3 minute read
A Global Perspective
By Patrick MulvihillInternational Development Director
Uppingham in Egypt
In last year’s magazine we featured the opening of Uppingham Cairo, the first Uppingham campus outside of the UK. Twelve months on and we are delighted that the new school in Egypt has had a remarkable first year.
Uppingham Cairo has rapidly built a glowing reputation, renowned for its high standards, pastoral care, culture and community. The 100 or so lucky pupils on day one have blossomed thanks to the strong leadership of Headmistress Emma
Webb and a wholly British-educated cohort of teachers, ably supported by a troop of young OU gap-year assistants. The school secured ISI accreditation under the UK Government’s BSO standards in March 2025, became an approved exam centre with Oxford AQA and Pearson Edexcel, and gained membership of HMC (associate), COBIS, BSME, IAPS and AGBIS.
Beyond the classroom, partnerships with Chelsea FC, the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy, the NBA and other global brands have provided huge support for sporting development as part of the school’s distinctive ‘Day Boarding’ model. Pupils have enjoyed over 350 weekly clubs, staged theatre productions and music performances, and shared a memorable concert in December 2024 with visiting members of the Uppingham choir from Rutland.
With an additional 150 pupils joining in September 2025, the school is set to continue its rapid growth and is firmly on course to be one of the finest in the region. In fact, its success led to the announcement in April 2025 that Uppingham will open a second school in Egypt in 2028. Situated to the east of the old city, Uppingham New Cairo will build on our growing reputation and extend a world-class Uppingham education across the capital.
Uppingham in Vietnam
When Uppingham works with overseas partners the investment from the UK is zero and yet the returns, in time, can be substantial. Our aim therefore is to find opportunities around the world where we can partner with great companies in order to open new campuses of which Uppingham can be proud. Such an opportunity has arisen in Vietnam and we are delighted to report that Uppingham Hung Yen, on the outskirts of the capital city Hanoi, is due to open in 2026 with a second campus in Ho Chi Minh City in 2028. The British Ambassador to Vietnam, His Excellency Ian Frew, joined Uppingham’s Chair of Trustees, Barbara Matthews (SH 73) and our hosts from Viet Capital Asset Management at a special tree-planting ceremony at Hung Yen in August, formally announcing the launch of our first school in Vietnam.
