The UK's Cricket and Education specialists
CRICED helps families in the Caribbean find the right UK independent and boarding schools for children aged 11–17, matching academic goals with serious cricket opportunities — and a real person guiding you from first call to offer.
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Choosing a UK independent or boarding school is a major decision. CRICED helps families in the Caribbean understand UK boarding school admissions, identify schools that fit their child’s academic ambitions and cricket development, and explore scholarship and bursary options where available.
We do not hand out the same generic list of schools to every family. Each conversation starts with your child — and the shortlist follows from that.
Typical annual costs vary by school, but boarding at leading UK independent schools can commonly be £30,000–£50,000+ per year including boarding. Day places cost less, and schools also charge extras such as registration and deposit fees, trips and guardianship.
For Caribbean families, that is broadly US$38,000 to US$63,000 a year at indicative rates, plus flights, guardianship and one-off registration and deposit fees. We work through the full picture with you before you shortlist.
Many schools award academic, sport, music or all-rounder scholarships. For cricket, these are usually assessed by video, references and performance records from the Caribbean. We flag which of your shortlisted schools offer them and what they typically cover.
We guide you through registration, UKiset or school entrance assessments, online interviews, offers, acceptance deposits, CAS for the Child Student visa, and setting up a UK-based guardian for boarders under 18.
Figures below are indicative and converted at roughly US$1.27 to the pound — rates move, so we rebuild the numbers with you before you shortlist.
| Cost | Typical GBP | Indicative USD |
|---|---|---|
| Full boarding fees (annual) | £30,000–£50,000 | US$38,000–63,000 |
| Registration fee (one-off, per school) | £100–£350 | US$130–450 |
| Acceptance deposit (refundable/credited) | £2,000–£6,000 | US$2,500–7,600 |
| UK guardianship (annual) | £1,500–£4,000 | US$1,900–5,100 |
| Child Student visa + IHS surcharge | £1,000–£1,500 | US$1,300–1,900 |
| Flights, uniform, kit, trips and pocket money | £4,000–£8,000 | US$5,100–10,200 |
| Realistic first-year total | £38,000–£68,000 | US$48,000–86,000 |
Deadlines vary by school, so we confirm each one on your shortlist in writing. The typical timetable for a September start looks like this:
Shortlist schools, book visits or online tours, and check which schools award scholarships to international pupils.
Register with your shortlisted schools. Several popular schools close registration for 13+ and 16+ entry well before the assessment round.
Registration deadlines for most 13+ and 16+ scholarship rounds fall in this window, along with UKiset or school entrance tests.
Academic, cricket, music and all-rounder scholarship assessments, trials and online interviews take place.
Offers and scholarship awards are confirmed; acceptance deposits are due within a few weeks.
CAS issued, Child Student visa applied for, UK guardian appointed, uniform and kit ordered, flights booked for the September start.
Breakfast in house, lessons through the morning and early afternoon, sport most afternoons, then supervised prep in the evening before free time and lights out. Houses are led by a housemaster or housemistress with a resident tutor team and a matron.
The honest challenge for Caribbean pupils is the cold and the short winter days, not the schoolwork. Schools kit boarders out properly, cricket moves indoors from October, and houses keep an eye on new arrivals through the first term.
Menus are varied and vegetarian options are standard. Halal, allergy and other dietary requirements are handled by the catering team once declared, and most houses have a kitchen where boarders can cook something from home.
Saturdays usually mean lessons or fixtures, Sundays activities, trips or chapel. Schools set fixed exeat weekends and half-terms when boarders must leave — this is where a UK guardian matters, and we help you arrange one before the visa application.
The UK is four to five hours ahead of most of the Caribbean, so an after-school call at home lands in the UK evening. Direct flights from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, Antigua and St Lucia to Gatwick or Heathrow make long exeats and half-terms workable.
Most schools run an international induction, pair new boarders with a buddy, and have a tutor check in weekly. Caribbean pupils usually find the cricket makes friendships quick — homesickness in the first half-term is normal and houses handle it well.
A practical PDF written for families in the Caribbean — no jargon, no sales pitch, and honest about what a UK boarding place really costs.
Every Caribbean territory has its own school system, cricket structures and travel routes to the UK. Here is how the transition usually works from the islands we work with most.
A deep school and club cricket culture, with age-group pathways through Barbados Cricket Association competitions and strong secondary school fixtures. CSEC pupils transfer into Year 9 or Sixth Form; direct flights from Bridgetown to Gatwick and Heathrow run through the year.
Jamaica Cricket Association age-group cricket and the school circuit produce competitive players who adapt quickly to UK fixtures. Most pupils we place move at 13+ or 16+, and direct Kingston and Montego Bay services keep exeat travel manageable.
Strong secondary school cricket and a busy club season give players an unusually heavy match load — exactly the evidence UK cricket masters want. CSEC and CAPE pupils are mapped to the right UK year group before we shortlist.
From Guyana, Antigua, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada the process is identical, usually with a one-stop flight through Barbados, Antigua or a US hub. We run the whole process by video call and WhatsApp.
We help Caribbean families plan the full financial picture in US dollars and identify where a scholarship can genuinely reduce the cost.
Boarding fees of £30,000–£50,000 convert to roughly US$38,000–US$63,000 a year at indicative rates. Add registration fees, deposits, flights, guardianship, uniform, kit and trips to reach a realistic first-year figure.
Cricket scholarships are normally assessed on video footage, coach references and a playing record. Academic, music and all-rounder awards are assessed separately, and the two can sometimes be combined.
A UK boarding place adds winter indoor coaching, strength and conditioning, a full summer fixture list and routes into club and county age-group cricket — without closing off West Indies pathways during the holidays.
We have written a detailed, free guide for families in the Caribbean covering entry points, fees in local currency, cricket pathways, UKiset, visas and guardianship.
Identify schools where your child’s cricket can develop alongside their education.
Find schools that match your child’s academic ambitions, interests and future plans.
Receive individual support navigating UK independent-school options and admissions.
Study at a leading UK school while developing your cricket — a natural next step for talented young players from the Caribbean. We identify schools with strong UK school cricket, coaching pathways and cricket scholarship opportunities.
A £30,000–£50,000 a year decision deserves more than a brochure. Here is what you get.
Years inside British independent education, not a directory of names.
We know which schools genuinely develop young cricketers, and which don’t.
Guidance built around overseas families and the realities of boarding.
A shortlist shaped around your child, budget and long-term plans.
Registration, assessments, interviews, offers, visas and guardianship.
Pupils placed at schools such as King’s Taunton and Christ College Brecon.
“We knew our son could play, but we had no idea which UK schools would actually develop him and stretch him academically. CRICED gave us a shortlist we could trust and stayed with us through the visa.”
“Everything was done from Kingston by video call. The fee breakdown in US dollars was the first honest one we had seen.”
UK independent schools offer small class sizes, specialist subject teaching and well-established GCSE, A Level and IB pathways, with structured support for university applications in the UK and beyond.
Many UK schools run established cricket programmes with qualified coaches, indoor and outdoor facilities, and a full fixture calendar through the summer term, alongside links to county and club cricket.
Boarding builds independence, routine and confidence. Beyond the classroom, pupils take part in music, drama, service and a wide range of sports as part of everyday school life.
Pupils live and learn alongside classmates from across the UK and around the world, gaining fluency in a British academic environment that many families value long after school.
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Criced made what felt impossible feel straightforward. Within months, our son had an offer and a cricket scholarship to a school we had only dreamed of.
The team understood cricket, but more importantly they understood me. They found a school where I could develop as a player and still aim for top universities.
As a head of admissions, I value partners who send us well-prepared, well-matched candidates. Criced does exactly that.
My family spoke to Criced and they were very helpful in navigating a path into the UK school system.
Working with the team throughout my school application process was a really positive experience. From the beginning, I was given the opportunity to explore a number of different schools, which helped me understand my options and decide which environment would be the best fit for me. Throughout the process, I was supported with arranging school visits, understanding the different opportunities available and navigating each stage of the application. I never felt pressured towards one particular school; instead, I felt that the focus was on helping me make the right decision for myself.
I am extremely grateful for the support and guidance provided throughout my brother's application to King's College Taunton. Having attended King's myself, it was particularly important to me that the process was handled properly and that my brother was given the best opportunity to follow a similar pathway. From the beginning, the service was professional, responsive and thorough. Every stage of the application was handled with care, making what can often be a stressful process feel straightforward and well organised. I would confidently recommend their services to any family looking for knowledgeable and reliable guidance when applying to schools in the UK. Their experience, attention to detail and genuine commitment to helping students find the right opportunity made a real difference to our family.
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