Old Swinford Hospital

Old Swinford Hospital
Address
Map
Heath Lane

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DY8 1QX

England
Coordinates52°27′03″N 2°08′39″W / 52.4507°N 2.1442°W / 52.4507; -2.1442
Information
TypeVoluntary aided boarding
Day and boarding school
MottoUt prosim, vince malum bono
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1667; 357 years ago (1667)
FounderThomas Foley
Local authorityDudley
SpecialistsBusiness and Enterprise, Science
Department for Education URN103870 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairMalcolm Wilcox
HeadmasterPaul Kilbride
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment603
Houses7 Senior Boarding Houses, 1 Junior Boarding House, 1 Day Student House
Colour(s)     
PublicationThe Foleyan
Former PupilsOld Foleyans
Websitehttp://www.oshsch.com

Old Swinford Hospital is a secondary boarding school in Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England[1] that has been in continuous operation since the 17th century. It is one of 36 state boarding schools in England, meaning school fees are funded by the LEA and pupils only pay boarding fees. Girls are admitted into the sixth form as day pupils. Girls will be admitted from year 7 onwards in 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "about-the-school". Old Swinford Hospital. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ^ "State Black Country boarding school to admit 11-16 girls for first time in 350-year history". expressandstar.com. Wxpress and Star. Retrieved 28 October 2021.