Traditional British private schools are the new presence in the international school market – brandishing brands sometimes hundreds of years old, rivalling the specialist chains and stand-alone institutions.
The tally of public schools that have set up abroad, or announced plans to do so, includes a mix of boys’ boarding schools such as Harrow and boys’ day schools lsuch as Dulwich College. Even Gordonstoun, a co-educational Scottish school that has taught several members of the British royal family, is considering opening a school in India.

International schools 