Caterham Preparatory School A GSG School
- Caterham Preparatory School
Harestone Valley Road
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 6YB - Head: Mr Tuckett
- T 01883 342097
- F 01883 341230
- E admissions@caterhamschool.co.uk
- W www.caterhamprepschool.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 288
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £8,850 - £14,460 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Caterham School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
One 3 year old slept peacefully on the gaily-coloured carpet while others worked purposefully and quietly at painting – achievement without undue pressure. Work on display is of a high standard, and we were moved by some really excellent poems by the year 5s. We passed a splendid rack of double basses, and heard some ace flute playing drifting out from a practice room. Year 3 pupils spend the autumn term trying out stringed, woodwind and brass instruments...
What the school says...
Set in extensive grounds, Caterham Prep School is an integral part of Caterham School and most pupils progress to the Senior School at age 11, when boarding is also available if neeeded.
The School's website will give you more information, but a visit is recommended when the school is in session to see the wide range of educational experiences that are offered. ...Read more
What the parents say...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2005, Mr Howard Tuckett MA (Ed) HDE (50s). Born in Epping, but educated in South Africa where he began his career in various prep schools, arriving back in the UK, via a stint in Botswana, in 1995 as deputy head at King's Hawford Prep School in Worcester. Then headmaster at St Joseph’s College Prep School in Ipswich for five years before coming to Caterham. Married to Colleen, who works in senior school library. Two children, both Caterham pupils themselves (one now graduated and working in the City). Interests include reading, angling, umpiring lacrosse matches and building guitars in his own workshop. Still teaches classics to the year 6 pupils and English to the year 5s.
Popular with children and parents alike. Slightly remote manner on first meeting soon gives way...
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Special Education Needs
Caterham Preparatory School is a high achieving, academic school from which most pupils go on to Caterham School, our senior school. The SEN provision we provide depends on a pupil's difficulty. Having been formally diagnosed; it ranges from 1:1 support, through to group withdrawal, through to support within the classroom. SEN support is undertaken by the SENCO and our qualified teachers under the guidance of the SENCO. Nov 09.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Aspergers Syndrome [archived] | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived] | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Delicate Medical Problems [archived] | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Epilepsy [archived] | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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