Boarding Entry

We are happy to work with Agents or families directly to guide you through the admissions process for international and UK students looking for a boarding place. 

We offer boarding places from Year 7 upwards. Our modern boarding houses (the boys house opened in 2017 and our girls house opened September 2020), have triple, double and single rooms and also have day students assigned to them to ensure that both boarding and day pupils are fully integrated. 

Each house has a housemaster or housemistress, deputy house staff and tutors living with the pupils to provide excellent pastoral care. 

If you would like to apply for a boarding place, in the first instance we would ask to see a copy of your latest school report. We would then ask you to complete a Registration Form and pay the registration fee of £300 for a boarding place. Please download the form here. 

We assess and interview all applicants, whether from the UK or overseas and we will provide all the information you need regarding assessments and interviews. The assessments are in English, Maths and Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. These can be carried out at Royal Russell School, here in the UK, or if you are studying abroad, we are happy to send our tests to your agent, current school or the British Council to be conducted under exam invigilation. The interview will be arranged once the assessments have been marked and this will be with one of our senior members of staff. The interview can be conducted via an appropriate online platform. Please contact us to discuss further.

Once this process is complete and if we are able to offer you a place, an Acceptance Deposit is the equivalent of one term’s fees and is payable to secure the place. 

Important joining information is sent out in May and this includes Guardian Appointment Forms. We expect all our boarding students to have a UK based Guardian and the responsibilities we expect the Guardian to undertake can be found here.

Royal Russell holds a Sponsor Licence and we are able to provide support and advice for families who require a Visa Sponsor License. Guidance can be found here.

Children settle into life at Royal Russell quickly and easily and enthusiastically embrace their new experiences and routines. Our children are busy, productive and, above all, happy. Our full boarders have the opportunity to join in with regular activities and trips at the weekend. Please click here for examples of our boarding activities. 

The Admissions Team are always happy to answer any questions you may have with regards to boarding life at Royal Russell. Please contact us on admissions@royalrussell.co.uk,