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Caldicott School
Motto	Per Victoriam Ad Gloriam (Through victory to glory)
Established	1904
Type	Preparatory school
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Headmaster	Simon Doggart
Chairman of the Governors	Graham Puttergill
Founder	Heald Jenkins
Location	Farnham Royal Buckinghamshire England
Staff	50 (approx.)
Students	240 (approx.)
Gender	Boys
Ages	7 to 13
Houses	Cooper, Jenkins, McArthur & Wood
School colours	Cerise and green
Former pupils	Old Caldicotians
Website	www.caldicott.com

Caldicott is a Prep School for boys aged 7-13, close to London.

Caldicott was founded in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1904 by Heald Jenkins who named his school after his new bride, a Miss Theodora Caldicott Ingram. There were just eight boys. In 1938 the school moved to its present site in Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire, and became a charitable trust in 1968 under the Headmaster at the time Peter Wright. Today there are 240 boys. The present headmaster, Simon Doggart, was appointed in 1998; he came from Eton College where he taught history and was master-in-charge of cricket. He is a member of IAPS and the school’s governors include past parents, old boys and headmasters of public schools.

The original Victorian house remains. New buildings have been created around it to provide more contemporary facilities. In 2004 the Centenary Hall was completed to provide a theatre for drama and music and a venue for functions.

Although central London is only 20 miles away the school has forty acres of grounds and playing fields. Burnham Beeches, a National Nature Reserve owned by the City of London Corporation is adjacent to the grounds and is often used by pupils. Heathrow Airport is 17 miles away.

• John Apthorp, Founder of Bejam Foods, now Iceland and Wizzard Wines, now Majestic Wines
• Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam and Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
• James McOran-Campbell, opera singer
• Ernest Saunders, former Chief Executive of Guinness 1981-86, best known for being one of the "Guinness Four"
• Chris Sheasby, England rugby union player
• Ed Stoppard, Actor
• Andrew Strauss, England cricketer
• Nigel Swabey, Founder of Scotts of Stow and a forerunner called Innovations, which dropped from every weekend newspaper in Britain during the 80's

• Caldicott School official website
• Old Boys' Website
• Independent School Inspection Report on Caldicott
• The Ofsted Care Inspection Report on Caldicott

• Daily Telegraph An article by Simon Hughes, Sports Editor, May 2005
• The Independent An article reproduced from the Independent Magazine, March 2005
• Tatler Magazine, Schools Guide
• School House magazine article
• Daily Telegraph An article by the Education Editor, 2003
• New York Times A reproduced article by the London correspondent, 2004
• International Herald Tribune October 2004 - Front Page.