Gordon’s School

Built by public subscription over a century ago at the insistence of Queen Victoria, Gordon’s School is the national monument to General Charles Gordon of Khartoum and is listed as one of Britain’s outstanding schools by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector. A non-selective, co-educational residential and day boarding school set in 50 acres of Surrey parkland, the School embraces both modern ideas and General Gordon’s legacy of traditional values. The School’s ethos is that high performance without good character is not true success. To this end, it’s not just the classrooms where students excel. Successes are achieved in drama and the arts; debating and public speaking; dance and sport. The School also boasts an enviable record in attaining Duke of Edinburgh awards. While the individual is celebrated, the whole School unites for parades. Since its inception, students have marched and there has always been a Pipes and Drums band. Dressed in their ceremonial Blues, the students parade around eight times a year and the school is the only one permitted to march along Whitehall  an annual tradition in remembrance of General Gordon. At the start of September 2020, the school entered one of the most exciting chapters in its 136 year history. A new sports hub and additional all-weather pitch was added to the already extensive facilities on site and the school announced its partnership with Harlequins. As a result of the partnership, promising rugby players can now follow a pathway to a career in the game while receiving a first class education. The partnership also means entry into the RFU’s National ACE (Academy, Colleges and Education) League. There are three main admission points, Year 7, Year 9 and Sixth Form. Students coming into the Sixth Form are attracted by the range of academic options and co-curricular activities as well as extensive next steps advice and help with revision and applying to universities. Scholarships are offered to those demonstrating excellence and potential in their nominated sports or for those showing outstanding ability in the Arts. A home from home to nearly 1,000 students, of which almost 300 are boarders, the school is within easy access of major airport and roads and offers Day and Residential (weekly and termly) boarding from only £3,269 a term. The real judgement of Gordon’s is the students. All who visit are struck by the friendliness, discipline and vibrancy throughout the school and by the family atmosphere, exemplified by the special rapport between staff and students. This is borne from a community that strives to live with integrity, to be courteous, enthusiastic and diligent, even in adversity. Gordon’s School is unique. Please book a visit through the website (www.gordons.school) and find out why.