ACS International School Egham

Since August 2022, Mark Wilson BA PGCE NPQH. Previously principal of British International School of Houston, USA and before that, headteacher at The British International School Shanghai, Pudong. Started his career in schools in the UK including a

Rolling admissions. Academically non-selective: no entrance test or interview but school reports, references and standardised test scores are checked. Responsive admissions teams give reassurance about moving to the UK, as well as walking families

Majority stay in the UK (eg Oxford, UCL, King’s College London and universities of Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Newcastle, Loughborough), the rest heading to a wide range of countries including the US, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain,

In 2024, average IB score of 34 (against a world average of 30), highest score of 42 with a 97 per cent pass rate (world pass rate: 80 per cent). Nine students achieved the prestigious bilingual diploma.

‘It’s hard to talk about the school without talking about the IB,’ say parents waxing lyrical that ‘this is the big attraction here’. Not just the diploma but the IB Primary (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) Programme and IB Career-related Programme (IBCP)

Learning needs assessed on admission. Push in and pull-out support on offer. School says, ‘We are a mainstream school but are very good at meeting people where they are at and working with individuals to help them make progression.’ Parents concur:

While facilities may not be as fancy as some larger schools, the school makes the most of what they have. Parents sing the praises of staff who go the extra mile, from opening classrooms for external providers to run after-school classes to taking

Size alone means it can never live up to the ‘sports school’ reputation of sister school, ACS Cobham, but there are plenty of opportunities to get stuck into: soccer, track and field, cross country, basketball, volleyball etc. The ‘Team Jaguar’

Creating a sense of belonging, community and cohesion is important in an international school with over 45 different nationalities, but school does this well. World maps displayed in both lower and upper school with students’ home countries marked by

A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.

Typically seen as the ‘most British’ of the three ACS schools – largely because the other two schools offer an American curriculum – though under 40 per cent of families are British and many are dual passport holders. Other families come from across

Families acknowledge that school sits at a premium price point but no complaints. ‘If I had the finances, I would have come here sooner,’ said one parent. School holds charitable status, and all profits ploughed back in.

A top-notch IB programme, 36 acres of glorious parkland on the outskirts of London and a welcoming, internationally minded ‘glocal’ community. As Marty, from school’s production of Madagascar the musical, would say, ‘This place is crack-a-lackin!’