Latest News
The latest College news can be found below. Click on a thumbnail or 'read more' to view the full articles.
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14th November 2008 Students on the US election trail
An inaugural History and Politics Department visit to Washington over half term saw 25 students and four staff soak up the sights and atmosphere of the US capital just days before the historic election of Barack Obama as President.... Read more
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13th November 2008 Bazaar raises funds for College charity
A Christmas Bazaar held last week to raise funds for the charity Crisis at Christmas proved to be a highly successful venture.... Read more
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13th November 2008 Launch day cements new partnership
Some 50 students from Lambeth Academy visited Epsom College yesterday for the official launch of the partnership between the two schools.... Read more
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12th November 2008 In memory of fallen soldiers
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month students, staff and guests at Epsom College paid tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country.... Read more
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10th November 2008 Hockey girls win Bradfield Tournament
Following a near miss in the County Finals last week when they lost in the semi final to Kingston Grammar, the senior hockey squad were jubilant on Saturday when they won the Bradfield VIs Tournament against 10 other strong hockey schools.... Read more
10th November 2008 1st XV run continues
Fresh from the half term break, the 1st XV continued where they left off on Saturday with a 24-15 away victory in the annual block fixture against Brighton College.... Read more
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9th November 2008 Record numbers attend Oxbridge Forum
More than 70 students from local schools, who have applied for a place at Oxford or Cambridge Universities, attended the College’s Oxbridge Forum on Sunday 9th November.... Read more
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8th November 2008 High standard at Dodd Speaking Competition
This year’s 6th Form Dodd Speaking Competition produced an extremely high standard with 13 students speaking eloquently on a wide range of subjects.... Read more
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7th November 2008 Mosque visit for GCSE students
A group of 5th Form GCSE students travelled to London last week to visit Regent’s Park Mosque and some Christian places of worship.... Read more
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6th November 2008 Cadet wins army scholarship
In competition with hundreds of other applicants, L6th form student Rosie Andrews has won a top army scholarship.... Read more
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5th November 2008 Academy partnership official launch
Epsom College has become the latest independent school to participate in the Government’s flagship Academy Programme by forming a partnership with South London-based Lambeth Academy.... Read more
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17th October 2008 Inaugural History Forum proves a hit
The College hosted its first ever Prep Schools’ History Forum this week and the one-day event proved to be a huge success.... Read more
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17th October 2008 Unbeaten runs continue
The boys’ 1st XV rugby and the girls’ 1st XI hockey teams have both reached half term with unbeaten records following the latest round of matches against Cranleigh yesterday.... Read more
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15th October 2008 Golfers on form
The College’s senior golf squad continued its recent run of success this week with a two and a half to a half win in the HMC Foursomes Competition over St Paul’s at the Royal Mid-Surrey course in Old Deer Park, Richmond.... Read more
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13th October 2008 1st XV make it five in a row
The 1st XV made it five wins out of five on Saturday with victory in the annual derby match against St John’s Leatherhead.... Read more
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13th October 2008 Harvest for the troops
College pupils dedicated their Harvest Festival this year to the efforts of Thank the Forces, a charity that distributes gifts to British forces serving in operational theatres overseas.... Read more
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8th October 2008 Young voices take centre stage
Over 500 pupils from schools throughout London and the South East attended the College’s 19th Preparatory Schools’ Music Festival this week.... Read more
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7th October 2008 1st XV maintain unbeaten record
The Epsom College 1st XV maintained their unbeaten record on Saturday with a hard earned 8-7 victory away from home over a strong Tonbridge School side.... Read more
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6th October 2008 Record numbers for Open Morning
Record numbers attended the College’s Open Morning last Saturday, reflecting Epsom’s reputation as one of the country’s leading independent schools.... Read more
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6th October 2008 Hockey girls book semi-final place
The 1st XI girls’ hockey squad has booked its place in the semi-final of the Surrey County Hockey Tournament following a successful performance in the first pool matches held last week at the College.... Read more
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3rd October 2008 Crawfurd takes top prize in choral competition
Suzi Digby OBE, a judge on BBC One’s Last Choir Standing, was a special guest and adjudicator at the College’s Inter-House Choral Competition this week.... Read more
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26th September 2008 Springbok rugby legend visits College
Rugby players from all age groups were delighted to meet Rugby World Cup winner Chester Williams when he ran two afternoon coaching clinics at the College this week... Read more
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25th September 2008 Strong turnout at Open Evening
Some 65 girls, together with their families and friends, attended the Prospective 6th Form girls’ Open Evening held at the College this week.... Read more
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24th September 2008 Hockey girls undefeated in midweek fixtures
Epsom girls’ hockey teams came away unbeaten in a midweek fixture against Lancing College, scoring 32 goals and conceding none in the four matches played.... Read more
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22nd September 2008 Three in a row for 1st XV
The 1st XV made it three wins out of three on Saturday with a hard-fought 17-3 victory over Eastbourne College.... Read more
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21st September 2008 Hockey girls continue to shine
The annual block fixture against Hurstpierpoint College last Saturday saw the Epsom girls1st XI hockey team claim a stunning 7-1 victory. Out of eight matches played, there were five wins for Epsom, two draws and one loss.... Read more
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20th September 2008 OEs in the Dragon’s Den
Old Epsomians Paul Tinton (Propert 1993-96) and Colin Slade (Rosebery 1993-98) went into the Dragon’s Den recently and came out with £200,000 to invest in their business.... Read more
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19th September 2008 College economist wins IEA prize
U6th form economics student JaeHo Chung has been awarded a major accolade, taking second place in the prestigeous 2008 IEA (Institute of Economic Affairs) student essay competition.... Read more
18th September 2008 More squash success
The boys 1st V squash team has started the season well with comfortable wins over King’s Canterbury and Charterhouse in the past two weeks.... Read more
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Contains video 17th September 2008 Mixed bag against Harrow
The College’s senior rugby sides continued their winning ways in the annual block fixture against Harrow School on Saturday with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs chalking up impressive wins. Harrow showed their strength in depth, however, by winning 13 of the 17... Read more
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17th September 2008 An eye to the future
Budding young engineers from Danes Hill School attended a challenging workshop at the College this week and built their very own Millennium Wheel.... Read more
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15th September 2008 Some seriously good golf...
Epsom retained the prestigious Centenary Trophy at Royal Wimbledon Golf Club last week, beating eight other schools and breaking the tournament record by five shots.... Read more
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15th September 2008 Goals galore for Epsom hockey girls
The girls’ hockey 1st XI scored a stunning 10-0 victory over old rivals Eastbourne on Saturday in the annual block fixture against the Sussex school.... Read more
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12th September 2008 Wakeboarding success
U4 student Sophie Cordery won a silver medal at the 2008 IWSF Cable Wakeboard World Championships earlier this month.... Read more
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10th September 2008 Young writers in print
An impressive total of 38 U4 students have had their literary work selected for publication in a creative book writing series entitled Spark the Imagination - Sussex and Surrey.... Read more
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Contains video 8th September 2008 Senior rugby sides dominant against RGS
The College 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs all won their matches in the annual block fixture against RGS Guildford on Saturday, racking up 82 points between them and conceding none.... Read more
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8th September 2008 Off to a winning start
The first outing of the season on Saturday saw the College girls’ 1st XI hockey squad put in a strong performance to win the prestigious Christ’s Hospital Tournament.... Read more
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28th August 2008 Good results as IGCSE kicks in
Epsom students performed well in this year’s GCSE examinations, all the more so as science and maths students sat the more challenging IGCSE (International GCSE) examinations for the first time.... Read more
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21st August 2008 Top performances in core subjects
Once again College students showed their strength in the traditional core subjects, with outstanding A level results this year in mathematics and the sciences... Read more
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20th August 2009 Cricket Academy comes to Epsom
The College has teamed up with the In-Touch Cricket Academy to offer a site of excellence for the development of cricket in and around Surrey.... Read more
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Contains video 19th August 2008 Now showing on video....
Epsom College has joined other leading independent schools including Eton, Charterhouse and Rugby to become one of the first to offer the new Cambridge Pre-U examination in English.... Read more
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12th August 2008 Opting out of 'mixed message' league tables
In line with other leading independent schools across the country, including Eton, Marlborough, St Paul's and Winchester, Epsom College has taken the decision not to have its provisional examination results published this summer in the national press.... Read more
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4th August 2008 Young cricketers show their form
Over 60 of the most talented U14 cricketers in Surrey, including three Epsom boys, gathered at the College last week to take part in the Surrey U14 Regional Festival.... Read more
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25th July 2008 College hosts Chernobyl children
It may be more than 22 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident took place at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, but the effects of radiation fallout are still blighting the lives of over a million youngsters living in the neighbouring regions.... Read more
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20th July 2008 College hat trick in Ashburton
The Epsom College rifle team won the coveted Ashburton Shield at the national Rifle Association's Imperial Meeting at Bisley last week to become national champions for the third year running. ... Read more
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12th July 2008 College golfers drive into top three
Having narrowly failed to reach the main final at the HMC Foursomes at Luffenheath Golf Club in Rutland last week, the College golf team picked itself up to win the Stableford competition, confirming their place as the third best team nationally.... Read more
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3rd July 2008 Epsom College hosts Surrey KWIK Cricket finals
Surrey and England cricket star Graham Thorpe was on hand to give some professional advice at the finals of the annual Surrey KWIK Cricket competition held at the College yesterday. ... Read more
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25th June 2008 It’s a knockout for Prep Schools
Nearly 80 girls from local Prep Schools visited the College yesterday to take part in the first ever Epsom College “It’s a Knockout” fun afternoon.... Read more
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24th June 2008 College musicians perform at Windsor
College musicians recently performed for the third time in five years at the prestigious lunchtime recital series at Windsor Parish Church.... Read more