Thank you for considering The British School in The Netherlands (BSN) for your child. We understand the importance of finding the right school for your child and are committed to helping make this process easy and positive.
The BSN Admissions Team is here to support and guide you during your child's next learning journey. We are excited and enthusiastic about each and every enquiry and application, and view each one as our priority.
The BSN has children of nearly 90 nationalities across our four campuses.
Admissions Process
At the BSN, we are an inclusive non-selective school and welcome applications to our school all year round from students of all abilities. We currently have availability in all year groups.
START YOUR JOURNEY
Please enclose these documents with your child’s application:
- Copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport.
- Latest school report.
For Key Stages 3 to 5, a student reference form will be automatically sent to your child’s current school once you have submitted your child's application.
Student Reference Form - PDF | 129KB
Once you’ve prepared these, please complete the online application form on our Admissions Portal. One of these forms should be completed for each child.
For each application, we charge a non-refundable fee of €250. (Families with a child already at the BSN do not need to pay this fee).
- Once we have approved your application and you decline, we will retain the application fee.
- We will refund your application fee in the unlikely event we are not able to offer a place to your child.
Once you’ve paid the application fee you’re ready to submit your application! You’ll receive an automated response with the receipt attached to confirm that it was successfully delivered.
Once we’ve received your application form and documents, our teaching staff and specialists will review it.
We’ll send you an offer letter and school contract once we’ve approved your application. Please sign and return your contract to the Admissions Office.
Please refer to our BSN School Admissions policy.
BSN Key Stages
The British System is organised into year groups; these year groups are then arranged into 'key stages' which go together to make up the structure of the curriculum. We work on 1 September as the key entry date for each school year. It is the age of a child on this date that determines the year group they are allocated to.
The first chapter of your child’s education begins at Foundation Stage, with children aged 3 to 5 years old.
Our two Junior School campuses for children aged 3 to 10 years are located in The Hague area.
We focus on the holistic development of your child. Together with our strong Co-Curricular programme, we aim to develop talents and skills in all of our students.
Our two Junior School campuses for children aged 3 to 10 years are located in The Hague area.
We focus on the holistic development of your child. Together with our strong Co-Curricular programme, we aim to develop talents and skills in all of our students.
The British School in The Netherlands offers two outstanding senior schools. Senior School Leidschenveen is located in the residential Leidschenveen area of The Hague. Senior School Voorschoten is situated in Voorschoten, a small town surrounded by Leiden, Wassenaar and The Hague.
A student reference form will be automatically sent to your child’s current school once you have submitted your child's application.
The British School in The Netherlands offers two outstanding senior schools. Senior School Leidschenveen is located in the residential Leidschenveen area of The Hague. Senior School Voorschoten is situated in Voorschoten, a small town surrounded by Leiden, Wassenaar and The Hague.
A student reference form will be automatically sent to your child’s current school once you have submitted your child's application.
Sixth Form is an exciting and challenging time where your child aged 16-18 focuses on subjects they’re passionate about. They spend these two years getting ready for their future.
BSN students are able to study the subjects that interest them most and are given an unparalleled opportunity to prepare for higher education.
A student reference form will be automatically sent to your child’s current school once you have submitted your child's application.
Contact Admissions
We are excited to share with you what our school has to offer and look forward to meeting your family.
You can contact the Admissions Team in the following ways to discuss any questions you have about the BSN and the Admissions process:
By email: [email protected]
By telephone: +3170 315 4077