Stowe Boarding School UK

• Type: boarding and day school,
• Sixth Form intake: approximately 60 new pupils each year.

• the 11+ Academic Scholarship is designed to support pupils from Years 7 to 13, subject to Stowe's conditions of award,
• scholarship holders receive an unconditional offer of a place at Stowe for Year 9.

Successful candidates spend Years 7 and 8 at one of the group's prep schools before progressing to Stowe in Year 9. The scholarship is open both to pupils already attending those prep schools and to external applicants.

Stowe encourages pupils to choose higher-education courses that suit their abilities, interests and career plans. Pupils take responsibility for researching courses and destinations, while tutors guide university applications and help candidates prepare for interviews.

For applications to the United States, the school offers advice from a resident Harvard Fellow and preparation for the SAT and ACT. A careers and higher education team supports both UCAS and international applications.

Stowe's BTEC programs cover Engineering, Creative Digital Media, Business and Sport.

In the results published by Stowe, most BTEC grades were Distinction or Distinction*. The share of A*–B grades was 100% in Computer Science, German, Ancient Greek, Latin and Additional Foreign Languages. It was at least 80% in Chemistry, History of Art, Philosophy and Religion, and BTEC Sports Science, and above 70% in Business, Film Studies, French, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and BTEC Creative Digital Media.

• Chandos is one of Stowe's four original boarding Houses,
• the House occupies the east wing of the Mansion,
• its common room is called Paris,
• Queen Victoria once slept in one of its State Rooms.

Stowe's published results show that leavers accepted places at:

• the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge,
• Durham University, the most popular destination in that cohort, chosen by 22 leavers,
• KCL, UCL and the universities of Bath, Exeter, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Warwick, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and York.

Stowe leavers have also continued their studies in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, South Africa and New Zealand.

Stowe has nine boys' Houses, six girls' Houses and a separate girls' Sixth Form House. The Houses are in the Mansion or in newer buildings nearby, and each has around 60 pupils.

Houseparents work with their own families and House staff to support pupils. Matrons handle day-to-day needs and support pupils' health and well-being alongside Medical Center staff and the school doctor.

Bruce is a girls' flexi-boarding House. Chandos is a boys' boarding House with a limited flexi option.

Subject list: Art, biology, chemistry, design, geography, history, maths, physics, Religious studies
Activity list: chess, cricket, disco, fencing, field hockey, football, hockey, horseback riding, lacrosse, Rifle shooting, rugby, sailing, Squash, swimming, tennis, Theatrical show

Sixth Form open mornings include a campus tour, a visit to a House, meeting a Houseparent and speaking with subject Heads of Department.

Lower Sixth pupils may make two university visits during term time.

• pupils use an advisory planning application to explore GCSEs, A Levels, university courses and careers,
• university search tools are available for UK and international applications,
• the school regularly hosts speakers from universities and university groups,
• Stowe supports applications to art and drama colleges and other non-UCAS institutions.

The school's published plans for the Bourbon site include eight new netball and tennis courts, an all-weather hockey field, six padel courts and a new pavilion. A second phase is planned to add indoor sports spaces, sports science classrooms, a strength and conditioning center and a second sports hall.

Stowe also has an equestrian center and a nine-hole golf course.

Additional costs may include:

• the registration fee required before a scholarship application can be considered,
• school transportation, which families book for a full term and the school bills at the end of that term.

Extras:

• Registration fee (for a programme/course) 200 GBP
• Deposit for a course/programme 1200 GBP

A place at Stowe can be secured from Year 6 onward, while Third Form scholarship applications are made in Year 8. Smapse specialists support you at every stage of enrollment.

In the results published by Stowe, four pupils received A* grades in all their subjects, including one with four A*s. Another four achieved at least two A*s and an A, while 27 earned at least three grades at A or A*.

Sixth Form entry requirements:

• at least Grade 6 in six GCSE or iGCSE subjects,
• at least Grade 7 to study sciences or languages at A Level,
• at least Grade 8 to study Mathematics at A Level,
• equivalent results in another curriculum for candidates who do not follow GCSE or iGCSE,
• a recent UKiset result at CEFR C1 or above when English is neither the candidate's first language nor the primary language of instruction at their school.

Stowe awards scholarships each year to external candidates entering Third Form and Sixth Form. A typical scholarship is worth 5% of the school fee. After a detailed financial assessment, an award may be supplemented by a means-tested bursary, but bursaries are not made without a scholarship. For the 11+ Academic Scholarship, means-tested support may cover up to 100% of school fees.

Scholarship areas include academic, art, chess, classics, design, drama, equestrian, golf, music and sport. Sixth Form candidates may apply for a maximum of two scholarships.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision