Worth School

Worth School
Address
Map
Paddockhurst Road

, ,
RH10 4SD

England
Information
TypePrivate school
Boarding school
Day school
MottoLatin: Gloria Dei est homo bene vivit
(The glory of God is a person fully alive)[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1617 (In Douai)
1933 (Current location)
FounderJohn Chapman
Department for Education URN126137 Tables
Chairman of the GovernorsJeremy Fletcher
Head MasterStuart McPherson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment675
Houses10
Colour(s)Worth blue & gold    
PublicationIdentity
Worth Knowing
The Blue Paper
Former pupilsOld Worthians
Websitewww.worthschool.org.uk

Worth School is a private co-educational Roman Catholic boarding and day school for pupils from 11 to 18 years of age near Worth, West Sussex, England. Until 2008, Worth was exclusively a boys' school.[2] The school is located within Worth Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, in 500 acres (2.0 km2) of Sussex countryside.[3] It is one of the three prominent Benedictine independent boarding schools in the United Kingdom; the other two being Ampleforth and Downside.[4] For the academic year 2015/16, Worth charged day pupils up to £7,275 per term, making it the 42nd most expensive HMC day school.[5]

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  3. ^ "Worth's Head Master - Independent School Sussex". www.worthschool.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ^ "New role for an old Rule". The Tablet: 12. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)