Top Catholic Boarding Schools
These six boarding schools offer an experience comparable to that of op secular college preparatory schools and elite boarding schools, while operating under the Roman Catholic Church or adhering to the Roman Catholic faith.
1. Stonyhurst College
2. St. Edmund’s College
3. Ratcliffe College
4. Downside School
5. Saint Mary’s School Ascot
Stonyhurst College
Location: Clitheroe, United Kingdom
Founded: 1593
Religious Order: Jesuit
Pupils: Boys and Girls
Ages: 3-18
Youngest Boarding Age: Year 3 (Ages 7-8)
IB School: Yes
A-Levels: Yes
Traditional Full Boarding: Yes
St. Edmund’s College
Location: Ware, England
Founded: 1568
Pupils: Boys and Girls
Ages 2-18
Youngest Boarding Age: Ages 11-18
IB School: Yes
A-Levels: Yes
Traditional Full Boarding: Yes
Ratcliffe College
Location: Leicester, England
Founded: 1845
Religious Order/Teachings: Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
Pupils: Boys and Girls
Ages: 3-18
Youngest Boarding Age: Ages 10-11
IB School: Yes
A-Levels: Yes
Traditional Full Boarding: Yes
Downside School
Location: Stratton-on-the-Fosse, England
Founded: 1614
Pupils: Boys and Girls
Ages: 11-18
Youngest Boarding Age: Age 11
IB School: No
A-Levels: Yes
Traditional Full Boarding: Yes
Saint Mary’s School Ascot
Location: Ascot, England
Founded: 1885
Pupils: Girls Only
Ages: 11-18
Youngest Boarding Age: Age 11
IB School: No
A-Levels: Yes
Traditional Full Boarding: Yes
Chavagnes International College
Location: Chavagnes-en-Paillers, France
Founded: 1802 (Re-Fashioned “International”: 2002)
Pupils: Boys
Ages: 11-18
Youngest Boarding Age: Age 10
IB School: Yes
A-Levels: Yes
U.S. Diploma: Yes
Traditional Full Boarding: Yes
