Reddam House Berkshire vs Rikkyo School in England

	R Reddam House Berkshire London, United Kingdom	R Rikkyo School in England London, United Kingdom
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year £14,766 - 43,923	Fees / year £34,985 - 37,985
Age range	Age range 0 - 18 years	Age range 10 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)	Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Curriculum	Curriculum British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels	Curriculum Japanese Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE
Pupils	Pupils 762	Pupils 190
Typical class size	Typical class size 20	Typical class size 15
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language Japanese, English
Opened	Opened —	Opened 1972
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Reddam House Berkshire is on Bearwood Road in Sindlesham, near Wokingham, Berkshire. The campus is set in 125 acres of parkland centred on a Victorian mansion. Wokingham has good rail connections to London Waterloo (under an hour) and Reading. The M4 motorway is nearby, and Heathrow Airport is about 30 miles away.	Location Guildford Road, Rudgwick, West Sussex RH12 3BE, United Kingdom. The school is located in the rural parish of Rudgwick, west of Horsham. Access by rail: London Waterloo to Guildford is about 35 minutes; from Guildford, a taxi to the school is around 20 minutes. By road, it is roughly 1 hour 20 minutes from London via the A3 to Guildford and then the A281 toward Horsham.
Stages	Stages The school has four divisions: Early Learning School (3 months to 4+ years), Junior School (Reception to Year 6), Middle School (Years 7-9), and Senior School (Years 10-13 including Sixth Form). This structure provides an all-through educational journey from infancy to university entry.	Stages Elementary (primary), Middle, and High School. The school is co-educational.
School type	School type Reddam House is an independent co-educational day and boarding school. Flexible boarding options including weekly and full boarding are available from Year 7. The school is part of the Inspired Education Group, a global network of 121 schools.	School type Co-educational, full-time boarding school with Elementary, Middle, and High School divisions.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Reddam House originates from South Africa, with schools also in Australia and the UK. It is part of the Inspired Education Group.	Country affiliation Affiliated with Japan; recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education as an overseas private educational facility equivalent to domestic schools.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation Christian; daily worship and Sunday services; a chaplain leads Christian practices and activities.
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure The academic year runs from April to March in three terms. All students live in dormitories. Weekends are spent in the dormitory as part of the regular schedule, and there are three opportunities per year for one-week homestays with British families.
Bus service details	Bus service details A bus service is available for students. Details of routes and costs can be obtained from the school.	Bus service details —
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Termly Tuition Fees (2025-26, inclusive of VAT) Junior School (Reception to Year 6) - GBP 4,922 to GBP 6,195 per term Middle & Senior School (Years 7-13) Day - GBP 7,893 per term Full Boarding (Years 7-9) - GBP 13,710 per term Full Boarding (Years 10-13) - GBP 14,641 per term Weekly Boarding (Years 7-9) - GBP 12,987 per term Weekly Boarding (Years 10-13) - GBP 13,970 per term Registration Fee - GBP 140 A deposit is required upon acceptance. A detailed fees booklet is available from the school. The Early Learning School has a separate fee structure.	Fee details Application and entrance fees - Entrance (admission) fee: GBP 3,970 (VAT 20% included). - Facilities maintenance fee: GBP 1,985 (VAT 20% included); this is charged annually and is payable at the start of the school year. Annual tuition (including boarding) by school section — full year and per-term amounts - Primary (小学部): GBP 33,000 per year (this amount covers tuition and boarding). Per-term amount (three-term billing) = GBP 11,000 per term. - Middle (中学部): GBP 36,000 per year (tuition + boarding). Per-term amount = GBP 12,000 per term. - Senior / Upper (高等部): GBP 37,800 per year (tuition + boarding). Per-term amount = GBP 12,600 per term. (The school presents the published amounts as annual figures and allows payment by term; the per-term figures above are the annual totals divided into three equal term payments as the school permits termly payment.) Billing schedule and payment terms - Standard invoicing and payment windows: invoices for the year/terms are issued at the start of each payment period and the school sets the following timing for invoices and payment deadlines: around early March for April starters, early August for September starters, and early December for January starters. Tuition is payable by the beginning of each term; the school requests that fees be paid by the first week of each term. - Installment and proration rules: - Termly payment is available; fees may be paid per term. - For mid‑year (mid‑academic-year) entry, the school charges pro rata: two‑term entry = two thirds of the annual fee; three‑term entry = one third of the annual fee. - Facilities maintenance fee is required as a lump annual payment at the start of the school year. Boarding fees - Boarding charges are included within the published annual fee figures (the school combines tuition and boarding into the single annual amounts above). The published fee package explicitly includes boarding, laundry, room cleaning and three meals per day (plus snacks/drinks at tea times). - When a formal separation of “tuition” and “boarding” is required for subsidy or accounting purposes, the school uses an internal split of 80% tuition and 20% boarding. Other costs and items not included in the published fees - The published fee package excludes the following additional costs, which parents should budget separately: - Pocket money and personal spending. - Optional individual lessons (music, language tuition) requested by the student. - Costs for certain extracurricular activities (coaches, entry fees, transport, associated meals, weekend trips etc.). - Commercially‑administered external tests and qualification exam fees (for example IELTS, Cambridge/英検, 漢検 etc.). - Some course materials and textbooks (notably for the senior/upper school where textbooks and supplementary materials are listed separately). - Transport costs (school travel / airport transfers) are not covered. - Uniform: a specific, separate uniform charge is not listed among the fee‑included items in the published fee notice; uniform and similar one‑off kit costs should be treated as a possible additional expense unless stated otherwise in admissions materials. Refund and cancellation policy - Entrance (admission) fee is non‑refundable in the event of withdrawing after acceptance. - Payments other than the entrance fee are refundable if the student's withdrawal occurs before the payment deadline for that instalment. - If a student leaves partway through the year the school will refund fees and facilities maintenance for whole terms not yet attended. If a student withdraws or transfers during a term, the fee and facility maintenance for that term are not refunded. Fee payment options and instructions - Accepted payment channels: online international payment system (Flywire) and international bank transfer to the school's UK bank account. The school encourages use of Flywire to reduce sending costs and to enable home‑country payment convenience. - Bank transfer details (published instruction): payments by bank transfer should be made to the RIKKYO SCHOOL IN ENGLAND TRUST account at National Westminster Bank (account number and sort code are provided in the school's fee instructions and invoices; IBAN and SWIFT/BIC are also published for international remittances). When using bank transfer, the payer must include the student's name and should ensure transfer fees charged by the sending bank are covered so the school receives the full invoiced amount. Cash and cheques are not accepted for fee payments. - One‑off (annual) payment option: a single annual payment (one‑off settlement) is available by request; the school will issue a separate invoice for lump‑sum payment upon arrangement with the finance office. VAT and pricing note - Published fees are shown inclusive of VAT at 20% where applicable under the UK rules introduced for independent school fees. The school's published annual figures are VAT‑inclusive. Summary (quick reference) - Entrance fee: GBP 3,970 (VAT included). Facilities maintenance: GBP 1,985 (VAT included). Annual tuition (tuition + boarding): Primary GBP 33,000; Middle GBP 36,000; Senior GBP 37,800. Termly payments are available (standard three‑term division shown above). Payment accepted via Flywire or international bank transfer; invoices and deadlines follow the start‑of‑term schedule described above. Refund rules: entrance fee non‑refundable; other refunds limited to payments made before the relevant deadline or for whole unused terms.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details The school follows the British curriculum through to A Levels. The Junior School provides a broad foundation curriculum. In Middle School, students prepare for GCSEs, and the Sixth Form offers A Levels. A Challenge and Extension programme provides enrichment for students who want to push beyond the standard curriculum. The school uses innovative educational technology including a VR Metaverse and Global Study Platform.	Curriculum details The curriculum is three interdependent elements: (1) Academic/core curriculum – Japanese MEXT required subjects; (2) Support curriculum – PSHEE, SMSC, RSE, British Values, Cultural Capital, and extra-curricular activities; (3) Outside-the-classroom learning – engagement with social, cultural, spiritual, academic, sporting and other organisations and events to enrich and motivate learning. Core subjects include Japanese, geography, history, social studies, mathematics, sciences, health and physical education, Visual Art, Music, English, ICT and home economics; in Primary (Grades 5–6) programming is integrated into other subjects. The curriculum aims to develop linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human and social, physical, aesthetic and creative education, with a whole-school three-year English reading program to build fluent reading. The school uses a blended approach that emphasizes traditional values, discipline, higher-order thinking and metacognition, with assessment and reporting aligned to the Japanese National Curriculum (MEXT) and supported by formal assessments and termly progress reports across three domains: Knowledge & Skills, Critical Thinking & Communication, and Learning Attitude & Independence. University entrance preparation begins in Upper Secondary, and university guidance is provided along with experiences such as visits to universities including University College London (UCL).
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Exam results	Exam results In 2025, A Level results were 21% A, 53% A-A, and 78% A*-B, significantly higher than the UK national average. 90% of students received offers from their first-choice universities globally.	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression 90% of students were offered places at their first-choice universities globally. The school provides support with university applications as part of its provision.	Higher education progression University entrance preparation begins in Upper Secondary; university guidance is provided as part of the curriculum. The school includes university-focused activities and visits, such as University College London (UCL), as part of upper-secondary progression.
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented A Challenge and Extension programme is available for students who want to go beyond the standard curriculum. This enrichment programme supports academically able students in developing their potential.	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards —
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Contact the admissions team or visit the school for a tour of the 125-acre campus. 2. Submit a registration form with the GBP 140 registration fee. 3. Entry assessments vary by age and year group. 4. Scholarships are available for qualifying students. 5. The school accepts students at various entry points from Early Learning through to Sixth Form. 6. International families are supported through AEGIS accreditation for guardianship arrangements.	Admissions 1. Submit an application during the designated intake window. For the 2025 September intake, the application period ran from May 22, 2025 to June 5, 2025, and a small number of places were available. After submission, the school will contact applicants with the next steps. Details are provided in the admission guidelines. 2. Undergo an interview and a written examination. Written examination dates vary by intake: June 15, 2025 (September 2025 intake), October 12, 2025 (January 2025 intake), and January 25, 2026 (April 2026 intake). Examinations are held either in Japan at Lifesnider Hall or in the UK at Rikkyo English Academy, depending on where the applicant sits the exam.
Scholarships	Scholarships Scholarships are available for qualifying students. Details of eligibility and categories are available from the admissions team.	Scholarships —
Waitlist	Waitlist —	Waitlist —
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