Find out which independent schools in London participate in the government’s Parent of a Child Student visa scheme – so you can move to the UK capital to give your child the support they need during their education.
Parent of a Child Student Visa: Participating Schools in London
From small class sizes to table-topping exam results, the UK’s independent (private) schools are famed the world over for the A-grade education they offer pupils. Places at these fee-paying institutions are sought after by parents across the globe who want to provide their kids with the best possible start in life.
If you want your child to benefit from a private education in London – home to some of the country’s most prestigious independent schools – you’ll need to move there as well to support them during these formative years.
Thankfully, there’s a special visa that can facilitate this: the Parent of a Child Student visa. This allows one parent to come to or stay in the UK to care for their child (or children) where the child is studying at an independent fee-paying school under a Child Student visa – or they currently have a Tier 4 (Child) visa.
For you to qualify, your child must attend an independent school that’s included on the government’s list of institutions that will sponsor you for a Parent of a Child Student visa.
Schools in London that can sponsor children’s visas
Here’s a current list of the schools in London that are included on this list:
- Abercorn School
- Alleyn’s School
- Anglo Chinese School of London Limited
- Architectural Association School of Architecture
- Arts Educational School London
- Ashbourne College
- Bales College
- Blackheath High School GDST
- Brampton College
- Carfax College
- Centre Academy London
- Channing School
- City of London Corporation
- Cognita Schools Limited
- Collingham Independent GCSE & Sixth Form College
- David Game College Ltd
- DLD College London
- Dulwich College
- Dwight School London
- Eaton House Schools
- Eaton Square School
- Eltham College
- Emanuel School
- Fairley House School
- Falkner House LLP
- Francis Holland Schools Trust
- Fulham Prep School Ltd
- Garden House School
- Halcyon London International School
- Harrow Independent College
- Harvington School Educational Trust Ltd
- Highgate School
- Ibstock Place School
- Independent Educational Association Ltd
- International Community School
- International School of London
- James Allen’s Girls’ School
- Kensington Park School
- Kensington Prep School GDST
- King Fahad Academy
- Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
- Lyndhurst House Preparatory School
- Mander Portman Woodward School
- Mill Hill School Foundation
- More House School Ltd
- Mount House School Ltd
- Newton Prep
- North London Grammar School
- Portland Place School
- Priory Education Services Ltd
- Putney High School
- Queen’s Gate School Trust Limited
- River House Montessori School
- Sarum Hall School
- South Hampstead High School
- St Dunstan’s Educational Foundation
- St Helen’s School
- St Margaret’s School
- St Paul’s Girls’ School
- St Paul’s School
- Sussex House School
- Swedish school society in London
- Sydenham High School
- Sylvia Young Theatre School
- Thames Christian School
- The American School in London
- The Cavendish School Charitable Trust Ltd.
- The Cedars School
- The Gower School
- The Lloyd Williamson Schools Foundation Schools
- The Moat School Limited
- The Royal Ballet School
- The White House Preparatory School
- Trevor Roberts School Ltd
- Westminster Abbey Choir School
- Westminster School
- Wimbledon High School
- Young Dancers Academy
The full list of Child Student sponsor institutions can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-students