Caterham Prep School

Abi is on cloud nine after securing a fabulous 11 grade 9s in her GCSEs. Abi discovered her clean sweep of top grades after a nervous start to the day: “Discovering my results was awesome. I didn’t sleep too well thinking about them but it’s been great news.”

Abi can now take her pick of A Level subjects as she moves into Sixth Form: “It’s hard choosing which subject because I love them all but I’m going to do English, Maths, Greek and French. Today has given me a lot of confidence stepping into the Sixth Form.

Outside of lessons, Abi has much to look forward to in Sixth Form: “I want to be part of the Arts and Humanities magazine Cat Amongst the Pigeons as well as continue to be part of the Ethics Cup Team.” Abi was part of the Caterham team who reached the 2026 national finals in the Ethics Cup competition run by St Andrew’s University.

Abi moved up to the senior school from Caterham Prep School and had this advice for pupils joining First Year in a few weeks’ time: “Be confident to step into it as it’s really fun to get stuck into the senior school and everything on offer.”

Congratulations to everyone and very well done!

Caterham is the first and only UK school to achieve three Key Areas of Strength in an ISI inspection with the school praised for its teaching & learning, wellbeing and digital and innovation. Caterham is also the only UK school to be named by the Times Educational Supplement as Best UK Independent Senior School and Best UK Independent Prep School.

RECORD GCSE RESULTS PUT CATERHAM PUPILS ON CLOUD NINE!
Caterham pupils smashed their GCSE exams with 50% of all results the top grade 9, and 75% at grades 9 to 8. 90% of all grades were at 9 to 7 and a total of 14 pupils achieved grade 9s in all of their exams with 39 pupils achieving 8 or more grade 9s. Maths and English Language saw 98% and 99% of all results at the top grades 9 to 6 respectively and for English Literature 92% of grades were at 9-8 . The most common GCSE grade for a Caterham pupil across all subjects is a grade 9.

Caterham’s long-standing strength in STEM continues with 80% of grades at 9 to 8 across all STEM subjects. Performing and creative arts demonstrated their prowess with over half of all grades in Music the top grade 9 and Art and Fashion Textiles seeing 83% of grades at 9-8 combined. Caterham’s Classics department once again secured their place as one of the top departments in the country: in Latin three quarters of grades were a 9 and in Greek 80% of grades were a 9.

Ceri Jones, Headmaster, said: “Today’s results are outstanding across the board and are testament to a group of truly fantastic young people. We are incredibly proud of all of them and delighted to see such strong outcomes. These enviable results are the product of their academic endeavour, their hard work and the expert support and care given by teachers and parents. These results reinforce the excellence and ambition that runs through our school and reflects our strong trajectory over recent years. We know that excellent results come from a school culture which has a focus on breadth and enjoyment, where pupils feel they belong.

It has been wonderful to gather together and celebrate this morning, and to see our young people excited, ready and confident for their next steps in Sixth Form. Many congratulations to everyone, and very well done!”

2026’s GCSE results follow hot on the heels of stellar A Level results announced last week with an impressive 70% of all results A* and A grades and 91% A* to B grades. 95% of pupils secured their university of choice with 11 pupils taking up places at Oxford or Cambridge University and 8 pupils securing places to study Medicine.

Caterham is the first and only UK school to achieve three Key Areas of Strength in an ISI inspection with the school praised for its teaching & learning, wellbeing and digital and innovation. Caterham is also the only UK school to be named by the Times Educational Supplement as Best UK Independent Senior School and Best UK Independent Prep School.
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At the end of term, Year 3 enjoyed an evening of fun, collaboration and silliness!

The children worked in teams to design woodland animal flags before taking part in a hilarious water challenge, transporting water while dodging teachers armed with water guns!

After a delicious supper in our woodland, prepared by chef Thomas, the teams put their creativity and teamwork to the test by building dens for their animals, complete with some impressive additions including swimming pools and slides!

The children showed fantastic sportsmanship, friendship and manners throughout the evening. It was a wonderful way to end the year together! Year 4 - here they come!

Donning lab coats and safety goggles, Year 4 pupils headed to the senior science labs at Caterham School for a "Fizzy Chemistry" morning. They carefully measured, mixed and recorded their results like true chemists, investigating chemical reactions between acids and bicarbonate of soda and learning all about the science behind the fizz. Huge thanks to the senior school Chemistry team for a brilliant morning!

Yesterday Year 6 took on the challenge of gorge walking and climbing. They showed huge enthusiasm and endless commitment. We are all looking forward to another day of adventure! 🏕️