Joining from Overseas

Felsted has a long and well-established tradition of educating pupils from all over the world. Our international pupils make a major contribution to the richness and diversity of community life at Felsted and we welcome applications from overseas full boarders from Year 7, as well as relocating families with younger children.

The international intake makes up around 20% of our total pupil body, with a dedicated introductory week held at the beginning of each academic year (called LEAP week) in which our new overseas pupils are introduced to Felsted School Life. This induction gives these pupils a head start before term begins so that they get to know their way around the campus, make strong friendships and arrange their uniform. The week also includes some fun cultural trips to places such as London and Cambridge and is a key part of integration into Felsted.

Learn more about LEAP week

Short-Term Stays

We are now welcoming 10- to 13-year-olds from all around the world to immerse themselves in British boarding school life and culture during a three month Short-Term Stay with us – a life-changing experience!

Learn more about Short-Term Stays at Felsted

Admissions Registrar
Mrs Fran McCarthy

Tel: 01371 822 608
Email: intadmissions@felsted.org
Address: Felsted School, Felsted, Essex CM6 3LL

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Entrance Requirements and Procedures

We aim to make our International Admissions process as smooth as possible for families, so please do contact us at any stage if you would like further clarification.

Further details regarding the entry procedure can be found below.

International Diversity at Felsted

International Diversity at Felsted

Armenia	Indonesia	Russia
Australia	Ireland	Serbia
Austria	Italy	Singapore
Belgium	Japan	Slovakia
Canada	Kazakhstan	South Africa
China	Kenya	Spain
Colombia	Lithuania	Sweden
Denmark	Malaysia	Switzerland
France	Monaco	Turkey
Georgia	Netherlands	Ukraine
Germany	Nigeria	USA
Ghana	Portugal
Hong Kong	Romania

Admissions Steps for Families

If you are an Agent representing a family please visit our Agent Information page here.

Joining from Overseas

Enquiry

Pupil Information

Complete a Pupil Information Form

Once you have joined our Admissions portal, you will be prompted to complete a pupil information form and send us the following documents.

Felsted boarders sat in garden chatting.

Documents and Information required:

The pupil’s basic information; as a minimum their full name, gender, date of birth, first language, country of residence, nationality as per passport, year and year group of entry. Please also provide the full names of both parents or those with parental responsibility.
The pupil’s most recent school reports, including predicted GCSE grades if applicable.
The pupil’s personal statement or a completed online pupil information form
An Educational Psychologists report, if this applies to the pupil.
Any other supporting documents that you would like to be taken into consideration, e.g. language certificates, UKiset reports, extra-curricular or academic certificates.

Registration

Entry Testing

Our tests can be taken remotely at the pupil’s current school, a lawyer’s office or British Council office. They can also be taken at an educational agent or consultant’s office if this is a service they provide.

Once your child is registered with us, please send the name and email address of your nominated invigilator to intadmissions@felsted.org, so that the test instructions can be sent directly.

All pupils take entry testing in English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

Organising a Visit

There are a number of staff and pupils involved in our visits and we aim to make the experience as positive and informative as possible. Families often travel quite some distance in order to visit us and we want to ensure that their time spent at Felsted is time well spent.

We do request a minimum of two weeks’ notice to organise a visit, and we do ask that visits are organised during term time, avoiding our exeat weekends as well as the first few days at the start of term and the last few days at the end of term.

View our term dates here

For those pupils who are unable to visit us in person, we are very happy to organise online meetings.

Once all steps are complete, we aim to make a decision within one week during term time.

Felsted boarders during evening prep session.

Joining from the UK

Visit our Admissions Page

Visit our Admissions Page

Click to contact the Felsted Admissions Office

Click to contact the Felsted Admissions Office

Felsted School (“the School”) is a data controller and is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (registration number: Z6718258). The School may process any personal data about you/your child which will be used for the purposes of admission to our School, in accordance with the School’s Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy www.felsted.org/policies.

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FAQs

Years for Entry & Places Available

The best years for international pupils to enter Felsted are Year 7, Year 9, Year 10 or Year 12. We may have spaces available in other year groups – please call us for advice on the year group of your child.

Felsted aims to recruit a wide range of nationalities and limit the number of pupils per language group to ensure that every pupil makes friends from different countries, cultures and backgrounds. Although diversity is much more than the country that you come from, there are vast benefits of being a part of an international environment, within the wider community of a traditional British school.

Language Level Guidelines

We expect our international students to be at a certain CEFR language level, depending on what year they are joining Felsted.

The minimum requirements are as follows:
For entry into Year 9 and below: B1
For entry into Years 10, 11 and L6th: B2
For entry into L6th to study the IB: High level B2

The CEFR is the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This internationally recognised framework describes language ability on a scale of levels from A1 for beginners up to C2 for those who have mastered a language. The CEFR is used by organisations all over the world as a reliable benchmark of language ability.

For further information about the CEFR, including a chart explaining the requirements for each level please follow the link below.

CEFR - More Information

Sixth Form Requirements

For Sixth Form entry (Year 12, age 16 on entry) a standard equivalent to 32 points at GCSE is expected, with at least 6 points in the subjects a pupil wishes to study at A Level or Higher Level with the IB Diploma.

For pupils who join us without GCSEs or IGCSEs, equivalent qualifications, school reports and our testing will be used to ascertain suitability for the school.

Short term places

We encourage pupils to join Felsted on a longer-term basis and to become part of our community. For this reason we are unable to accommodate short-terms stays. We do ask for pupils to make a personal commitment to their period of study with us, for example, the full two-year GCSE, IB or A Level courses.

For pupils who wish to experience Felsted for a short-term stay we have our International Summer School.

Learn more about Felsted's International Summer School