Bishop Wordsworths School
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| Motto |
Veritas in Caritate Truth in Charity Truth in Caring |
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| Established | 1889 |
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Dr. S. D. Smallwood |
| Chaplain | Rev. J. A. Bersweden |
| Chairman of the Governing Body | Mr. N. A. Beer |
| Founder | Rt. Rev. John Wordsworth |
| Location |
The Close Salisbury Wiltshire SP1 2EB England 51°03′53″N 1°47′51″W / 51.0647°N 1.7975°WCoordinates: 51°03′53″N 1°47′51″W / 51.0647°N 1.7975°W |
| DfE URN | 136500 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 907 as of 2011[update] |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Jewell, Martival, Osmund, Poore, Ward |
| Colours | Dark Blue and Silver |
| Publication | Wordsworth magazine |
| Former pupils | Old Wordsworthians |
| Website | School homepage |
Bishop Wordsworth's School is a Church of England boys' grammar school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for students aged 11 to 18. The school is regularly amongst the top-performing schools in England, and in 2010 was the top school performer for the English Baccalaureate. It was granted academy status in March 2011 and is an Additional Member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is located on the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral, adjacent to the Cathedral School. It has five houses, Poore, Osmund, Jewell, Martival and Ward.
Its full name is Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School for Boys, shortened to BWS, known colloquially as Bishop's, and its students as Bishop's Boys. The school's motto is Veritas in Caritate, translated as "Truth Through Caring" or "Truth Through Charity", and originates from the epitaph of Bishop Wordsworth's father.
The foundations of the school came in June 1889, when the Bishop of Salisbury, John Wordsworth, announced to his friend Canon Woodall, "I should like to see Salisbury a great educational centre. I should like to found a school which shall be equal to the greatest and best of our public schools." His initial desire that working class boys were not to be admitted caused much controversy. Fees were initially set at £1.10s.0d, and boarding fees were £2 per term; however, the fees were raised to £9 in 1894 to meet the unexpected costs of the school. During the first year, classes were taught in the bishop's palace of Salisbury itself. Bishop Wordsworth personally donated £3000, which was used to purchase an area of land in the cathedral close and to build the school's first buildings. After Bishop Wordsworth's death, the school was renamed Bishop Wordsworth's School, having been previously known as "The Bishop's School".
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