Rikkyo School in EnglandTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
UK, Japan
Founded in 1972, a full-boarding Japanese-curriculum school in England — reportedly running Japan's national curriculum, not the IB.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
Rikkyo School in England is a full-boarding Japanese-curriculum school in Rudgwick, West Sussex. Reportedly founded in 1972, it's considered one of the longest-established Japanese schools in Europe. It follows Japan's national curriculum, with roughly 180 students from Grade 5 (elementary) through Grade 12 (senior high) living on campus.
At a Glance
| Location | Rudgwick, West Sussex, England (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Founded | 1972 (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Curriculum | Japan's national curriculum (no IB) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Fees | Published in GBP (Primary ≈£33,000/yr) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
Fees: Published in GBP
Third-party sources report 2026-27 combined tuition-plus-boarding fees of £33,000 (Primary), £36,000 (Middle), and £37,800 (Senior), plus a one-time £3,970 entrance fee and £1,985 facilities maintenance fee. These weren't confirmed directly against the school's own fee page in currently available public information, and no JPY conversion is shown here.
academic year: 2026-27
| Tuition + Boarding, combined (Primary, in GBP)Primary | not publicly confirmed |
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | Yes (not independently confirmed) |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | No not publicly confirmedThe school does not appear to offer the IB or another curriculum that would trigger the individual-credential eligibility route. |
MEXT recognition as an overseas educational facility is based on third-party reporting, not confirmed against MEXT's own registry directly in currently available public information. The IB does not appear to be offered.
What Japanese Families Should Know
Questions to Ask the School
1.What are the exact fee amounts, confirmed directly against the school's own site?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
2.What is the specific eligibility route for a graduate applying to a Japanese university?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
04School Features
The "UK" Entry Wasn't an Error
" That looks odd in a directory otherwise cataloguing schools inside Japan — but it wasn't a mistake. It's simply where the school actually is. This is the one case in this research set of a Japanese-curriculum school, serving primarily Japanese families, that's physically located overseas.
Key Point
The fact that fees are published in GBP, not JPY, is itself distinctive to this school. How to account for exchange-rate movement becomes a real planning question for a family, not a footnote. This profile deliberately avoids converting the GBP figure into a JPY number of its own — doing so would imply a precision that a spot-rate conversion doesn't actually have.
What Makes This School Distinctive
A Japanese-curriculum school physically located outside Japan
A full-boarding school in West Sussex, England, running the Japanese national curriculum
Multiple third-party sources consistently report the school's location and founding year.
A distinctive option for families wanting to keep a child on Japan's curriculum while placing them in an overseas environment.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families wanting to keep a child on Japan's curriculum while placing them in an overseas boarding environment
Might not suit — Families assuming a domestic Japan-based school, or planning around the IB
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