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St. John's School, Leatherhead
St John's School, Leatherhead is an independent, co-educational school in Surrey for pupils aged 11 to 18. For Year 7 entry, candidates undergo a single-stage admissions process that includes the ISEB Pretest and an interview stage. The school is primarily a day school with boarding options, situated on a fifty-acre site close to Leatherhead town centre.
St John's suits the child who is happy to have a go at things, sport, a play, a choir, a debate, and who does better somewhere the staff know them by name than in a very large or anonymous school. It is an independent, co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18, mainly a day school, with weekly or occasional boarding by arrangement. The fifty-acre site sits on Epsom Road, a short walk from Leatherhead town centre, and most families live within a few miles.
The school was founded in 1851 by a London clergyman, Ashby Haslewood, to educate the sons of poor clergy, and moved out to Surrey in 1872 with seventy boys. Girls came into the sixth form in 1989 and into the rest of the school by 2010. The mid-Victorian buildings from that first decade still frame the Quad, with the dining hall running along one side; the Old Chapel of 1878 has been restored for concerts and recitals, while the main chapel, stained glass and all, remains the centre of things. Day life is long and full: nine rugby and football pitches, teams down to D level in most sports, and a performing arts department that has grown noticeably. From the Fourth Form pupils join one of ten houses, and inter-house competition takes in everything from music to sudoku.
The Good Schools Guide calls it 'a quiet jewel' and 'a grounded school founded on kindness'. Parents tend to talk about the houses first: one says 'the house system is fantastic ... it sets it apart from others'. It suits a child who wants to be known, joins in without being pushed, and would rather belong somewhere than stand out.
Key facts
Annual fees
2026/27, per term: Lower School (Year 7) day £8,483 plus VAT at 20%, i.e. £10,180 including VAT; Senior School day £9,642 plus VAT, i.e. £11,570 including VAT. Boarding charges are additional and prepaid, ranging from about £880 to £3,690 per term including VAT depending on the number of nights and term length.
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@stjohns.surrey.sch.uk
Admissions phone
01372 373 000
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
ISEB Common Pre-Test
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Odd Word Out
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Verbal Classification
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets - Opposite Face
- Shape Completion
- Vertical/Horizontal Reflections
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
A-level results
Frequently asked questions
What 11+ exam board does St John's Leatherhead use?
St John's Leatherhead uses the ISEB Pretest for its 11+ entrance assessment.
Is there an interview stage for 11+ entry at St John's, Leatherhead?
Yes, the admissions process at St John's includes an interview stage alongside the written assessment.
Is St John's School, Leatherhead co-educational?
Yes, St John's is an independent, co-educational school for both boys and girls aged 11 to 18.
What are the Year 7 fees for St John's Leatherhead?
For the 2026/27 academic year, Lower School (Year 7) day fees are £8,483 per term plus 20% VAT, which equals £10,180 per term including VAT.
What is the official admissions website for St John's Leatherhead?
You can access the admissions details directly on the school's website at https://www.stjohnsleatherhead.co.uk/admissions/admissions-process/.
Location
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