5 Best Co-Ed Schools In The Country
5 Best Co-Ed Schools In The Country
5 Best Co-Ed Schools In The Country
Co-education is becoming an ever more popular choice for parents, with numerous studies showing that students can benefit from a mixed boy and girls learning environment. There is now a wealth of coeducational private schools all over the UK, some of which began life as boys schools and many of which converted to co-education in just the last 20 years.
So much choice is good news, but if you want to narrow the choice down to the five best co-ed schools in the country, then Brighton College, Concord College, in Shrewsbury, Rugby School, Hurtwood House in Dorking and Bromsgrove School is a good list to start you off.
The history of Bromsgrove School spans half a millennium, with its beginnings in the middle ages and later as a popular Tudor grammar school. Today, with 'outstanding' reports from both Ofsted and The Good Schools Guide it is certainly carrying this legacy proudly into the 21st Century.
With a reputation for being refreshingly unstuffy compared to other British independent schools, Bromsgrove School encompasses pre-prep, prep and senior schools and offers both A Levels and International Baccalaureate. With world class facilities and a record of fantastic pastoral care, if you are looking for a co-ed school in Worcestershire, then Bromsgrove must certainly be top of your list.
If in search for a co-educational private day or boarding school in Surrey, then you should definitely consider Hurtwood House. With a much shorter history than Bromsgrove, Hurtwood House in Dorking was only established as recently as 1970, but in its forty year history Hurtwood has consistently climbed the league tables and often tops the league as Best Co-educational School in England. However, there is no prep or middle school at Hurtwood, which specialises in the pre-university courses, with students typically aged between 16 and 19 years.
The famous Rugby School in Warwickshire continues to top the tables for co-educational schools. Famous of course for being the place where the game Rugby was invented by William Webb Ellis, although the story of how he illegally picked up the ball during a game of football is in fact known to be a fabrication, created by the Old Rugbeian Society in 1895. Rugby School was founded in 1567, by Lawrence Sheriff, the grocer to Queen Elizabeth I. Rugby takes pupils from age 11 through to A level and has a consistent reputation for academic excellence coupled with world class facilities. Rugby School alumni include the Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and the writer Lewis Carroll, so your son or daughter will be in auspicious company.
Another of the absolute top ranking co-ed independents is Concord College in Shropshire, enviably set in the grounds of Acton Burnell Castle. Students at Concord gain entry to top universities in line with the high academic standards set consistently by the school. Admission is from age 12.
Finally, Brighton College, founded in 1845 should be your top contender when looking for a co-ed school in Sussex. Already considered a happy and high achieving school, the Good School's Guide also predicts that Brighton College is set to 'become an even more impressive school in the future'.
So if you are considering sending your child to a co-educational private school in the UK, for either day or boarding, it seems there has never been a greater quality of choice on offer.
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