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Founded in 1611, Charterhouse is one of the UK’s leading independent boarding and day schools, providing an outstanding education for b...

About Charterhouse

Founded in 1611, Charterhouse is one of the UK’s leading independent boarding and day schools, providing an outstanding education for boys and girls aged 13 to 18.

The school is set within an inspiring 250-acre campus, conveniently located close to London and within 50 minutes of both Heathrow and Gatwick airports. With 17 grass sports pitches, 3 full-sized Astroturf pitches, an athletics stadium, a sports centre, 24 tennis courts and a 9-hole golf course, not to mention beautiful lawns and gardens, the campus is one of the best, if not the best, in the country. Combined with a 235-seat theatre and separate music performance and art display spaces, the school’s setting encourages pupils to contribute, and provides a safe community in which to explore and grow.

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They are creating an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen and valued—for their pupils, for their staff. A culture that supports the enduring Charterhouse education provided to pupils in global and multi-cultural environment.

Academic Overview

The vision at Charterhouse focuses on promoting academic rigour, developing intellectual curiosity and nurturing in children the ability and desire to learn independently.

The school fosters the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for their pupils to succeed in a complex, fast-changing, multi-cultural society. Engaging learning and inspirational teaching are at the heart of what they do; they aim to develop in their pupils a breadth of academic interests and pursuits, to foster in them a rich interior life through their learning, and to instill in them high expectations and an appetite for challenge, self-reflection and improvement.