Each year, we accept international applicants looking to live with a host family on a homestay arrangement whilst studying A Levels at PGS. The Portsmouth Grammar School is delighted to welcome pupils from all over the world to our dynamic Sixth Form community.
Our Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Rebecca Clay, interviews all applicants around the same time that we ask applicants to sit examinations in English and subjects relevant to their chosen area of study.
Studying in Portsmouth is a wonderful experience offering all the cultural and historical interests of a city rich in heritage and a unique island location. Our welcoming and supportive homestay families work closely with the school to ensure our pupils have the most positive experience from the moment they arrive.
The Sixth Form experience is rightly described as the best that education has to offer. A greater freedom, combined with the studying of subjects that you genuinely enjoy, in smaller classes and with more adult relationships with teachers and tutors, all make for an exceptionally fulfilling and hugely rewarding time. To have the opportunity to do all this at a place as lively and as aspirational as PGS is to make that experience unforgettable.
Our international pupils become part of the everyday life of the school and are able to take full advantage of the exceptional academic and co-curricular opportunities that we offer.
As The Portsmouth Grammar School does not offer boarding accommodation, pupils joining us in Year 12 from abroad live with local British host families. This gives our international pupils the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in English culture and to truly learn the language. The homestay scheme has been very successful and popular with our international pupils who enjoy the support it gives, along with the independence of studying abroad. The happiness, welfare and safety of our international pupils are at our core. We work closely with a well-established homestay management company that operates our homestay scheme and acts as guardians for our international pupils.
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Fee Information for International Pupils Requiring a child student visa to study in the UK
This Information assumes that you apply directly through The Portsmouth Grammar School website.
- Acceptance Deposit: £3000.
- Acceptance Fee: £1000, includes the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) administration.
- School Fee: £28,800 includes tuition, English as an Additional language (EAL) lessons, school meals, subject-specific day trips, pre-start induction, orientation events and school uniform.
- Homestay Fee: £360 per week (Year 1 - 39 weeks: Year 2 - 28 weeks).
- Guardianship Fee: £2,600 per year.
