Tiptop · PREP SCHOOL PROFILE
Cheam School
Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings
School facts [1] [3] [4] [5]
- Location
- Headley, Newbury, Berkshire (postal address)
- Ages
- 2–13
- Intake
- Co-educational
- Day / boarding
- Day; weekly, flexible and occasional boarding from Year 4
- STAR enrichment in Years 4–5
- A dedicated scholarship programme in the final two years
- Prep classes of no more than 20 pupils, with preparation for 13+ Common Entrance
About the school [3] [5]
Cheam is in Headley, using a Newbury, Berkshire postal address. It provides education from Nursery to age 13, with day and boarding options to suit families and preparation for 13+ entry in the upper years.
Senior school destinations [2]
The school’s published 2025 Year 8 destination figures are 13% to Eton, 5% to Winchester, 13% to Radley, 20% to Marlborough and 15% to Bradfield.
- Reporting period
- 2025
Selected destination schools
- Marlborough College
- Bradfield College
- Eton College
- Radley College
- Lord Wandsworth College
- Wellington College
- Winchester College
Percentages are published by the school; a corresponding full cohort number is not stated.
Scholarships and awards [2]
The 2025 results include academic, music, drama, design and technology, and sports awards.
About this ranking
Tiptop’s editorial order considers senior-school destinations and internal progression. It is not calculated from a standardised admissions rate.
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