Accredited English Language Schools in the UK

This independent directory brings together a selection of British Council–accredited English language schools across the UK.
We created it to help students, parents and partner agents understand the wider landscape of accredited providers, and to see where different course types are available.

Some of the schools listed here are our partner schools and have full profile pages elsewhere on this site, including detailed course information and homestay options.
Others are included for information only. We do not charge schools to appear in this directory, and we do not receive commission from the listings shown here.

Information in this directory is based on the British Council Accreditation UK scheme and may change over time.
Before you make any decisions, please check the school’s own website and refer to the official British Council A–Z of accredited centres for the latest accreditation details.

You can use the search box and course-type filters below to narrow the list by school name, city and course focus.

Use the search box or course toggles below to narrow accredited schools. Data refreshes whenever the CSV feed is replaced.

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School	City/Town	Country	Course types	Accreditation
BEET Language Centre Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
BEST in Bath Bath	Bath	England		British Council
BLISS Perth	Perth	Scotland		British Council
BLS English Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk	Bury St Edmunds	England		British Council
BSC Education Brighton Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
BSC Education Edinburgh Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Scotland	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
BSC Education London London	London	England		British Council
BSC Education Manchester Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
BSC Education York York	York	England		British Council
BSC Education Young Learners Birkenhead (Head office)	Birkenhead (Head office)	England		British Council
Bath Academy Bath	Bath	England		British Council
Bath College Bath	Bath	England		British Council
Bayswater College Bournemouth Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Bayswater College Brighton Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
Bayswater College Liverpool Liverpool	Liverpool	England		British Council
Bayswater College London London	London	England		British Council
Bede's Summer School Hailsham, East Sussex	Hailsham	England		British Council
Belfast Metropolitan College Belfast	Belfast	Northern Ireland		British Council
Bell Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams	British Council
Bell London London	London	England		British Council
Bell Young Learners (seasonal multicentres) Cambridge (Head office)	Cambridge (Head office)	England		British Council
Bell Young Learners - St Albans (year-round) St Albans, Hertfordshire	St Albans	England		British Council
Berlitz London London	London	England		British Council
Berlitz Manchester Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
Birmingham School of English Birmingham	Birmingham	England		British Council
Bournemouth City College Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Bright School of English Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Brighton Language College International Brighton	Brighton	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Junior Courses	British Council
Britannia English Academy Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
Britannia School of English London	London	England		British Council
British Learning Academy London	London	England		British Council
British School of Marketing International Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
British Summer School Head office West Sussex	Head office West Sussex	England		British Council
Broadstairs English Centre Broadstairs, Kent	Broadstairs	England		British Council
Brooke House College Market Harborough, Leicestershire	Market Harborough	England		British Council
Brunel University - Brunel Language Centre Uxbridge	Uxbridge	England		British Council
Bucksmore Education London (Head office)	London (Head office)	England		British Council
Bucksmore Home Tuition London (Head office)	London (Head office)	England		British Council
Buckswood Overseas Summer School East Sussex	East Sussex	England		British Council
Burlington School of English London	London	England		British Council
CELT - Centre for English Language Teaching Cardiff	Cardiff	Wales		British Council
CLAN Language Schools Ltd Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Scotland		British Council
Cambridge Academy of English Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Cambridge Centre for Languages Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury, Kent	Canterbury	England		British Council
Capital School of English Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Cardiff and Vale College International Cardiff	Cardiff	Wales		British Council
Castle School of English Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
Cavendish School of English Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Celtic English Academy Cardiff	Cardiff	Wales		British Council
Central Language School Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Centre of English Studies, Edinburgh Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Scotland		British Council
Centre of English Studies, Leeds Leeds	Leeds	England		British Council
Centre of English Studies, Oxford Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
Centre of English Studies, Wimbledon London	London	England		British Council
Centre of English Studies, Worthing Worthing, West Sussex	Worthing	England		British Council
Chaucer College Canterbury, Kent	Canterbury	England		British Council
Chichester College Chichester	Chichester	England		British Council
Choices International (at Roehampton) London	London	England		British Council
Churchill House School of English Language (year-round) Ramsgate, Kent	Ramsgate	England		British Council
Churchill House Summer Centres Ramsgate (Head office), Kent	Ramsgate (Head office)	England		British Council
City School of Languages Swansea	Swansea	Wales		British Council
City of Glasgow College Glasgow	Glasgow	Scotland		British Council
College of International Education (CIE Oxford) Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
Community Revival Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
Concorde International Canterbury, Kent	Canterbury	England		British Council
Concorde International Summer School Canterbury (Head office), Kent	Canterbury (Head office)	England		British Council
Cotswold International Language School Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	England		British Council
Country Cousins Ilfracombe, North Devon	Ilfracombe	England		British Council
De Montfort University Leicester	Leicester	England		British Council
Didac School Eastbourne	Eastbourne	England		British Council
Discovery Summer London (Head office)	London (Head office)	England		British Council
GG College London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Evening & Weekend	British Council
Glasgow School of English Glasgow	Glasgow	Scotland	General English Intensive English IELTS Business English	British Council
Globe English Centre Exeter, Devon	Exeter	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Junior Courses	British Council
HIL Liverpool Liverpool	Liverpool	England		British Council
Harrow School Short Courses Harrow, Middlesex	Harrow	England		British Council
Heathfield Summer School Ascot, Berkshire	Ascot	England		British Council
Hello! Exmouth (Formerly Mountlands Language School) Exmouth, Devon	Exmouth	England		British Council
Hilderstone College Broadstairs, Kent	Broadstairs	England		British Council
ILC Birmingham (International Language Centres) Birmingham	Birmingham	England		British Council
ILC Bristol (International Language Centres) Bristol	Bristol	England		British Council
ILC Cambridge (International Language Centres) Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
ILC Colchester (International Language Centres) Colchester, Essex	Colchester	England		British Council
ILC Portsmouth (International Language Centres) Portsmouth	Portsmouth	England		British Council
INTO Manchester Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
INTO Queen's University Belfast Belfast	Belfast	Northern Ireland		British Council
ISCA School of English (The) Exeter	Exeter	England		British Council
Imperial English UK (formerly Birmingham College) Birmingham, West Midlands	Birmingham	England		British Council
Influential English London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
Ingla School of English London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Evening & Weekend	British Council
International Colleagues School of English Norwich	Norwich	England		British Council
International House Belfast Belfast	Belfast	Northern Ireland		British Council
International House Bristol Bristol	Bristol	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Junior Courses	British Council
International House London London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Evening & Weekend Junior Courses	British Council
International House London Young Learner Centres		England	Junior Courses	British Council
International House Manchester Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
International House Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Junior Courses	British Council
International House Torquay Torquay, Devon	Torquay	England		British Council
International Language College, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne	Newcastle upon Tyne	England		British Council
International Projects Centre Exeter	Exeter	England		British Council
International Student Club Oxford, Oxfordshire	Oxford	England		British Council
Intuition Languages London	London	England		British Council
Islington Centre for English London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Evening & Weekend	British Council
JoStudy English Academy Leamington Spa, Warwickshire	Leamington Spa	England		British Council
KKCL London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
Kaplan International Bath Bath	Bath	England		British Council
Kaplan International Bournemouth Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Kaplan International Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Kaplan International Edinburgh Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Scotland	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
Kaplan International Liverpool Liverpool	Liverpool	England		British Council
Kaplan International London London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
Kaplan International London 30+ London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
Kaplan International Manchester Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
Kaplan International Oxford Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
Kaplan International Torquay Torquay, Devon	Torquay	England		British Council
Kensington Academy of English (David Game College) London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Evening & Weekend Junior Courses	British Council
Kent School of English Broadstairs, Kent	Broadstairs	England		British Council
King's Foundations, King's College London London	London	England		British Council
Kings Bournemouth Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
Kings Brighton Brighton	Brighton	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English	British Council
Kings London London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Junior Courses	British Council
Kings Oxford Oxford	Oxford	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Junior Courses	British Council
Kings Young Learners (Hove) Hove	Hove	England		British Council
Kingston College Kingston upon Thames	Kingston upon Thames	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Evening & Weekend	British Council
LILA* Liverpool Liverpool	Liverpool	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Business English Junior Courses	British Council
LSI Brighton Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
LSI Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Junior Courses	British Council
LSI London Central London	London	England		British Council
LSI Portsmouth Portsmouth	Portsmouth	England		British Council
LVC London School of English London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS	British Council
Language Tree Truro	Truro	England		British Council
Language Tuition Nottingham Nottingham	Nottingham	England		British Council
Language Vision London (Acton)	London (Acton)	England		British Council
Language in Action		England		British Council
LanguageUK Broadstairs, Kent	Broadstairs	England		British Council
Languages United Bath	Bath	England		British Council
Leeds English Language School (part of Bayswater) Leeds	Leeds	England	General English Intensive English IELTS	British Council
Leeds Language College Leeds	Leeds	England		British Council
Lewis School of English Southampton	Southampton	England		British Council
Lexis School of English London	London	England		British Council
Lines Languages Ltd. Newbury	Newbury	England		British Council
Live Language Glasgow	Glasgow	Scotland		British Council
Liverpool School of English Liverpool	Liverpool	England		British Council
Living Learning English Bristol	Bristol	England		British Council
London House School of English Westgate-on-Sea, Kent	Westgate-on-Sea	England		British Council
Loxdale English Centre Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
MC Academy (including Liverpool) Manchester	Manchester	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Business English	British Council
Malvern House London London	London	England		British Council
Malvern House Manchester (formerly Communicate School) Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
Manor Courses Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
Marcus Evans Linguarama London London	London	England		British Council
Melton College York	York	England		British Council
Meridian School of English Plymouth, Devon	Plymouth	England		British Council
NCG - Liverpool Liverpool	Liverpool	England		British Council
NCG - Manchester (including Summer School) Manchester	Manchester	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Business English	British Council
Nacel English School London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS	British Council
New College Durham Durham	Durham	England		British Council
Newcastle International School (NIS) Newcastle	Newcastle	England		British Council
North West Academy of English Derry	Derry	Northern Ireland		British Council
Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) Norwich	Norwich	England		British Council
Norwich Study Centre (Flying Classrooms School of English) Norwich	Norwich	England		British Council
Nottingham Trent University (NILIC) Nottingham	Nottingham	England		British Council
ODILS Learning Foundation Devon		England		British Council
OISE Oxford Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
OISE at Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
OISE at Newbury Hall Newbury, Berkshire	Newbury	England		British Council
OME School of English Pinner, Middlesex	Pinner	England		British Council
Our World English Schools London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams	British Council
Oxford House College (Oxford Street) London	London	England		British Council
Oxford International Junior Programmes Multicentre	Multicentre	England		British Council
Oxford International Language School Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
Oxford International, Brighton Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
Oxford International, London Greenwich London	London	England		British Council
Oxford International, Oxford Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
Oxford Royale Academy Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
Oxford School of English Oxford	Oxford	England		British Council
PGL Beyond - Grosvenor Hall Ashford, Kent	Ashford	England		British Council
PGL Travel Ltd Herefordshire		England		British Council
PLUS Ltd London	London	England		British Council
Peartree English Language Experience and Action Cardiff	Cardiff	Wales		British Council
Peartree Languages Cardiff	Cardiff	Wales		British Council
Personal Best International Education		England		British Council
Pilgrims Oxford (Head office)	Oxford (Head office)	England		British Council
Plymouth Marjon University Plymouth	Plymouth	England		British Council
Preston Academy of English Preston	Preston	England		British Council
Professional Language Solutions London	London	England		British Council
QA Higher Education, London London	London	England		British Council
Queen's English Language School Kingston upon Thames	Kingston upon Thames	England		British Council
Ratcliffe College Leicestershire		England		British Council
Regent London	London	England		British Council
Regent's University London London	London	England		British Council
Riversdown House, Richard Lewis Communications Winchester	Winchester	England		British Council
Rose of York Language School Ltd London	London	England		British Council
SCL International College - Stay Campus London London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Business English	British Council
SKOLA English in London London	London	England	General English Intensive English Junior Courses	British Council
STAR Exeter Exeter, Devon	Exeter	England		British Council
School of Coding & AI Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton	England		British Council
Select English Summer Courses Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Select English, Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Severnvale Academy Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Shrewsbury	England		British Council
Sheffield College (The) Sheffield	Sheffield	England		British Council
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield	Sheffield	England		British Council
Sherborne International Sherborne, Dorset	Sherborne	England		British Council
Sidmouth International School Sidmouth, Devon	Sidmouth	England		British Council
South and City College Birmingham (SCCB) Birmingham, West Midlands	Birmingham	England		British Council
Southbourne School of English Bournemouth, Dorset	Bournemouth	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Junior Courses	British Council
Speak Up London London	London	England	General English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Evening & Weekend Junior Courses	British Council
Speakeasy School of English London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Evening & Weekend	British Council
Spinnaker School of English Portsmouth, Hampshire	Portsmouth	England		British Council
St Andrew's College Language Schools Glasgow (Head office)	Glasgow (Head office)	Scotland		British Council
St Clare's Oxford	Oxford	England	General English Junior Courses	British Council
St Giles Juniors UK Brighton (Admin office)	Brighton (Admin office)	England		British Council
St Mary's University London	London	England		British Council
St. Brelade's College St Aubin	St Aubin	Jersey		British Council
St. Edmund's College Summer School Near Ware, Hertfordshire	Near Ware	England		British Council
St. Giles International, Brighton Brighton	Brighton	England		British Council
St. Giles International, Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
St. Giles International, Eastbourne Eastbourne	Eastbourne	England		British Council
St. Giles International, London Central London	London	England		British Council
St. Giles International, London Highgate London	London	England		British Council
Stafford House School of English, Cambridge Cambridge	Cambridge	England		British Council
Stafford House School of English, Canterbury Canterbury, Kent	Canterbury	England		British Council
Stafford House School of English, London London	London	England		British Council
Stafford House Study Holidays Canterbury (Head office), Kent	Canterbury (Head office)	England		British Council
Step in Education London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS	British Council
Studio Cambridge English Language Courses Cambridge	Cambridge	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Junior Courses	British Council
Studio Cambridge English Language and Activity Programmes Cambridge (Head office)	Cambridge (Head office)	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Junior Courses	British Council
Summer Boarding Courses Guiseley (Head office)	Guiseley (Head office)	England		British Council
Summers Abroad Southampton	Southampton	England		British Council
Suzanne Sparrow (Plymouth) Language School Ltd Plymouth	Plymouth	England		British Council
Swansea University ELTS Swansea	Swansea	Wales		British Council
TASIS The American School in England Summer Programs Thorpe, Surrey	Thorpe	England		British Council
Target English International Hull	Hull	England		British Council
Teesside University Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	England		British Council
The Bournemouth School of English Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
The Language Gallery (Birmingham) Birmingham	Birmingham	England		British Council
The Language Gallery (Nottingham) Nottingham	Nottingham	England		British Council
The Language Institute (formerly TLI Edinburgh) Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Scotland		British Council
The Language Training Company Bournemouth	Bournemouth	England		British Council
The London School of English London	London	England		British Council
The Oxford English Centre Oxford	Oxford	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Junior Courses	British Council
The Vici Language Academy Newbury, Berkshire	Newbury	England		British Council
TopUp Learning (Tti School of English) London	London	England		British Council
Twin English Centre Eastbourne Eastbourne	Eastbourne	England		British Council
Twin English Centre London London	London	England		British Council
Twin Summer Centres Multicentre	Multicentre	England		British Council
UHI Perth Perth	Perth	Scotland		British Council
UK College of English (UKCE) London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Business English Evening & Weekend	British Council
UK Language Courses (UKLC) Bristol (Head office)	Bristol (Head office)	England		British Council
UKG Languages Christchurch	Christchurch	England		British Council
University of Bedfordshire Luton, Bedfordshire	Luton	England		British Council
University of Birmingham - Birmingham International Academy Birmingham	Birmingham	England		British Council
University of Bradford Bradford	Bradford	England		British Council
University of Chichester Chichester, West Sussex	Chichester	England		British Council
University of Dundee Dundee	Dundee	Scotland		British Council
University of Greenwich London	London	England	General English Intensive English	British Council
University of Leicester Leicester	Leicester	England		British Council
University of Manchester Manchester	Manchester	England		British Council
University of Nottingham Nottingham	Nottingham	England		British Council
University of Portsmouth (PSE Unit) Portsmouth, Hampshire	Portsmouth	England		British Council
University of Salford English Language Centre Salford	Salford	England		British Council
University of Sheffield ELTC Sheffield	Sheffield	England		British Council
University of Worcester Worcester, Worcestershire	Worcester	England		British Council
Vacational Studies Newbury	Newbury	England		British Council
WE Bridge Academy Cardiff	Cardiff	Wales		British Council
West College Scotland		Scotland		British Council
West London College London	London	England		British Council
West London English School London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Evening & Weekend Junior Courses	British Council
Westbourne Academy Westbourne, Bournemouth	Westbourne, Bournemouth	England		British Council
Westerfield College Worcester	Worcester	England		British Council
Weymouth English Centre Weymouth, Dorset	Weymouth	England		British Council
Wimbledon School of English London	London	England	General English Intensive English IELTS Cambridge Exams Business English Evening & Weekend Junior Courses	British Council
Wimbledon School of English Young Learners Hook, Hampshire	Hook	England		British Council
Windsor English Windsor	Windsor	England		British Council
York Associates York	York	England		British Council
Yorkshire College Leeds	Leeds	England		British Council
Yorkshire English School (YES) Huddersfield	Huddersfield	England		British Council
inlingua Cheltenham Cheltenham	Cheltenham	England		British Council

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