එක්සත් රාජධානියේ ක්රිකට් සහ අධ්යාපන විශේෂඥයින්
Outstanding UK independent and boarding schools, chosen around your child’s academics and cricket — with 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 Sri Lanka understand their options and identify schools that fit their child’s academic ambitions, cricket development, personality and family requirements.
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 families in Sri Lanka, that is broadly LKR 10 million to LKR 20 million a year at current exchange rates, plus flights, guardianship and one-off registration and deposit fees. We work through indicative totals in rupees 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 Sri Lanka. 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.
A practical PDF written for families in Sri Lanka — no jargon, no sales pitch, and honest about what a UK boarding place really costs.
Pupils from Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Jaffna move into UK independent schools every year. Whether your child follows Cambridge/Edexcel O Level or the local curriculum, the transition is well understood by UK admissions teams.
O Levels map closely to GCSEs, and the local curriculum also transfers well into the British system. Most Sri Lankan pupils join at Year 9 (13+) or Sixth Form (16+) for A Levels or the IB.
Sri Lankan school cricket is competitive and technically strong. UK independent schools add winter indoor programmes, weekly fixtures and structured strength-and-conditioning — a natural next step for talented players.
Most senior UK schools require an assessment in English and Mathematics, and many use UKiset. Interviews are conducted online, so families in Sri Lanka can complete the process without travelling to the UK first.
We help Sri Lankan families plan the full financial picture in rupees, and identify where scholarships can reduce the cost.
Boarding fees of £25,000–£50,000+ convert to roughly LKR 10 million–LKR 20 million a year at current rates. Add registration fees, deposits, flights, guardianship, uniform and school trip costs to the total.
Schools offer academic, cricket, music and all-rounder awards. Cricket scholarships are normally assessed by video footage, school or club references, and a playing record from Sri Lanka.
Once a place is confirmed, the school issues a CAS for a Child Student visa. Boarders under 18 need a UK-based guardian, and direct flights from Colombo to Heathrow are the most common route.
We have written a detailed, free guide for families in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka.
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.
“From Colombo we looked at nearly a dozen schools online and could not tell which were realistic. CRICED gave us a shortlist, interview prep, and a clear fee breakdown — our son starts at a UK boarding school this September.”
“We wanted a Sixth Form that would stretch our daughter academically and still let her play competitive cricket. CRICED knew exactly which schools matched both goals.”
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.
Tell us a little about your child and we’ll help you identify the types of UK schools worth considering.
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Criced නොහැකි බවක් දැනුණු දේ පහසු කළේය. මාස කිහිපයක් ඇතුළත, අපේ පුතාට අපි සිහිනෙන් පමණක් සිතූ පාසලකින් ප්රසාදයක් සහ ක්රිකට් ශිෂ්යවරමක් ලැබුණි.
කණ්ඩායම ක්රිකට් වටහාගත්තා, නමුත් ඊට වඩා වැඩි වශයෙන් ඔවුන් මාව වටහාගත්තා. ඔවුන් මට ක්රීඩකයෙක් ලෙස වර්ධනය වීමට සහ ඉහළ විශ්වවිද්යාල වලට ඉලක්ක කිරීමට හැකි පාසලක් සොයා ගත්තා.
පිළිගැනීම් ප්රධානියෙක් ලෙස, හොඳින් සූදානම් කරන ලද සහ හොඳින් ගැළපෙන අපේක්ෂකයින් එවන සහකරුවන් මම අගය කරමි. Criced නිවැරදිව එය කරයි.
My family spoke to Criced and they were very helpful in navigating a path into the UK school system.
මගේ පාසල් අයදුම් ක්රියාවලිය පුරාම මෙම කණ්ඩායම සමඟ කටයුතු කිරීම ඉතා ධනාත්මක අත්දැකීමක් විය. ආරම්භයේ සිටම විවිධ පාසල් කිහිපයක් නැරඹීමට අවස්ථාව ලැබුණු අතර, එමඟින් මගේ විකල්ප තේරුම් ගෙන කුමන පරිසරය මට වඩාත් සුදුසුද යන්න තීරණය කිරීමට හැකි විය. පාසල් සංචාර සංවිධානය කිරීමේදී, ලැබෙන අවස්ථා තේරුම් ගැනීමේදී සහ අයදුම්පතේ සෑම අදියරකදීම මට සහාය ලැබුණි. එක් පාසලක් තෝරන ලෙස මට කිසිදු බලපෑමක් නොකළ අතර, අවධානය යොමු වූයේ මට නිවැරදි තීරණය ගැනීමටයි.
King's College Taunton හි මගේ සහෝදරයාගේ අයදුම්පත සඳහා ලැබුණු සහාය සහ මඟපෙන්වීම ගැන මම ඉතා කෘතඥ වෙමි. මම ද King's හි ඉගෙන ගත් නිසා, ක්රියාවලිය නිවැරදිව සිදුවීම සහ මගේ සහෝදරයාට එම මාර්ගයම අනුගමනය කිරීමට හොඳම අවස්ථාව ලැබීම මට විශේෂයෙන් වැදගත් විය. ආරම්භයේ සිටම සේවාව වෘත්තීයමය, ක්ෂණික සහ පූර්ණ විය. අයදුම්පතේ සෑම අදියරක්ම ප්රවේශමෙන් හසුරුවන ලද අතර, සාමාන්යයෙන් ආතතිසහගත වන එම ක්රියාවලිය පහසු හා සංවිධානාත්මක ලෙස දැනුණි. එක්සත් රාජධානියේ පාසල් අයදුම්පත් සඳහා දැනුමැති, විශ්වාසවන්ත මඟපෙන්වීමක් අවශ්ය ඕනෑම පවුලකට මම ඔවුන් නිර්භයව නිර්දේශ කරමි.
Every child is different. Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll help you understand the UK school options available.