Queen Ethelburga’s College

• Gender profile: Coeducational
• Day/boarding type: Day, full boarding and weekly boarding
• Boys – Age Range & Pupil Numbers:

  Boarding: 7 to 19 years (221 pupils)

  Day: 1 to 19 years (174 pupils)

  Sixth form: 82 pupils

• Girls – Age Range & Pupil Numbers:

  Boarding: 7 to 19 years (195 pupils)

  Day: 1 to 19 years (136 pupils)

  Sixth form: 97 pupils

• Size: 726 pupils
• ISC association: ISA
• Boarding fees per term: £8,625 to £13,295
• Day fees per term: £2,030 to £4,195

Queen Ethelburga’s College is a private school for girls and boys from 3 to 20 years, offering day, weekly and full boarding places. Founded in 1912 in Harrogate it is now located in Thorpe Underwood, near Little Ouseburn. north west of York, England.

Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Foundation comprises four schools and a kindergarten, each with its unique qualities, but all sharing a common  purpose of providing students with a first class education and the  opportunity to work towards higher education and a successful career.There are strong academic standards across the Foundation and students  are encouraged to have high expectations for their achievement and career prospects. There is a very wide curriculum available, which  enables students to pursue their individual interests and spirations         across a range of fields, alongside a vast array of extra-curricular opportunities which enable students to widen their experience and gain  both skills and confidence.

Queen Ethelburga’s College is the UK’s top School in the North   for academic results, based on average UCAS points per student (excluding General Studies).With average UCAS point scores of 491 and 459 for the College and  Faculty respectively and A*-B pass rates of 94% and 78%, our schools  are now fully established amongst the best schools in the country.    

    Students of all ages continue to benefit from the substantial  investment in new teaching facilities and from the high quality of   our staff. It is, then, no surprise that the majority of our  students from across the College and Faculty are gaining places at  the prestigious Russell Group and 1994 Group universities.

In 2013 Queen Ethelburga’s College (which centres on A-Levels) was ranked by the Daily Telegraphas the 2nd most academically successful co-educational day and boarding School in the whole of the UK, the 4th most academically successful boarding school regardless of type, and the 15th most academically successful independent school of any type – day or boarding, single sex, or co-educational. The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s (which centres of A-Levels and Vocational BTECs) was ranked by the Daily Telegraph as the 6th most academically successful co-educational day and boarding School in the whole of the UK, the 12th most academically successful boarding school regardless of type, and the 43rd most academically successful independent school of any type – day or boarding, single sex or co-educational.

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