Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is an international private school operator headquartered in the United Kingdom.
With over 100,000 students enrolled in its schools, it has more than 80 private day and boarding schools located in 37 countries across the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East.
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History
20th century
Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 by Kevin McNeany to teach English as a foreign language. The company grew in the 1970s to the 1980s before moving into the UK education market. Soon after, it entered the Eastern and Central Europe market. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the group also built up a day care and nursery business in addition to its Learning Services arm.
2000s
In 2003, Andrew Fitzmaurice became CEO. By 2008, the company had sold its nursery business and mainly focused on international schools.
2010s
In 2012, the group relocated to Hong Kong to complement growth plans in China and Southeast Asia. In 2013, it bought World Class Learning Group, with schools in the United States, Qatar and Spain.
The company's initial public offering took place on 26 March 2014, on the NYSE.
In 2015, the company bought six schools from Meritas: the Collège du Léman, Léman International School - Chengdu, San Roberto International School, The Village School, North Broward Preparatory School in Florida, and Windermere Preparatory School in Florida, and a stake in Léman Manhattan Preparatory School.
In April 2017, the company announced it would be taken back into private ownership after the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia agreed to buy it.
In December 2017, the company bought seven schools from the British Schools Foundation: The British College of Brazil, The British International School of Kuala Lumpur, The British School of Nanjing, The British School of Tashkent, The British School of Yangon, The International School of Moscow, and The King's School, Manila.
In May 2019 the company relocated operations to London.
In February 2019, the company acquired five schools under the Oakridge International brand in India. The five schools are located in Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Bengaluru and Mohali. The price was estimated at ₹16 billion.
2020s
In March 2021, the company acquired the Eton School in Mexico City, as well as Oxford International College, Oxford Sixth Form College, and d'Overbroeck's College, three independent schools in Oxford, UK. In August 2021, the company acquired the Colegio Peruano Británico in Lima, Peru.
In June 2022, the company bought Greengates School in Greater Mexico City. In October 2023, Nord Anglia acquired Avenues New York and Avenues São Paulo.
In October 2024, a private equity consortium led by Neuberger Berman, which included EQT AB and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, agreed to buy Nord Anglia Education for $14.5 billion. On 20 March 2025, it was announced that the acquisition had been completed.
In August 2026, the company acquired the Mont'Kiara International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Headquarters
Its head office is in the Nova South building in City of Westminster, London.
Previously its head office was at the Anglia House in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, and then the Nord House in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. The head office moved to Hong Kong in 2012. It was in the St. George's Building in Central, Hong Kong. In 2018 the company announced it was returning its head office to the United Kingdom, with London being the new location.
Collaborations
Nord Anglia has established collaborations with academic institutions such as Juilliard, MIT, and King's College London.
In July 2017, the company partnered with UNICEF as well as the governments of Bulgaria, Argentina, and Malaysia to host an event raising awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals. Nord Anglia also participated with Juilliard, UNICEF, and the non-profit Sing for Hope in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2019. The institution collaborated with Monopoly in the board game's Dubai edition, with Nord Anglia International School Dubai being added as a landmark.
List of schools operated by Nord Anglia Education
Asia
All Nord Anglia Education schools in China use English as the primary language of instruction. Each student receives four lessons in Mandarin Chinese a week, except in Hong Kong where this is optional. Students reach a proficient level in Mandarin Chinese by the time they leave.
Beijing
The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun
The British School of Beijing, Shunyi
Nord Anglia School Beijing, Shunyi
Nord Anglia School Beijing, Fangshan
Guangdong
The British School of Guangzhou
Nord Anglia School Guangzhou Panyu
Nord Anglia School Shenzhen
Nord Anglia School Foshan
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong
Jiangsu
The British School of Nanjing
Nord Anglia School Jiaxing
Nord Anglia School Nantong
Nord Anglia School Ningbo
Nord Anglia School Suzhou
Shanghai
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong
The British International School Shanghai, Puxi Campus|The British International School Shanghai, Puxi
Europe
Czech Republic
British International School Prague (merger of Prague British School and English International School Prague)
Netherlands (Holland)
Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam
Hungary
British International School Budapest
Ireland
Nord Anglia International School Dublin
Italy
H-FARM International School Rosà
H-FARM International School Venice
H-FARM International School Vicenza
Poland
The British School Warsaw
Russia
The International School of Moscow
Slovakia
The British International School Bratislava
Spain
International College Spain
Hamelin-Laie International School, Barcelona
Switzerland
Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
Collège Champittet, Pully
North, South and Central America
Brazil
British College of Brazil
Avenues the World School São Paulo
Escola Móbile
Chile
Trewhela's School, Providencia, Santiago.
Dominican Republic
Saint George School
Ecuador
Colegio Menor Campus Quito
Colegio Menor Campus Samborondon
Mexico
Greengates School (Mexico)
Eton School (Mexico)|Eton School
San Roberto International School
Kipling School
Panama
Metropolitan School of Panama
Peru
Colegio Peruano Británico
Costa Rica
Country day School (Alajuela)
Uruguay
International College
United States of America
British International School of Boston (Boston, MA)