International Students
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Woodhouse Grove School welcomes applications from international students.
Some believe a boarding school is best located in the countryside, others that it should be close to a town. Woodhouse Grove has the best of both worlds. Despite being located less than five miles from the centre of Leeds and Bradford and only five minutes from Leeds/Bradford airport, neither is visible - or audible. Screened by woods, the school's safe 70 acre campus sits in the broad Aire Valley in Yorkshire and enjoys a lovely rural setting which belies its convenient urban situation.
• Leeds/Bradford airport is within 3 miles
• Manchester Airport within a 1 hour drive
• Apperley Bridge has its own railway station just across the road from school with direct access to Leeds City Centre.
Experience Woodhouse Grove
Take a look at Woodhouse Grove’s beautiful grounds and setting…
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A truly international community
As a community, Woodhouse Grove benefits enormously from the diversity of cultures and nationalities of students who come to the school both as day pupils, and as part of our boarding community. Whilst the number of international students is never any larger than 10% of the whole school community, the fact that we have students living and working here from all around the world broadens everyone’s horizons and gives us all an insight into different cultures and attitudes.
We ensure that all of our overseas students are involved in a carefully structured induction to the school and will be given an English speaking mentor to help ease them into life at The Grove. Of central importance is that they feel welcomed and supported and that they are able to play a full part in the academic, social and co-curricular life of the school.
Transport
All transport to the school on arrival in the UK is coordinated by our Boarding Transport Administrator, Mrs Jo Wood.
We can also support with booking flights home in the holidays. This provides parents with complete peace of mind that their child’s journey from door to door is as smooth as possible.
Learning Support inc. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Our Learning Support department is headed up by experienced and DELTA-qualified teacher, Mrs Beth Monk. Mrs Monk has over 25 years experience of teaching English in several international roles.
All ESOL students are assessed during the application process and again upon arrival. These assessments allow us to create a bespoke support plan tailored to each student’s language level and learning needs. Support may include small group lessons with peers of similar ability or one-to-one sessions. Sixth Form students who require the qualification, work towards achieving an overall IELTS score of 6.5, which is typically the minimum requirement for entry to UK universities. Younger students receive general English language support alongside the standard curriculum with the aim of completing the iGCSE English course by the end of Year 11 (age 16).
Academic Excellence
At Woodhouse Grove, academic standards remain consistently high. All boarders have access to supervised prep (homework) in the evenings and at weekends and the school also runs a large range of academic support clinics during and after the school day. Over 90% of our students got into their chosen university/apprenticeship. However, we are well aware that academic qualifications alone are not sufficient to guarantee success in the wider world. Maturity, confidence, versatility, self-discipline and self-motivation are all qualities needed to achieve full potential and boarding at Woodhouse Grove can provide a unique environment in which to develop these qualities.
To learn more about our Academic Results, click here.
Here are the University Destinations of our recent leavers…
Admissions
In the first instance, parents are encouraged to speak to our Boarding Admissions officer, Lee-ann Humphries humphries.l@woodhousegrove.co.uk about entry requirements and should then complete an Application Form. On receipt of your completed Application Form, you will be sent a link to pay a £125 registration fee. Once payment is received, your application will be processed.