School Secretary

Cheam was founded in 1645 and is one of the oldest prep schools in the world. Cheam is a IAPS boarding and day school with some 310 pupils, boys and girls, in the prep school and approximately 80 in the Pre-Prep and Nursery. Cheam prides itself on its excellent all-round record academically, musically, artistically and on the sports field. On completing their life at Cheam, children move to the top Public Schools in England, including Eton, Wellington, Marlborough, Radley, Harrow, Bradfield, Sherborne and St Mary’s Calne. The school is non-selective yet achieves consistently high standards academically through an inspirational and dedicated team of teachers, throughout the Pre-Prep and Prep Schools.

Cheam School is situated in a stunning rural setting of 100 acres, ten minutes from Newbury and fifteen minutes from Basingstoke, just off the A339.  It is surrounded by smaller towns and villages from which it draws many of its day pupils.

At Cheam children are prepared not only for the next stage but for life beyond.  The school nurtures and develops intellectual, personal, physical, emotional, creative and empathetic core values and skills in each pupil.  This is done through the creation of a happy, stimulating environment in which pupils experience a diverse range of opportunities and are encouraged to ‘give it a go’ and strive to give of their best in all they do.