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A place where energetic children do indeed have the ‘freedom to flourish’. Aldro promotes the innocence of childhood, alongside academic rigour and sporting excellence.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 235 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- Christian
- Fees
- Day £25,479 - £29,571; Boarding £45,000 pa
- Local authority
- Surrey County Council
Headteacher
Headmaster
Chris Carlier
Since 2019, Chris Carlier. Degree in modern languages from Oxford, PGCE from Cambridge and a master’s in educational leadership from Buckingham. Formerly head of French and senior housemaster at Bradfield where he started his teaching career over 20
Entrance
Personal tours by the head and open days lead to an assessment day involving some verbal and non-verbal reasoning tasks, reading and creative writing. Two to three forms in each year group. Numbers increased dramatically in 2021 but class sizes
- Open days
- 7th June 2025
Exit
Pupils head off to a wide range of ‘academically aspirational’ schools – 19 of them in the last two years alone. Charterhouse is a firm favourite for around a third, largely by virtue of proximity, but head at pains to stress Aldro is not a feeder
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Teaching & learning
Learning support & SEN
Boarders
Boarding on a flexible basis, with a new programme for full boarders including a cultural programme. Boys only until recently but now extended to girls. Seen as an important part of the ‘prep’ experience and fundamental to the school’s ‘homely’ feel.
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review Day pupils should not bring mobile phones to school, but if there is an exceptional circumstance which requires them to have one, it should be handed in to their Form Tutor or Matron for safe keeping during the day. Day pupils may use the telephone in the School Office to call home, if necessary. Boarders must leave their phones or other electronic devices in the boxes at the School Office on arrival. They can be collected at the end of the day with permission from the Housemaster or Housemistress. Boarders are able to access their phones from Matron’s Room to call home in the evenings during specific times, after which they are returned for safekeeping. Children who are boarding over the weekend may use their phones on Saturday evening and during the day on Sunday. Pupils must sign the ‘Mobile Device Policy’ explaining acceptable use.
Pupils
Money matters
Ten to 12 full bursaries a year. Some set aside for candidates who approach the school via the Royal National Children’s Foundation; and in line with the school’s Christian foundation, some are earmarked for the sons of people in full-time Christian
- Fee information
- Day £25,479 - £29,571; Boarding £45,000 pa
Our view
Despite its tranquil location deep in the Surrey countryside, Aldro is anything but sleepy. An education here is full of pace and purpose. The school day is lengthy finishing at 6pm for years 7 and 8, although Saturday morning lessons – once a
The last word
A place where energetic children do indeed have the ‘freedom to flourish’. Aldro promotes the innocence of childhood, alongside academic rigour and sporting excellence.
