Essendene Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5PB
10 reasons to choose Essendene Lodge School
Main point of differentiation
Essendene Lodge School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77, and the joint lowest prep school fees in the Caterham and Warlingham area. It is a low cost all-rounder, with the second lowest average class size. It starts 11+ preparations in Year 2. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Essendene Lodge School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Inspired Learning Group. Essendene Lodge School fees range from £3,127 (Rec) to £3,531 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Essendene Lodge School has one class per year and an average class size of 12 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Essendene Lodge School leavers are one of 10 local independent schools and the Wallington grammar schools.
The Essendene Lodge School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. Subjects are taught separately, but co-ordinated thematically to allow cross-curricular links. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, computing, and languages throughout.
Sport at Essendene Lodge School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Essendene Lodge School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Essendene Lodge School
Oakhyrst Grange School (1.4 miles); Caterham Preparatory School (2.3 miles); Warlingham Park School (3.6 miles).
New Valley Primary School (2.8 miles); Oasis Academy Byron (3.4 miles); Beaumont Primary School, Purley (3.5 miles).
Caterham School (1.3 miles); Woldingham School (3.2 miles); Croydon High School (6.4 miles).
Riddlesdown Collegiate (4.2 miles); Woodcote High School (4.5 miles); Royal Alexandra and Albert School (5.1 miles).