Caterham Prep School

Caterham Prep is a vibrant and thriving part of the Caterham family, providing an outstanding education that enables every pupil to achieve his or her maximum potential intellectually, physically and creatively in an ambitious but nurturing environment.  The Caterham School community shares a 200 acre campus in the beautiful Harestone Valley and educates pupils from age 3 to 18.  The Prep School is nestled at the far end of the campus, surrounded by its own woodland.

Learning how to learn is a key part of a Caterham education, from the Early Years at the Prep School to the Sixth Form at the Senior School and is, in our view, an essential skill for modern life.  We believe that a truly excellent school is about more than academic achievement alone:  it is also about developing a passion for learning, a capacity for problem-solving, independent and critical thinking, self-awareness and resilience, self-confidence without arrogance and genuine interests that extend beyond the confines of the classroom.

We believe in providing an ‘Education for Life’ for all Caterhamians and our innovative curriculum blends the best of tradition with exciting opportunities such as Performing Arts, Mandarin, Digital Innovation, 21st Century Skills and Global Citizenship.  Our unique Outdoor Learning programme, developed in and taking advantage of our own responsibly managed forest, runs alongside all of this, together with an award-winning Wellbeing programme that runs through the heart of everything we do.

All classrooms are equipped with computers, interactive board and Apple TV, allowing teachers and pupils to collaborate and share screens using the school’s iPads, which are also used for learning across the site, into the school’s grounds and at home.  For more advanced computer use in our Digital Innovation programme, the school also has a full ICT suite, equipped with desktop PCs and a 3D printer, as well as a separate Music Lab with its own dedicated computers and electric keyboards.  Technology spills out of the classroom and into our outdoor learning and co-curricular offering, built on our belief that technology can be used to support and enhance learning wherever it takes place.