Gateways School welcomes international day students starting from Reception (age 4) and upwards. Conveniently located in the heart of the UK, the school benefits from excellent road and rail connections, offering easy access to major international airports—including Manchester Airport, which is just over an hour away by car or direct train.

Why Gateways?

Gateways offers exceptional value added and due to our small class sizes, pupils receive the attention they require and bespoke educational journey.
Gateways pupils achieve outstanding results – in 2024, just under half of all GCSEs were awarded at grades 7 and above (the national average is 22%) and just under half of all A Level grades were awarded at A*/A.
University destinations include Cambridge, Durham, Warwick, Bath, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and UCL.

Gateways is a forward thinking school based on traditional values.  Our ethos is routed in our core values which are Growth, Wellbeing and Success.  Click here to read more about our values and the history of Gateways School.

Life at Gateways

Gateways has a unique offering for international pupils who are invited to attend the school as day pupils, living locally with a host family. Advantages of this model include:

• Seamless integration into UK life
• Enhanced language progression in English
• An authentic British experience

Students are encouraged and invited to take part in school trips and residential visits to various locations within the UK including a year 6 London residential to improve their understanding of British language and culture.

What we offer

Pre-GCSE & GCSE

Pupils taking the pre-GCSE course will be offered experience of subjects studied in UK schools. They will start to develop English skills, vocabulary and the work ethic vital for students studying the core subjects of biology, chemistry, physics, maths and English. After one year they will start a full GCSE programme which will include all of the core subjects as well as others for which they have aptitude, for example music, art & design or a modern foreign language.

Pre-A Level

The Pre-A Level course gives pupils a chance to immerse themselves in the life of the school and gain a valuable year of building up English language skills before embarking upon their A Levels. Students are invited to attend a range of Year 11 and Year 12 lessons with additional tailored English support.

A Level

Students will complete the two year A Level course, for their chosen subjects, as well as continuing with additional support in English. In English Studies lessons students will be supported to work towards their IELTS qualification however the study support is still tailored to the individual and their subjects at school. Our Careers Advisor and Head of Sixth Form will both help the girls to choose the right university and course to suit them, and tutors will help with the application process.

In September 2022, we opened our new Sixth Form Centre. Situated in a totally refurbished building adjacent to Gateways School, our fantastic new centre is designed as a working space with different zones created for different ways of working. Additional facilities include a café space and a 6th Form only gym containing cardio equipment such as Peloton bikes as well as strength machines/free weights. Students still benefit from our small class size promise and can experience independence with all the facilities of Gateways School round the corner!

– Mrs May Day, Coordinator of International Students –

A fee of £250 is also due at this point which can be paid via cheque, bacs transfer or over the phone. If you wish to pay direct to our bank the details are as follows:

Name: Gateways Educational Trust

Bank : NatWest
Sort Code: 60-60-05
Account Number: 86480995