Worth School | |
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Address | |
Paddockhurst Road , , RH10 4SD England | |
Information | |
Type | Private school Boarding school Day school |
Motto | Latin: Gloria Dei est homo bene vivit (The glory of God is a person fully alive)[1] |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1617 (In Douai) 1933 (Current location) |
Founder | John Chapman |
Department for Education URN | 126137 Tables |
Chairman of the Governors | Jeremy Fletcher |
Head Master | Stuart McPherson |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 675 |
Houses | 10 |
Colour(s) | Worth blue & gold |
Publication | Identity Worth Knowing The Blue Paper |
Former pupils | Old Worthians |
Website | www |
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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