PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

2023-24

History

The school is situated in the Claremont Estate, one of the premier historic sites in England. The original house and the famous landscape gardens were laid out by Sir John Vanbrugh, William Kent and Charles Bridgeman for the Duke of Newcastle early in the eighteenth century. Later, Lancelot (Capability) Brown built the present Palladian mansion for Robert Clive and landscaped the grounds in his typical manner. For over a century, Claremont was a royal residence, initially for Princess Charlotte and her husband Prince Leopold, and played an important part in Queen Victoria’s early years. Claremont House and its surrounding site were purchased in 1931 for the girls’ school that was founded in 1922. The school was evacuated to Wales during the war. Fan Court School for boys was established in Chertsey 11 years later and became co-educational in 1967. In 1978 the two schools amalgamated on the Claremont site to form Claremont Fan Court School. Today, Claremont is owned and run by an educational foundation with charitable status. Governors seek to provide an education of the highest order for children of all religions and of none, founded on Christian principles.

Situation

The Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory and Senior Schools encompass one hundred acres of sports pitches and parkland with entrances from the Portsmouth Road (A307) and Copsem Lane (A244). Esher is just off the A3, sixteen miles from central London and almost equidistant from Heathrow and Gatwick airports with close access from the M25.

School Teaching Hours

Monday To Friday

Pre-Nursery 8.35am to 12.00 noon and 8.35am to 3.15pm

Nursery 8.35am to 12.00 noon and 8.35am to 3.15pm

Pre-Preparatory 8.35am to 3.15pm

Preparatory 8.35am to 3.35pm

Senior School 8.25am to 4.00pm

A programme of co-curricular activities takes place throughout the day, after school and with Senior School fixtures on Saturday mornings.

School Structure

Pre-Preparatory and Nursery

*Pre-Nursery 2 – 3 years

*Nursery 3 – 4 years

*Reception 4 – 5 years

Year 1 5 – 6 years

Year 2 6 – 7 years

Preparatory School

*Year 3 7 – 8 years

Year 4 8 – 9 years

*Year 5 9 – 10 years

Year 6 10 – 11 years

Senior School

*Year 7 11 – 12 years

Year 8 12 – 13 years

Year 9 13 – 14 years

Year 10 14 – 15 years

Year 11 15 – 16 years

*Lower Sixth 16 – 17 years

Upper Sixth 17 – 18 years

*Main intake years