St John's School, Leatherhead
Epsom Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8SP
St John's School was founded in 1851 by the Reverend Ashby Haslewood, vicar of St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace in St John's Wood, north London, to educate the sons of clergymen. In 1854, the School moved outside the parish boundaries of St Mark's into neighbouring Kilburn. This was the first of three moves before the School moved to Leatherhead in 1872 with just 67 pupils. Since then the school has continued to expand and is now a community of over 850 pupils.
Set on 50 acres, the School site is a splendid mixture of old and new, with mid-Victorian architecture complemented by a state-of-the-art Science Centre, and modern classroom blocks and boarding houses. In 1989 the first Sixth Form girls were admitted. In 2010 girls joined the school in the Fourth Form for the first time and the school became fully co-educational in September 2012. The School's Old Chapel re-opened in April 2014 after extensive renovation and restoration. In September 2016 St John’s opened a new Lower School to educate boys and girls in Years 7 and 8. A new competition-standard six lane, 25m swimming pool was completed in 2020.
Former pupils include the architect Lord Rogers; novelist and playwright, Sir Anthony Hope; legendary dance band leader, Victor Silvester; missionary and modern martyr, Father Vivian Redlich and the renowned archaeologist, Sir Leonard Woolley.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- Tour 1000 & 1200
Location & directions
Epsom Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8SP
- Directions:
- Tours of the School grounds start from the Old Chapel. 200 metres from the town centre of Leatherhead on B2122 Epsom Road.
- Contact on day:
- Sally Todd
- Telephone number:
- +441372385484
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Pre-booking required via Dorking Halls Box Office.
- Booking contact name:
- Dorking Halls Box Office
- Booking telephone number:
- +441306881717
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking opens:
- 01 Jul 2024 10:30 AM
- Booking closes:
- 13 Sep 2024 04:30 PM
Accessibility details
Access to the Old Chapel is via the main entrance on Epsom Road only. Limited parking available on site. Visitors must be accompanied by St John's School Staff at all times while on site. No photography that includes any pupils or staff. Photography of buildings permitted for personal use only.
Additional information
Access to the Old Chapel is via the main entrance on Epsom Road only. Limited parking available on site. Visitors must be accompanied by St John's School Staff at all times while on site. No photography that includes any pupils or staff. Photography of buildings permitted for personal use only.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 25
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
