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Epsom College is consistently among the UK’s leading schools, based on the all-round education we provide our pupils, and the results they achieve in their exams. In 2022-23, we were voted Independent School of the Year (both as the Overall Winner, and as School of the Year for Student Wellbeing). In 2024, The Sunday Times acclaimed us as ‘the UK’s most-improved school’.

However, an Epsom education has always been about far more than results alone. We pride ourselves on offering all our pupils every possible opportunity to develop passions and interests that extend far beyond the classroom and last long after they have left school.

From our College values of kindness, integrity and ambition everything else flows. They are the spark igniting everything that makes Epsom unique. From the time and space we can give your child, to the caring nurturing environment that recognises their individual character.

Time, Space & Tradition

We follow a traditional boarding school model, the school day extends until 6pm and Years 9 and above have lessons and fixtures on Saturday (Years 7 and 8 have fixtures in the morning, but no lessons). This provides our girls and boys with the gift of time. The longer days allow all activities, lessons, sports, service in the community and academic extension to take place within the timetable, on our grounds.

Often the person teaching your child quadratic equations in the morning may also be the person coaching them on the pitch in the afternoon. This means we see each child in a range of settings, and really get to know what makes them tick. Each child is unique and will draw strength and comfort from different styles of teaching and coaching. That’s why Epsom’s longer day and rounded curriculum helps us to get to know each child at a far deeper level that would otherwise be possible.

Supportive, Ambitious & Dialogic

We support all our pupils to become the best version of themselves – we extend and enrich, we support and intervene, we encourage independent thinking, and we welcome debate and dialogue. 

The lifeblood of Epsom is conversation. Not just between pupils and their teachers but among themselves. Over lunch, on the way to the sports pitch, before lights-out, conversation permeates every aspect of Epsom life.

We view our pupils as young people. Ready to emerge from Epsom able to talk to just about anyone, in just about any situation, about just about anything. We believe in a high quality, well-rounded education which prepares our pupils for life beyond the school gates.

Diverse, Equal & Inclusive

Our pupils represent a multitude of experiences. Epsom is a melting pot of nationalities, ethnicities, religions, families, sexual orientations and social and economic circumstances. Individuals from a myriad of backgrounds, embarking on a collective educational endeavour.

Refugees, children in care and pupils on full bursaries learn alongside those lucky enough to be born into greater privilege. Ukrainians board with Liverpudlians. Kosovans dine with classmates from Kingston. Chinese students enjoy movie nights with friends from Cheam.

This diversity of attitudes and experience, backgrounds and beliefs, means that our pupils develop an interest in and understanding of others. They embrace difference, and revel in the new.

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A Culture of Kindness

True to our College values of kindness, ambition and integrity, we strive to instil a culture of respect and kindness. Our pastoral system ensures that no pupil goes unseen. Our staff are mental health first aid trained and every child has a network of adults charged with their care, their mental health, and their wellbeing.

We were voted the UK’s Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing for 2022-23. The Sunday Times judged us ‘School of the Year’ in South East England, and ‘the UK’s most-improved school’ in its 2024 Parent Power awards.

We believe these awards recognise the hard work of our pupils, and our approach to an all-round education. Grades are great, but our pupils learn just as much – if not more – outside the classroom. Each year they volunteer an average of 8,500 hours to charities, schools, hospices and community groups –  generating over £41,000 in social value (according to the ONS) along the way.

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