Kingswood School

Kingswood School
Address
Map
Lansdown Road, Fonthill Road and College Road

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BA1 5RG

England
Coordinates51°23′56″N 2°22′12″W / 51.399°N 2.370°W / 51.399; -2.370
Information
TypePrivate
MottoLatin: In Via Recta Celeriter (In The Right Way Quickly)
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
Established1748; 276 years ago (1748)
FounderJohn Wesley
Chairman of GovernorsTim Westbrook
HeadmasterAndrew Gordon-Brown
GenderMixed (boys-only before 1972)
Age9 months to 18
Enrolment1,102
Houses7
Colour(s)Red, black and white    
Former pupilsOld Kingswoodians
Member ofHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
MascotWyvern
Websitewww.kingswood.bath.sch.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Kingswood School is a private day and boarding school in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates over 1,000 pupils aged 9 months to 18 years. It was founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748, and is the world's oldest Methodist educational institution.[1] The school was established to provide an education for the sons of colliers and Methodist ministers. It owns the Kingswood Preparatory School, the Upper and Middle Playing Fields and a number of other buildings.

  1. ^ "Kingswood Preparatory School". Independent School's Council. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.