International boarding fee of £50,574 per year covers EAL support, catering, laundry, and two airport transfers per term.
RU Co-educational British boarding school near Oxford, Oxfordshire
Why this school
International boarding fee of £50,574 per year covers EAL support, catering, laundry, and two airport transfers per term.
Alumni include actor Paul Eddington, film director Guy Ritchie, and adventurer Charlie Boorman.
Flexi boarding available from Year 7 at £72 per night, with fixed mid-week two- or three-night termly rates.
Sibford School was established in 1842 to educate children from Quaker families, and that founding identity still shapes the school’s character today. Set on a 50-acre campus in the village of Sibford Ferris, near Banbury, it operates as a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 3 to 18. Around 420 pupils are enrolled across the junior and senior schools. The school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and welcomes families of all faiths and none. Its Quaker heritage informs a distinctive emphasis on equality, respect, and individual conscience — values expressed through the way the school is run rather than through formal religious observance.
Sibford follows the national curriculum framework through to GCSE, with pupils in Years 10 and 11 sitting a broad range of subjects. The sixth form offers A-levels across the arts, sciences, and humanities. English as an Additional Language (EAL) support is included as standard in the international boarding fee, making the school well placed for pupils arriving without full fluency in English. With around 420 pupils across the whole school, teaching groups are small by UK independent school standards. That scale supports a more individual approach to academic progress. Pupils move from the junior school into the senior school at Year 7, with sixth form beginning at Year 12.
A-level students in Years 12 and 13 can combine academic study with a full range of co-curricular commitments. The international boarding fee for this stage is £50,500 (2025/26) per year, covering tuition, EAL support, accommodation, catering, laundry, and two airport transfers per term.
Boarding is available from Year 7 in three formats: full boarding, weekly boarding, and flexi boarding. Weekly boarding fees for Years 7 to 9 run at £34,401 per year; full boarding for the same years is £45,300 per year for UK pupils. International full boarders across Years 7 to 13 pay £50,574 per year. That fee covers tuition, EAL support, accommodation, catering, laundry, personal effects and accident cover, boarding house activities and trips, and two airport transfers per term. Flexi boarding is available at £72 per night, and mid-week boarding options allow two or three nights per week at fixed termly rates. The Quaker ethos runs through the boarding community. Meetings for worship and the practice of collective decision-making are part of school life, and the pastoral approach reflects an emphasis on listening and individual responsibility.
The school’s rural Oxfordshire setting provides space for a wide range of outdoor and sporting activity. Co-curricular programmes make use of the 50-acre campus for team sports and individual pursuits. The arts have a strong presence at Sibford, consistent with a school that counts actor Paul Eddington, film director Guy Ritchie, and adventurer Charlie Boorman among its alumni. Drama, music, and visual arts feature throughout the school year. Boarding house activities and trips are included in the boarding fee, so residential pupils have structured activity outside academic hours at no additional cost.
The school occupies a 50-acre rural campus in Sibford Ferris, a village in the Oxfordshire countryside between Banbury and Chipping Norton. The site accommodates the nursery, junior school, senior school, and sixth form, alongside boarding accommodation. Open grounds and a distinctly rural character contrast with the urban environments many international pupils come from.
Sibford Ferris sits approximately one hour from Birmingham Airport by road. London Heathrow is around 75 miles south, typically 90 minutes by car depending on traffic. Two airport transfers per term are included in the international boarding fee. Banbury railway station, approximately six miles away, connects to London Marylebone in under an hour.
Annual tuition
£50,574 per year · full boarding · Senior · Years 7-13
Other tier breakdowns shown below.
| Stage | Year groups | Type | Audience | Fee / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Prep | Reception-Year 2 | Day | — | £14,808 |
| Junior | Years 3-6 | Day | — | £17,925 |
| Senior | Years 7-9 | Day | — | £23,307 |
| Senior | Years 7-9 | Full boarding | UK / EEA | £45,300 |
| Senior | Years 7-9 | Weekly boarding | UK / EEA | £34,401 |
| Senior | Years 10-13 | Day | — | £23,769 |
| Senior | Years 10-13 | Full boarding | UK / EEA | £46,209 |
| Senior | Years 10-13 | Weekly boarding | UK / EEA | £34,851 |
| Senior | Years 7-13 | Full boarding | International | £50,574 |
Birmingham Airport, approx. 1 hour by road. London Heathrow approx. 75 miles south (~90 min). 2 airport transfers/term included in international fee.
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International full boarding fees for Years 7 to 13 are £50,574 per year (2025/26), charged termly at £16,858 per term. The fee is all-inclusive: tuition, EAL support, accommodation, catering, laundry, personal effects and accident cover, boarding house activities and trips, and two airport transfers per term.
Sibford offers full boarding, weekly boarding, and flexi boarding from Year 7 upwards. Flexi boarding is charged at £72 per night, and mid-week fixed options allow two nights at £9,333 per term or three nights at £10,117 per term for Years 7 to 9. Full boarding for UK pupils in Years 10 to 13 is £46,209 per year.
Pupils sit GCSEs in Years 10 and 11 across a broad subject range. The sixth form (Years 12 and 13) offers A-levels across arts, sciences, and humanities. EAL support is included in the international boarding fee for pupils who need additional English language assistance.
Sibford School accepts pupils from age 3 (Nursery) through to age 18 (Year 13, sixth form). Total enrolment is approximately 420 pupils across all year groups, from the nursery and junior school through to the senior school and sixth form.
Sibford School was founded in 1842 to educate children from Quaker families. The school is co-educational and today welcomes pupils of all faiths and none. Quaker values, including equality, respect, and individual conscience, are expressed through the school’s day-to-day culture and pastoral approach rather than through formal religious instruction.
The school is located in Sibford Ferris, near Banbury in Oxfordshire, approximately one hour from Birmingham Airport by road. London Heathrow is around 75 miles south, typically reachable in approximately 90 minutes by car. Two airport transfers per term are included in the international boarding fee, covering collection and drop-off at the start and end of each term.
Yes, Sibford School operates as both a day and boarding school. Day fees for senior pupils in Years 7 to 9 are £23,307 per year, and £23,769 per year for Years 10 to 13. Junior day fees for Years 3 to 6 are £17,925 per year, and Pre-Prep (Reception to Year 2) costs £14,808 per year. Nursery sessions are charged at £30 per session.
Sibford School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), the approved inspectorate for schools that are members of independent school associations in England. ISI inspections assess the quality of education, boarding provision, and pupil welfare across the school.
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