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Ages 2-18

Awards and accolades Talk Education 2026, Top 250 School

Day & boarding

The Cricketer 2026, Top 100 School

Co-educational

Education Today School of the Year 2025, finalist

academics. There is further opportunity to pursue additional qualifications at Framlingham, such as Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs), a Diploma of French Language (DELF) and UAL Extended Diplomas in the creative arts. Our Extended Learning Programme develops essential life micro-skills, such as car maintenance, first aid, CV workshops, public speaking and managing finances. VIBRANT CO-CURRICULUM More than 100 co-curricular activities take place every year at Framlingham, including beekeeping, community dog walking, horse riding, ice- skating, drone flying, gardening, sailing, DofE and community volunteering, to name a few. Across 85 acres of manicured sports fields, pupils can play rugby, cricket, hockey, netball and tennis, as well as practise golf-putting, swimming, archery and shooting. In our design centre, pupils can express themselves creatively through photography, film or animation, alongside painting, drawing, ceramics, pottery and textiles. Now in its 125th year, the Framlingham College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is just as popular today and still plays a vital role in school life and traditions, helping pupils develop key life skills in leadership, teamwork, resilience and respect. Our CCF combines outdoor education with first-class military experience, with shooting competitions, flying, field days and acts of remembrance.

AWARD-WINNING PASTORAL CARE

Our pastoral care is at the heart of all we do, ensuring every pupil feels happy, safe and secure as they navigate adolescence alongside their academic goals. Our comprehensive support system includes staff trained in mental- health first aid, an on-site medical centre, wellbeing periods, an in-house clinical psychologist, buddy systems and student wellbeing ambassadors. EXCELLENCE IN SEN Our specialised SEN provision delivers a highly personalised level of significant additional support: from individualised educational

Talk Education 2025 Awards for Innovation in Education, finalist

Independent School of the Year 2025: Central, shortlisted

School House: Mind and Mental Health Champion 2024, winner

Independent School of the Year 2026: Central, commended

the determination to flourish at Framlingham. Our scholarships are available at year 7, year 9 and year 12 entry across academic, music, drama, art and sports avenues.

learning plans, customisable curriculum and technology

FUTURE PATHWAYS Framlingham’s dedicated

resources to smaller class sizes and staff who are experts in areas such as dyslexia, autism and ADHD. From Lego-based therapy clubs to the calming presence of our much-loved therapy dog, Walter the golden Labrador, our ability to innovate, respond swiftly to individual needs and place each child firmly at the centre of school life creates a supportive, nurturing environment in which children feel valued, understood and inspired to flourish while still being supported and challenged appropriately.

UCAS team, in-house Oxbridge coordinator and careers advisers provide support to all pupils’ next steps. Almost three-quarters (73%) of Framlingham’s 2024/25 leavers who chose further education were awarded their first choice at university, with acceptances secured at the University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield, Durham University, Newcastle University, Royal Academy of Music and Courtauld Institute of Art London. Notable sports pathways have included playing hockey for Harvard, Yale, Stanford, England and Team GB, rugby for England, Denmark, South Africa and France, and cricket for Cambridge, Oxford and England.

SUPPORTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

Open to pupils studying at both state and independent schools, our scholarship programme specialises in finding talented and ambitious individuals that possess

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