good. Our son is finishing college this year. Of course, because of the pandemic, the overall experience of studying in England was a bit muddled. What I can say for sure is that the school has highly qualified teachers and good facilities, and they prepare the children well. Of course, our son missed having more excursions and outings. But that wasn't the college's fault, just the time our studies happened to fall on.
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