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Set on a long-established Surrey prep footprint that began in 1906, Edgeborough combines three things that do not always sit together comfortably, early years from age 2, a traditional prep pathway through Year 8, and boarding that can be used flexibly rather than as an all-or-nothing commitment. The result is a school that can work for families who want one setting to carry them from nursery to senior-school entry, while still leaving choices open.
Leadership has been in relatively recent transition, with Mr Daniel Cox taking up headship in early 2022. The school is part of the Charterhouse family, a factor that shows up in governance and in the way pupils are prepared for the next stage.
Edgeborough’s identity is unusually coherent across age groups because it is anchored to a clear, consistent values framework, ARK, shorthand for adventure, responsibility and kindness. Those values are referenced explicitly in external reporting and appear to be used as a practical language for expectations, relationships and routines across the school.
The setting itself matters. The school’s history page makes clear that the site includes Frensham Place, and that long-standing estate features have been repurposed for school use, including stables now used as teaching space for Years 3 and 4, plus a woodland trail that is used as an organised outdoor route. This is not just nice-to-have scenery, it underpins the “adventure” strand of the school’s self-definition and gives real scope for outdoor learning and activity.
There is also a distinctive mix of day families and boarders, including pupils who are not full boarders but stay into the evening programme and supper. That can make the community feel more continuous across the day, rather than the hard stop many day preps experience at 3.30pm.
Without standard published exam outcomes to analyse, the most useful lens is how learning is structured, how breadth is protected, and how skills are built for senior-school entry.
Edgeborough frames part of its upper-school provision through the Pre-Senior Baccalaureate model, with a deliberate emphasis on transferable skills such as communication, collaboration, and applied problem-solving, assessed through varied formats such as projects, presentations and practical work. That matters for families looking beyond marks alone, particularly for pupils who learn best when they can demonstrate understanding in more than one way.
The inspection report describes a broad curriculum that is “creative and well-planned”, with explicit attention to inclusion, including support for pupils who are in the early stages of learning English so they can access lessons alongside peers.
The teaching model is designed to look like a prep, specialist teaching, a broad subject spread, and a clear “next steps” orientation as pupils approach Year 8. The October 2025 ISI report recorded that all Standards were met across leadership, education, wellbeing, and safeguarding.
Where this becomes tangible for families is in the way the curriculum links to senior-school preparation. The inspection notes a structured “future schools” programme supporting interview preparation, entrance examinations and scholarship applications. This is a meaningful differentiator versus preps that leave senior-school transitions largely to parental initiative.
For a prep that finishes at 13, the senior-school pipeline is a core part of value. Edgeborough explicitly positions itself as a bridge to both day and boarding senior schools, locally and nationally.
The headline figure published by the school is that, over the last four years, pupils have secured over 50 scholarship awards, spanning academic, sport, music, arts and all-round awards. That is the strongest hard indicator available for outcomes, because it reflects success in competitive external assessment rather than internal grading.
The school also highlights academic scholarship success for Year 8 leavers, including a stated figure of 8 academic scholarships in its own reporting. Families weighing return on investment should treat this as the most relevant outcomes data Edgeborough publishes.
Edgeborough describes itself as non-selective and states that places are offered on a first-come basis, with early registration recommended. That usually means the “selection” pressure is not testing, it is timing and availability, especially at popular entry points.
Entry points are clearly signposted as age 2 (Nursery), age 7 (Year 3), and age 11 (Years 7 and 8). For senior prep entry, the school emphasises tailored preparation for senior-school transition rather than internal entrance hurdles.
Open events are published on the school website, including a scheduled Open Morning on Friday 24 April 2026, with booking required.
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Pastoral messaging is integrated into the school’s core framework, ARK, and is reinforced through structured PSHE and relationships and sex education delivered through dedicated lessons.
Safeguarding practice is described as proactive and pupil-centred, with staff training designed to support appropriate responses to concerns, and systems for filtering and monitoring digital usage. For parents, the practical implication is that the school’s wellbeing model is not purely reactive, it is structured and operationalised through policy, training and routine.
The co-curricular picture is unusually explicit. The inspection report lists activities including yoga, athletics, street dance, chess, robotics and creative writing, and notes that pupil voice can drive new club creation, including a rugby club for girls.
The school’s own extra-curricular listing adds further named activities across performing arts and sport, including Wind Band, Choir, Music Theory, Computing and Coding, plus lacrosse, hockey, gymnastics, judo and tennis. The point is not sheer volume, it is breadth with enough structure that pupils can commit and progress, rather than treating clubs as casual add-ons.
For families with busy logistics, wraparound care is built in across phases. The school publishes breakfast and after-school timings by section, with Acorns covering nursery and pre-school, Conkers covering pre-prep, and later options for older pupils into supper and evening activities.
Boarding at Edgeborough is best understood as a family support tool rather than a full boarding identity. The school has one boarding house on site, and the inspection report notes capacity of up to 51 boarders in a night, with a range of weekly, flexi and emergency arrangements.
The school publishes a boarding charge on a per-night basis, which is consistent with a flexi model rather than a termly boarding contract. For children who want the “boarding experience” without full separation from home, this format can suit well.
Fees are published per term for 2025 to 2026, inclusive of VAT. Reception to Year 2 is £5,385 per term, Years 3 to 4 is £7,885 per term, and Years 5 to 8 is £8,825 per term. The registration fee is £125 and the acceptance deposit is £1,000.
Boarding is priced per night at £59.50 (inclusive of VAT), aligning with the school’s flexible boarding offer.
A sibling reduction of 5% applies to the second and subsequent child for tuition and boarding, excluding nursery and pre-school. The school indicates bursaries are available, but does not publish award rates or eligibility thresholds, so families should treat this as case-by-case and ask directly for parameters.
Nursery and pre-school fees are published separately by the school, but specific early years pricing should be checked on the official fee sheet.
*Bursaries may be available for eligible families.
Basis: per term
The school publishes timings by phase. Nursery and pre-school runs 08.45 to 15.15 for a full day, with optional breakfast club from 07.45 and after-school care until 17.50. Pre-prep registration is 08.35 with lessons beginning at 08.40, and the day ends at 15.20 for Reception, 15.25 for Year 1, and 15.30 for Year 2, with optional provision through to 17.50. Prep also starts with registration at 08.35 and includes later options, with supervised homework for Years 5 to 8 and optional activities into the early evening.
For travel, families typically focus on Farnham and the surrounding Surrey villages, with the practical decision usually driven by drop-off times and after-school commitments. If you are weighing multiple schools, FindMySchoolMap Search helps you sanity-check commute distance alongside wraparound coverage.
Fee step-changes by age. Fees rise materially after Year 2 and again from Year 5. Budget planning should treat these as planned transitions rather than surprises.
First-come admissions. A non-selective, first-come approach can still be competitive if enquiries cluster in certain years. Early engagement matters more than tutoring.
Boarding is optional, but it shapes the rhythm. Evening activities and supper create a longer day for some pupils, which can be a benefit for working families, but it does change home routines.
Prep outcomes are best judged via destinations. With limited standardised results data, the senior-school pathway and scholarship outcomes carry most of the weight in evaluating academic traction.
Edgeborough suits families who want a single school from early years to Year 8, with genuine breadth in activities and a clearly articulated senior-school preparation model. The flexi boarding offer is a practical differentiator for parents who need occasional extended days, and for pupils who want a taste of boarding without committing fully. Who it suits: families prioritising continuity, outdoor space, and a structured senior-school transition, who are comfortable with fees stepping up as children move through the prep years.
For a prep school, the strongest published indicators are inspection outcomes and senior-school destinations. The October 2025 ISI inspection recorded that all required Standards were met, including safeguarding, and the school reports over 50 scholarship awards across the last four years.
For 2025 to 2026, termly fees are published as £5,385 (Reception to Year 2), £7,885 (Years 3 to 4), and £8,825 (Years 5 to 8), with a £125 registration fee and a £1,000 acceptance deposit. Boarding is priced per night, which supports the flexi model.
Yes. Boarding is offered in a flexi format, plus weekly and emergency arrangements, rather than being the default for all pupils. This can work well for families needing occasional overnight cover or pupils wanting boarding experience.
The school describes itself as non-selective and indicates places are offered on a first-come basis, with early registration recommended. Prospective families typically start with a tour or open morning, then progress to registration once they are confident on fit and availability.
Times vary by section. Pre-prep lessons begin at 08.40 and the day ends between 15.20 and 15.30 depending on year group, while nursery and pre-school runs 08.45 to 15.15 for a full day, with breakfast club from 07.45 and after-school care until 17.50.
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