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Charterhouse

Independent secondary

National rank

106=

106

Rank last year

83.4^%

A-level

75.8^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Alex Peterken

Gender of entry Mixed

Total pupils 995 (13-18)

UK boarding fees per term* £20,016 (13-18)

UK day fees per term* £15,591 (13-18) includes lunch

*Fees correct as of November 21, 2025

Our methodology

Results

Grade

19.8

33.7

29.9

A*/A

53.5

A*-B

83.4

Grade

9/8

55.1

20.7

9/8/7

75.8

Grade

Higher Level 7

23.5

Higher Level 6

55.6

Higher Level 5

19.8

Higher Level 7 and 6

Higher Level 7, 6 and 5

98.8

Diploma pass

100

Average IB points

37.2

What the school inspection says

“Charterhouse aims to be an academically focused, all-round school. It seeks to stimulate independent inquiry and intellectual curiosity, to enrich spiritual awareness, to match physical fitness with a love of the arts, and to promote individuality. Pupils’ academic and other achievements are high and often exceptional. They exhibit excellent knowledge, skills and understanding across a wide range of subjects. Their learning develops strongly as a result of their excellent independent study and research skills. Pupils’ achievements in external competition and in sport, music and the arts are exceptional. They make an excellent contribution to their school community. They build exceptionally strong relationships and friendships through their boarding houses [and] support each fully in their academic work and in team games.” There was a regulatory compliance visit in 2019, short visits in 2021 and 2022 and a routine inspection in 2024.

Inspection

2017

In detail

Read the full report

About the school

One of the great historic English public schools, Charterhouse was founded in 1611. The headmaster, Dr Alex Peterken, says: “Kindness sits at the heart of our culture. It shapes how we live and learn together, day in and day out, underpinning our ethos of curiosity, service and global citizenship.”
The majority of pupils board but early drop-off and late pick-ups are available for day pupils.
The school’s FutureU programme incorporates the Charterhouse Entrepreneurship Diploma, the first professional accredited qualification of its kind.
Scholarships for entry at 13-plus and 16-plus are awarded for art and textiles, drama, dance, performing arts, design engineering, music and sport, and academic excellence and bursary awards, worth up to 100 per cent of school fees, are available. In 2024-25, £1.7 million was awarded in bursary support.
Old Carthusians include three Victoria Cross holders, the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper and the broadcaster David Dimbleby.

admissions@charterhouse.org.uk

Telephone

01483 291 500

Website

charterhouse.org.uk

Address

Godalming, GU7 2DX

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