17/10/2025
We had the pleasure of speaking with Forbes this week in their article on exploring why elite British boarding schools are transforming to stay competitive in the Ivy League and U.S. college admissions race.
“What we’re seeing today is a subtle shift,” says Caven Wagstaff, a U.K.-based educational consultant at CJE Educational Consultancy, specializing in boarding school admissions. “Parents are not simply drawn by heritage or reputation, but by a sense of strategy. In an increasingly competitive and globalised admissions landscape, many view leading U.K. boarding schools as a pathway institutions that combine rigorous academics with expert university guidance, international recognition, and a level of pastoral and co-curricular depth that sets students apart.”
You can read the full Forbes piece here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2025/10/17/why-elite-british-boarding-schools-are-transforming-to-stay-competitive-in-the-ivy-league-and-us-college-admissions-race/
Families are viewing British boarding schools as more than just a connection with tradition or a near-certain path to Oxford or Cambridge.