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Heart & Soul

Worth School

An education with heart and soul, which is what we aspire to at Worth, equips young people to see the value of things, to exercise good judgement and enjoy the fruits of imagination throughout their lives. Lived out at school, our values encourage pupils to be ambitious, to strive for academic success and to develop a love of learning.

But they go further. They encourage pupils to be self-aware, to become more centred individuals, conscious both of their strengths and their weaknesses, and able to separate beauty, truth and goodness from noise and distraction.

Pupils are encouraged to live in the present, to value the small, day-to-day moments of life and not always be looking impatiently to the next thing. Worth pupils learn that while living in a community requires effort, that effort brings great rewards, such as a strong sense of belonging and a desire to see justice for everyone in society. At Worth, families can choose the schooling experience that best suits their needs – this includes flexi boarding options and short stay boarding of one to two terms.

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    Head’s Welcome

    Worth School’s character, its education with heart and soul, is best seen up close.

    Head's Welcome
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    Faith & Values

    Values, unlike outcomes, are not always easy to measure, but they have a deep impact and are fundamental to the formation of who we become as people, which is why we place them at the centre of the education we offer at Worth.

    Faith and Values
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    History

    The origins of Worth lie in the foundation in 1606 of the English Benedictine community of St Gregory’s at Douai, France. In the early 1930s, Abbot John Chapman established both another monastic community and a junior school in West Sussex by purchasing a country estate then known as Paddockhurst and a senior school was founded in 1959. Today, Worth is a thriving school, encompassing boarding and day pupils, girls and boys.

    History
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    Virtual Worth

    Opportunities to explore from afar, with a virtual tour, a drone tour of the campus, boarding House tours and films about the Sixth Form, Juniors, weekends at Worth, drama, music, the IB Diploma and much more, as well as finding out about ‘The Worth way’.

    Virtual Worth
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    Reviews

    What others are saying about Worth, including our latest inspection report …

    Reviews
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    Alumni Society

    Worth Society is the School’s award-winning alumni association, established to enable former pupils (known as Old Worthians) and staff to stay in touch with one another for business and social networking purposes, to provide lifelong guidance and support, and to nurture mutually beneficial relationships with the School, Abbey and the wider Worth community.

    Alumni Society
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    Parents’ Association

    Worth’s parent association, Friends of Worth, plays a vital role in providing the opportunities for parents, pupils, teachers and the monastic community to come together and create that special environment that makes Worth so unique.

    Parents' association