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The Clock Tower attached to St Bedes House

Established 1949
School type Catholic Independent
Ethos Benedictine
Headmaster Mr Peter Armstrong
Deputy Head Dr Dominic Luckett
Director of Studies & IB Coordinator Mr Nick Connolly
Chaplain Fr Martin McGee, OSB
Abbot Fr Christopher Jamison, OSB
1stXV Coach Mr Brian Sullivan
Head of School & 1st XV Captain Teddy Sacerello
Location Turners Hill
Enrolment 450 Yrs 7-13
School Colours Blue and Gold
School Song You'll Never Walk Alone
Website www.worthschool.co.uk

Worth School, in the village of Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, England is a boarding and day school for boys aged between 11-18 years. The school is located alongside Worth Abbey, a Benedictine monastery with which it has a close relationship. As of 2005 the school has some 305 boarders and 150 day students.

Worth aims to provide a broad education and a balanced lifestyle that is rooted in the Benedictine tradition, and the headmaster has stated that "the pursuit of qualifications as the principal purpose of education is in danger of swamping all other objectives".

History of Worth

Before Worth became a Day School in 1963, it was the country estate of Lord Cowdray. There are currently seven houses: Austin, Butler, Chapman, Farwell, Gervase, Rutherford and St. Bedes, which all compete to win house cups.