40k gbp still isn't that much. That's around what the top boarding schools cost in the US. My main concern wouldn't be the sticker price but whether you need to

40k gbp still isn't that much. That's around what the top boarding schools cost in the US. My main concern wouldn't be the sticker price but whether you need to come from the right "background" (e.g. not nouveau-riche) for your child to get accepted. To my understanding the top US boarding schools are less concerned with your financial pedigree, which makes sense given that most rich people in the US are nouveau-riche by British standards