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 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
IrelandDublin
2 · School portraits
FranceParis
3 · School portraits
SwitzerlandGeneva
3 · School portraits
AustriaVienna
6 · School portraits
NetherlandsAmsterdam
4 · School portraits
BelgiumBrussels
4 · School portraits
SpainMadrid
4 · School portraits
FinlandHelsinki
6 · School portraits
Czech RepublicPrague
6 · School portraits
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.