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St Teresa’s Preparatory School, Effingham, Dorking RH5

Beech Avenue, Effingham Hill, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6ST

St Teresa's Preparatory School, Effingham, Dorking RH5

10 simple reasons to choose St Teresa's Preparatory School, Effingham

Independent prep school in Effingham Hill, Dorking.
For pupils aged 5 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective intake.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Prep school to St Teresa's School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,145 (Rec) to £4,895 per term (2020/21). Full boarding fees are £9,555 per term.

10 better reasons to choose St Teresa's Preparatory School, Effingham

Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Dorking and one of the 5 best primary schools for 5 miles. But from Sep 2025 Reception will be based at Cranmore School, following the merger. New mixed 6th form in 2025.
On average, 15.5 pupils per class and 11.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils go on to St Teresa's School, a school with a track record for academic achievement.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. There are a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, dance, drama, music and languages throughout, for art from Year 3 and for science from Year 5.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers over 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
Art, music, drama and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Choir and some instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 15% of prep schools.

Find another school near St Teresa's Preparatory School, Effingham

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Manor House Prep School, Little Bookham (2 miles); Cranmore School (4 miles); Belmont School (5.5 miles). Boarding: Belmont School (5.5 miles); Yehudi Menuhin School, Junior School (7.9 miles); Feltonfleet School (11 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dorking (4.2 miles); St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Dorking (4.6 miles); St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead (6.1 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: St Teresa's School, Effingham (0 miles); Manor House School, Little Bookham (2 miles); Box Hill School (5.9 miles). Boarding: St Teresa's School, Effingham (0 miles); Box Hill School (5.9 miles); St John's School, Leatherhead (6 miles).

State Senior Schools

Howard of Effingham School (1.7 miles); St Andrew's Catholic School (6.3 miles); St Peter's Catholic School (8 miles).

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