London School Guide for Schlumberger

Class Size

Classes are usually smaller than in state schools, the average size being 15 to 20 pupils.

Single sex schooling

In comparison with state schools there are many more single sex schools in the UK through all age groups. Some schools have a girl’s campus and a boy’s campus.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes The UK has 155 IB schools, of which 83 are private schools. These offer one or more of the IB programmes and the majority of the schools are based in London and surrounding counties. There are 4 programmes;

+ The Diploma Programme (DP) for students aged 16 to 19 + The Career-related Certificate (IBCC) for students’ agents 16 to 19 + The Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16 + The Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students aged 3 to 12

More than 90% of the UK IB schools concentrate on the Diploma Programme only and a handful offer the PYP and MYP. Benefits of the Programme v British Curriculum + Emphasis on student’s personal development, working on their intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills + Emphasis on development of a second language and becoming more culturally aware + Easily transferable between schools

International schools List – London Name of School Location

Girls or boys

Website

ACS Cobham

Cobham, Surrey

Co-educational

https://www.acs-schools.com/cobham

ACS Egham

Egham, Surrey

Co-educational Co-educational

https://www.acs-schools.com/egham https://www.acs-schools.com/hillingdon

ACS Hillingdon Hillingdon, NW London

ASL (The American School in London)

St Johns Wood, central/NW London

Co-educational

https://www.asl.org/

Dwight School Finchley, N London

Co-educational

https://www.dwightlondon.org/

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