This guide sets out what international families need to know about Tettenhall College（特滕霍尔学院）before applying: who the school is and where it sits, the programmes on offer from the Preparatory School through to the Sixth Form, the assessments and entry requirements international pupils must meet, the 2026/27 fee schedule for day pupils, weekly and full boarders, and the application support the school provides. All facts come from the school’s official website as seen on 5 August 2026, and the school’s own statements are used only to describe the school itself, not to support rankings or comparisons with other schools.
About Tettenhall College
Tettenhall Collegeis an independent, co-educational day and boarding school in the village of Tettenhall, on the edge of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England, educating boys and girls aged two to eighteen. The school’s website describes its history as reaching back to 1863, when it was founded by a group of Wolverhampton businessmen; it bought the Grade II listed Tettenhall Towers in 1943, welcomed its first overseas pupils in the 1960s, admitted girls to the Sixth Form in 1969 and became fully co-educational in 1982. Alumni named on the school’s history page include Sir Arthur Harden, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, and Peter Radford, a bronze medallist at the Rome Olympics. The campus covers 33 acres of woodland and grounds, includes a full-scale Victorian theatre, and is about 40 minutes from Birmingham International Airport; the school notes that Birmingham and Manchester International Airports are each within an hour’s drive and London is less than two hours away. The school states that a new Headmaster takes up post from September 2026.
Programs and Curriculum
Tettenhall Collegeorganises its teaching in three stages. The Preparatory School takes children from ages 2 to 11, running from Nursery and Pre-School, through Pre-Prep (Reception to Year 2) and Upper Prep (Years 3 to 6), linked by the Preparatory Pathways Programme; from Years 3 and 4 a second modern foreign language joins the weekly timetable. The Senior School (Years 7 to 11) keeps English, Mathematics and Science at the core, adds French and Spanish to the core timetable, and offers Art, Music, Drama, History, Geography, Computing, Physical Education, PSHE and Religious Education; English as an Additional Language (EAL) runs as a specialist subject through the Senior School, and the school tracks progress with Cambridge CEM assessments (MIDYIS in Year 7, YELLIS in Year 10). The Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) offers a wide range of A Levels in small teaching groups, plus academic enrichment such as the Extended Project Qualification and university aptitude test preparation, supported by the school’s TC Futures programme of UCAS guidance and interview practice. For international students aged 15 to 16, Tettenhall College runs a one-year International GCSE (iGCSE) Programme in which students complete up to six full GCSEs in a single academic year, studying four core subjects (with Double Award Science counting as two iGCSEs) plus one elective; applicants need a minimum English level of B2 or equivalent, and successful completion meets the minimum academic requirements for progression to Sixth Form and A Level study.
Entry Requirements and Assessment
International applicants to Tettenhall Collegeare assessed on their ability to access the curriculum: the school asks pupils to complete a Maths and English assessment, to submit a handwritten application essay explaining why they want to study at Tettenhall College, and to provide copies of school reports, followed by a video interview with the Headmaster before a place is offered. For families based overseas, the school is happy to arrange an online meeting, or an in-country appointment during the Headmaster’s and team’s international visits, and it welcomes children who wish to join for a shorter term to improve their English. Within the Preparatory School, suitability is assessed during a taster day or taster session, with informal assessments for children joining Reception and above. Pupils applying to the Senior School in Years 7, 8 and 9 sit the College Entrance Assessment in the January before September entry; run with Cambridge CEM, it covers Numeracy, Literacy and Non-Verbal Reasoning plus a handwritten Creative Writing task and team participation exercises, and overseas pupils can complete these assessments remotely by arrangement with the Admissions Team. Year 10 applicants should contact the Admissions Team about the assessment process for that point of entry. Entry to Year 12 is determined by GCSE results (or equivalent), school reports and a successful interview with the Headmaster, with a minimum of five GCSE subjects at Level 5 (grade C) or above; Further Mathematics and Science subjects additionally require Level 6 in GCSE Mathematics.
Fees for 2026/27
Tettenhall Collegepublishes its 2026/27 school fees in an official schedule, with three terms per academic year and all amounts including tuition. Registration fees are GBP 115 for UK students and GBP 175 for non-UK students, both non-refundable, and acceptance deposits are GBP 500 for UK pupils and GBP 1,000 for non-UK pupils. Day pupil fees per term are: Reception GBP 3,123 net (GBP 3,748 gross); Reception with 15 hours free for four-year-olds GBP 1,682 net (GBP 2,018 gross); Year 1 GBP 3,492 net (GBP 4,191 gross); Year 2 GBP 3,776 net (GBP 4,531 gross); Years 3-8 GBP 4,438 net (GBP 5,326 gross); Years 9-11 GBP 5,940 net (GBP 7,128 gross); and Years 12-13 GBP 3,697 net (GBP 4,436 gross). Lunch is compulsory and charged at GBP 245 per term in the Preparatory School and GBP 293 per term in the Senior School. Weekly boarding (Monday to Friday nights) costs GBP 7,986 net per term for Years 5-9 and GBP 11,508 net for Years 10-13; full boarding costs GBP 10,615 net per term for Years 5-9 and GBP 13,888 net for Years 10-13. Flexible boarding is charged at GBP 57 per night for Years 5-9 and GBP 68 per night for Years 10-13, with flexible weekly boarding at GBP 250 per week. The school states that fees include travel for school sports matches, all timetabled sports and Wi-Fi, and that boarding fees include accommodation, meals, bedding and supervised studies, with laundry provided for full boarders; EAL is charged at GBP 795 per term inclusive of VAT. Sibling discounts of 10%, 15% and 20% apply to the second, third and fourth child respectively, and a 1.25% reduction is available if a year’s fees are paid in advance.
Boarding and International Support
Boarding at Tettenhall Collegeis available from age 10 in full, weekly or flexi forms, and the school describes a boarding tradition of more than 160 years. The two boarding houses, School House and Thorneycroft House, sit within the 33-acre grounds and were extensively refurbished in 2022; junior pupils share bedrooms in groups of three or four, older pupils move to twin rooms and Sixth Form students often have single study bedrooms. Boarding fees include tuition, accommodation, meals, laundry and medical care in the on-site health centre, and the weekend programme combines socialising, excursions, local outings and study time. The school says its boarding community includes pupils from over 25 countries. For pupils whose first language is not English, the school provides a dedicated English as an Additional Language (EAL) service that is fully integrated into the weekly timetable, with each pupil assessed on arrival and an appropriate programme of EAL lessons recommended. The Admissions Team includes an Admissions Officer (International), and the school states it is happy to answer questions via video calls for families who cannot visit in person. If you would like to match your child’s age, English level and family circumstances against Tettenhall College’s current courses, entry requirements and fee schedule, our consultants can help you work through the latest official information and plan the application. All facts above are from the Tettenhall College official website as of 5 August 2026; fees, requirements and dates may change, so always check the latest version on the official site.