St George's College, Weybridge
Coordinates: 51°22′16″N 0°28′30″W / 51.371°N 0.475°W
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| Motto | Amore et Labore (Love and work) |
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| Established | 1869 |
| Type | Independent school Co-educational Day school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headmaster | Joseph Peake |
| Founders | Josephites |
| Location | Addlestone Surrey England |
| Staff | 100 |
| Students | 1000 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Maroon and white |
| Website | www.st-georges-college.co.uk |
St George's College, Weybridge is an independent mixed Roman Catholic co-educational day school in Surrey, England. It had historically been an all-boys' boarding school. The first girls entered the 6th Form in the 1960s and the school decided to take girls at age 11 in 1998. In 2000 with the closure of sister school St Maurs, the two schools merged to make St George's fully co-educational.
There are approximately 1000 pupils aged between eleven and eighteen, and four houses- Kilmorey, Southcote, Stirling and Petre.
Its teachings are based on Josephite tradition (founded by the Belgian Constant van Crombrugghe), the order of priests that established the school.[1] It established several other Josephite sister and brother schools elsewhere in the world (in Belgium, the United States and Congo) and close links are maintained between the schools. The school has also founded an orphanage in Romania. The Junior School to the College is now in the middle of Weybridge and is a co-educational school with over 1000 pupils for ages 3 – 11. In combination with the College, this makes St George's by far the largest provider of Catholic education in England and Wales within the independent sector. The previous name for the Junior School was Woburn Hill School.
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[edit] Grounds
The school has the largest grounds of any independent day school within the M25. In their sports grounds they have 3 netball courts, 2 11-a side hockey pitches, approx. 6 Rugby pitches. In the summer they have aprox. 5 rounders pitches and approx. 5 cricket pitches. Two river Bournes flow through the grounds where they meet in the north eastern corner before flowing northwards into the River Hames at Hamm Court, Weybridge. The River Bourne (Chertsey Branch) enters the grounds in the north west corner and the River Bourne (Addlestone Branch) enters the school grounds from the south east corner. The entire ground covers 100 acres (40 ha) of land and much of it is woodland. The College owns a boat house on the Thames in nearby Walton. The Junior School occupies 20 acres in the middle of Weybridge.
[edit] Notable former pupils
The school has encouraged an Old Georgians' network, with numerous 'Reunite' events staged all over the United Kingdom and the world.
- Sir Clive Sinclair - The British computer entrepreneur
- David Laws - Liberal Democrat MP
- Adam Hollioake - England and Surrey Cricket Player
- Ben Hollioake - England and Surrey Cricket Player
- Marcus Agius - Chairman of Barclays Bank
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- St George's College Website
- Former students of St George's College and St Maur's School website
- St George’s College parents’ website
- St George's College's Facebook page
- St George's Reunite Facebook page
- Old Georgians' HC website
