update Last updated: 30 August 2026

Private Education Providers Licensed to Sponsor International Students

There are currently 109 private providers on the UK Home Office register of licensed student sponsors. 106 sponsors on the Student route and 3 on the Child Student route.

Private providers include independent colleges, language schools and specialist training institutions licensed to sponsor international students. Courses range from English language programmes to professional qualifications and degree-level study.

Check the provider’s status carefully: providers without Track Record status cannot offer some benefits (such as work rights during study in certain cases), so confirm your work and progression rights before accepting an offer.

The largest concentrations are in London (51), Various (6), Gateshead (3), Glasgow (3), Edinburgh (2), Manchester (2), Belfast (2), Bolton (2).

Full list (109 institutions)

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Sponsor Name	Town/City	Sponsor Type	Status	Route
Abbey Road Institute	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Academy of Live Technology Ltd	South Kirkby	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
ACCENT International Consortium for Academic Programs Abroad, Ltd.	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
ACM	London	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
Albemarle Independent College	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
All Nations Christian College	Ware	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Amity University (in) London (a trading name of Amity Global Education Ltd).	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Anglo American Educational Services	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
ASU London Centre for Advanced Learning	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Basil Paterson College	Edinburgh	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
BCNO Ltd	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Beis Soroh Schenierer Seminary	Manchester	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Belfast School of Theology	Belfast	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Beth Midrash Lemoroth - Jewish Teachers Training College	Gateshead	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Blenheim Schools Group Limited	Bolton	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Child Student
Blenheim Schools Group Limited	Bolton	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
British School of Marketing International	Bournemouth	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
BSC Education Ltd	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
CAE Oxford Aviation Academy	Oxford	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Cambridge Theological Federation	Cambridge	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
CAPA The Global Education Network Ltd.	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
CEG UFP Limited	Various	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Central Film School London	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Chippendale School of Furniture	Haddington	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
CIEE Study Abroad London Ltd	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
City & Guilds of London Art School	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Cliff College	Hope Valley	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
David Game College Ltd T/A University Centre at David Game College	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
DOREEN BIRD COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS	Sidcup	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Edinburgh Theological Seminary	Edinburgh	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
EF International Language Centres	Various	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance	West Malvern	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
English National Ballet School	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
ESCP Europe Business School	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
ETC International College	Bournemouth	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Eurospeak Language Schools Ltd	Reading	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Eurythmy UK Ltd	East Grinstead	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
EUSA LLP	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Fashion Retail Academy	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Foundation for International Education	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls (also known as Beis Chaya Rochel)	Gateshead	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Gateshead Talmudical College	Gateshead	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Gemological Institute of America London (GIA England t/a GIA London)	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
GIHE UK Limited	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
GPRO Triple Threat Training Ltd	Glasgow	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
Greene's Tutorial College	Oxford	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Hult International Business School	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
IES London	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Inchbald School of Design	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Institute of Ismaili Studies	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
International House Trust Limited (t/a International House London)	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
INTO Manchester Limited	Various	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
ISTITUTO MARANGONI	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Jak(Leics)Ltd T/A East Midlands School of Business & Management	Leicester	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
JSA Education Group Ltd t/a JCA London Fashion Academy	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Kaplan International	Various	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
KS Dance Ltd	Warrington	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Le Cordon Bleu Limited	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Leiths School of Food and Wine	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
LILA Liverpool Limited	Liverpool	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
London Brookes College	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
London Film Academy	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
London Film School	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
London School of Management Education	Gants Hill	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
London School of Theology	Northwood	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
London Studio Centre Ltd.	North Finchley	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
LUBAVITCH YESHIVA GEDOLA	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Malvern House International Ltd	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Maria Montessori Training Organisation (The)	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Markfield Institute of Higher Education	Markfield	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Met Film School	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences	Ilford	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Nacel English School London	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Nazarene Theological College	Manchester	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
New College Worcester	Worcester	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Child Student
New College Worcester	Worcester	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
NEWBOLD COLLEGE	Bracknell	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Nexus Institute of Creative Arts	Earlsdon	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Oxford International Education and Travel Ltd	Various	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Paris Dauphine International	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
PERFORMANCE STUDIO GLASGOW CIC TA ACTING COACH SCOTLAND	Glasgow	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Point Blank Music College	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Redshift Education Limited	London	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Child Student
Regent College	Harrow	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Royal Academy of Dance	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Royal School of Needlework	East Molesey	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Rushmore Business School (UK)	Bracknell	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
S P Jain London School of Management Limited	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
SCL Education & Training Limited	Sandhurst	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
Sotheby's Institute of Art - London	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Stay Campus London	London	Private provider	Probationary Sponsor	Student
Study Group Limited	Brighton	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
The College of Animal Welfare Limited	Godmanchester	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
The English Language Centre	Reading	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
The King's Foundation	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
The National Piping Centre	Glasgow	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education	Birmingham	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
The Salvation Army	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
The Talland School of EQuitation LLP	Cirencester	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Trinity College Dublin at Belfast	Belfast	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Twin Training International Ltd	Various	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student
Union Foundation	Bridgend	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Walbrook Institute London	London	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
WE Bridge International Ltd	Cardiff	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
West Dean College - The Edward James Foundation Ltd	Chichester	Private provider	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Westfield House	Cambridge	Private provider	Student Sponsor	Student

What the sponsor status means

Student Sponsor – Track Record: the institution has held a sponsor licence for some time and has a proven history of immigration compliance. Universities with this status can, for example, be more flexible about the financial evidence they ask for.
Student Sponsor: a fully licensed sponsor in good standing that can issue a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).
Probationary Sponsor: a recently licensed institution that has not yet built up a track record. It can still sponsor students, but some limits apply (for instance, probationary sponsors cannot sponsor students for postgraduate doctor or dentist courses).

Route: Student vs Child Student

Student route: for students aged 16 or over studying at any level, from English language courses to PhDs.
Child Student route: for children aged 4 to 17 studying at an independent school.

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Source: Register of licensed sponsors: students, published by the UK Home Office. This page was last rebuilt on 30 August 2026 from the latest published register.