Welfare first
Student Welfare Officers at every centre. High supervision, contingency plans, greeting at arrivals through to goodbye. UK courses are British Council–accredited; Stafford House is a founder member of Young Learners English UK.
Stafford House Study Holidays · CATS Global Schools
English summers, in places families already trust.
Stafford House Study Holidays runs English-language and activity courses for ages 8–18 across the UK, USA and Malaysia. British Council–accredited in the UK. Maximum class size 16. Fourteen summer centres, three of them year-round.
16
Maximum class size
14
Summer centres worldwide
8–18
Age range, by centre
15h
Classic English hours each week
Stafford House Study Holidays
A map of the centres.
Tap a pin. UK, USA and Malaysia — including every named campus in the 2026 brochure. Cambridge, Canterbury and London also hold the adult school.
Every summer pathway, in one list
English, sport, academic weeks on CATS campuses, CSVPA arts, and adult English if a parent wants to study too.
English language
Classic is fifteen hours. Intensive is twenty-three, in Canterbury. Explorer is London with a travel pass.
Classic Course
Most centres · 8–18 groups / 12–17 individuals
Intensive English
Canterbury · 14–17 · 23 hours
London Explorer
Bloomsbury · 12–18 groups · travel pass
IELTS preparation
Northampton · 12–17 · Intermediate+
Trinity GESE
All UK centres · groups · exam in the final week
Cambridge English B2 First
Canterbury · 14–17 · Upper-Intermediate
London Academic Explorer
Bloomsbury · 14–17 · 2 weeks
English Plus — and football
Nine hours of coaching beside the English timetable. Centres are chosen for the activity.
Adventure activities
Oakham
Basketball
Canterbury
Horse riding
Oakham
Tennis
Oakham
Watersports
Bournemouth
Michael Owen’s Red Stars
Oakham · 2 weeks · boys and girls
Academic summers, on CATS campuses
STEM, Ivy League, medicine, MUN, Bloomberg — a first look at a school a family may later apply to.
STEM
CATS Academy Boston
STEM and English for Science
CATS Cambridge & Guildhouse, London
Junior STEM
Bosworth, Northampton
Ivy League Preparation
CATS Academy Boston
Bloomberg Business Advantage
Guildhouse School, London
Careers in Medicine
The Worthgate School, Canterbury
Model United Nations
The Worthgate School, Canterbury
Young Business Leaders
CATS Boston, Guildhouse London, Brunel Uxbridge
STEAM · Illustration · Photography · Film
CATS Academy Boston
Basketball: skills, strategy & teamwork
CATS Academy Boston
CSVPA arts weeks, Cambridge
Residential studio time. Fashion to film, acting to portfolio. Ages 14–18.
Fashion
1–2 weeks
Fashion communication
1 week
Fashion styling
1 week
Graphics & illustration
1 week
Painting & drawing
1 week
Jewellery making
1 week
3D design
1 week
Photography
1 week
Animation
1 week
Games design
1 week
Film making
1–2 weeks
Acting
1–2 weeks
Musical theatre
1–2 weeks
Music production
1 week
Portfolio — fine art
2 weeks
Portfolio — fashion
2 weeks
Adult English — for parents, 16+
Not a junior summer. Stafford House International, in the same three UK cities.
General, exam, business and professional English
Cambridge · Canterbury · London
Stafford House International
If a parent wants to study too.
Junior summers are 8–18. There is no parent-and-child classroom as a single booking. If you want to study while they do, Stafford House International — the adult school in the same group — runs English in Cambridge, Canterbury and London, from 16.
Over 65 years of adult English. Same cities as the year-round junior groups. We help you line the two calendars up — the bookings stay with the schools.
Ask about adult EnglishThree cities, 16+
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- London
- General English
- Exam preparation — IELTS and Cambridge
- Business English
- Professional certificates — Marketing, Project Management, Business Management
- Bloomberg Market Concepts
Why families choose Stafford House
Teachers and materials
Only TEFL-qualified teachers. In-house course materials. Residential boarding at every centre; summer homestay in Canterbury and London Bloomsbury.
The CATS family
Stafford House is part of CATS Global Schools — the same group as CATS Boston, CSVPA, CATS Cambridge, Guildhouse, Worthgate and Bosworth. A summer can be a first look at a school a family may later apply to.
English courses, named clearly
Classic is fifteen hours. Intensive is twenty-three, in Canterbury. IELTS sits at Bosworth. Trinity GESE can be taken in the final week at any UK centre.
Classic Course
Ages 8–18 groups / 12–17 individuals · 1–3 weeks · 15 hours · most centres
English tuition, supervised excursions, sport and evening activities. One full-day plus one or two half-day trips a week. Full board, usually residential.
Intensive English
Ages 14–17 · 1–6 weeks · 23 hours · Canterbury
More classroom time, still with evening socials, one afternoon activity and a full-day excursion each week.
Explorer — London
Ages 12–18 groups · 1–4 weeks · 15 hours · Bloomsbury
English tied to the city: 4–5 half-day sightseeing tours a week, a full-day trip, a transport pass, three evening activities.
IELTS preparation
Ages 12–17 · 1–4 weeks · 22.5 hours · Northampton · Intermediate+
Language teaching, exam skills and mocks at Bosworth. Information on booking a test during or after the course is given on application.
Trinity GESE
Ages 8–18 groups · 2–4 weeks · 15 hours + 2 exam sessions · all UK centres
Spoken English exam taken in the final week. A formal Trinity College certificate for successful candidates.
Cambridge English B2 First
Ages 14–17 · 3–4 weeks · 23 hours · Canterbury · Upper-Intermediate · exam optional
Exam-focused classroom time at Stafford House Canterbury, with evening socials. The B2 First sitting is optional.
English Plus — and a football fortnight
Nine hours of specialist coaching beside the English timetable. Centres are chosen for the activity, not the other way around.
Adventure activities
Oakham
Basketball
Canterbury
Horse riding
Oakham
Tennis
Oakham
Watersports
Bournemouth
Michael Owen’s Red Stars
Two weeks at Oakham, boys and girls. Fifteen hours of soccer coaching and fifteen of football-themed English, a full-day stadium trip in London, and a personal video assessment from the coach.
Academic summers, on CATS campuses
STEM, Ivy League preparation and Young Business Leaders run at CATS Boston. Medicine and Model United Nations at Worthgate. Bloomberg at Guildhouse, London.
STEM
CATS Academy Boston
STEM and English for Science
CATS Cambridge & Guildhouse, London
Ivy League Preparation
CATS Academy Boston
Bloomberg Business Advantage
Guildhouse School, London
Careers in Medicine
The Worthgate School, Canterbury
Model United Nations
The Worthgate School, Canterbury
Junior STEM
Bosworth Independent School, Northampton
STEAM · Illustration & comics · Photography · Film making
CATS Academy Boston
Basketball: skills, strategy & global teamwork
CATS Academy Boston
CSVPA
A residential arts week in Cambridge
CSVPA’s own residential summers in Cambridge — jewellery to fashion, film, acting and portfolio — ages 14–18 (portfolio 15–18). Meals on campus. Evening activities compulsory under 18. Weekly trips to places such as the V&A, Tate, the Science Museum or Southwold Beach.
- Fashion1–2 weeks
- Fashion communication1 week
- Fashion styling1 week
- Graphics & illustration1 week
- Painting & drawing1 week
- Jewellery making1 week
- 3D design1 week
- Photography1 week
- Animation1 week
- Games design1 week
- Film making1–2 weeks
- Acting1–2 weeks
- Musical theatre1–2 weeks
- Music production1 week
- Portfolio — fine art2 weeks
- Portfolio — fashion2 weeks
Ānanda Academy advises. Stafford House Study Holidays and Stafford House International are the schools. We help you pick the centre, the hours and the week — then the booking is theirs.
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