ACS International School
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The Princess Helena College

Preston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom SG4 7RT

Age Range & Fees

Age Range11 to 18
Annual Day Fees£17100 to £17100
Annual Weekly Boarding Fees£24375 to £24375
Annual Full Boarding Fees£30375 to £30375

Number of Pupils

Boys Girls
9Day160
0Full Board50
0Weekly15
9Total225

Number of Staff

Full-time: 40
Part-time: 20

GCSE Pass Rate - Age 16

Grades A* - C or 9 – 5

Pass Rate - Age 18

Exams at age 18

Higher Education

Pupils who went on to Higher Education

What we offer

  • Business studies
  • Classics
  • Critical thinking
  • Design technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • Government/Politics
  • ICT
  • Media/Film studies
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Philosophy/Ethics
  • Photography
  • Psychology
  • English
  • English as foreign/2nd language
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross-country
  • Fitness training
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Water sports
  • Adventure training
  • Ballet
  • Cadets - CCF/ACF/ATC etc
  • Canoeing
  • Chess
  • Dance
  • Drama productions
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • First aid/life savers
  • Horse riding and management
  • Language club
  • Orienteering
  • Public speaking/Debating
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Skiing
  • Young Enterprise
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Brass
  • Choir
  • Guitar
  • Jazz
  • Keyboard
  • Percussion
  • Singing
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • After school club
  • Before school/Breakfast club
  • Experience of diplomatic corps' children
  • Experience of expatriates' children
  • Experience of gifted children
  • Experience of international students
  • Experience of services' children
  • Particular diets
  • Rail/Airport services
  • School bus service
  • Vegetarian
  • Hearing
  • Visual
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Dyslexia
  • Aspergers
  • Delicate/Medical

Nearby Schools

Kingshott School - (2.32 miles)
The Da Vinci Studio School of Science and Engineering - (3.66 miles)
Larwood School - (4.06 miles)
Lonsdale School - (4.06 miles)
St Christopher School - (4.71 miles)
Education and Youth Services Ltd (Hertfordshire) - (4.83 miles)
St Francis' College - (4.88 miles)

Method of Entry

  • Common Entrance
  • Entry test or exam
  • GCSE results
  • Interview
  • References
  • Scholarship or bursary exam
  • Educational psychologist's report
  • Scholarship exam
  • Please apply to school
  • Registration
  • Report from previous school
  • Taster days
  • Visit school
  • Assessment
  • Bursary exam
  • Trial day at school

Scholarships & Bursaries

  • Other bursaries
  • Clergy/Ministers
  • Drama
  • Academic
  • Armed forces discounts or bursaries
  • Art
  • Siblings
  • Music
  • Financial need
  • Senior school entry
  • Other scholarships
  • Teaching
  • 6th Form
  • Science
  • Sport
  • Ballet or dance
  • Languages
  • Means tested bursaries

Accreditations and Affliations:

  • BSA
  • GSA

Religious Affliations:

  • Church of England
  • All denominations welcome


Teaching Languages:

  • English
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