WELCOME TO REIGATE ST MARY’S 2023-2024
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R E I G AT E S T M A RY ’ S
CONTENTS AND SITE MAP SITE MAP
RSM Headmaster
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Aims and Ethos
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About Us
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Fees
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Wraparound Care
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To School Games Fields, Forest School Area, Pavilion and Orchard Car Park PUPIL PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
BEECH LODGE
MUSIC
Reception Play Area Eden Area
PUPIL PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
MUSIC POD
Early Years Play Area CEDAR HOUSE
Green Shoots IT & Mac Suites Art Room
BEECH HOUSE
Classrooms
BEECH LODGE
Classrooms
KINDERGARTEN
SUNNYSIDE
Main Entrance Classrooms Library Music Rooms Choir Room School Office Medical Room Wellbeing Room
SEND PODS MUMUSIC POD
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MARCUS CULVERWELL HEADMASTER
A ‘local boy’, Marcus spent his childhood and teenage years in Warlingham, just eight miles away. He attended Caterham School and, apart from his time at university, has always lived in Surrey. He moved to Reigate 25 years ago with his wife, and they now have three children who all attended Reigate St Mary’s and Reigate Grammar School. “I love living in Reigate with its strong sense of community and London just 30 minutes away by train. The beautiful countryside of the North Downs provides plenty of opportunities for walking and gives a wonderful sense of wellbeing.” As a boy, he loved all things mechanical and went on to study Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at university. Graduating in a recession limited the opportunities for employment in engineering and this led him to train to be a science teacher, which he loved from the outset. He became Head of Science in his twenties and spent several years in the role of Director of Studies. Two Deputy Headships followed before he became Headmaster of Reigate St Mary’s 18 years ago. “I truly believe that at the heart of any great organisation or community are good relationships. In a school this incorporates peer-to-peer relationships, pupil and staff relationships and staff and parent relationships. Getting these relationships right is important because happy and emotionally secure children are able to become the best versions of themselves.”
“A caring school that doesn’t sit still.” The Good Schools Guide “All pupils achieve extremely well, academically and in extracurricular activities. Pupils are confident, curious learners who are encouraged to be creative and take risks with their learning.” ISI Inspection Report 2023
Marcus has spearheaded Education for Social Responsibility (ESR) within the UK independent prep school sector and believes that helping children to understand the issues of a finite planet from an early age is essential. RSM pupils are taught that it is important that they play their part, not just now but in the years to come, to tackle issues such as climate change, water scarcity, biodiversity, ethical trade and eco-systems.
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AIMS AND ETHOS We are a community where: • We seek to make every child feel valued and safe and provide an environment where they can be recognised for their individual strengths, talents, effort and progress. • Children will develop emotionally and spiritually. They will be encouraged to develop a strong moral compass where academic excellence is balanced with an understanding of social responsibility and care for one another. • They will learn to work cooperatively and gain confidence in public speaking and performances. • Excellence in academic, sporting and artistic achievement are abundant, but where children enjoy coming to school and form happy and strong relationships which will often endure for life. • Children experience a broad range of extra-curricular opportunities to develop skills and try new and exciting activities which might become leisure activities for life.
“I think this is the happiest school I have ever been in.” Visiting Headteacher “Reigate St Mary’s provides the most individual support I have ever seen.” Educational Psychologist “My daughter comes out of school happy and full of smiles.” Current Parent “My children are taught kindness, independence and self-belief and are flourishing.” Current Parent “We’ve felt so welcome and reasured in our decision to send our two girls to RSM.” Parent of new joiners 2022 “RSM really is a home from home for my children.” Current Parent
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ABOUT US Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School (RSM) was founded in 1950 to provide an education for choir boys who sang at St Mary’s Church in Reigate. Choirmaster, Godfrey Searle, bequeathed his house, Sunnyside, for the establishment of the school along with a trust fund to ensure the continuation of the choral legacy. Today, RSM is a modern, forward thinking coeducational junior school and Godfrey Searle’s Sunnyside house forms part of a wonderful 15 acre school site with modern buildings, playing fields, playgrounds, nature areas, dens and a Forest School. In 2003, RSM became a junior school of Reigate Grammar School (RGS) which has been named School of the Year for the past five years. Typically, 80 to 90 percent of children transfer to RGS at 11 years old, and the remaining leavers join other top senior schools in the locality. RSM has approximately 390 boys and girls ranging from 2½ to 11 years old. The school provides an inspirational and exciting education preparing children for happy and fulfilled lives. Academic outcomes are excellent and this is achieved within a warm and caring environment by developing close relationships with children and their families. RSM children know they are truly valued and this gives them the confidence to take challenges, learn from mistakes and ultimately reach their full potential. RSM was shortlisted for Independent Prep School of the Year 2022 in the wellbeing category in recognition of this.
“Excellent in all areas” ISI Inspection Report 2023.
school also has use of RGS’s impressive sports grounds at Hartswood. A strong extracurricular programme, with over 50 clubs on offer each week, provides extra sporting opportunities as well as a broad range of other popular clubs such as dance, chess, martial arts and craft. An emphasis on outdoor learning means the children spend as much of the timetable as possible learning outside in the grounds and Lower School children enjoy regular Forest School sessions in addition to this. Every child is a member of one of four well established Houses and this gives them a sense of belonging and peer support as well as providing plenty of opportunities for friendly inter house competitions. Music is an important part of life at RSM with a strong peripatetic music programme and a range of choirs and ensembles. There are many productions and performances throughout the year and children regularly perform within the community and at local festivals.
The school takes a growth mind-set approach to education and the curriculum reflects the importance of a breadth of study in preparing children for exciting future careers. Education for Social Responsibility (ESR) is at the heart of this and Headmaster, Marcus Culverwell, leads ESR for IAPS schools nationwide. The aim is to produce confident, resilient and creative young people who care deeply about a sustainable and equitable future for everyone. Sustainability issues are prioritised and RSM is an Eco School with Green Flag status. There is significant and ongoing investment in technology throughout the school and IT is embedded in all teaching. Classrooms are exciting and inspiring places where children use technology to explore. There is an impressive IT Lab and Mac Suite and the school’s Lego robotics team have been UK finalists in the worldwide Lego robotics competitions many times. Children play a variety of sports and the school site has four football pitches, a hockey pitch, two multipurpose courts, an artificial cricket strip and a 200 metre running track. The
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FEES 2023-2024 LOWER SCHOOL
UPPER SCHOOL
Green Shoots Minimum three mornings – £1,335 per term (additional morning £445 termly)
Years 3 to 6 £6,040 per term
Kindergarten Minimum five mornings – £2,225 per term Reception, Years 1&2 £4,820 per term Morning sessions – 8:25am to 12:00pm Extended morning sessions – 8:25am to 1:00pm Full days – 8:25am to 3:30pm Wraparound care – information on before and afterschool care outside of these times can be found opposite. We operate a flexible and modular system allowing for additional mornings and afternoons to be added. Most children attend a combination of extra sessions up to five full days. Surrey County Council Funding We accept the Surrey County Council Early Years Funding for children between their 3rd and 5th birthdays (available from the term after they turn 3 up to and including the term in which they turn 5).
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Government Childcare Vouchers Childcare vouchers and the Government tax free childcare scheme can be used to pay for the following: • School fees up to and including the term in which your child turns 5 years old • Breakfast Club • Extended Day • Holiday Club – RSM and RSM Early Years Clubs • School Clubs They cannot be used for: • School fees (except as above) • School trips We offer a sibling discount of 5% for second children and 10% for third children attending Reigate St Mary’s, Reigate Grammar School or Chinthurst School at the same time.
WRAPAROUND CARE 48 WEEKS OF THE YEAR TERM TIME
HOLIDAY CLUBS
Breakfast Club 7:30am to 8:00am – charge applies
We run two holiday clubs, available from 8:00am to 5:30pm for all RSM children from Green Shoots (2½ years) upwards.
Supervised Early Care 8:00am to 8:25am – no charge
The Early Years Holiday Club For Green Shoots and Kindergarten children. It is run by Early Years staff in the Early Years classrooms and outside play areas, providing a homely atmosphere in a familiar environment. Daily fun activities are balanced with free play and quieter story times.
After-School Care 3:30pm to 6:00pm – charge applies Sibling Late Care 3:30pm to 4:00pm – no charge For children in Green Shoots to Year 2 who are waiting for Upper School siblings to finish at 4pm. Children can go from here to Extended Day. Extended Day 3:30pm to 6:00pm – charge applies For children from Green Shoots to Year 6. A hot tea is served between 5:00pm and 5:20pm.
The RSM Holiday Club Available for all children from Reception to Year 6 and has a dynamic programme of exciting trips and on-site activities. In addition to this, we have partnered with Camp Beaumont, a well-regarded and long-standing UK provider of holiday care. They run an engaging holiday programme at Reigate St Mary’s School to cover the portion of the holidays when the RSM Holiday Club is not running (the Early Years Holiday Club runs alongside Camp Beaumont for our younger pupils).
Shortlisted for Independent School of the Year for Wellbeing ISP Awards 2022 There’s a warm-hearted feel to the school, and an overwhelming sense that community and relationships are right at the heart of it. Muddy Stilettos
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Reigate St Mary’s, Chart Lane, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7RN 01737 244 880
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