Wellington College International has announced it will open a school in Lagos, Nigeria in 2027 to deliver the English curriculum to up to 1,500 pupils, Tes has reported.

The school will teach pupils aged from three to 18, offering day and boarding places and delivering the English national curriculum up to A-level.

The school is being built in partnership with construction organisation Rendeavour.

Wellington College currently operates in China, Thailand and India.

Wellington College stated that the Lagos campus will include “state-of-the-art teaching facilities, a performing arts centre and extensive sports facilities”. It will also focus on artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship.

James Dahl, master at Wellington College, said: “Through collaboration with other schools in our pioneering global family and our network’s positive approach, Wellington College International Lagos will provide our students with a truly transformative 21st-century education, enabling them to thrive and to help serve and shape a better world.”

Wellington College is a co-educational public school for boarding and day pupils located in Crowthorne, Berkshire.