• Notre Dame Preparatory School is purposeful, community minded and shaped by a clear Roman Catholic ethos and aims to combine secure learning with clear character formation.

• Will suit families seeking a junior school in Surrey where a clear Roman Catholic ethos and close pastoral attention both feel real.

Admissions at Notre Dame Preparatory School are warm, purposeful and clearly values led and should appeal to families who want a co-educational stand-alone prep in Surrey offering a junior-school foundation stage before the next move at 11+ and the clarity of a day-school routine. It should suit parents who value a purposeful but still child-aware admissions process, a clear Roman Catholic ethos, and a school community that feels more considered than impersonal.

Scholarships are not the main draw at this age, even where future senior-school awards may become part of the story later on. Families choose the school for the quality of the junior years, the atmosphere and the strength of the next-step preparation.

The overall picture is reassuringly clear, with Notre Dame Preparatory School coming across as a small school community with a clear Roman Catholic ethos, an early-years entry point visible in the overall shape of the offer rather than a school trying to be all things to all families. Parents should still visit because the decisive question is whether the school's culture, scale and everyday tone feel like the right fit for their child.

Assessment is regular and carefully structured, with secure tracking of the basics alongside the pastoral steadiness many parents want in the junior years. Families should expect clear feedback and purposeful preparation for the next move, without the school becoming narrowly test obsessed.