St George's College Weybridge

St George’s Weybridge was founded in 1869 by a Belgian Catholic order of priests called the Josephites, and was originally based in Croydon. Within a few years St George’s had outgrown its Croydon location and in 1884 moved to the grounds of Woburn Park near Weybridge. In the 18th century, Woburn Park became famous as the first ornamental farm developed by its then-owner, Philip Southcote. After his death, the estate had numerous owners including William Petre, who purchased the estate in 1876 and established the first Catholic school on the site before he sold it to the Josephites. The Josephite order once provided the entire staff and management of the school. Today, although much reduced…

The school's mission statement is "To inspire all in our Josephite, Georgian Family to be the very best version of themselves." The college is on the outskirts of Addlestone and consists of approximately 1050 pupils aged between eleven and eighteen, and six houses: King, Woburn, Kilmorey, Southcote, Stirling, and Petre, the original four (Kilmorey, Southcote, Stirling and Petre) named after the four owners of the building before it was converted to a school and King and Woburn were added in 2017. The Junior School is in Weybridge, close to the high street, with around 600 pupils aged between three and eleven. It has four houses: Owls, Eagles, Hawks, and Kestrels, represented by green,…