About the school
Cambridge Tutors College is an independent boarding college for male and female students, the majority of whom study for A levels and a small minority of whom take intensive GCSE courses over one or two years. It is owned and governed by a charitable trust whose five members, alongside the college's principal, form the council of trustees responsible for governance. Established as a tutorial establishment in Warlingham in 1958, it moved to its present site in 1967 and became a charitable trust in 1973. Boarders are accommodated on a separate site very close to the college, and many other pupils are placed by the school in long term lodgings.
What the school seeks to do
The college aims to achieve academic excellence and to foster international understanding in an adult- focused environment, so that each student can move on to higher education with self- confidence in their learning and the life skills necessary for success.
About the pupils
About two thirds of pupils come from overseas, mostly from China and Vietnam. The school assesses competence in English and academic ability on entry to determine suitability for A-level study but does not compare ability against national data. The school has identified 12 pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), 9 of whom receive additional specialist help. One pupil in the school has an education, health and care (EHC) plan. English is an additional language (EAL) for 60 pupils, all of whom receive specialised teaching. The curriculum is designed for individual pupils, and hence the school does not identify the most able in the school's population.
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