Sidcot School Competitors

King's College, Taunton offers an outstanding education for pupils aged 2-18 in the heart of Somerset. The school combines the benefits of a traditional English private school with modern teaching methods and facilities. Boasting a unique setting spread across two beautiful school sites, offering state-of-the-art facilities for pupils aged 2 to 18. The Prep School is located a short 10-minute drive from the Senior School and pupils of all ages benefit from facilities across both sites. Our boarding school community welcomes students from across the Southwest and internationally, creating a diverse, vibrant learning environment. As one of Somerset’s leading independent schools, we prepare pupils for success for life beyond school. Within a friendly and vibrant environment, we promote a lifelong love of learning and provide unrivalled opportunities for pupils. But what really sets us apart is nurturing well-rounded and grounded individuals with a true sense of purpose; reflecting our family-oriented culture as a Woodard School, and commitment to the local community. www.kings-taunton.co.uk

Truro School, founded in 1880, is a co-educational independent school located in the beautiful county of Cornwall, providing outstanding education for ages 3 to 18. We challenge, inspire and support pupils as individuals to grow intellectually, personally and spiritually, and to achieve their potential. We aim to inspire a life-long interest in learning, equipping pupils with the essential skills to tackle the future with confidence and a degree of independence, and to succeed in whatever careers they choose. Here at Truro School we firmly believe that education is about so much more than excellent exam results, as important as they are. It is for this reason that we prevail to offer a wide-ranging curriculum alongside a plethora of co-curricular activities and pastoral care in order to develop well-rounded, sociable and unpretentious young people.

BGS is a thriving independent day school, taking children from Reception through to the Sixth Form. Over the past 10 years, the School has greatly strengthened its academic, pastoral and co-curricular provision, culminating in the highest ‘Excellent’ rating across all categories in the ISI Inspection report in October 2015. Student numbers have risen steadily as our reputation has grown across the city and the region: for the start of the 2017/18 academic year, the School is effectively full with waiting lists in some year-groups. The financial strength this brings has allowed the Board of Governors to invest in new infrastructure, the highlight being the opening of our 1532 Performing Arts Centre in September 2016, named in memory of our foundation year. We continue to be ambitious in thinking about how to expand and improve what we provide for our students. For example, implementation of our plan to introduce the International Baccalaureate into the Sixth Form is well advanced, and we are making good progress on significant additions to our sports facilities. Looking further forward, we are exploring ways in which BGS, its staff and its students can play a wider role in the community that is Bristol and its surrounds.