United Kingdom · Stowe, Buckinghamshire · Founded 1923
Stowe School
The most beautiful school building in Britain, a country-house atmosphere and a sixth form that likes creative and entrepreneurial pupils.
The character
Stowe is the school for children who would rather be interesting than top of the class: golf on a course designed for the school, art in the old stables, drama in a theatre and lunch under Robert Adam ceilings. Academic results are decent and rising; the sense of place is unbeatable.
Good for
Creative and sporty children, families who value beauty and space
Less suited to
The most academic candidates, families who want a town
Getting in
Register by Year 6, pre-test and interview, Common Entrance at 13; a large and welcoming sixth-form entry.
What it costs in total
At about £ 53,000 a year for boarding (£ 38,000 for day pupils), the 5 years from 13 to 18 add up to roughly €353,000 in today’s money including typical extras, before fee increases, tutoring and flights. The Education Cost Calculator adds inflation, extras and a second child.
Fees are rounded 2025/26 figures from the school’s own schedule and change every year. The school’s current fee sheet prevails. The picture is an impression of the setting, not a photograph of the campus.
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