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Nigeria, Lagos
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Charterhouse Lagos integrates social and emotional development into its curriculum through a Pastoral Platform that supports personal character development. The timetable includes weekly lessons in the Values (PSHE) and a Pastoral Platform with events that support wellbeing. The school provides high-quality pastoral care to ensure the wellbeing of all students, and pupils are described as respectful, tolerant, resilient and emotionally intelligent. Extra-curricular activities promote wellbeing and intellectual curiosity across age groups.
The school offers facilities for Additional Educational Needs, but these are limited. When Additional Educational Needs are known, the school discusses the issue with parents and determines whether the child can reasonably access the curriculum. Children with Additional Educational Needs are considered individually. Admissions criteria include evaluating a student's English proficiency and any special learning needs during the application process.
English is the language of instruction. The curriculum is based on the British curriculum, with weekly lessons in English. English proficiency is assessed during admissions; applicants take English and Mathematics assessments and are interviewed, with consideration given to non-native English speakers. If English is not the applicant's first language, arrangements can be made to administer assessments at the applicant's current school.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of students is a collective responsibility at Charterhouse Lagos. Safeguarding covers emotional, intellectual, physical and moral development, and the school complies with relevant legal and international safeguarding standards. The Speak Out, Stay Safe Programme encourages students to report abuse, neglect or online risks. The digital CPOMS reporting platform is used to record safeguarding concerns, and staff receive regular safeguarding training.
Safeguarding Policy (Policy Number C1.1) became effective on 01 September 2025 and is reviewed annually (next review 31 August 2026). Safeguarding is central to school life; staff are recruited under safer recruitment procedures and undergo safeguarding training, with a Safeguarding Code of Conduct in place. The Safeguarding Review Committee monitors safeguarding practices, develops action plans, oversees safeguarding training and annual audits, and oversees boarding safeguarding. The school provides a Safeguarding Statement to visitors and uses CPOMS to manage safeguarding reports; it references Keeping Children Safe in Education (UK), Nigerian law and international conventions.
Charterhouse Lagos is a British independent international school on a 70-hectare site in Ajah, Lagos. It serves pupils aged 5–18 and follows a British curriculum across the Primary (Years 1–6) and Lower Secondary, with Cambridge IGCSE in Year 10 and Cambridge A Levels in Years 12–13. The Primary uses the International Primary Curriculum and offers weekly English, Maths, IPC, PSHE, Art, Music, Nigerian and African Studies, Physical Education and STEM, with Mandarin or French available. The Lagos campus opened in September 2024, joining the Charterhouse network in West Africa. Phase 2 expanded facilities in 2025, including a STEM Centre; Phase 3 will add a High School, an 800-seat Performing Arts Centre, a Central Library and Examinations Centre, and an NBA Basketball Arena. Boarding is available. From September 2026, the school will offer a full secondary pathway culminating in A Levels. The site features an Aquatics Centre, a 400m track and football field, with future plans for arts and performance spaces.
