Are you thinking of creating a Joomla website for a United Kingdom School, University, or Tertiary Education Organisation?
In this article we at UsingJoomla.com would like present this article on School, University, and Tertiary Education Organisation specific fourth level domain names.
Of course, you do not have to use a school specific domain name as presented in this article.
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There are rules regarding applying for, and obtaining, a United Kingdom .sch (dot sch) or .ac (dot ac) domain name.
Applications for a .sch (dot sch) domain should be made in writing to Nominet - the United Kingdom Registry for .uk domain names.
Specific requirements required by Nominet for the registration of .sch (dot sch) domains should be obtained from Nominet.
A school can have a domain name based on the school name and the County the school is located in, or the school name and the town/city that the school is located in.
Disclaimer:
Specific examples given in this article are not an endorsement of the linked to school(s) but are intended to give real-life examples.
A united Kingdom school domain usually takes one of the the following forms:
.[School-Name].[County-Name].sch.uk
Where [School-Name] is replaced by the name of the school, and [County-Name] is replaced with the name of the County
Or,
.[School-Name].[Town/City-Name].sch.uk
Where [School-Name] is replaced with the name of the school, and [Town/City-Name] is replaced with the name of the Town/City.
Examples:
https://www.romsey.hants.sch.uk/
https://www.kings-winchester.hants.sch.uk/
Universities and Tertiary Organisations (for example Colleges) follow a similar domain/url format:
[University-Name].ac.uk
Where [University-Name] is replaced with the name of the University.
Examples:
https://www.portsmouth-college.ac.uk/
Below we have created a table listing the school domains for England, Scotland and Wales.
Alphabetical index of State Abbreviations: select a letter to go straight to that lettered section.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Extension | Town / City / County |
.aberdeen.sch.uk | Aberdeen |
.aberdeenshire.sch.uk | Aberdeenshire |
.anglesey.sch.uk | Anglesey |
.angus.sch.uk | Angus |
.argyll-bute.sch.uk | Argyll and Bute |
B
Extension | Town / City / County |
.barking-dagenham.sch.uk | Barking and Dagenham |
.barnet.sch.uk | Barnet |
.barnsley.sch.uk | Barnsley |
.bathnes.sch.uk | Bath and North East Somerset |
.beds.sch.uk | Bedford Also: Central Bedfordshire |
.bexley.sch.uk | Bexley |
.bham.sch.uk | Birmingham |
.blackburn.sch.uk | Blackburn |
.blackpool.sch.uk | Blackpool |
.blaenau-gwent.sch.uk | Blaenau Gwent |
.bolton.sch.uk | Bolton |
.bournemouth.sch.uk | Bournemouth |
.bracknell-forest.sch.uk | Bracknell Forest |
.bradford.sch.uk | Bradford |
.brent.sch.uk | Brent |
.bridgend.sch.uk | Bridgend |
.brighton-hove.sch.uk | Brighton and Hove |
.bristol.sch.uk | Bristol City |
.bromley.sch.uk | Bromley |
.bucks.sch.uk | Buckinghamshire |
.bury.sch.uk | Bury |
C
Extension | Town / City / County |
.caerphilly.sch.uk | Caerphilly |
.calderdale.sch.uk | Calderdale |
.cambs.sch.uk | Cambridgeshire |
.camden.sch.uk | Camden |
.cardiff.sch.uk | Cardiff |
.carms.sch.uk | Carmarthenshire |
.casnewydd.sch.uk | Newport (Wales) |
.ceredigion.sch.uk | Ceredigion |
.cheshire.sch.uk | Cheshire East |
.cheshire.sch.uk | Cheshire West and Chester |
.city-of-london.sch.uk | City of London |
.clacks.sch.uk | Clackmannanshire |
.conwy.sch.uk | Conwy |
.cornwall.sch.uk | Cornwall |
.coventry.sch.uk | Coventry |
.croydon.sch.uk | Croydon |
.cumbria.sch.uk | Cumbria |
D
Extension | Town / City / County |
.darlington.sch.uk | Darlington |
.denbighshire.sch.uk | Denbighshire |
.derby.sch.uk | Derby |
.derbyshire.sch.uk | Derbyshire |
.devon.sch.uk | Devon |
.doncaster.sch.uk | Doncaster |
.dorset.sch.uk | Dorset |
.dudley.sch.uk | Dudley |
.dumgal.sch.uk | Dumfries and Galloway |
.dundeecity.sch.uk | Dundee City |
.durham.sch.uk | Durham |
E
Extension | Town / City / County |
.ealing.sch.uk | Ealing |
.e-ayr.sch.uk | East Ayrshire |
.e-dunbarton.sch.uk | East Dumbartonshire |
.e-lothian.sch.uk | East Lothian |
.e-renfrew.sch.uk | East Renfrew |
.e-riding.sch.uk | East Riding of Yorkshire |
.e-sussex.sch.uk | East Sussex |
.edin.sch.uk | Edinburgh |
.ealing.sch.uk | Ealing |
.eileanansiar.sch.uk | Western Isles |
.essex.sch.uk | Essex |
F
Extension | Town / City / County |
.falkirk.sch.uk | Falkirk |
.fife.sch.uk | Fife |
.flintshire.sch.uk | Flintshire |
G
Extension | Town / City / County |
.gateshead.sch.uk | Gateshead |
.glasgow.sch.uk | Glasgow |
.gloucs.sch.uk | Gloucestershire |
.greenwich.sch.uk | Greenwich |
.gwynedd.sch.uk | Gwynedd |
H
Extension | Town / City / County |
.hackney.sch.uk | Hackney |
.halton.sch.uk | Halton |
.hants.sch.uk | Hampshire |
.haringey.sch.uk | Haringey |
.harrow.sch.uk | Harrow |
.hartlepool.sch.uk | Hartlepool |
.havering.sch.uk | Havering |
.hereford.sch.uk | Hereford |
.herts.sch.uk | Hertfordshire |
.highland.sch.uk | Highlands |
.hillingdon.sch.uk | Hillingdon |
.hounslow.sch.uk | Houndslow |
.hull.sch.uk | City of Kingston upon Hull |
I
Extension | Town / City / County |
.inverclyde.sch.uk | Inverclyde |
.iow.sch.uk | Isle of Wight |
.islington.sch.uk | Islington |
J
Nothing here - have we missed it ? Please let us know.
K
Extension | Town / City / County |
.kensington-chelsea.sch.uk | Kensington and Chelsea |
.kent.sch.uk | Kent |
.kingston.sch.uk | Kingston upon Thames |
.kirklees.sch.uk | Kirklees |
.knowsley.sch.uk | Knowsley |
L
Extension | Town / City / County |
.lambeth.sch.uk | Lambeth |
.lancs.sch.uk | Lancashire |
.lbhf.sch.uk | London Borough of: Hammersmith and Fulham |
.leeds.sch.uk | Leeds |
.leicester.sch.uk | Leicester |
.leics.sch.uk | Leicestershire |
.lewisham.sch.uk | Lewisham |
.lincs.sch.uk | Lincolnshire |
.liverpool.sch.uk | Liverpool |
.luton.sch.uk | Luton |
M
Extension | Town / City / County |
.manchester.sch.uk | Manchester |
.medway.sch.uk | Medway |
.merton.sch.uk | Merton |
.merthyr.sch.uk | Merthyr Tydfil |
.middlesbrough.sch.uk | Middlesbrough |
.midlothian.sch.uk | Midlothian |
.milton-keynes.sch.uk | Milton Keynes |
.monmouthshire.sch.uk | Monmouthshire |
.moray.sch.uk | Moray |
N
Extension | Town / City / County |
.neath-porttalbot.sch.uk | Neath Port Talbot |
.newcastle.sch.uk | Newcastle upon Tyne |
.newham.sch.uk | Newham |
.newport.sch.uk | Newport (Wales) |
.norfolk.sch.uk | Norfolk |
.n-ayrshire.sch.uk | North Ayrshire |
.n-lanark.sch.uk | North Lanarkshire |
.n-lincs.sch.uk | North Lincolnshire |
.ne-lincs.sch.uk | North East Lincolnshire |
.n-somerset.sch.uk | North Somerset |
.n-tyneside.sch.uk | North Tyneside |
.n-yorks.sch.uk | North Yorkshire |
.northants.sch.uk | Northamptonshire |
.northumberland.sch.uk | Northumberland |
.nottingham.sch.uk | Nottingham |
.notts.sch.uk | Nottinghamshire |
O
Extension | Town / City / County |
.oldham.sch.uk | Oldham |
.orkney.sch.uk | Orkney |
.oxon.sch.uk | Oxfordshire |
P
Extension | Town / City / County |
.pembrokeshire.sch.uk | Pembrokeshire |
.peterborough.sch.uk | Peterborough |
.pkc.sch.uk | Perth and Kinross |
.plymouth.sch.uk | Plymouth |
.poole.sch.uk | Poole |
.portsmouth.sch.uk | Portsmouth |
.powys.sch.uk | Powys |
Q
Nothing here - have we missed it ? Please let us know.
R
Extension | Town / City / County |
.rac.sch.uk | Redcar and Cleveland |
.reading.sch.uk | Reading |
.redbridge.sch.uk | Redbridge |
.renfrewshire.sch.uk | Renfrewshire |
.rhondda-cynon-taff.sch.uk | Rhondda Cynon Taff |
.richmond.sch.uk | Richmond |
.rochdale.sch.uk | Rochdale |
.rotherham.sch.uk | Rotherham |
.rutland.sch.uk | Rutland |
S
Extension | Town / City / County |
.sayr.sch.uk | South Ayrshire |
.salford.sch.uk | Salford |
.sandwell.sch.uk | Sandwell |
.scilly.sch.uk | Isles of Scilly / Scilly Islands |
.scotborders.sch.uk | Scottish Borders |
.sefton.sch.uk | Sefton |
.sheffield.sch.uk | Sheffield |
.shetland.sch.uk | Shetland Islands |
.shropshire.sch.uk | Shropshire |
.sirbenfro.sch.uk | Pembrokshire |
.slough.sch.uk | Slough |
.solihull.sch.uk | Solihull |
.somerset.sch.uk | Somerset |
.s-gloucs.sch.uk | South Gloucestershire |
.s-lanark.sch.uk | South Lanarkshire |
.s-tyneside.sch.uk | South Tyneside |
.southampton.sch.uk | Southampton |
.southend.sch.uk | Southend-on-Sea |
.southwark.sch.uk | Southwark |
.st-helens.sch.uk | St. Helens |
.staffs.sch.uk | Staffordshire |
.stirling.sch.uk | Stirling |
.stockport.sch.uk | Stockport |
.stockton.sch.uk | Stockton-on-Tees |
.stoke.sch.uk | Stoke-on-Trent |
.suffolk.sch.uk | Suffolk |
.sunderland.sch.uk | Sunderland |
.surrey.sch.uk | Surrey |
.sutton.sch.uk | Sutton |
.swansea.sch.uk | Swansea |
.swindon.sch.uk | Swindon |
T
Extension | Town / City / County |
.thurrock.sch.uk | Thurrock |
.torbay.sch.uk | Torbay |
.torfaen.sch.uk | Torfaen |
.towerhamlets.sch.uk | Tower Hamlets |
.trafford.sch.uk | Trafford |
U
Nothing here - have we missed it ? Please let us know.
V
Extension | Town / City / County |
.valeofglamorgan.sch.uk | The Vale of Glamorgan |
W
Extension | Town / City / County |
.wakefield.sch.uk | Wakefield |
.walsall.sch.uk | Walsall |
.waltham.sch.uk | Waltham Forest |
.wandsworth.sch.uk | Wandsworth |
.warrington.sch.uk | Warrington |
.warwickshire.sch.uk | Warwickshire |
.w-berks.sch.uk | West Berkshire |
.w-sussex.sch.uk | West Sussex |
.w-dunbarton.sch.uk | West Dunbartonshire |
.westlothian.sch.uk | West Lothian |
.westminster.sch.uk | Westminster |
.wigan.sch.uk | Wigan |
.wilts.sch.uk | Wiltshire |
.windsor-maidenhead.sch.uk | Windsor and Maidenhead |
.wirral.sch.uk | Wirral |
.wokingham.sch.uk | Wokingham |
.wolverhampton.sch.uk | Wolverhampton |
.worcs.sch.uk | Worcestershire |
.wrexham.sch.uk | Wrexham |
X
Nothing here - have we missed it ? Please let us know.
Y
Extension | Town / City / County |
.york.sch.uk | York |
Z
Nothing here - have we missed it ? Please let us know.