St Benedict's School, Ealing
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| Motto |
Latin: A Minimis Incipe From The Smallest Beginnings |
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| Established | 1902 (Renamed 1948) |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headmasters | Mr Andrew Johnson (Senior School) Mr Robert Simmons (Junior School) |
| Patron | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
| Founder | Fr. Sebastian Cave, OSB |
| Location |
Eaton Rise Ealing London W5 2ES United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°31′16″N 0°18′25″W / 51.521°N 0.307°W |
| Students | ~1,040 (Senior School) ~283 (Junior School) |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Barlow, Gervase, Pickering, Roberts |
| Colours |
Green, Yellow and Black |
| Publication | The Priorian |
| Former pupils | Old Priorians |
| Annual tuition | £15,300 |
| Website | www |
Green, Yellow and Black
St Benedict's School, usually referred to as St Benedict's, is a British co-educational independent Roman Catholic day school situated in the Greater London suburb of Ealing, West London. Although a Catholic school it accepts pupils of all faiths.
St Benedict’s School, Ealing was established following the arrival of Benedictine monks from Downside Abbey into Ealing in 1897 to found the first Benedictine Abbey in London since the Reformation. Under the leadership of Dom Sebastian Cave, Ealing Priory School, as the School was known, (becoming St Benedict's School in 1948) opened on 2 October 1902, with three boys enrolled. The School was founded upon a £5 donation, which was later published in the first "Priorian Magazine".
The school has occupied various premises at various times in its history, firstly in Blakesley Avenue, then taking rooms in the priory in 1904 before moving across to Orchard Dene (which currently houses the Junior School) in Montpelier Avenue. In 1906 15 acres (61,000 m2), about a mile from the main school grounds, in Perivale were purchased to provide a sports ground. By the 1920s Orchard Dene was used for boarders and the school was located in two houses on Eaton Rise. A purpose built school building linking these houses was in use by 1936. During the Second World War pupils were evacuated into the now Junior School – boarding ceased – and the Abbey church was badly damaged by a bomb on 7 October 1940.
The Junior School was 'spun off' as a separate entity with its own headmaster, in 1946. The Junior School's first lay headmaster, Dennis McSweeny, was appointed in 2000. The present headmaster, appointed in 2005, is Mr Robert Simmons, himself a former pupil of St Benedict's School. Visits to many places of interest in London, and further afield, extend pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the world around them. In Year 5, pupils visit Normandy and in year 6 they visit the Lake District on a PGL style activity. The school has links with the local and wider community through supporting local and international charities. Concern for the environment is demonstrated, for example by the purchase of a piece of land in Central America which has been planted with trees. Each year on the official feast of St Benedict, a whole school (Junior and Senior) charity day takes place at the end of March to support a charity of the pupils' choosing.
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