Felsted offers an all-round education of the highest calibre in a safe and beautiful setting. Whether your child is passionate about business, sport or music, they’ll find exceptional opportunities here.
Just an hour from London and Cambridge, Felsted School sits proudly in North Essex. Founded in 1564, the school’s handsome red-brick buildings are cloaked in fiery red ivy in the autumn – an unforgettable sight. This spacious, secure campus encircling the cricket quare is a place students are proud to call home. Felsted is regarded as one of the top IB boarding schools in southern England.
Business-minded students in particular will thrive here, with early exposure to real-world practice. But the school is no less inspiring for pupils with strengths in the sciences, languages, arts or humanities – all taught by experienced, passionate teachers. With a balanced international intake of around 20% of students, Felsted therefore retains a distinctly British character, and the breadth of opportunity leaves pupils visibly happy and fulfilled.
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Quick Overview
Age of students: 4–18
Total number of students: 540
Boarding students: 80%
International students: 20%
Boarding fees for senior school per term: £17,766
The most important sports on offer in addition to traditional team sports: horse riding, polo, swimming, water polo, shooting, squash, tennis
Nearest airport: London Stansted (30 minutes) https://www.felsted.org
Key Strengths at a Glance
Special program for students interested in economics
Excellent accessibility (30 minutes to London Stansted)
Strong in hockey and rugby
Socially engaged
Felsted School – Photo Highlights
Felsted School in Detail
Academic Excellence
Felsted offers a rigorous academic programme, delivered by subject specialists who support students across a wide range of disciplines – from the sciences, politics and psychology to languages, mathematics and the arts. Budding entrepreneurs are encouraged to pursue Business Studies and Economics and can join the Young Entrepreneurs Club, gaining early insights into the professional world and even meeting alumni working in London’s financial hub. In 2022, Felsted’s IB students achieved an average of 36 points, with nearly 20% scoring 40 points or higher – results that opened doors to leading universities including Bristol, Exeter, London institutions and destinations overseas.
Music and the Arts
Creativity is celebrated at Felsted. A superbly equipped modern art school, music auditorium, percussion suites, drama studios and a recording studio ensure every musical or artistic talent is nurtured. Students can take individual music lessons, perform in choirs and orchestras, or shine as soloists in regular concerts and shows. A unique partnership with the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama allows exceptional musicians to follow an integrated programme. The school’s annual arts festival is a much-anticipated highlight.
Sport
Sport is a longstanding strength at Felsted. The school offers expansive facilities and expert coaching in core sports such as rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis and netball. Students can also take part in a wide range of other sports, including basketball, swimming, squash, athletics, golf, badminton, riding and even polo. Every two weeks, competitive fixtures take students off campus – something pupils eagerly anticipate. More ambitious athletes can join school sports tours, offering opportunities to compete and grow at a higher level.
Clubs, Enrichment and Global Citizenship
With over 50 extracurricular clubs and activities, every Felsted student finds their passion – from beekeeping and creative writing to yoga, cartooning, debating and photography. And if a club doesn’t exist yet? Students are encouraged to start their own. We’re particularly impressed by the school’s commitment to social responsibility. Students regularly volunteer in international outreach projects – most recently, helping rebuild a school in Peru and supporting vulnerable children in Mumbai through the Magic Bus initiative.
Felsted School Fees
Felsted’s boarding fees are £17,766 per term, or £53,300 per academic year.
This is Felsted
What We Saw
Picture this: you arrive at a grand gate set into a weathered stone wall. As it opens, lush playing fields stretch out before you, filled with students playing rugby and tennis under wide skies. On your left, a cluster of majestic red-brick buildings rises out of the greenery. This is no fairytale – it’s everyday life at Felsted School. This is a place where tradition is worn with pride and students are immersed in British values and heritage. Even the on-site care home, where pupils volunteer, speaks volumes about the school’s community culture.
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Final Thoughts
Felsted is undoubtedly a leading British boarding school, combining academic rigour with a vast array of co-curricular opportunities. But it is just one of many outstanding schools that could be the right fit for your child.
We’d be delighted to offer you tailored advice – free of charge – to help you find the perfect school. With years of experience and strong, personal relationships with schools across the UK, we understand their unique characters and can offer genuine, first-hand insights.
We look forward to helping you begin this exciting journey.
What Makes Akademis Stand Out?
- We remain your trusted contact throughout your child’s stay, well beyond the placement process.
- We provide support with guardianship, visa applications and recognition of qualifications within the German school system.
- We offer fully tailored advice. Our school recommendations are unique to each child and can run to 40 pages in length.
- Families receive our 30+ page boarding school guide, packed with practical tips and insights.
- We prepare your child thoroughly for entrance exams and interviews to maximise their chances of success.
- We arrange school visits, ensuring you have the opportunity to experience each school first-hand.
Every boarding school has its own character and ethos. Having personally visited more than 100 schools, we understand these nuances. We also work with schools that do not pay commission, ensuring that our advice remains independent and always in the best interest of your child.
Our roots lie in the UK. For years, we have placed 200–300 families annually into British boarding schools. While our portfolio now includes schools beyond Britain, the UK remains at the heart of what we do.
Our tailored approach results in exceptional acceptance rates. For example, in 2022/23, all seven students we placed at the highly selective Malvern College received offers – a 100% success rate.
We arrange for prospective families to speak with our current students to hear first-hand accounts of life at a UK boarding school.
