Charitable Foundation 

Ripley Court is a Preparatory School founded in 1893 and administered by the Ripley Court Educational Trust Ltd. This Trust is controlled by a board of unpaid voluntary independent governors as a charity – which means that it is a non-profit organisation and all fee income is ploughed back into the school for the benefit and education of the children.

The governors’ responsibility is to ensure that the school has the management and fiscal structure in place to administer and run the school in a proper manner, and that the long-term interests and development of the school are seen-to. The Governors consist of a team of individuals with expertise in various fields (such as law, accounting, local council matters and education). The majority are parents of former pupils at Ripley Court.

The Trust is subject to the auspices of its constitution, which is interpreted and controlled by the Charity Commissioners. In addition to the education provided for the children, the school is keen to ensure that its charitable status is justified by looking to its Public Benefit requirements. This means that the school supports local children's charities, such as Cherry Trees, as well as having a close association with village educational and children's associations, such as the Scouts and the Ripley Shed youth club. We also support the local Ripley Primary school by allowing use of our computing and sports facilities.
A small proportion of the fees is calculated surplus to immediate running and maintenance costs and used for major capital investment (such as new buildings and facilities).

The school is accredited by the ISC, and the Headmaster is himself a qualified Independent School inspector and a member of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools, or IAPS. This is an organisation of about 550 similar schools which provides training, advice, inspection and quality control for those schools.

Business details:
Ripley Court Educational Trust Limited
Charitable trust reg. no. 312084
Company reg. no. 912345
Registered Office: 5 Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 25W