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Boarding schools have changed with the times

Posted on 1st March 2010

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Parents sending their children off to boarding school will find that times have changed over the past 30 years, it has been said.

In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Christopher Middleton identified that independent schools have to make themselves more appealing to applicants than in the past.

Many provide flexible and weekly boarding options, he suggested, which is often favourable with those who are unsure whether they want to make the move.

Head of Stonyhurst College in Lancashire Mark Pyper told the paper: "The days of 12-20 pupils sleeping in one long dormitory are quite gone.

"On average, every child has at least four plug-in electrical appliances, including a laptop and an iPod."

He also revealed that students get more privacy and are better looked after than they were in the past.

Out of the 514,531 children in Independent Schools Council establishments, 68,131 are boarders and 446,400 are day pupils. ADNFCR-921-ID-19643259-ADNFCR