Bristol's English Language Schools

Bristol has all the facilities and convenience of a big city but a more relaxed atmosphere than London, making it an attractive place in which to study. The following is a selection of schools in Bristol that teach English as a foreign language.

All the schools listed below can provide accommodation, usually a "homestay" with a local host family. All offer a variety of courses leading to the Cambridge and other examinations and all offer some type of social programme (some more elaborate than others) with excursions and social activities.

English Language Centre Bristol 44 Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3DT E-mail elcbristol@compuserve.com Web site www.elcbristol.co.uk The best-known English language school in Bristol, established in 1969, is located in 2 sites in the comfortable and convenient Clifton district, near Bristol University. As well as its reputation for a high standard of teaching, it has the use of some of the University facilities and an extensive social programme including excursions, sports and international food parties.
English Language Institute at Bristol Bishops Gate, Stoke Hill, Stoke Bishop, Bristol BS9 1LG E-mail enquiries@elibristol.com Web site www.elibristol.com A small organization offering high-quality teaching in small groups (with a maximum of 8 students per group) or on a one-to-one basis, this school is located in the residential district of Stoke Bishop, a short distance from Clifton. Accommodation is provided in selected local homes so that students can experience English family life as part of the "complete English language experience". At Bristol Japan Club, Japanese students from this school have spoken highly of it.
The Language Project 27 Oakfield Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AT E-mail info@languageproject.co.uk Web site www.languageproject.co.uk Small, well established school which moved to the Clifton district in 2001. Intensive courses in classes of a maximum of 12 students with flexible starting dates and duration. To quote the web site, their "teaching techniques will help you think in English and use English with extra confidence...and you will have fun in class, too!"
OISE Bristol 1 Lower Park Row, Bristol BS1 5BJ E-mail admissions.bristol@oise.net Web site www.bristol.oise.net Branch of the Oxford Intensive School of English with 4 schools in southern England and other schools in several countries around the world. The Bristol school is conveniently situated in the city centre, near Bristol University and offers teaching one-to-one, in groups of 4 or 8 maximum, or a combination of these.
The Bristol Language Centre 1st Floor, 3 Portwall Lane, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6NB E-mail enq@thebristollanguagecentre.co.uk Web site www.thebristollanguagecentre.co.uk One of the newest schools, established in 2004, located in the centre of the city. The school offers a variety of courses from general English courses to those leading to the Cambridge examinations. There is a year-round social programme with excursions and other activities. The Director of the school studied at a Japanese university and worked in Japan for some years.