Essendene Lodge School

Essendene Road, Caterham, CR3 5PB

Prep school in Caterham.

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Age range
2–11
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
101
Day / boarding
Day only
Religious affiliation
Non-denominational
Average fees
£11,250 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
Yes

Fee profile

Pre-Reception £5,205
Reception £11,247
Year 1 £11,496
Year 2 £11,496
Year 3 £12,585
Year 4 £12,585
Year 5 £12,693
Year 6 £12,693
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

No A-level results are currently published for this school.

Admissions

Essendene Lodge School's admissions process is approachable, tour led and very comfortable with speaking to parents who want both warmth and visible outcomes. The process is notably inclusive, but the school is also clear that it takes academic preparation seriously.

How the school describes itself

  • Essendene is warm, ambitious and highly child aware, with a strong claim that childhood should be cherished while ambition is steadily nurtured.

Parents like

  • A strong fit for families who want a smaller Surrey prep where every child is known, wellbeing is taken seriously and the senior-school transition story is concrete rather than vague.

Inspection snapshot

The published story is unusually strong for a smaller prep because the school is open about wellbeing, 11+ preparation, results and destination schools. That makes it much easier for parents to judge whether the balance of nurture and ambition is real.

Essendene Lodge School

Prep school in Caterham.

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How the school describes itself

  • Essendene is warm, ambitious and highly child aware, with a strong claim that childhood should be cherished while ambition is steadily nurtured.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Pre-Reception£5,205
Reception£11,247
Year 1£11,496
Year 2£11,496
Year 3£12,585
Year 4£12,585
Year 5£12,693
Year 6£12,693

Parents like

  • A strong fit for families who want a smaller Surrey prep where every child is known, wellbeing is taken seriously and the senior-school transition story is concrete rather than vague.

Admissions

Essendene Lodge School's admissions process is approachable, tour led and very comfortable with speaking to parents who want both warmth and visible outcomes. The process is notably inclusive, but the school is also clear that it takes academic preparation seriously.

Scholarships

Scholarships and strong 11+ outcomes are a visible part of the offer, which suggests the school wants to be judged on what children go on to achieve as well as how happy they are while enrolled.

Bursaries

The school does not clearly publish bursary information, so families should contact it directly.

  • The school does not publish bursary entry points, so families should ask directly.
  • The school does not publish bursary award levels, so families should ask directly.
  • Families should contact the school directly to ask whether any bursary, hardship support or discretionary fee assistance is available.

Inspection snapshot

The published story is unusually strong for a smaller prep because the school is open about wellbeing, 11+ preparation, results and destination schools. That makes it much easier for parents to judge whether the balance of nurture and ambition is real.

Assessment approach

Assessment at Essendene is structured and highly purposeful in the upper years, with weekly English, maths and reasoning preparation, interview practice and personalised guidance for 11+ and scholarship candidates. The school is determined to make preparation thorough rather than frantic.

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