New Families Information: 2025/2026

Co-curricular Clubs

Pupils make their own choices concerning co-curricular activities with the support of their Tutor.  There will be opportunity to do this at the beginning of the Autumn Term.

LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Information and Application Form Link 2025 

If you would like to sign your child up for LAMDA lessons please click on the application form here. 

Please note that the closing date for applications is Monday 14 July; late applications may not be able to be accommodated. 

Music Department Information

Please click here for further information about Music at Caterham School 

Our Music Department ‘Termly Guide’ is a useful document for new pupils to the school. This is subject to change but will act as a useful guide and will answer common FAQ’s. At the start of each term, parents are sent this guide along with a list of concert dates for each ensemble, orchestra and choir.

2025 26 Autumn Termly Guide For Pupils & Parents

For pupils in the Senior School and Prep School (from Year 3)

Please click on Application for Music Lessons if you wish for your child to start music lessons in September.  For further information, please contact [email protected]

Pre-Season Training – All Year Groups

Please find the details of the summer pre-season programme below for Rugby and Lacrosse. Although not compulsory, attendance at pre-season is highly recommended for all pupils to prepare themselves for the coming sporting opportunities of the term.

Pre Season 2025 Lax And Rugby

Residential Trips Planner 2025

Please click on the link here to view the proposed trips for the period September 2024. We advise that while the schedule published here represents our plans at the current time, all trip arrangements, timings, and costs given are provisional and are subject to alteration dependent upon a number of factors including government advice and regulation and pupil uptake. Parents and Guardians will receive further information regarding trips relevant to their children, and invitations to sign up, from staff leading the trips.

Uniform and Key Equipment

Senior School Uniform is purchased online from www.schoolblazer.com

If you have any questions or require help, please do not hesitate to contact the Helpline on: 0333 7000 703 or email at [email protected]

Senior School Sports kit is purchased online from Serious Stuff.

The password to access the site is CAT2024.

Please ensure that all uniform, sports clothing and equipment is clearly marked with the pupil’s name. 

Samples of items including a range of sizes are kept at school for pupils to try for size before ordering.  All items will be supplied named.

Uniform and sport kit requirements can be found in the Parent Handbook 2025 26 and further details on our website here.

Senior School Nearly New Uniform 

The Caterham School Parents’ Association is delighted to host regular Senior School Nearly New Uniform and Sports Kit (NNU) sales throughout the year.

No appointment is necessary. Numbers will be limited in the shop so you may be asked to wait outside until space becomes available.  Payment is accepted by contactless/card only. 

The next Senior School NNU sales will be:

• Saturday 7 June (10am – 12pm)
• Saturday 21 June (10am – 12pm)
• Further dates to be advised and will be updated on the website here.

Senior School NNU Location: Beech Hanger (behind the Sports Centre), next to the girls boarding house. Please approach via Harestone Lane.

First Year – Fourth Year Pupils (Year 7 – Year 10) – Stylus Rollout

Over the course of the last decade, Caterham School has taken huge steps forward in embracing the digital world and embedding the use of technology into the educational experience of our pupils. We have been acknowledged as an Apple Distinguished School and are visited frequently by schools around the world as an example of good practise in this area. Recently we were named an EdTech50 school, we won the TES Independent Schools Award for ‘best use of technology,’ and were shortlisted for ‘best education initiative’ for Digital Inquiry, the pre-cursor to the EDGE course which your children will undertake in September.

All pupils are required to have a stylus as part of their school equipment. We have seen significant advantages in pupils having the flexibility to use their iPads to curate a wide variety of notes digitally, whilst retaining important handwriting skills.

We highly recommend pupils joining First Year and Third Year purchase an Apple Pencil (USB-C), available through our supplier’s portal https://store.albion.co.uk/caterham-shop. The password for the portal is ‘veritas’.

Pupils already at the School and moving into Third Year will be issued with a new generation iPad alongside the new Third Year pupils. If they already own an Apple Pencil (1st generation), they may require a USB-C to Apple Pencil adapter. You can find the official adapter here.

In September:

• Fifth Year pupils will have 9th Gen iPads — they do not require an adapter to use an Apple Pencil (1st generation).
• Second and Fourth Year pupils will have 10th Gen iPads — they will need an adapter if using an Apple Pencil (1st generation).
• First Year and Third Year pupils will have the new 11th Gen 11” iPad — requiring either an Apple Pencil (USB-C) or an adapter if using an Apple Pencil (1st generation).

There are, of course, a number of other excellent options, including the Logitech Crayon, which is fully compatible with our devices. For stylus compatibility information, please refer to Apple’s support page here.

If you have any queries about technology requirements, please contact: [email protected]

Third Year pupils only (Year 9)

CCF (Combined Cadet Force) Initial Information. 

We would like to invite your son or daughter to attend an optional CCF (Combined Cadet Force) Second Year Information Afternoon on Friday 27 June 2025.  

If your child is able to attend, please can they arrive at our main School Reception for 2.25pm at the latest for a 2.40pm start.

Please note further key dates in the Information Booklet: 

CATCCF009 Initial Info Booklet V2025 (Second Year)

Before Easter we announced our next Senior School Musical as The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Based on Victor Hugo’s novel, this is an epic tale full of complex characters and themes which still resound today, and a spine-tingling score, rich in emotion and storytelling.

Please click below for the The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audition Pack, Choir Pack and Audition Form.

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Audition Pack

The Hunchback of Notre Dame includes an integral choir which is present throughout the show. Different productions have approached this in a variety of ways, but we have
decided to create an entirely separate choir to the cast and to keep them included
throughout the performance. As well as specific choral ‘hymns’, the choir will also assist the cast with some of the big ensemble numbers.  Given the challenging nature of the choral music, we are seeking strong singers with previous choral experience. In particular we are in need of Tenors and Bases to create a fully rounded sound: Choir Pack

Audition Form

Sixth Form only (Year 12)

Dear New Sixth Form Parents/Guardians

For more than a decade Caterham School has been taking huge steps forward in embracing the digital world and embedding the use of technology into the educational experience of our pupils. We have been acknowledged as an Apple Distinguished School and are visited frequently by schools around the world as an example of good practise in this area. We were named an EdTech50 school, won the TES Independent Schools Award for ‘best use of technology,’ and this year have been shortlisted for TES’ Best Use of Technology award for the development of RileyBot and our EDGE curriculum.

As we have monitored and improved our offering, it became apparent that the way technology is used at Sixth Form is markedly different than during the first five years of the senior school experience. Whilst the iPad still offers the opportunity for creativity and methods of teaching and learning that compliment and exceed the boundaries of the analogue world, more and more A-Level pupils are using this device in ways that suit their specific subject combinations and demands, and which suit their learning needs. 

We are committed to ensuring that the educational experience at Caterham School is supportive, innovative and challenging. Ensuring that our pupils are equipped with a device which best supports this ethos is of paramount importance and in the Sixth Form, we believe that they should have some freedom and choice over what this is. As such, from September 2017, we stopped automatically providing Sixth Form pupils with an iPad and instead have offered them a choice of devices, including buying a second-hand iPad at a greatly reduced cost. For the purposes of compatibility with our existing infrastructure we ask that pupils come to school with an Apple branded device. This could be an iPad or MacBook of any description. Similarly, we ask that all pupils who use an iPad, have a stylus to assist with handwritten input into the device. (The Apple Pencil and Logitech Crayon can be purchased via our supplier portal, details of which can be found below).

We would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase a second hand iPad for £144.  

To purchase this device for your child, please contact [email protected] and they will ensure that the cost is issued on your fees invoice. 

From 22 May, if pupils wish to purchase a new iPad, MacBook or stylus, we have a limited range of models available for purchase at a discounted price through our supplier portal: https://store.albion.co.uk/caterham-shop/ The password for the portal is ‘veritas’.

If your child has an existing iPad or MacBook, they are welcome to use this for school.

Please note, that if your child has opted to do Computer Science at A Level, then we would recommend that they have access to a MacBook. For all pupils using a MacBook, we recommend that they also have access to a method of writing directly onto a screen. This can most easily be accomplished through the use of a graphics tablet, which can be purchased inexpensively through Amazon.

The device your child brings into school should be insured and we would highly recommend an insurance policy many of our boarding pupils take up which covers not just electrical equipment (such as laptops and iPads), but also sports equipment. The total value insured is up to £7,500.  The cost of this insurance and full details of the policy will be made available once pricing has been updated for next year, but please feel free to email [email protected] for further information.

As a school, we firmly believe that giving the Sixth Form choice and ownership over the way in which they learn is integral to our ethos of fostering independent and enquiring minds. Choosing the device that best suits their needs and learning habits is just one part of this journey.

Yours sincerely

Samantha Webster

Deputy Head (Innovation)

[email protected]

Sixth form A Level Chinese and Russian Options

Caterham School is offering the possibility of taking an A Level in Chinese or Russian in Summer 2026 to all students starting the Lower Sixth in September who are native speakers in those languages.

Please click on the following letter for further details: 

Language Options Letter Language Options Form

Language Options Form