Private school National Mathematics and Science College (NMSC)

NatMatSci - life at a 21st century STEM sixth form college.

The National College of Mathematics and Science is located in the historic centre of Coventry, an hour's drive from London. This is an elite Sixth form college for talented young people who aspire to become future leaders in research, development and practical work.

Students have the opportunity to get outstanding A-level results and access to the best universities in the world. Among them: Oxford and Cambridge, universities of the Russell group in the UK and universities of the Ivy League in the USA (Harvard, Yale, Princeton and others).

Teachers and students are truly passionate about science and mathematics. NMSC specialize in teaching mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and economics.

DIRECTOR (stand 2026)

Andrew Camp, Education - University of Edinburgh, MSc in Mathematics, PhD in Education.

KEY FACTORS

• College for gifted talented children.
• The goal is for all students to achieve the highest grades.
• The college recruits only the best teachers of science.
• NMSC has new modern laboratories and classes equipped with the latest equipment and software to support IT.
• The college provides an academic tutor to each student on an individual basis.
• The college supports the language needs of each student through the IELTS course, increasing the effectiveness of the A-level program.

EQUIPMENT

Teachers actively use iPads to help learn and engage students in the process. Outside the classroom, all students also have access to them.

Pupils:

• have access to class schedules and college announcements;
• can make and revise academic notes;
• may provide homework;
• can communicate with teachers.

College teachers are constantly exploring new ways to use technology to improve education.

Studies show that when students participate and interact with their peers, as well as with teachers, their learning is maximized and academic performance is greatly improved. By transforming the concept of a digital learning ecosystem into reality, the college will enable students to achieve ever-greater results.

On the campus there are six tennis courts, a gym, a cricket and rugby field, two football fields, gyms for badminton, basketball and volleyball, as well as a swimming pool. The college has an art classroom, which students can use at any time. On campus there is a library, computer labs and modern equipped laboratories for experiments in physics, chemistry and biology.

PROGRAM

A-level

Two-year program.

Pupils can study up to 4 subjects, one of which is mathematics. Additionally, you can choose economics, biology, chemistry, physics, computer technology, English. For example, it is recommended that students who are going to study medicine, dentistry and pharmacology at leading universities, as well as future law students, choose to choose chemistry to demonstrate that they can understand complex concepts, as well as students who are going to study natural sciences, physics, mathematics, analytical chemistry.

The subject of computer technology focuses on computational thinking. Particular attention is paid to abstract thinking, problem solving, algorithmic and mathematical explanation, scientific and engineering approach.
Find out more about A-level program

Pre a-level

The duration of the program is 1 year.

The main goal of the course is to help foreign high school students (15-16 years old) prepare for the A-level academic course program at the NMSC. Much attention is paid to the English language and the cultural adaptation of students. The task is to prepare students for the exam "excellent", i.e. on A or A *. The students in the preparatory course are taught by the same teachers who teach the basic A-level course.

Crash Course A-level

The duration of the program is 1 year.

Intensive course for the most capable and motivated students. For training, an English level of at least IELTS 6.5 and a high level of knowledge of mathematics and natural sciences are required. This is an ideal course for training in such areas as: engineering specialties, computer science, mathematics, physics, astrophysics, economics, business and finance.

Preparation for medical universities

Two-year program.

Medicine is one of the most complex and most sought-after areas in the UK. The preparatory course focuses on key areas necessary for successful admission to medical specialties. Mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics are studied.

Classes are taught by subject teachers with extensive experience, and training takes place in small classes. Students receive the individual attention they need to fully understand the material.

Classes are held in modern equipped laboratories and focused on practical work, which is most highly valued by medical universities upon admission. Students regularly practice at local hospitals, and in summer work at one of London’s leading hospitals.

ACCOMMODATION

The residence is located in the heart of Coventry - in the immediate vicinity of shops, museums, cinema and cafes. Unlike the campus of a traditional boarding school, NMSC students have the opportunity, under the supervision of guardians, to spend their leisure time exploring the sights of Coventry.

Boys and girls are accommodated on different floors, single occupancy in a studio room, with amenities and a shared kitchen. Access to the building is via electronic cards. Electronic cards are also used to access the rooms themselves.

The residence has a gym, TV area, common area, dining room and laundry. Each studio room is cleaned weekly, and linen and towels are also changed. Students have access to a kitchenette, where they can prepare a snack for themselves.

Pupils will reach their potential only if they have their own personal space in which they feel physically and emotionally at home.

You can get from the NMSC academic building on a special minibus plying between the residence and the educational block.

SPORT

The college has a well-developed sports infrastructure. All students have access to first-class sports facilities 7 days a week. In addition to the gyms at Study Inn, students have access to Xcel, a state-of-the-art sports centre, opened in 2008. It is located just a few meters from the training block and offers a huge number of sports facilities outside and inside. Six tennis courts, a gym, a cricket and rugby field, two football fields, gyms for badminton, basketball and volleyball, as well as a swimming pool are open here.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Creativity is inherent in the sciences, and the greatest scientific minds in history have found inspiration and pleasure in art. The college allows students to express themselves freely through visual arts, music, writing, theatre, and more. A variety of recreational activities are offered, including theatre workshops organized by the theatre and sports events. The college has a special art classroom that students can use at any time.

The college monitors not only the academic successes of students, but also the harmonious development of each. At school, you can do vocals, acting, music or oratory, join a book, science or film club. Creative lessons are taught by professionals from theatre and music organizations such as the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.

The college has a lot of extracurricular activities that others do not have, such as the Parliament Club, which allows students to attend meetings of the British Parliament, communicate with members of the government and see the work of politicians from the inside.

COST, 2026-2027

£73,197 per year.

Included in cost

• Teaching
• Accommodation and meals
• Extracurricular activities
• laundry

Extra paid

• Registration fee- £300
• Deposit - £8,000
• Flights
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Visa
• Services of the company "Paradise"
• Guardianship (as required by British law)

Our services and fees

Impressions from a school visit

Natasha Strein
Founder of ‘’Paradise’’

National maths and science college Coventry is Britain's first school for gifted mathematicians, chemists and physicists. I'm met by the headmaster Martin in a blood-red bowtie and led into an office. There are plastic bats hanging from pigtails... There are red bloody horns on the desk.... It's Halloween! What's wrong with the principal? He's not separate from the staff!

Principal Martin is not the last man in England. He was headmaster of St Paul's, London's legendary boys' school, where, since the 16th century, 1 per cent of the kingdom's most talented boys have been educated.

The National College of Maths and Science in Coventry is a new institution. And the most important thing about a new school is its team. Getting a veteran St Pauls headmaster is a huge coup. He knows what he is doing. At one point, a millionaire offered him the chance to travel the world for a year, on a headmaster's salary, to observe how gifted children are taught in different parts of the world. And write a book. Which he did! So Martin certainly knows how the gifted should be educated.

‘A child of 14 skilfully hides his outstanding abilities, because he knows that their discovery entails less time on the sofa, a minimum of X-boxing, family pressure, peer rejection (they don't want to see the smartest ones at parties).’

Martin argues that such children, sliding down the razor blade, ‘pick up the slack’ at the last minute when the educator's patience is running out..... and they need a learning environment with their peers.

Once in China, Martin spoke to an audience of gifted young people, all of whom had been selected by their schools and were going to Stanford, Princeton, Harvard.... Martin brought 5 to the stage and said, ‘out of the 5, only 1 will get a place. Justify why you should be the one to get in?’ - he addressed each one. Those at first guffawed, not knowing what to say, and then found the following arguments: ‘I have very high grades!’ and ’I study very diligently.’
Martin smiles: ‘all the candidates for these universities have top grades and everyone is diligent, you have to have something else and you have to know how to present yourself. That's what we teach in our college. So that an unexpected question does not put you in a stupor, but makes your brain move and look for a way out, and is perceived as an opportunity, not a problem’.

He says they prepare children for university in every sense. There are kids that study from morning till night and need to recharge their batteries. ‘There will be parties at university, so learn to work not just hard, but efficiently,’ teachers tell the students.

I met a Russian girl and a boy from Kazan. The girl Katya with an angelic halo on her head (don't forget, today is Halloween) comes out of class. Her eyes are burning! ‘In chemistry in Russia, we just knew that there are neurons and electrons. But why is the nucleus made up of only positive charges? Why do they stick together! I hadn't thought about that! At Coventry we are constantly taught to think, to look at things from different angles!’

I also really like the teachers: they are like friends, respectful, passionate about the subject. I note that many children who transferred here from mainstream schools felt they knew more than their own teachers....

School bus driver Stephen is bursting with pride! Passionately he tells me how several people applied to Oxford and Cambridge at the beginning of October! I, he says, feel I belong to something very precious, this treasure trove of knowledge, and each pupil's success resonates in my heart as my own! I almost kissed him.

The residence where the lucky geniuses live is something! Radisson Blue. I've never seen anything like it. Spacious single rooms with amenities and double beds. The lounges are designer decorated and extremely cosy.

Own mini cinema, billiards, new gym ... it's like a dormitory of the future. It belongs to Vorik University, one of the best in the world. To live in such comfort, surrounded by brains, in the safe, beautiful city of Coventry, 1 hour from London. What more could you ask for?