Headmaster's Welcome

Welcome to Micklefield, a thriving independent prep school and nursery in the heart of Reigate.

At Micklefield, we aim to provide a warm and caring educational experience for all our children, based on a strong set of values that sit at the heart of everything we do. Kindness, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility are woven into all aspects of school life, and this helps to prepare the children for the many exciting opportunities they will encounter when they move on to the next stage of their education.

We are part of the Reigate Grammar School (RGS) family and share the common principles of excellence in academics, breadth of opportunity and outstanding pastoral care. Micklefield children can move on to RGS without the need to sit an entrance exam if RGS is their senior school of choice.

However, our overriding aim to is ensure that we support families to find the ‘right fit’ senior school so that their children thrive in their new environments. We do this by ensuring that our curriculum and comprehensive preparation programme supports pupils to secure places at a range of top local schools.

Education goes beyond mere academic success and I firmly believe that Micklefield’s imaginative approach to learning, outstanding pastoral care and supportive community provide the perfect ingredients for happy, confident and well-rounded children.

Mr Ryan Ardé
Headmaster