
Cookery schools offering Diploma courses
The Vegetarian Society Cookery School

Region: North-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Christmas, Diploma, Eco-friendly, Gluten-free, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Spanish, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Friendly, relaxed, professional and in-depth courses exploring global vegetarian cooking More
River Cottage Chef’s School

Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Chocolate, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Home smoking, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
The expanding River Cottage HQ’s latest venture is all about giving career-minded cooks a step-up the culinary ladder. The range of programmes are … More
White Pepper Cookery School

Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: White Pepper is one of the most appealing cookery schools in the UK offering exceptional cookery courses and food experiences to both the amateur and … More
The Cookery School, Isle of Wight College

Region: South-East England
Type: British, Children, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
This cookery school has been closed and there are currently no plans to relocate it. This brand-new cookery school based in Newport is … More
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School

Region: Scotland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
A welcome newcomer to Scotland’s culinary scene, ENTCS is a slick operation run by Fiona Burrell and a team of mainly female chefs, … More
Cookery School at Little Portland Street

Region: London
Type: Advanced chef skills, Baking, Breadmaking, British, Celebrity chef, Chocolate, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Diploma, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Gluten-free, Greek, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Middle Eastern, Organic, Pastry cakes and puddings, Picnic, Pie making, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Rosalind Rathouse is the professional chef and self-confessed food obsessive who runs, with great success, the Cookery School. Situated two minutes from Oxford … More
The School of Artisan Food

Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Chocolate, Diploma, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
The Welbeck Estate in the heart of Sherwood Forest in North Nottinghamshire is home to the UK’s only school of artisan food. Given … More
Le Cordon Bleu

Classic, world-renowned cook school whose diploma is recognised in the industry as being one of the best. With campuses all over the world, … More
Tante Marie Culinary Academy

Set in a Victorian mansion in secluded grounds in Surrey, the acclaimed Tante Marie Culinary Academy is the largest independent Cordon Bleu school … More
Leiths School of Food and Wine

Region: London
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Chocolate, Diploma, Full range, Knife skills
Cost: Premium £££
Established by chef and food writer Prue Leith in 1975, Leiths offers courses for professionals and amateurs including a unique year-long diploma course. … More
Belle Isle Cookery School

Each class at this Northern Irish Ballymaloe is formed of 12 pupils and aims to give them the confidence to do something different with … More