Pathways to Excellence
International boarding schools in the UK offering academic and English language programmes
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Students in the science lab
Pathways to Excellence
International boarding schools in the UK offering academic and English language programmes
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Students playing pool
Pathways to Excellence
International boarding schools in the UK offering academic and English language programmes
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young student working with his teacher
Pathways to Excellence
International boarding schools in the UK offering academic and English language programmes

Inspiring Futures Education

Welcome to Inspiring Futures Education (IFE), a group of international schools focused on preparing students for onward progression to leading boarding schools and universities.

IFE currently comprises of two schools – Bishopstrow College and Padworth College.  Bishopstrow College is a year-round fully residential boarding school offering English language and academic pathway programmes to prepare international students aged 7-17 years, for entry to the UK‘s top boarding schools.  Padworth College specialises in GCSE, A Level and university foundation programmes, preparing students aged 14-19 years for university entry.

posted 26 Aug

Padworth College is celebrating this year’s Year 11 students, who yesterday saw the culmination of their hard work over the past 1-2 years, achieving an impressive set of I/GCSE results. Overall, 43% of grades awarded...

posted 19 Aug

Padworth College is celebrating this year’s Year 13 graduating students, who yesterday saw the culmination of two years of hard work and achieved an impressive set of A Level results. Overall, 53% of grades awarded...

posted 19 Aug

Congratulations to the Bishopstrow College students and staff involved in the IGCSE exams this year! The results are in and we have achieved some of our best results for externally marked assessments ever! Students this...

posted 15 Jun

On Saturday 28 May, at the start of the Half Term break, the Padworth College community gathered for the annual Speech Day celebration. Students and staff were joined by parents, guardians and agents.  We were...

BeyondThe Classroom

Bishopstrow's Summer Programme lasts 5 weeks and is aimed at international students who will be joining British boarding...
Summer School

BeyondThe Classroom

Bishopstrow College prepares international students for entry into over 150 of the top boarding schools in the UK...
Boarding School Preparation

BeyondThe Classroom

Padworth College provides challenging and in-depth study as preparation for entrance to top universities in the UK and...
University Preparation

BeyondThe Classroom

Becoming a successful doctor requires many skills, as well as strength in academia and admissions staff at universities...
Medical School Preparation

BeyondThe Classroom

Preparation for entry to Oxford and Cambridge universities is also provided and includes:
  • Expert tuition to prepare...
Oxbridge Preparation

BeyondThe Classroom

For most of its history, Padworth College was owned by Padworth College Trust Ltd.  Following the change of...
Padworth Education Trust

BeyondThe Classroom

During the 2019/20 academic year Bishopstrow College converted its preparation-for-boarding programmes to online delivery, as a result of...
Supporting Our Community

BeyondThe Classroom

The academic leadership team at IFE’s schools regularly publish articles on topics relating to preparation for boarding school...
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