Oakhyrst Grange School
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Oakhyrst Grange School is a small, independent school in Caterham
, Surrey
, England, for pupils aged 3–11. It is on the outskirts of Caterham, in Stanstead Road, and has been on its current site for over 50 years. Oakhyrst’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) department has now received back-to-back ‘Outstanding’ Reports from Ofsted and the ISI.
Oakhyrst Grange School is based in a late Victorian house (1892) built for Mr Frederick J. Cullingford. It was bought and converted into a school in the 1950s, having moved from Hillside on Tupwood Lane. Little Oakhyrst, which is now a separate private dwelling, was originally the coach house and garage, housing the coachman and later the chauffeur. The gardener used to live in what was known as Oakhyrst Lodge (1911 census) but is now a separate house on Stanstead Road.
The indoor swimming pool is also used extensively by the local community. Oakhyrst Grange School's swimming team competes in a range of local and national competitions.
Being an independent preaparatory school, children from Oakhyrst Grange School will move on to local senior independent schools, most commonly Caterham School
, Whitgift School
, Trinity School, Croydon High School
and Woldingham School
.
The Cameron Hall, the school's multi-purpose school hall, was built in 1984.
Caterham
Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The town is geographically divided into two sections: Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley - the main town centre. The town lies close to the A22, a few miles south of Croydon, in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England, for pupils aged 3–11. It is on the outskirts of Caterham, in Stanstead Road, and has been on its current site for over 50 years. Oakhyrst’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) department has now received back-to-back ‘Outstanding’ Reports from Ofsted and the ISI.
Oakhyrst Grange School is based in a late Victorian house (1892) built for Mr Frederick J. Cullingford. It was bought and converted into a school in the 1950s, having moved from Hillside on Tupwood Lane. Little Oakhyrst, which is now a separate private dwelling, was originally the coach house and garage, housing the coachman and later the chauffeur. The gardener used to live in what was known as Oakhyrst Lodge (1911 census) but is now a separate house on Stanstead Road.
The indoor swimming pool is also used extensively by the local community. Oakhyrst Grange School's swimming team competes in a range of local and national competitions.
Being an independent preaparatory school, children from Oakhyrst Grange School will move on to local senior independent schools, most commonly Caterham School
Caterham School
Caterham School is an independent coeducational day and boarding school in Caterham, Surrey and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.-History:...
, Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a parkland site.- History and grounds :...
, Trinity School, Croydon High School
Croydon High School
Croydon High School for Girls GDST is a leading non-denominational independent school for girls, located near Croydon, Greater London, England. It is one of the schools in the Girls' Day School Trust....
and Woldingham School
Woldingham School
Woldingham School is an all-girls, independent, Roman Catholic, boarding and day school in Woldingham, Surrey, England.-History:The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred Heart...
.
The Cameron Hall, the school's multi-purpose school hall, was built in 1984.