Database of Benedictine Schools Worldwide

United Kingdom

Name and Address of School

Head of School

Worth School Peter Armstrong M.A.
Paddockhurst Road
Turners Hill
Crawley
West Sussex
GB-RH10 4SD

Phone

+44 (1342) 710200

Fax

+44 (1342) 710201

e-mail

Web Site

www.worth.org.uk

Type of School

Boarding & Day

Co-Ed

no

Number of Students

440

Age range

11-18

Male

440

Number of teaching Staff

50

Female

0

Staff of Religious Order

4

Religious Diversity

Roman Catholic = 66%; Other Christian = 30%; Other = 4%

Ethnic Diversity

Asian 8; Afro/Caribbean 8; Chinese 8; white European 416

Address of Head where different from above

Phone

+44 (1342) 710222

Fax

+44 (1342) 710230

e-mail

School Statement

Founded in 1933 by Downside Abbey as a junior school, Worth became independent in 1957 and started a senior school in 1959. There is a community of 25 monks engaging in a variety of works. The school has a particular commitment to Information Technology, Community Service and the Performing Arts.

Exchange Note

We have an exchange scheme with Maredsous Abbey and other schools in France and Spain.

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