Learn English in London, United Kingdom
Wimbledon School of English is widely known as the UK’s leading English language school. We have been ranked number one out of all British Council-accredited language centres (EL Gazette magazine rankings based on British Council inspection results) every year since 2014.
We offer a wide range of English courses and flexible delivery options including online flexible training 1to1 and closed group courses and school-based options for both our part-time evening & afternoon courses and our full-time courses. We have courses for every need including teacher training, pre-sessional, university preparation, specialist programmes for professionals such as doctors, nurses and lawyers, examinations such as IELTS and Cambridge, and exciting programmes for juniors or general English language improvement. We also offer the full range of English language examinations including IELTS, Cambridge, OET (for health professionals), & TEA/TEAC (for pilots), all taught by our highly dedicated & experienced trainers. All courses include free access to a wealth of additional material on e-wimbledon, our free online learning platform.
WSE has been here for over 55 years and is one of the oldest EFL schools in the UK. We’re in a beautiful building with a large garden right in the centre of Wimbledon, 3 minutes from the station & only 20 minutes from Central London.
Get the best preparation for your university study by taking a pre-sessional at Wimbledon School of English (WSE). WSE has been running pre-sessional courses for over 20 years. We are in a beautiful building with a large garden right in the centre of Wimbledon, only 20 minutes from Central London.
We know how to deliver excellent lessons to promote effective learning and help students get the best possible results.
We have a large team of dedicated and professional teachers and they are committed to helping you achieve your language learning goals. We want to make sure you improve not only your ability to communicate effectively in real life situations, but also build your confidence in doing so. Therefore all of our full-time courses focus on speaking, listening, reading and writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
We promise to help you make the right academic choices for your future and help you make rapid progress along the way. We are serious about your progress and that is why our standard courses are a minimum of 20 full hours per week. We also offer intensive programmes of 23 hours and 20 mins per week. Therefore, on all our courses, you will be encouraged to maximise your communicative ability through pair, group and class work. As a serious academic school, we expect students to strengthen their learning with up to 2 hours of homework each evening, and we also monitor students’ progress, through weekly progress assessments, monthly tutorials, level tests and entry and exit texts. All we ask in return is that you attend all classes and complete the homework set by your teachers.
The courses we offer at Wimbledon School of English are:
General English
"I started studying at WSE in mid-2019. My English was not good so I started learning from the beginner level but moved to the next level quickly. I studied hard until I reached the advanced level within seven months...I gained a lot of experience and knowledge, and then I was able to achieve the dream that I came to the United Kingdom for, which is to get a master’s degree and I actually got it from Queen Mary University of London...I am very proud of what I have accomplished and also proud that I was one of the students of Wimbledon School of English, where I benefited greatly.”
Feeling at home in your accommodation is key to your happiness and your academic success. We have a number of different options available, our dedicated accommodation manager works hard to meet your requirements. We manage all of our homestay and student house accommodation ourselves, so you can be assured of high standards at all times.
Wimbledon is known the world over for the Tennis Championships held every summer, but there is much more to discover in this beautiful part of London.
Wimbledon is home to great entertainment including a theatre, cinema and comedy club, restaurants from across the world, street festivals, bars, pubs, fitness centres and a vibrant shopping centre that helped Wimbledon win its top 10 high street accolade in 2017.
Wimbledon also has an abundance of green space that offers peace and a place to relax, walk the dog, cycle, horse ride and run without being too far from the centre of London.
We are one of the few schools that has its very own exam centre so if you study with us you won’t have to travel far to take your exam.
If you are just looking to take an exam without a preparation course, we can offer this too.
The exams we offer are: Cambridge English, FCE, CAE, CPE, Young Learners, BEC, Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT), BULATS, IELTS Academic, IELTS General, TOLES, Trinity GESE, Trinity ISE, OET.
We also run a juniors programme for young learners in summer. We are delighted that, for summer 2023, we are offering you a choice of experiences; for a feeling of what it is like to stay at a British boarding school, you can choose our Summer Centre at beautiful Lord Wandsworth College. For more of a city experience, you can study, have activities, and stay in homestay accommodation in Wimbledon.
Both English-language programmes from Wimbledon School of English are for young people aged up to 17 years old who want to come to England to learn English, make friends from all around the world, have fun, and explore the UK!
Our Junior Summer Centre at Lord Wandsworth College is for 12 - 17-year-olds and is open from Sunday 9th July to Saturday 5th August 2023. The college is situated on the border of Hampshire and Surrey, an hour and 30 minutes outside of Central London, and is surrounded by 500 hectares of beautiful English countryside.
Our WSE Juniors in Wimbledon course is for students aged 14 - 17 years old and is available from Sunday 25th June to Sunday 13th August 2023.
This English course for juniors is located in beautiful premises in the heart of Wimbledon. This exciting Wimbledon-based programme combines the study of English with other topics and includes daily visits to the centre of London.
To find out more, visit www.wimbledon-school.ac.uk/juniors
To find out more about this school or to book a course, contact the School today.