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An award-winning independent co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 13 to 18, Eastbourne College combines academic ambition with exceptional pastoral care in one of the UK’s healthiest and most beautiful coastal locations. The College sits between the South Downs National Park and the sea, within walking distance of Eastbourne’s town centre. We provide an education that develops confident, balanced and authentic all-rounders - young people who challenge themselves academically, physically and creatively. Our pupils achieve strong exam results and progress to leading universities in the UK and abroad, supported by dedicated teachers and expert university and careers guidance. Our campus offers outstanding facilities, including a state-of-the-art sports complex, swimming pool, performing arts and music centre, modern classrooms and specialist studios. Boarding houses provide a welcoming home for pupils, encouraging independence and lasting friendships. Wellbeing underpins everything we do. We believe healthy ambition grows from healthy habits, minds and bodies, and our location and community ethos support this every day. Please do contact us on 01323 733203 or visit eastbourne-college.co.uk to learn more.

A family of 25 girls’ schools, including 23 independent schools and two academies, across England and Wales. We have over 4,000 staff, over 19,000 students between the ages of three and 18, and an alumnae network of over 100,000 - the largest of its kind in the UK. As a charity that owns and runs a network of girls' schools in England and Wales, it reinvests all its income in its schools. Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity). GDST schools and academies: ● The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool ● Birkenhead High School Academy ● Blackheath High School ● Brighton Girls ● Bromley High School ● Croydon High School ● Howell’s School, Llandaff, Cardiff ● Kensington Prep School ● Newcastle High School for Girls ● Northampton High School ● Northwood College for Girls ● Norwich High School for Girls ● Notting Hill & Ealing High School ● Nottingham Girls’ High School ● Oxford High School ● Portsmouth High School ● Putney High School ● Redmaids' High School, Bristol ● Royal High School, Bath ● Sheffield Girls' ● South Hampstead High School ● Streatham & Clapham High School ● Sutton High School ● Sydenham & Dulwich Girls ● Wimbledon High School

Sevenoaks School (HMC) is a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 11 to 18. Founded in 1432, Sevenoaks provides academic excellence with a strong pastoral and co-curricular emphasis and a global dimension inspired by the International Baccalaureate. Rated 'exceptional' in our latest ISI report for teaching and learning, we are proud of our innovative, thinking approach to education and academic excellence, while at the same time providing a strong pastoral and co-curricular foundation. Sevenoaks was recently awarded The Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of the Year Award. Our superb 100-acre campus is in the Kent countryside, just half an hour from Central London and Gatwick International Airport.