Essendene Lodge School
Essendene Lodge School is an independent school in Caterham for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 108 pupils and room for 163.
Essendene Road, Caterham, Surrey, Caterham, CR3 5PB01883 348349essendenelodge.co.ukMrs Kishwar Ali headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 108 | 101 | 108 | 112 | 101 | 101 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 21% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery | Academy | 230 m | 462 | Outstanding 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| de Stafford School | Academy | 620 m | 811 | Good 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| Sunnydown School | Council | 770 m | 91 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Audley Primary School | Council | 810 m | 211 | Good 2024 | 89 | Compare |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | Academy | 850 m | 398 | Good 2021 | 86 | Compare |
| Clifton Hill School | Academy | 940 m | 86 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus | Independent | 0.8 miles | 99 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 0.9 miles | 215 | Report card 2026 | 21 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Essendene Lodge School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Essendene Lodge School yet.
How many pupils does Essendene Lodge School have?
108 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 163 places, so it is 66% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Essendene Road, Caterham, Surrey, Caterham, CR3 5PB
- Telephone
- 01883 348349
- Website
- www.essendenelodge.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kishwar Ali
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 8 November 1973
- URN
- 125420 · LAESTAB 9366528 · UKPRN 10071089
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.