ACS - Cobham Review

I have gone there for track and xc meets and the tracks are awesome. The sports centre is awesome too! I don t go there but my friend does.

From a student's perspective, who attended over a decade ago, I did not particularly like my time at this school. To a large extent, I admit this was down to me.
Having come from a state school, I found the switch to an exclusive private school a big culture shock and very unsettling. A lot of the children here have very wealthy parents; by wealthy, I mean the 0.01%. This is a level of wealth most ordinary parents have never come across; the houses you see in the private estates of Cobham, Esher, Weybridge and Walton, where many of the school's students live, are the type you see in movies when they portray Beverly Hills. This inevitably leads to feelings of inferiority for the children of middle class parents who are not multi-millionaires.
As the picture of wealth created here is so unreflective of the wider world, it also means that many children inevitably have a hard time (re-)adjusting to the real world once they go to university. I'm sure every private school has this issue to an extent, but found it extreme at ACS.
Secondly, I found there to be a fairly large drug problem in my year while I attended the school. Again, I know this occurs at every school, and in every school a child can fall in with the 'wrong crowd'; it just so happens that it happened to me and therefore coloured my experience of the place negatively.
The above two points being made, it is undeniable that the facilities are second to none. It is also true that the teaching staff were of very high quality. It was a good school then and I'm sure is now. Children going in with the right mindset can certainly reap the benefits in academics and sports, and can make valuable connections with people you would otherwise never meet or have access to (if that sort of thing is important to you). However, particularly for students that are more immature, I found it is also fairly easy to get lost in such an environment, especially for those expected to eventually stand on their own two feet.
If you are a middle-class parent considering the school, my recommendation would be to take great care to explain to the child that this a unique environment that presents unique opportunities but is not reflective of the wider world. Personally, I would have much preferred to go to a normal state college.

The school had so much facilities and the school had spirit every bad comment about this school is lies don t listen to them

Thought 5th grade would be different but still being treated like a 3 yr old.

Today, with my business Immersive Theatres, I delivered a 5m digital planetarium experience to 105 Year 8 students + teachers attending the 2019 TeenTech Surrey event at ACS Cobham International School. I was warmly welcomed by the staff and found the hall prepared just as I had requested. The day was well organised with all groups arriving on time. The excited but well-behaved students enjoyed a rich selection of content: peering up at the planetarium night sky; visiting the International Space Station; and learning about exoplanets and the size of the Universe. Thank you ACS Cobham International School for a very pleasant visit.

Dear Anthony Artist,

Thank you for booking our multi-purpose planetarium for ACS Cobham International School. We wish your pupils all the best in their future endeavours. Hope to see and work with you again. Best regards

This school has many opportunities and is a very modern school. It is very different from FIS in Germany, the school I went to before I went to ACS.

This is a fantastic school. My kids have been here for a number of years and we cherish our time here

Amazing American school with really smart and intellegent children. So much cool facilities for children to benefit from

The school is not as great as it seems all the reviews are from parents and obviously the parents will always say good things as the education there is very good compared to other schools but this review is from a former students perspective, the daily life is terrible because the teachers for example are strict and most of them are rude to the students and they seem to always be strict and annoyed while they work there. Also the students there are just horrible because if you don't fit in with a "GROUP" of popular kids then you WILL GET bullied by them as they don't support anyone out of their "GROUP" and also the students are very unsupportive and rude as well and sometimes there is verbal abuse from the students and also this happened to me a couple of times where the teachers would also say something bad in front of you during the class so all in all it is a terrible school to go to and you are probably better of going to The American School In London.

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My daughters are going to this school. They love their school.

Great school for foreign children. My kids with zero English spoke six months later in school fluently. This school is not only English, but also teaching such skills as writing stories already from the 1st grade, fun math, a great sports ground, a swimming pool and most importantly wonderful teachers!

I went there for 6th grade and loved it, it was the best experience I have ever had

I have been at this school for 12 years as a student. It goes from ages 4-18. It has great sport facilities and sport programs. It has both IB and AP. It is international school and has many students and teachers form all over the world. It also has dorms. Highly recommended

I did not go there but a friend went there and it was awesome

i stepped out of my Lamborghini to see my son going to the school and I saw him and caroline holding hands,it was very impressive for a 9 yr old,whatever you are teaching keep it up. B)

Acs cobham offers a great education for children of all ages.

I attended this school in 1989-1990 School year. I lived in the Dormatory as well.