Address: Lombard Street, Shackleford, Godalming, Surrey GU8 6AS
Website: aldro.org
Founded: 1898
Number of Pupils: 230 (36 percent girls; 64 percent boys)
Termly fees: Day: from £8,493.70; Full boarding: £15,000
Ages: 7-13
Head Teacher: Mr Chris Carlier
Religious Affiliation: Christian, Church of England
Entrance Procedure: Academically selective
Contact: Mrs Tanya Richards, registrar; 01483 813535 or [email protected]
School Visits: Next open morning is Saturday 27 September 2025, 10.00-11.30. In the first instance, please get in touch with the admissions team
The Curriculum
Aldro is proud of its proven success in preparing young people to attend leading independent senior schools. Despite the school’s heritage and traditions, it offers a modern, progressive and innovative curriculum that will prepare both girls and boys for the future.
Games & The Arts
The arts are comprehensively covered with a dedicated art and DT block and an active drama, LAMDA and music programme. Sport plays a huge role at Aldro, encouraging fun through participation in all sports whilst improving skill levels and developing an understanding of the values of team sports.
Pastoral Care
If children are to thrive at school, they must first feel happy. Aldro’s strong pastoral model and tangible sense of community, together with the values that stems from its Christian foundation, underpin pupils’ day-to-day lives at the school, helping to ensure that each child is uniquely known and individually valued.
Recent Scholarships
This year, 24 percent of pupils achieved scholarships to Charterhouse, Harrow, Wellington, Cranleigh, King’s Worcester and Sherborne across a broad range of disciplines (academic, sport, drama, music, design and innovation, art). This year, pupils are also heading to Tonbridge, Winchester, RGS, Radley, Marlborough, Oundle, Dean Close, KESW and Seaford College.
Head Teacher’s Philosophy
Children flourish at Aldro because the school is a supportive and welcoming community where each child is known and valued individually. Aspirational academically, pupils are encouraged to pursue excellence, whilst the extensive co-curricular programme gives each child a chance to develop important life skills and to discover individual passions.
Outstanding Characteristics
Nestled in the beautiful Surrey countryside, Aldro gives pupils the freedom to flourish. Around the grounds, children play a variety of sports: rowing on the lake, learning the rules of pétanque, or playing pirates on the school’s very own adventure island. They might also be rehearsing for an upcoming play, singing in the choir, sketching or heading off to the woods for yet another outdoor education lesson. Aldro life is guaranteed to be fun, varied and stimulating.
