RGS Prep A GSG School
- RGS Prep
Maori Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 2EL - Head: Toby Freeman-Day
- T 01483 880650
- F 01483 880651
- E [email protected]
- W www.rgsg.co.uk/prep-school/
- An independent school for boys aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 334
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £15,786 - £19,980 pa
- Open days: Please see website for open morning information
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford
What The Good Schools Guide says..
An unashamedly academic and selective prep school. They’re proud of their broad curriculum, with specialist teachers delivering French, computing, PE, music, DT, drama and art. The atmosphere in classrooms when we visited was one of genuine curiosity and focus and there was a nice buzz in the corridors. The prep is the official choir school for Guildford Cathedral and music is a massive part of school life. The ten choristers and four probationers demonstrated...
What the school says...
RGS Prep is a dynamic and happy independent day school for boys aged from 3 -11. There is an infectious energy and buzz in every classroom and corridor around the school, which stems from a genuine happiness and collective excitement at learning. There’s no doubt that this energy propels RGS Prep pupils on their educational journey. It can be seen in the outstanding academic, creative and sporting achievements of individuals; in the many scholarship awards they secure every year; in the smile of every child; and in the way they conduct themselves with peers and staff. ...Read more
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Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2020, Toby Freeman-Day. Originally from Guildford, he attended a local state school. Despite the fact that his father was a teacher, he was ‘never going to teach,’ he says, but after studying archaeology and history at the University of Southampton, he secured a short-term post in a school and loved it. After his PGCE he taught at Northmead Junior School, before becoming a housemaster at Eaton House, then deputy head at Guildford High Junior School.
Very hands-on, he still teaches PSHCE to all of year 5 but saves marking for the evenings. ‘When I’m in school, I’d much rather be out there, watching sports or in classrooms.’ In the bay window of his office, behind his desk, a bike leans against the wall, and on the sideboard a heap of...
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Special Education Needs
RGS Prep has a dedicated Head of Learning Support
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