Winchester School of English

Winchester School of English (WSE) is located in the historic and beautiful city of Winchester, one hour south-west from London. Opened in 1989 WSE is a friendly and small school, it's small class sizes ensure that each student can look forward to individual time and attention which makes that students progress quickly and with confidence. WSE operates a minimum age of 18 and as such is of particular interest to motivated adult students who will appreciate the time, care and individual attention given to them by the teaching staff. Its student body mainly consists of university students, professional and business people with an average age of 27. 

About Winchester School of English

WSE prides itself in being a small dedicated school that takes on a maximum of 40 students. As a result classes are taught in small groups of maximum 8 to 10 students by very experienced and qualified teaching staff. As the school is owned and run by the teaching staff each teacher takes particular care in ensuring each student has a happy time at the school and makes good progress during their studies. Students will note the special atmosphere at the school due to the personal involvement of its staff in all aspects of the school and student’s welfare. The school attracts students from a wide variety of backgrounds but ensures a good mix of nationalities by strictly controlling the number of students from each country. So far, more than 62 nationalities have been taught at the school. Students can join the school from 18 years of age and can be from an elementary to advanced background. However, WSE does not accept students that are beginners in English.

Students at WSE are given free access to the school's unique ‘WSE Online’ English language study programme. WSE Online will help students prepare for their course before they arrive, practise whilst they are studying at WSE, and maintain their English for one year after they’ve finished the course. 

About Winchester

Winchester is a very historic city, located in the south of England, less than an hour from London. Winchester's history goes back to Roman times and the city is full of beautiful architecture and places of historical interest such as Winchester Cathedral (one of Europe’s largest Gothic cathedrals), Jane Austen’s house (the famous novelist of amongst others ‘Pride and Prejudice’) and the city is also home to an artefact known as the ‘Winchester Round Table, said to be the famous Round Table of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Students at WSE can look forward to a great social activity programme that will give students the opportunity to get out of the classroom and get them to practise using your English whilst experiencing the life and culture of Britain. The school organises 3 to 4 after-school activities per week and teachers will accompany students on all the activities so you can practise and improve your English both in and out of the school.
Activities include cooking, special interest lectures, a visit to the theatre, a pub visit, cinema, restaurants, etc. Students on the General English summer programme will also be offered a fortnightly weekend all-day excursion. 

10 Reasons to Study at Winchester School of English

• Accredited by the British Council and EnglishUK. WSE is also a Cambridge Exam Centre.
• Small classes of maximum 8 students per class. During the busy months of July and August the class size may increase to 10 students.
• Students receive a highly personalised service. Due to the school’s small size individual attention can be offered to each student in and out of the classroom environment.
• WSE is located in the historic city of Winchester, a beautiful, safe, friendly and welcoming city and students will quickly feel ‘at home.’
• Winchester is located less than one hour from London and its easy and direct public transport connection with the capital means that students can visit London easily during the weekends.
• Winchester is a typical English city of mainly native-English speakers – most of whom have a neutral accent which will greatly aid your learning.
• Winchester offers all the facilities one would expect such as restaurants, pubs, live music venues, theatre, cinema, etc. and is surrounded by beautiful countryside.
• WSE has a motivated student body consisting of mainly adults with an average age of 27.  
• An extensive social activities programme that is designed to help students practise their English out of the classroom environment.
• All students will have one year’s free access to WSE online language services, before and during their studies as well as one year after completion of their course.

Courses Available

Accommodation

WSE believes that a happy home is a vital part of a successful language course and living with a host family is the best way to experience the English way of life. The school’s accommodation officer is dedicated to finding the most welcoming host families who will look after our students and make them feel at home.

Homestay (Standard or Premium/Executive)

• A standard bedroom in a family’s house.
• Students will get their own set of keys so you can come and go as you please.
• Students stay on a Half Board basis during the week (Breakfast + Dinner will be provided) and Full-Board during the weekend (Breakfast, Lunch + Dinner)
• Bed linen and towels are provided.
• All utility charges and cleaning are included.
• All host families are within walking distance or a short bus-ride of the school.
• Host families will encourage students to speak English whenever possible.
• Your accommodation will be changed as soon as possible if you are unhappy for any reason.

* Premier/Executive Homestay provides students with their own bathroom.

Self-Catering Apartments

• A fully furnished and well-equipped flat with bedroom. Double bedrooms may be available.
• Students will get their own set of keys so you can come and go as you please.
• As it is self-catering the flats have a fully equipped kitchen allowing students to cook their own meals.
• Shops and restaurants are within a few hundred meters of the apartment.
• Bed linen and towels are provided.
• All utility charges and cleaning are included.
• All self-catering apartments are within walking distance or a short bus-ride of the school.

Student Residence

• A standard bedroom in university student accommodation. WSE makes use of accommodation provided by Winchester University.
• Students will get their own set of keys so you can come and go as you please.
• Student residences are a 10 minutes walk from Winchester city centre
• Bed linen and towels are provided.
• All utility charges and cleaning are included.

"Well, what about my personal experience in the Winchester University student village? If you love to be free and independent at times you should choose to stay here because in the village you can do all the things you want to do. It is also a really good opportunity to make a lot of friends. The most important experience for me is that for the first time I tried and learned to cook!" Andrea Bandano Sericano, Italy

How to Apply/Request More Information

If you would like to receive more information about the Winchester School of English, its courses, prices, or if you are interested in applying please contact us.