Does Ardmore Language Schools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ardmore Language Schools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ardmore Language Schools. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ardmore Language Schools?

28% of Ardmore Language Schools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ardmore Language Schools 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ardmore Language Schools?

Activity Leader (31) , Centre Director (6) , Head of Sports and Activities (6) , EFL Teacher (5) , ESL Teacher (5) , Activity and Welfare Leader (4) , Senior Welfare Leader (4) , Director of Studies (3) , Head of Pastoral Care (3) , Welfare Officer (3) , Activities Leader (2) , Center Director (2) , Teacher (2) , Welfare Leader (2) , Welfare/Activity Leader (2)

What are the pros of working at Ardmore Language Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Depending on the locale but the team I was working with were great, co" ((in 8 reviews)); "Meet some great staff" ((in 7 reviews)); "The people actually doing the work try their best" ((in 6 reviews)); "You get to visit lots of cool sites and your food is free" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ardmore Language Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours but it’s fun" ((in 14 reviews)); "Low pay, although it is a summer job" ((in 8 reviews)); "the managers will say they reduce your hours the next week but this doesn't happen." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Ardmore Language Schools locations?

London , Maidenhead , Bath , Reading , Brighton , Cambridge , Ascot , Eastbourne , Shiplake , Windsor , Seaford , Uxbridge , Plymouth , Epsom , Henley , Edinburgh , Leith , Ipswich

Ardmore Language Schools Reviews

2.4

28% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Oliver Smith

32% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (56 reviews)

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Ardmore Language Schools has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ardmore Language Schools employee rating is 36% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

56 reviews

3.0

1 Jun 2026

Summer Pay - Activity Leader

Activity leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Leading activities and excursions for different groups of Children!

Cons

Pay varies significantly across different Activity Leaders - quite often based on the website the application was done from.

1.0

28 May 2026

Enjoyable trips, but poor management long hours

Activity leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Children are doesn't speak English as first language and don't try to even learn to speak English and nice job when to come trip to London, harry potter studios, Cambridge and Windsor.

Cons

The management was very bad with people with learning disabilities not very supportive and patient. Work long hour and you will tried most of time and bad iving conditions was not suitable no blind on window and so wake up about 5 am and need the extra sleep and the management does care about staff warfare when should care.

3.0

5 Oct 2025

Work long hours

Head of sports and activities

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fun to work with lots of young staff Good opportunity for promotion

Cons

Work 70 hour weeks Unreasonable expectations of staff by management

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