Overview

Southbourne School of English is a family run school that was established in 1966. It is located in a beautiful residential area of Bournemouth where young families and professionals live. It is in a friendly, safe and clean area and is on very good bus routes, and close to a railway station. It is only a short walk from the local high street and 10 minutes to the beautiful beach, which is one of the longest sandy beaches in England. All our families are within walking distance of the school. We offer first class education in a welcoming and caring environment. We have top of the range interactive whiteboards in all of our 23 classrooms. We provide a comfortable learning experience for our students as all our rooms have air-conditioning and heating systems and comfortable classroom furniture. Our student cafeteria can seat 110 students and has an internet area with 10 computers. There is excellent free WIFI throughout the school for students with smart phones and tablets. When the weather is good, the garden has plenty of space to enjoy break and lunch time. We have the capacity for 300 students in the winter months and 330 in the summer months. The school is open all year round for individual adult students and juniors including groups from 9 years upwards. Our students live with local home stay families that are ALL within easy walking distance of the school. Families which host young students are police checked to make sure they are suitable and all families are interviewed and visited regularly by our accommodation officer. We also have a dedicated welfare officer to assist and support students. At present we have just over 400 families all within one mile of the school. A lot of these families have been working with us for many years and love meeting students from around the world.