Caterham School was founded as the Congregational School in 1811 in Lewisham, by John Townsend to provide a boarding education for the sons of Congregational Ministers.[2] The abolitionist politician and philanthropist William Wilberforce was a governor of the school from its foundation until his death in 1833.[3]
By 1884, the school had outgrown its premises, and the 114 boys along with their teaching staff moved to the present site in the North Downs in Surrey. In 1890, Caterham School opened its doors to the sons of laymen and to day boys. In 1995, after 184 years as a boys' day and boarding school, it merged with Eothen School for girls (founded by the Misses Pye in 1892) to become a co-educational school. Girls had been admitted to the sixth form education since 1981, but the merger integrated the schools and enabled co-education to be offered to pupils aged 3 years and upward. Upon merger, the school adopted the motto of Eothen School[4] - prior to this merger, the motto was "Omnia Vinces Perseverando" ("Thou shalt overcome everything through perseverance").[5]
Scholarships and bursariesedit
The school fees are comparable with other independent schools in the area. The school may award a scholarship if the applicant performs exceptionally well on the entrance exam tests. The scholarships can be for academics, art, design, innovation, music, sport, performing arts, or all-rounder. The academic scholarships are up to 30% off the school fees.[6] The school also has a bursaries scheme for children of United Reformed Church ministers, for families in the armed forces or those on a low income.[7]
Academicsedit
Caterham School's GCSE academic results of 2019 saw 80% of pupils achieving an A*/A grade. The school's 2019 A-Level academic results saw 63.85% of pupils gaining an A*/A grade and 86% of pupils achieving an A*/B.[8]
General informationedit
The 200-acre (81 ha) campus has facilities for extra curricular activity including 18 different sports, 20 music groups and over 36 clubs and societies.[citation needed] A new science block called the Davey Building was completed in 2006. It contains fifteen laboratories: five physics, five chemistry and five biology. In 2008 the North Wing was rebuilt to create a new sixth form centre and to provide a new location for the on-site health centre. The school has a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and also participates in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. In 2015 a performing arts centre was built, with music and dance facilities. It also has a black box theatre and an end on theatre.
Caterham School is involved in sport. The school has coaches in the priority sports of rugby, hockey, and cricket for boys, and lacrosse and netball for girls. As well as being committed to supporting those with exceptional sporting talent, the school provides as many pupils as possible the chance to participate in sport.
The preparatory school has 280 pupils and the senior school (11 years to 18 years) has 950 pupils of which circa 200 board.
The current Headmaster is Ceri Jones, appointed in 2015.
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Not to be confused with Caterham High School This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Caterham School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Caterham School is an independent co educational day and boarding school located in Caterham Surrey and a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference 1 Caterham SchoolAddressHarestone Valley RoadCaterham Surrey CR3 6YAEnglandCoordinates51 16 21 N 0 05 12 W 51 2726 N 0 086651 W 51 2726 0 086651InformationTypePrivate day and boarding schoolPublic schoolMottoLatin veritas sine timore Truth without Fear Religious affiliation s Protestant United Reformed Church Established1811 213 years ago 1811 FounderJohn TownsendHeadmasterCeri JonesStaff 200GenderCo educational 3 18 Age3 to 18Enrolment 1100Houses9Colour s Black amp Yellow Former pupilsOld CaterhamiansWebsitehttp www caterhamschool co uk Contents 1 History 2 Scholarships and bursaries 3 Academics 4 General information 5 Notable Old Caterhamians 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Main entrance of the School Caterham School was founded as the Congregational School in 1811 in Lewisham by John Townsend to provide a boarding education for the sons of Congregational Ministers 2 The abolitionist politician and philanthropist William Wilberforce was a governor of the school from its foundation until his death in 1833 3 By 1884 the school had outgrown its premises and the 114 boys along with their teaching staff moved to the present site in the North Downs in Surrey In 1890 Caterham School opened its doors to the sons of laymen and to day boys In 1995 after 184 years as a boys day and boarding school it merged with Eothen School for girls founded by the Misses Pye in 1892 to become a co educational school Girls had been admitted to the sixth form education since 1981 but the merger integrated the schools and enabled co education to be offered to pupils aged 3 years and upward Upon merger the school adopted the motto of Eothen School 4 prior to this merger the motto was Omnia Vinces Perseverando Thou shalt overcome everything through perseverance 5 Scholarships and bursaries editThe school fees are comparable with other independent schools in the area The school may award a scholarship if the applicant performs exceptionally well on the entrance exam tests The scholarships can be for academics art design innovation music sport performing arts or all rounder The academic scholarships are up to 30 off the school fees 6 The school also has a bursaries scheme for children of United Reformed Church ministers for families in the armed forces or those on a low income 7 Academics editCaterham School s GCSE academic results of 2019 saw 80 of pupils achieving an A A grade The school s 2019 A Level academic results saw 63 85 of pupils gaining an A A grade and 86 of pupils achieving an A B 8 General information editThe 200 acre 81 ha campus has facilities for extra curricular activity including 18 different sports 20 music groups and over 36 clubs and societies citation needed A new science block called the Davey Building was completed in 2006 It contains fifteen laboratories five physics five chemistry and five biology In 2008 the North Wing was rebuilt to create a new sixth form centre and to provide a new location for the on site health centre The school has a Combined Cadet Force CCF and also participates in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme In 2015 a performing arts centre was built with music and dance facilities It also has a black box theatre and an end on theatre Caterham School is involved in sport The school has coaches in the priority sports of rugby hockey and cricket for boys and lacrosse and netball for girls As well as being committed to supporting those with exceptional sporting talent the school provides as many pupils as possible the chance to participate in sport The preparatory school has 280 pupils and the senior school 11 years to 18 years has 950 pupils of which circa 200 board The current Headmaster is Ceri Jones appointed in 2015 Notable Old Caterhamians editSee also Category People educated at Caterham School James Benning born 1983 cricketer Ali Brown born 1970 cricketer Sir John Butterfill born 1941 politician Ann Conolly 1917 2010 botanist Angus Deayton born 1956 actor and television presenter Cuthbert Dukes 1890 1977 pathologist and author Sir Paul Dukes 1889 1967 journalist and MI6 officer Jon Finch 1941 2012 film and television actor 1970 2005 Jon Gilbert born 1972 writer bibliographer of Ian Fleming Chukwudi Iwuji born 1975 actor Harry McInley born 1993 cricketer W David McIntyre O B E 1932 2022 New Zealand historian and professor emeritus University of Canterbury Sir Alex Harley Master Gunner St James s Park 2001 2008 Philip Henman 1899 1986 chairman General Lighterage Company 1939 1969 Imogen Holst 1907 1984 composer and daughter of Gustav Holst Sir Arthur James 1916 1976 Judge of the Court of Appeal Edward Jones football manager who coached Egypt Harold Marks 1914 2005 educator Denis Mitchell 1911 1990 television and radio producer John Morgan 1876 1955 barrister and professor of constitutional law University College London 1915 1941 Clement Price Thomas 1893 1973 pioneering surgeon Pam Royds 1924 2016 publisher and children s book editor 9 David Sales born 1977 cricketer Eric Thiman 1900 1975 composer conductor and organist Claudia Williams born 1933 artist 10 11 References edit Caterham School HMC Retrieved 23 June 2019 School History and Tradition Caterham School Retrieved 23 October 2019 School press release Archived 2011 07 17 at the Wayback Machine St John s New Barnet Church Record 2012 p5Archived 2017 02 10 at the Wayback Machine School Badge Database Caterham School to 1995 Archived from the original on 11 June 2019 Retrieved 11 June 2019 Gorcsosova Eva Scholarships Caterham School Retrieved 23 June 2019 Gorcsosova Eva Bursaries Caterham School Retrieved 23 June 2019 Caterham School Guide Reviews Rankings Fees And More Britannia StudyLink Malaysia UK Study Expert 26 August 2020 Retrieved 23 December 2020 Pam Royds obituary TheGuardian com 4 July 2016 Pm Pays Tribute to Oc Prof Nicholas Hart 19 May 2020 https www getsurrey co uk news surrey news boris johnson baby nicholas hart 18194546 Meet ex Surrey schoolboy who Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds named their son afterExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caterham School amp oldid 1222727848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
