St John's School, Leatherhead

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 890 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. A new girls' house will open in September 2027, creating an equal number of girls' and boys' houses.

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

Saturday 12 September:

Tour 1000;1100;1200;1400

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:

Booking required via St John's School Leatherhead

Booking contact name:

Charlotte Whittaker

Booking telephone number:

+441372373000

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/stjohnsleatherhead

Alternative booking website:

https://www.stjohnsleatherhead.co.uk/whats-on/school-events/

Booking opens:

08 Jul 2026 09:00 AM

Booking closes:

11 Sep 2026 04:00 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 number of people:

20

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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