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International Admissions

International pupils are welcomed into the Exeter School community and do much to enrich it. Each brings something individual to the school and increase our knowledge and respect of other cultures.

International pupils attending Exeter School have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a British educational environment and culture. This can be enriching and foster greater global awareness and understanding. Exeter School also provides strong academic preparation for further education, whether it’s attending a university in the UK or elsewhere in the world.

Our International Programme and Homestay

Exeter School is proud to welcome pupils from all over the world to join our school. Our international pupils can join us in the junior or senior school.

Exeter School is a day school and as such does not have on site boarding accommodation. For our sixth form international pupils who are in the UK without their families we have experienced, and police checked homestay families, with whom they can live. Our homestay scheme is managed by Gabbitas Education who also act as guardians to our international pupils. We keep in regular contact with them all as their welfare and happiness with their host families is our top priority.

Pupils that join in other years must live with their family or an approved guardian in the Exeter area as we cannot offer homestay accommodation.

All of our international pupils are wholly integrated into our academic and extra-curricular life.

Fees for Homestay

Fees collected by Gabbitas for homestay accommodation:

Homestay fee (2023-24): £8,280 per annum

Administration fee (2023-24): £3,000

Fees are due and payable in full before the commencement of the school term to which they relate and must have been received as cleared funds by that date.

BNO – Years 3 – 13

We are delighted to consider pupils who would like to join Exeter School and hold a BNO visa. Please get in touch for more information.

Application Process

We will consider applicants put forward by agents and are also happy to receive direct approaches and applications. We seriously consider all applicants that show an interest in Exeter School.

We expect levels of English to be high, pupils will sit the standard entrance papers for their age group which includes an English paper. Sixth form applicants may be asked to sit the UKiset test or written papers in the subjects they are interested in taking at A Level.

Fees are due and payable in full, both to Exeter School and Gabbitas, before the commencement of the school term to which they relate. For the academic year 2024/25 the due dates are therefore 5 September 2024, 6 January 2025 and 23 April 2025. In the event of late payment, the rate of interest charged will be at 1.5% per month accruing on a daily basis.

If English language support is required at any time in the pupils’ time at Exeter School then an hourly fee will be charged. Please ask admissions for the current pricing structure.