King’s House School and Nursery is the latest UK independent school to announce a branch overseas, with classes to begin at its location in Pakistan in September 2020.
Based in the diplomatic quarter of Islamabad, the preparatory school will start by teaching approximately 60-70 pupils aged 4-5.
“Schools need to look at alternative revenue sources”
King’s House School is also seeking to open branches in Morocco, Ghana and later China, its headmaster Andrew Cook told The PIE News, which the school hopes to open within the next five years.
The recruitment of staff, as well as a headteacher for the school in Pakistan’s capital, is underway, he explained.
“Schools need to look at alternative revenue sources,” Cook told The PIE.
Like other providers, King’s House School wants “to spread [its] wings” internationally.
In 2019, Rugby School announced a school in Japan and Malvern College said it would open a pre-school in Hong Kong. Kent College also announced a school in Hong Kong in 2018.
The school in Luton, UK, has been approached by an increasing number of potential partners to set up locations in a number of countries, Cook said.
Working with reliable partners, King’s House hopes to increase revenue streams, which will not only benefit the school, but also the UK economy.
The countries the private education provider is planning on teaching in are “stable and [have] open arms to British education”, he added.
“There has been growing demand for UK education in these countries.”
