Private schools near Epsom

@RoseHansBolo absolutely, it depends how and whether bullies are dealt with.

Is Reeds too far away in Oxshott? That's a lovely school. Check if they have a a school bus from Epsom
You could look at co-ed City of London Freeman's at Ashtead too.

Same here. My oldest son at Ewell Castle is super bright, yet also happy and well rounded. Like you, I love the fact that parents are not pushy. There is a lovely atmosphere to the school both among students and staff.

Yeap, we are very happy with Ewell Castle senior School, where I have two sons. It caters for all abilities and I can certify it challenges the academically able.
Mr Edmonds is a fantastic Headteacher with a pretty clear vision of what he wants the students to achieve. Pupils all in all very happy. My sons have made great friends too!

@BlueTick St John's didn't seem to tolerate bullying, but I think it happens everywhere sadly. The school is quite nuturing and allows individuals to flourish. My DS has a lot of mental health problems and they supported him throughout his time there.

I've always heard rumours that Epsom College is rife with bullying. The only two adults I know who went are rather unpleasant.

One of my GPs is the Dr to Epsom College. He is a rather imperious soul and I think was a pupil there decades ago and it stacks up really.

Epsom College is a local public school. It certainly isn't in the academic league of: KCS, St Paul's, Hampton, Westminster, Winchester, Eton, City of London, etc.

My DS went to Downsend. It wasn't good for him. He was bullied and didn't fit their sporty alpha male mould. It was a while ago, so things may have changed.
He went on to St John's which was a great choice for him. We are not at all religious and neither were most of his friends.

I also have friends that are happy at Freemen's and during external swim / other activities in the local area have met plenty of pleasant and kind children from this school. We did our research and have chosen to take a place at in the junior school, what I particularly liked is the girls at A level age were as confident as the boys in the classroom. This was not the case at quite a few other secondaries I visited. Also impressed with their Science and Maths teachers.

Downsend seems a nice school, however two of my childs former classmates moved there and intended to stay through to A Levels, have now decided to do 11 plus at St Johns, Freemens, RGS and Caterham.

I would do the open days with your child and some private tours - speak to the children and teachers, all the way through to A level age. You get different feedback in most schools - we had a truly horrific time with my eldest at Micklefield in Reigate and would never recommend it, yet some of our friends loved it.

@poppybuttons their recent ISI report from Nov 2022 actually confirms what all parents feel - the pastoral care is excellent in all areas. It may not be up on the ISI website yet but ISI has confirmed in their Nov 2022 inspection that all standards are met. Who knows what happened in the last inspection which was in the midst of the covid pandemic when schools were extremely busy adjusting to new government guidance on a daily basis.

Unfortunately if you know about the history with ISI, I wouldn’t trust anything they come out with! Appreciate that’s the cynic in me!

@Fullrecoveryispossible , I don't think the most recent ISI report of Epsom college would meet @Biscuits01 request for pastoral care!

Epsom College if your child is high-achieving, likes sports and is ambitious.
St John’s if your child is more rounded but not a high achiever.
Would avoid spending money on the others which are, at best, fairly mediocre in my opinion.

Kingswood House.

@biscuits Felton Fleet but I might be out of date.

We relocated from SW London when the DC were grown up. Far better state choices in Epsom than in SW London. I drive past the Blenheim children every day. They behave like Lords and Ladies compared even to some of the better state schools in SW London.

Could you rent out your current house and rent something closer to Glyn for 18 months?

Please can anyone advise secondary school in Surrey with good Senco department and pastoral care.

we are thinking of Blenheim , please can you say why it’s not great ?

Ewell Castle were lucky enough to bag Surbiton High's old headmaster, Silas Edmonds in 2019 and it was he who changed Surbiton High School Senior Girls into a very much in demand school from 2013 to 2018 - check him out on LinkedIn.

We have a DD at SHS and think it's a lovely carrying school with a focus on great teaching and fantastic pastoral support. If he does similar things to what happened at SHS, then I'd gladly send our DS there when the time comes.

I'd love to hear from more parents with children at Ewell Castle... really hope it's a nice school as it's now high on list of potential places to look at for DS.