Welcome to Chinthurst 24-25 (Spring and Summer Terms)
WHO WE ARE
“Excellent in all areas” ISI Inspection Report 2023
Chinthurst was founded in 1908 and became part of the multi-award winning Reigate Grammar School Group in February 2017. The school is part of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) and has approximately 290 boys and girls aged from 2½ to 11 years old. Academic outcomes are excellent and typically 60 to 70 per cent of children transfer to RGS for their senior schooling. The remaining children join other top independent and state schools, both locally and further afield.
Chinthurst provides a broad and exciting education, preparing children for happy and fulfilled lives. From the beginning, children are nurtured in a warm and caring environment and close relationships are prioritised over everything else. This ensures that each child feels happy and safe and has the resilience to learn from their mistakes – key ingredients of a successful education.
Central to the school’s ethos, is the bespoke comprehensive wellbeing programme – Wellbeing at Heart – designed to help the children understand how their bodies and minds work and give them the skills to navigate challenges. Chinthurst was shortlisted for 2022 Independent School of the Year for Wellbeing in recognition of the success of this approach.
Sport is an important part of life at Chinthurst, and school teams are extremely successful in a variety of sports. Boys and girls at Chinthurst choose the sport they want to play and are not constrained by gender norms, and the school’s competitive teams reflect this gender mix. The children love it, seeing themselves as equals on the pitch with no preconceived limitations. Chinthurst were named 2022 Independent School of the Year for Sporting Achievement recognising this ground-breaking approach to gender and sport.
A strong extra-curricular programme provides additional sporting opportunities, as well as a broad range of other popular clubs including dance, drama, martial arts and craft. Every child is a member of one of four well-established Houses, which gives them a sense of belonging and peer support as well as providing plenty of opportunities for friendly inter-House competitions.
The school has a thriving nursery which is located within the Lower School building. Imaginative activities and fun adventures are designed to help build those all-important foundations for future learning. Cookery, STEAM, drama, French and PE alongside plenty of fresh air and regular woodland learning and forest skills sessions, further develop thinking skills, problem solving and independent learning. The children learn about being good citizens and the importance of being kind to one another. The Nursery and Lower School have been shortlisted for Independent Pre-Prep of the Year 2024.
The school is well known for its music, drama and art provision. The children gain outstanding marks in LAMDA drama exams and there is a strong peripatetic music programme. There are many opportunities to perform throughout the year at assemblies, musical showcases and drama productions, as well as in choirs and ensembles. Standards are always extremely high, and the children also enjoy performing in the community and at local festivals. A well-equipped art studio allows the children to explore their creative potential. The school was a prize winner in an international art competition for a stunning installation that was created by over 100 of the children in the Upper School.
Children leave the school as well-rounded individuals with an enthusiasm for life, which is very much a reflection of the Chinthurst spirit.
FEES 2024–25
(SPRING & SUMMER TERMS)
LOWER SCHOOL
Little Chicks
Minimum 3 morning sessions (per week) – £1,350 per term
Kindergarten
Minimum 5 morning sessions (per week) – £2,250 per term
Optional Additional Nursery Sessions
Additional morning (per day) – £450 per term Full days (per day, including lunch) – £965 per term
Morning sessions – 8.25am–12.00pm Full days – 8.25am–3.30pm
Reception
£5,100 per term, including lunch (£4,250 excluding VAT)
Years 1 to 2
£5,190 per term, including lunch (£4,325 excluding VAT)
UPPER SCHOOL
Years 3 to 6
£7,140 per term, including lunch (£5,950 excluding VAT)
Please note that a deposit of £600 is required per pupil upon acceptance of an offer. This deposit is refundable when a pupil leaves the school. There is a sibling discount of 5% for a second child and 10% for a third child attending Chinthurst, Reigate St Mary’s, Micklefield or Reigate Grammar School at the same time.
Parents are required to give a full term’s notice to cancel a place at the school once accepted, otherwise a term’s fees in lieu of notice is payable. Please refer to the school’s T&Cs for further information.
Further details and advice on school fees may be obtained from our finance team.
Please email finance@chinthurstschool.co.uk
WRAPAROUND CARE OPTIONS
Breakfast Club 7.30–8.00am
This is a paid-for service available to all pupils from Little Chicks to Year 6, which does not need to be booked in advance. Please note: there is a daily charge of £5 per child for those signed into breakfast club for any length of time.
Morning Care 8.00–8.25am
For those parents who need to drop their children before the bell rings, we provide early classes in Early Years and Lower School. These are held each morning from 8.00am in a Lower School classroom. This service is free of charge. Pupils from Year 3 upwards may stay on the playground from 8.00am where there are teachers on duty to supervise them until the bell rings at 8.25am.
Lower School Sibling Care
3.30–4.00pm
Sibling care is a free service open to any children from Little Chicks to Year 2 who have an older sibling in Upper School due to be collected at 4.00pm. Please note: those wishing to remain at school later than 4.00pm must book into Lower School aftercare instead of using sibling care.
Lower School Aftercare 3.30–6.00pm (Monday–Thursday) 3.30–5.00pm (Friday)
Lower School aftercare is open to any children from Little Chicks to Year 2. Children may go straight to aftercare at 3.30pm. The charge for Lower School aftercare is £5 per 30 minutes. This will be capped at a maximum of £20 per day per child.
Upper School Aftercare 4.00–6.00pm (Monday–Thursday) 4.00–5.00pm (Friday)
Upper School pupils may go straight to aftercare at 4.00pm. The charge for Upper School aftercare is £4 per 30 minutes.
Holiday Clubs
Camp Beaumont operate exciting activity camps at Chinthurst during the school holidays for children aged from 3 to 11 years old. For full details and to book, please visit their website: www.campbeaumont.co.uk
Thank you
Thank you for visiting Chinthurst, it was a pleasure to meet you. If you would like your child to join us, the next step is to complete an online registration form via Open Apply: please email me and I will add the registration form to your Open Apply checklist (you will need to set up an account on Open Apply first if you have not done so already).
Louise Hughes, Admissions Registrar lhughes@chinthurstschool.co.uk
Set up an enquiry for your child in Open Apply
Admissions Process
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