Boarding
Schools with boarding
This list includes schools for which we publish a profile. Confirm boarding format, ages, availability and care arrangements directly with the school.
Boarding schools
Clongowes Wood College
boarding · First Year, approximately age 12, through Sixth Year
Eton · United KingdomEton College
boarding · 13–18
Harrow · United KingdomHarrow School
boarding · 13–18 (principally Year 9 and Year 12 entry)
Leysin · SwitzerlandLeysin American School
boarding · Grades 7–12 in the school's American grade system
Duino · ItalyUnited World College of the Adriatic
boarding · 16–19, two-year IB Diploma
Flekke · NorwayUWC Red Cross Nordic
boarding · 16–19, two-year IB Diploma
Day and boarding
Aiglon College
day and boarding · Years 2–13, approximately 6–18; youngest entry requires confirmation
Warsaw · PolandAkademeia High School
day and boarding · Year 9 through Year 13 / A-Levels
Dublin · IrelandAlexandra College Dublin
day and boarding · 3–19
Vienna · AustriaAMADEUS International School Vienna
day and boarding · Early Years from 3 through Grade 12; boarding ages 11–18
Salzburg · AustriaAmerican International School–Salzburg
day and boarding · Grades 7–12; optional 13th year after high school
Thessaloniki · GreeceAnatolia College
day and boarding · Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12; boarding for secondary and IBDP pupils
Berlin · GermanyBBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School
day and boarding · Early Education from 3 through Grade 12; boarding Grades 9–12
Dublin · IrelandBlackrock College
day and boarding · First Year at Willow Park Senior School; Second to Sixth Year at Blackrock College; boarding advertised for ages 12–19
Cheltenham · United KingdomCheltenham College
day and boarding · 13–18; entry at Year 9, Year 10 and Year 12
Cheltenham · United KingdomCheltenham Ladies' College
day and boarding · Lower College (Year 7) through Sixth Form
Bristol · United KingdomClifton College
day and boarding · 3–18 (Preschool to Year 13)
Lausanne · SwitzerlandCollège Champittet
day and boarding · 3–18 (Preschool to Grade 14; boarding advertised from 11)
Geneva · SwitzerlandCollège du Léman
day and boarding · 2–18; boarding fee table covers G5–12, minimum age requires confirmation
Oxford · United KingdomDragon School
day and boarding · 4–13 (Reception to Year 8)
London · United KingdomDulwich College
day and boarding · 6 months–18 (DUCKS co-ed to 7; boys from 7)
Mersch · LuxembourgÉcole Internationale Mersch Anne Beffort
day and boarding · P1–P5 and S1–S6 in the published 2026–27 offer
Lille · FranceÉcole Jeannine Manuel Lille
day and boarding · Petite Section (age 3) through Terminale; boarding from 6ème
Edinburgh · United KingdomFettes College
day and boarding · 5–18
Elgin, Moray · United KingdomGordonstoun
day and boarding · Prep from about 4½; boarding from 8; Senior 13–18
Næstved · DenmarkHerlufsholm Skole
day and boarding · Year 6 through 3.g, including 10.GO, Pre-IB and IB Diploma
Rolle (winter term in Gstaad) · SwitzerlandInstitut Le Rosey
day and boarding · 8–18
Zug · SwitzerlandInstitut Montana Zugerberg
day and boarding · Day from 6 to 19; boarding from 10
Aix-en-Provence · FranceInternational Bilingual School of Provence
day and boarding · Age 2 through Terminale; boarding from 6ème
Kilkenny · IrelandKilkenny College
day and boarding · Form I to Form VI
Madrid · SpainKing’s College Soto de Viñuelas
day and boarding · 16 weeks–18 (boarding 11–18)
Dublin · IrelandThe King's Hospital
day and boarding · Form 1 (about 12) through Form 6
St. Blasien · GermanyKolleg St. Blasien
day and boarding · Gymnasium from Grade 5; boarding from Grade 7
Cambridge · United KingdomThe Leys
day and boarding · 11–18 (Year 7 to Sixth Form)
Aix-en-Provence · FranceLycée International Georges Duby
day and boarding · Seconde to Terminale
Lille · FranceLycée International Montebello
day and boarding · Seconde to Terminale
Zuoz · SwitzerlandLyceum Alpinum Zuoz
day and boarding · 12–19 (Grades 7–12; entry normally Grades 7–11)
Babice · Czech RepublicOpen Gate
day and boarding · Approximately 6–19; primary Grades 1–5 and an eight-year grammar school
Thessaloniki · GreecePinewood American International School
day and boarding · Pre-K through Grade 12; boarding from Grade 7
Salem and Überlingen · GermanySchule Schloss Salem
day and boarding · Grades 5–12
Sevenoaks · United KingdomSevenoaks School
day and boarding · 11–18
Sigtuna · SwedenSigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket
day and boarding · MYP and upper secondary; boarding houses describe residents aged 14–20
Dublin · IrelandSt. Columba’s College
day and boarding · Form I from about 12, through Form VI
St. Gilgen · AustriaSt. Gilgen International School
day and boarding · Grades 5–12 in current curriculum documents; Grade 4 day entry requires confirmation
London · United KingdomSt Paul’s School
day and boarding · 7–18 (prep Years 3–8; senior Years 9–13)
Rome · ItalySt. Stephen's School Rome
day and boarding · Grades 9–12 (about 14–19)
Winchester · United KingdomSt Swithun’s School
day and boarding · 11–18
Lugano · SwitzerlandTASIS The American School in Switzerland
day and boarding · Pre-K from age 3 to Grade 12 and an extra pre-university school year (PG); boarding from Grade 6
Vienna · AustriaTheresianum
day and boarding · Kindergarten from 18 months through Gymnasium to 18, as the home page prints it
Maastricht · NetherlandsUWC Maastricht
day and boarding · Day students 4–19; residential students 16–19
Limerick · IrelandVilliers School
day and boarding · Form I (about 12) through Form VI
Crowthorne · United KingdomWellington College
day and boarding · Third Form (Year 9) through Sixth Form; 11+ via Wellington College Prep
Dublin · IrelandWesley College Dublin
day and boarding · Preparatory class, typically 11–12, then First Year through Sixth Year
London · United KingdomWestminster School
day and boarding · 13–18
Winchester · United KingdomWinchester College
day and boarding · 13–18
Leeds · United KingdomWoodhouse Grove School
day and boarding · 2–18 (Ashdown Lodge, Brontë House, The Grove)
Seville · SpainYago School Sevilla
day and boarding · Nursery from age 0 through Diploma Programme
Keep reading
Choosing between boarding and day school
Start with the child and a realistic weekly timetable. Then confirm who provides care, which nights are covered, and what happens when plans change.
CitiesLondon
London's independent and international schools differ in entry age, qualification, gender, boarding and visa support. Define those constraints before comparing names.
CitiesEdinburgh
Fettes combines day and boarding education with A Levels or IB. George Watson’s and Edinburgh Academy are day schools following Scottish qualifications.
CitiesOxford
Dragon is a co-educational day and boarding prep that ends at 13; Magdalen College School continues to Sixth Form and is gradually becoming co-educational.