A cup of tea for the school search

Finding a school in Europe should feel like a conversation, not a contest.

We write for parents who want a warm, honest read before the Open Day. No league tables shouting at you. Just the texture of each country — how the system works, when to start looking, and what schools are quietly proud of.

Start with a city Looking for boarding

Start with the city you will actually live in.

Parents do not choose a continent. They choose a Tuesday in one place — or a boarding house that becomes the place.

United Kingdom

London

8 · School portraits

Ireland

Dublin

2 · School portraits

France

Paris

3 · School portraits

Switzerland

Geneva

3 · School portraits

Austria

Vienna

6 · School portraits

Netherlands

Amsterdam

4 · School portraits

Belgium

Brussels

4 · School portraits

Spain

Madrid

4 · School portraits

Finland

Helsinki

6 · School portraits

Czech Republic

Prague

6 · School portraits

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Boarding houses, written from the school’s own pages.

Full boarding, weekly boarding, and day houses that also keep beds. We only list houses we have already walked through in a portrait.

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