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Worth is an extremely lively and vibrant school. Students, staff and parents are involved in a multitude of activities both on and off the school site and this is reflected in the School news.
Forthcoming events can be seen on the Home page and the searchable Diary of Events contains details of performances, events and sports fixtures throughout each term.
24 August 10 - Another Excellent Year for GCSE Results
Worth School is delighted to report excellent GCSE results from this year’s Year 11 pupils. The overall pass rate was 100% of students gaining 5 or more GCSEs at A* - C grade with 55% of all grades at A* or A, and 25% of grades at A* level. The overall pa Read more
19 August 10 - Another Year of Excellent A Level and IB Results at Worth
Worth School is celebrating the great success of their ‘A’ Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) students. Overall 72% of all grades obtained at ‘A’ Level and the IB Diploma have achieved an A* to B grade equivalent. Read more23 July 10 - Abbatial Blessing on 11th September 2010
Bishop Kieran Conry of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton will bless Abbot Kevin in a special liturgy at 14:30 on Saturday 11th September 2010. Read more19 July 10 - A Mountain Conquered
Congratulations to Tim Davies and Will Brenninkmeyer who, with the help of fine weather, a great local guide and sheer grit and determination, completed the ascent of Mont Blanc in a single day. Read more22 June 10 - Channel Swim Success
Congratulations to the team of Worth students who successfully completed their relay swim across the English Channel yesterday. Read more21 June 10 - Worth Day
All the fun of the fair was had on Saturday (19th) at the Friends of Worth inaugural Worth Day, held on the First XI playing field. Read more14 June 10 - Thursday 17th June: Peace & Justice Society Speaker
Palestine Israeli conflict; peacemaking in Hebron. Mr John Lynes will be talking about his experiences in Hebron where he has served the Christian peace movement. Read more11 June 10 - Speech Day 2010
Speech Day brought to a close the first half of the Summer Term, and the rather damp weather did not prevent parents, students and staff from celebrating the year's achievements and catching up with friends. Read more11 June 10 - Sun Shines on Worth Junior Cricket Tournament
The sixth annual junior cricket tournament hosted by Worth School was held in May and was a great success. Read more07 June 10 - Fr Kevin Taggart Elected Abbot
Following the Abbatial election on 2nd June, Fr Kevin Taggart has been elected Abbot of Worth with immediate effect.
Read more27 May 10 - Race for Life
Worth Spanish teacher Joanne Geraghty took part in the Cancer Research UK Race for Life last weekend and managed her season's best time over the 5km run. Read more24 May 10 - Art on Show
Families and friends are invited to celebrate the creative talents of our A Level students at their show during Speech Day this coming Saturday, 29th May. Read more21 May 10 - Music for Keeps
Listen to wonderful performances by Worth musicians time and again. A new selection of Worth music has been collected on CDs which will be available to buy at the school’s forthcoming Speech Day, 29th May. Read more21 May 10 - Sports Raffle Success
The Worth 50 school charities were once again the focus of fundraising efforts this week. Read more19 May 10 - David Triumphs in Triathlon
Congratulations to Year 11 student David Ball who was presented with a special award by the Mayor of East Grinstead after completing the town's triathlon event last week. Read more19 May 10 - Biology Challenge
Worth students in Year 10 who are following 'triple Science' participated in Biology Challenge in March. Read more10 May 10 - Top 20 Finish for Fencers
Two Worth students finished in the top 20 at the British Youth Championships in Sheffield earlier this month. Read more29 April 10 - Worth's Innovators Win Award
This year's Young Enterprise company at Worth, Catapult, have won the Innovation Award at the Mid Sussex Finals of the Young Enterprise Scheme. Read more29 April 10 - Chapman Triathlon Challenge
A Worth student is taking part in the East Grinstead Triathlon on Sunday 16th May as part of Chapman House's fundraising efforts for the Lotus Orphanage in Nepal. Read more27 April 10 - Lunch is Lucky For Some
Worth students experienced the unfairness of poverty last week when the school’s Peace and Justice Society arranged a special lunchtime lottery. Read more17 April 10 - * Sat. 17th April, Travel Disruption caused by Volcanic Ash
The end of the Easter holiday is proving difficult for many students and staff as travel plans are disrupted by flight cancellations. The school will restart its e-learning process shortly; students who are unable to get to school for the start of term wi Read more23 March 10 - British Biology Olympiad Awards
Congratulations to two Worth students on being awarded Highly Commended in the 2010 British Biology Olympiad. Read more18 March 10 - Words & Music for Lent, 21st March - a special evening
This Sunday the annual Sequence of Music and Words for Lent will take place; a very atmospheric occasion, neither a service nor a concert, just a chance to enjoy reflective and exciting music and words in the beautiful Abbey Church. Read more11 March 10 - Phoenix Cup Five-a-side Football Victory
Once again this term Worth teams from Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 are competing in the Phoenix Cup five-a-side football competition against Chessington Sports College from Londonand the Year 9s have come away as winners for the second year running. Read more09 March 10 - Under 15s Sussex Sevens Plate Winners
At the Christ's Hospital Sevens tournament yesterday (8th March) Worth progressed to the Plate competition and were victorious. Read more08 March 10 - Worthian Plays for England
Tom Mitchell has been picked for the England Students Elite Rugby Squad and has so far earned two England caps. Read more03 March 10 - The Master & Margarita: 10th-12th March
You are warmly invited to Worth's production of the extraordinary satirical masterpiece by Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita. The first night of this remarkable stage adaptation of the multi-layered novel coincides with the 70th anniversary of B Read more03 March 10 - World Book Day, 4th March
Worth is embracing World Book Day in the form of several initiatives, including the 'Quick Read' scheme. Read more03 March 10 - Worth Fencers at SE Championships
Worth fencers Chris Kirkman, Oliver Plumb and James Kirkman took part in the South East Regional Epee Championships this weekend, with great success. Read more02 March 10 - Five-a-side Football Challenge at Chessington
Worth’s Year 9 and Year 10 five-a-side football teams travelled to Chessington last week to take part in the annual Phoenix Cup Competition. Read more01 March 10 - Music Composition Through Technology: 1st March
Join the Music Department to hear some fantastic examples of how students are fusing technology and music to create an interesting selection of GCSE, AS and A2 Level compositions.
Read more10 February 10 - Orchestral & Ensemble Concert, 10th February
You are warmly invited to join Worth musicians for an Orchestral and Ensemble Concert taking place this evening in the PAC theatre. Read more05 February 10 - Six Worth Students Offered Oxbridge places
Congratulations to the six Worth students who have received unconditional or conditional offers from Oxford or Cambridge universities for Autumn 2010. Read more04 February 10 - Supper, Singing & Scottish Dancing for Burns Night
On 30th January over 100 parents and friends came together to celebrate the life of Robert Burns at the Friends of Worth Burn's Night Supper. Read more03 February 10 - Making the Most of the Snow - in Canada
The day after the end of term in December, 16 Worth skiers and snowboarders, along with Mrs Phillippo Nevill, Mr Oxley and Mr Pimentel, set off for Mont St Anne, near Quebec in Canada. Read more26 January 10 - Choir Sings Carols in North Carolina
In December, around 30 members of the choir flew to Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, for a busy performing tour. Read more21 January 10 - Haiti Appeal at Worth
The Peace & Justice group has been busy raising awareness along with funds for those in need recently. This week the group has been quick to help organise donations for the Disasters and Emergency Committee in response to the devastating earthquake disast Read more14 January 10 - Worth in the Winter Photographic Competition
The advent of so much snow last week resulted in extraordinary scenes around the Worth site so Director of Studies Anne Lynch launched a photography competition, challenging staff and students to capture it on camera. Read more14 January 10 - Castle-Building Competition
Students and staff walking into Dr Koch’s history classroom since the return to school have been amazed by the castles on display. These were the results of the Year 7T Castle-Building competition. Read more14 January 10 - Bringing thanks from Zimbabwe
On Monday (11th) Worth welcomed Fr Jerome Nyathi to whole school assembly. Fr Jerome travelled from Zimbabwe to thank the Worth community in person for the donation last year of £1000 to the Empandeni Girls High School, a rural school about 130km from Bul Read more10 December 09 - Eco Enterprise at Trade Fair
Worth students involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme successfully sold their environmentally-friendly products at the YES Trade Fair in Burgess Hill on Saturday (5th December). Read more10 December 09 - Theatre Studies Goes East
The visit of director and Noh Theatre expert Orpha Phelan last week was the culmination of three unique cultural events for our Sixth Formers studying Theatre at IB and AS level. Read more08 December 09 - Fabulous Fashion Goes Punk for Peru
The girls of St Mary’s House have been quick to get their year’s fund raising off the ground and organised a Christmas market and a fashion show this term to raise funds for Worth charity Outreach Peru. Read more03 December 09 - Support Worth's Young Entrepreneurs
Students involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme will be selling their products at the forthcoming YES Trade Fair in Burgess Hill on Saturday 5th December. Read more03 December 09 - Festive Fund-raising at the Christmas Market
The second annual Christmas Market took place in St Mary’s on Saturday (28th November) and raised almost £700 for the Tarma School in Peru supported by Worth charity Outreach Peru. Read more01 December 09 - World Premiere of Hamalot
The School’s Performing Arts Centre saw the world premiere performance of a new Christmas pageant last week, appropriately titled 'Hamalot'. Read more26 November 09 - Friday 4th December: Fabulous Fashion Show to Launch Year of Fundraising
As part of the Worth 50 anniversary celebrations, each day and boarding house has chosen its own charity to champion. Fundraising events will take place throughout the year and everyone involved in the Worth community is invited to support. Read more26 November 09 - A Musical Treat - Christmas Music from Handel's Messiah, Sunday 29th November
You are warmly invited to a performance of the Christmas music from Handel’s glorious Messiah this Advent Sunday. Read more26 November 09 - Bands, Bagpipes and Brass at 50th Anniversary Concert
A unique anniversary concert featuring Benedictine schools Worth, Ampleforth, Downside and St Benedict's took place on Saturday (21st November) and raised over £1500 for charity in the process. Read more16 November 09 - Dragon Horse Author Visits Worth
Worth was delighted to welcome children’s author Peter Ward last week. He visited the school to lead a workshop in creative writing with the Year 7 and 8 students and to talk about his new novel Dragon Horse. Read more09 October 09 - Best Ever Battle of the Bands
This year’s Battle of the Bands was the best ever, seems to be the consensus of all those who attended and participated in last night’s musical event. Read more07 October 09 - Worth 50 Lecture: Adventures in a Flying Car
Worth is delighted to welcome old boy Neil Laughton back to the school this Friday to talk about his recent adventures in a flying car. Read more22 September 09 - Japanese Dance and Drama at Worth
As part of ‘Theatre in the World’ in the IB Theatre course Sixth Form students will participate in a workshop taking place on 25th September with Gabrielle Marie Rotie. Read more16 September 09 - Worth Staff Run to the Beat - update
Nine Worth members of staff are currently in training to take part in a half marathon, and are hoping to raise a significant amount for the Catholic charity CAFOD along the way. Read more15 September 09 - 50th Anniversary Former Staff Reunion
Worth is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a senior school this year. Various commemorative events are being held during 2009-10, the first of which took place on Sunday [13th September] when around 160 former staff joined current staff at the school fo Read more15 September 09 - Worth Win Launches Second Season of Hockey
On Saturday (12th September) the girls’ hockey team played their first match of the season against Christ’s Hospital, and won 2-1. Read more14 September 09 - Confident Start to Rugby Season
Worth's First XV began the season with confidence after constructive pre-season training with new coach, Mr Damian Cummins, held over three days prior to the start of the Autumn Term. Their first match was a friendly against local club side, Haywards Hea Read more09 September 09 - Welcome Back to Worth: the School's 50th Anniversary Year Begins
The first whole school assembly of the school year took place in the Worth Abbey Church this morning (Wednesday 9th September), in which the Head Master welcomed back those returning and those joining the school community for the first time. Read more08 September 09 - Expedition to Peru supports Worth charity
Twelve Worth students accompanied by two members of staff and a guide travelled to South America during the summer break for a life-changing expedition in Peru, as part of the Worth 75 events. Read more08 September 09 - Former Assistant Attorney General of the USA to speak at Worth
Former Asst. Attorney General of the United States, Joseph A Morris, will be speaking at the Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 10th September. Read more27 August 09 - Outstanding GCSE Results at Worth
Worth is celebrating outstanding performances in this year’s GCSE examinations by its Year 11 students. 94% of candidates achieved A* -C grades at GCSE Read more20 August 09 - Worth Celebrates A Level Results
Our students are today celebrating the publication of their results in this year’s A Level examinations. Overall 74% of all A2 and IB results were at grades A-B. Read more20 July 09 - Henry Surtees
Worth School is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Henry Surtees in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch on Sunday 19th July.
Read more06 July 09 - Another Year of Excellent IB Results
Worth is celebrating the great success of their International Baccalaureate (IB) students. Twenty-seven Sixth Formers have achieved the prestigious IB Diploma this year - a 100% pass rate - with an average score of 34.5 points out of a possible 45, the e Read more02 July 09 - Worth Students Swim Channel - update
Year 12 students Ben Barham, William Brenninkmeyer and Tim Davies successfully completed their challenging cross-Channel swim earlier this week. Read more27 June 09 - 30th JUNE - SWINE FLU UPDATE
Updated Monday 30th June, 6 p.m. Read more
26 June 09 - 26TH JUNE: SWINE FLU - URGENT MESSAGE FROM HEAD MASTER
On the evening of the 26th June it was reported that one of our Year 8 pupils on the school trip to Aurillac has been confirmed with Swine Flu. The case was identified early and the pupil concerned is being treated and is recovering well. Read more
25 June 09 - Worth Students to Swim Channel
Three students from Worth will be plunging into the chilly waters of the English Channel next week, hoping to raise a significant sum for charity in the process. Read more16 June 09 - Celebrating a Landmark Year: Speech Day 2009
Worth's annual Speech Day was held on the last Saturday before half term, giving parents, students and staff an opportunity to celebrate the year's achievements and to catch up with friends. Read more10 June 09 - Cricketing Legend Visits Worth
Worth was delighted to welcome visiting cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers this week. The world-famous West Indian cricketer was at Worth to invite the school to participate in the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Tournament. Read more04 June 09 - Sports Day: Fun and Fierce Competition
School Sports Day was held once again at the K2 Centre this year, where Worth girls and boys took full advantage of the fantastic facilities to take part in fierce competition and even have some fun. Read more02 June 09 - Summer Ball Raises £25,000
On Saturday 30th May, Friends of Worth held a ball for 400 guests as part of the continuing celebrations for Worth 75. Read more22 May 09 - Best of Worth CD
Two Worth students have produced a CD of Worth music in conjunction with Mr Mike Matthews and the Music department. Read more22 May 09 - Worth Hosts Prep School Cricket Tournament
The fifth annual junior cricket tournament hosted by Worth was held on 20th May and was a great success. Read more08 May 09 - Sussex Schools Athletics Championships
Nine Worth students have been selected to represent North Sussex at the forthcoming Sussex Schools Athletics Trials. Read more05 May 09 - Silver Medal in Public Schools Fencing Championships
A team from Worth School, Turners Hill, took part in the prestigious Public Schools Fencing Championships (PSFC) recently and Year 11 student Oliver Plumb gained an outstanding Silver medal position in the Junior Foil. Read more05 May 09 - Staff Attend Benedictine Conference
Three Worth staff members joined representives from the UK's other Benedictine schools during a recent conference. Read more01 May 09 - May Day Music Welcomes Summer
The first day of May is traditionally the start of the summer and senior members of the Abbey Choir welcomed the season in this morning by singing Madrigals from the top of St Bede’s Clocktower. Read more28 April 09 - Another Record-Breaking Year for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
A further three Year 13 students have attained the Gold level in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, bringing this year's Gold Award total to 12 recipients. Read more27 April 09 - Cracking Start to Cricket Season
You know Summer Term has arrived when the familiar sound of willow hitting leather can be heard from all corners of the school's playing fields. Worth's cricket teams have got off to a flying start this season. Read more27 April 09 - Debut Performance of Worth Passion
Easter Saturday saw the culmination of months of hard work for all those involved in Worth Abbey Parish's production of the Worth Passion, performed around the Abbey and School campus. Read more27 March 09 - Worth Reach Final Stages of National Rugby Tournament
The Worth Under 18s squad reached the last 16 in the National Schools Sevens Rugby Tournament at Rosslyn Park this week. Read more25 March 09 - Schools' Challenge at Worth
The next round of the Schools’ Challenge competition was hosted by Worth on Monday 23rd March when our team, as South-East Regional Champions, faced Westminster School, National Champions for the last four years. Read more24 March 09 - Scandal and Gossip Impress at Worth
The three performances of Sheridan’s The School for Scandal during Worth’s Festival of Arts last week represented something of a first for Worth Drama. In our first year of co-education girls were a prominent part of the professional revolve stage - also Read more24 March 09 - Whole Worth Community Celebrate Mass at Westminster Cathedral
On Saturday 21st March, Worth attended a special Mass at Westminster Cathedral to join the monks of Worth Abbey in celebrating the Solemnity of the Passing of St Benedict. The Welcome was given by His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor and the Mass Read more17 March 09 - Worth Reach Sussex Cup U18 Final
Worth travelled to Worthing Rugby Club last week (11th March) to play Worthing College in the Under 18s Sussex Cup Final. To reach this stage Worth played and beat some of the best rugby schools in the county, including a 48-29 win against Sussex Down Read more17 March 09 - Schools' Challenge Comes to Worth
The next round of the Schools’ Challenge competition will be hosted by Worth on Monday 23rd March. Read more13 March 09 - More Donors Than Ever Give Blood at Worth
The National Blood Service once again visited Worth this week and set up their donor unit in the front quad for two days. Sixty-five donors took time out of their day to give the gift of life, including 15 first-time donors. Read more12 March 09 - Worth Hosts Prep Schools' Cross Country
Students aged between 8 and 13 years, and representing six schools, came to Worth on Friday (6th March) to take part in the annual Prep Schools’ Cross Country competition. Read more11 March 09 - Row to Algiers Aims to Raise £2,000
One of the chief roles of the Chaplaincy Reps is to help raise money for charity, especially for charities in the developing world, and Butler House has launched a 'rowing expedition' for this purpose. Read more10 March 09 - Green Day 2009
Green Day at Worth will be held on Tuesday 17th March this year - fittingly this is St Patrick’s Day, traditionally a day when the colour green is more prevalent than usual! Read more09 March 09 - Snow, sun and salami: Worth's skiing trip to Serre Chevalier
Fifteen Worth students had fun in the sun and snow and had the chance to practice their French in Serre Chevalier, France, during the February half term break. Read more05 March 09 - World Book Day 2009 update
Worth students have dropped everything today to devote some time to reading. Read more05 March 09 - Football: Worth vs The Oratory, Reading
The First and Second XI teams played The Oratory, away, at the weekend. Read more05 March 09 - Junior Team win Five-a-Side Cup
This week two teams from Worth played against Chessington Sports College, London, in the Phoenix Cup Five-a-Side competition. Read more02 March 09 - Jazz Band Entertains Cumnor House
Just before half term, Worth’s Jazz Band paid a visit to Cumnor House School and treated their students, staff and parents to a late afternoon concert. Read more27 February 09 - Sequence of Words & Music for Lent, Sunday 1st March
The annual Sequence of Music and Words for Lent takes place this Sunday (1st March) at 7:30 p.m. in the Abbey Church. Read more26 February 09 - World Book Day 2009 Competition
Worth will be participating in this year’s World Book Day with a House ‘Readathon’ competition and a brief cessation of normal lessons on 5th March to allow some time for individual reading. Read more24 February 09 - Basketball Update
Worth’s senior boys' basketball team has had a very successful season so far, winning five of the six games played. In recent years Worth’s basketball squads have played fantastically and consistently well and in 2008 the Under 18s finished top of the So Read more23 February 09 - Worth Literary Society Guest Lecture
Worth Literary Society is delighted that distinguished literary critic Professor Michael Alexander will be giving a lecture on poetry to Sixth Form students on Wednesday 11 March in the PAC theatre. Read more23 February 09 - Worth Reach Sussex Cup Final
Just before the half term break, Worth’s First XV continued their Sussex Cup campaign in a semi-final match away at Sussex Downs, Lewes. Read more12 February 09 - Darwin Day Debate
Year 12 students marked Darwin Day today (12th February) by taking part in a debate hosted by the science department, discussing the proposition ‘This house believes that science and religion can co-exist’. Read more05 February 09 - Japanese Theatre Comes to Worth
Next Tuesday (10th February) Japanese Noh Theatre expert, opera and theatre director Orpha Phelan is visiting the Drama & Theatre Studies Department at Worth. Read more04 February 09 - Netball vs. St John's, Leatherhead
Saturday’s netball fixtures against St John’s Leatherhead were hard fought and the First VII had their closest game yet. Read more04 February 09 - Sussex Cup Rugby
Two Worth rugby teams have progressed to the semi finals of the Sussex Cup. Read more30 January 09 - Worth Rises to the Challenge
Worth School has won the Regional Championship of Schools' Challenge. Read more28 January 09 - Gaining Gold
Worth is proud to report that yet another group of Year 13 students has attained the Gold level in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme. Scheme Co-ordinator at Worth, Fr Peter Williams, presented Anthony Riley, Jeroen Bromilow and Dominic Rollo-Walker with Read more28 January 09 - Darwin Day Competition
Whole school assembly on Monday morning took on a slightly different format than usual when four Year 12s presented the first ‘Academic Assembly’. Representing the Biology Department, they appealed to students to celebrate Darwin Day on 12th February. Read more27 January 09 - And Now to Netball
Worth’s first ever season of girls’ hockey in the Autumn Term has given way to the first netball matches this term. Last weekend the First and Second Netball teams played Sutton Valance at Worth. Read more23 January 09 - Drama Department to Host Internationally Respected Academic
Worth is delighted to be welcoming respected academic Dr Giuliano Campo to the school at the end of this month. Dr Campo will be delivering a talk and workshop on influential Polish theatre director Jerzy Grotowski to our Sixth Form drama and theatre stud Read more21 January 09 - Make the Eco Pledge
Year 11 student Richard Wiggins made a heartfelt plea to the Worth community in Monday's whole school assembly. Although his tone was humorous his request that students make the 'eco pledge' was serious. Read more21 January 09 - Worth's Football Season Gets Underway
The start of the Lent Term also means the start of Worth’s main football season. Worth teams played their first fixtures this weekend and the majority of them faced opponents from Christ’s Hospital. Read more15 January 09 - Worth Old Boy Pilots Flying Car
Worth old boy Neil Laughton (Chapman ’82) has hit the headlines once again this week with news that he is to pilot, by road and by air, a flying car. Read more11 December 08 - Giving the Gift of Life
The National Blood Service has once again been draining the students and staff of their life-giving blood. For two days this week, a mobile Blood Service centre set up in the front quad and opened its doors to donors. Read more10 December 08 - Captivating Candlelit Carols
Bringing the Autumn Term towards its close, the annual candlelit Christmas Carol service took place in the Abbey Church on the evening of Sunday 7th December. Read more09 December 08 - Hosts vs. Founders: Worth & Downside Sports Weekend
Inaugural sports fixtures between Worth and Downside Schools took place this weekend, 6th and 7th December. A rugby and a hockey team travelled up from Downside, near Bath, to play against Worth in what is hoped will become an annual sporting event betwee Read more08 December 08 - Enterprising Companies Fare Well at Trade Fair
On Saturday, three Young Enterprise companies from Worth braved the credit crunch and set about selling their wares to shoppers in the Martletts Shopping Centre, Burgess Hill. Read more05 December 08 - 20th-Century Martyrs' Story Published
Chaplain of Worth School, Fr Martin McGee, has written the inspiring story of 19 people who gave their lives for others in the mid 1990s. Read more04 December 08 - Schools' Challenge Success
A team from Worth excelled themselves to win the prestigious South East Regional Schools' Challenge competition last Thursday, beating Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Faversham and King's School, Rochester. Read more02 December 08 - Outreach Peru Concert Raises Over £4,000
As part of the continuing Worth 75 celebrations, a special concert took place on the evening of Sunday 30th November. About 400 people attended and the total raised for the Abbey’s charity, Outreach Peru, was £4,688. Read more01 December 08 - High Energy Drama Comes to Worth
Senior drama students at Worth had the chance to take part in some rather unusual and very energetic workshops this week. Read more18 November 08 - Worth Duo Reach Fencing Nationals
Two Worth fencers have enjoyed an extremely successful weekend of competition. Year 11 student Oliver Plumb won the Under 16s South East Regional Foil Championships and Chris Kirkman, Year 12, was awarded a bronze medal in the Under 18 category. Read more11 November 08 - Duke of Edinburgh Award Gold Rush
Three more Worth students have attained the highest level in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme and have recieved their Gold Awards. Read more10 November 08 - Austin House celebrates Diwali
On Saturday Worth's Year 7 and 8 students celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Read more07 November 08 - Year 11 Worth fencer reaches British Youth Championships
Year 11 fencer Oliver Plumb has won the South East Under 16s Regional Qualifier in only his third epee competition, reaching the national event in the process. Read more07 November 08 - Worth hosts major fire service exercise
During the half term break Worth acted as host to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service to enable them to undertake a major fire response exercise at the school. Read more14 October 08 - Reverend Joanna Jepson Talks to Senior Students
Anglican Priest and Chaplain of the London School of Fashion and Art Reverend Joanna Jepson came to Worth last week, to give a talk to senior students on the subject of ‘Ethics and Abortion’. Read more13 October 08 - Autumn Term Golf Gets Underway
Last week, Worth’s golf team started their Autumn Term in style by taking part in the national Independent School’s Golf Competition at Reigate Hill Golf Course. Read more08 October 08 - Learning Languages for Life
Year 9 students Lucas Gervas Baldasano and Gregory Plummer were the joint winners of a poster competition held by the Modern Foreign Languages department recently. Linked to European Day of Languages on Friday 26th September, the theme of the competition Read more07 October 08 - Worth Reach Second Round in the Daily Mail Cup
The risky decision to rest some of Worth’s usual starting players against a strong College of Richard Collyer’s side paid off last week, and Worth’s First XV reached the second round in the Under 18 Daily Mail Cup. Read more06 October 08 - Duke of Edinburgh Awards Success
A total of 70 Worth students have successfully completed the Bronze or Silver Award in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme so far this year. The students were presented with their award certificates and badges at a special assembly held at the school on 6t Read more03 October 08 - Past, present and future: Year 12 student begins a weekend of firsts at Worth
The last weekend in September witnessed a series of firsts at Worth. On Saturday 27th September, the first Head of House for St Mary’s, appointed from the first cohort of girls welcomed to Worth, gave her first speech at the first Open Day of the academic Read more30 September 08 - Worth 75 Celebrations Begin
The Pilgrimage Walk, a journey of 150 miles between Downside in Somerset to Worth during the last week of September, began a year of events celebrating Worth Abbey’s 75th anniversary. Read more26 September 08 - Pilgrimage Walk: 75 years and 150 miles in the making
A group of senior students, staff and a monk from Worth set off on a 150 mile walk on Sunday 21st September, from Downside, in Somerset, beginning a year of events celebrating Worth Abbey’s 75th anniversary. Read more15 September 08 - Hockey makes history
Hockey made history on Saturday when the first ever Worth girls' hockey team played in their first match. Read more10 September 08 - Campus cafe culture
Worth students can now enjoy café culture just a stone’s throw from their classrooms, with the opening of the campus café at the beginning of the Autumn Term.
Read more10 September 08 - Co-education comes to Worth
History was made at Worth last week when the school welcomed girls into the Sixth Form for the first time since the senior school first opened its doors in 1959. When the Autumn Term started on 4th September 32 Year 12 girls joined the boys in the Sixth F Read more08 September 08 - High altitude and high adventure in Chile & Bolivia
Twenty-four boys, two teachers and a monk spent the first part of their summer break on an expedition to Chile and Bolivia, watching wildlife, climbing mountains and renewing friendships at another Benedictine school. Read more21 August 08 - Record breaking GCSE results
Worth is celebrating an outstanding performance in this year's GCSE examinations by our Year 11 students. Over 95% achieved A*-C grades and 11 students gained nine or more A*-A grades. Read more14 August 08 - Worth celebrates A Level Results
Worth School students are celebrating their results in this years A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma examinations. Overall 71.3% of all results were at grades A-B. The A-C pass rate is up on 2007s excellent results. Read more14 August 08 - IB results are Highest for 4 Years
Worth is celebrating the great success of this year's International Baccalaureate (IB) students. Twenty-four sixth formers achieved the prestigious IB Diploma with an average score of 34.7 points out of a possible 45, the equivalent of 4 A grades at A2 l Read more07 July 08 - Tutankhamun, trenches and theme parks: a taste of ACE Week 2008
ACE Week (Activity Curriculum Enhancement) took place in the last week of the summer term and year groups celebrated all things international, looking to the wider world beyond the UK. Read more07 July 08 - Celebrating a Year of Achievement: Speech Day 2008
Worth's annual Speech Day was held on 24th May, giving parents, students and staff an opportunity to celebrate a year of achievement. Read more07 July 08 - Worth's Gold Standard
A record-breaking eight Worth students have attained their Gold Award in the Duke of Edinburgh Award's Scheme this year. Read more21 May 08 - England rugby stars at Worth
England internationals Joe Worsley and Fraser Waters visited Worth this week to pass on some of their expertise.
Read more07 May 08 - Singers Welcome Summer
Thursday 1st May, May Day, is often regarded as the first day of summer, despite the sometimes inclement weather. Read more07 May 08 - St Bede's House victorious in House Music Competition
St Bede's secured a well-earned victory in this year's House Music Competition with great performances in each of the four sections. Read more07 May 08 - Worth squad in prestigious Dubai cricket tournament
A Worth cricket squad spent the first week of the Easter break in warmer climes, taking part in the inaugural Arabian Challenge Cricket Series. Joining Worth in this prestigious competition were teams from Eastbourne College, Wellington School and St Bede Read more07 May 08 - Golf off to a good start
On 24th April the Worth School Golf Team played in their first competitive match of the term, against Brighton College, on the very challenging East Brighton Golf Course. Read more07 May 08 - Economics and Business Studies students attempt to discover secret formula
On 29th February, a group of 25 Year 11 Economics and Business Studies students visited the Coca Cola plant in Edmonton, North London, in an attempt to discover the still secret recipe of one of the world's most popular soft drinks.
Read more07 May 08 - Festival of Arts production a great success
The joint Festival of Arts held by Worth School and Burgess Hill School for Girls came to an end on Friday 14th March with the last performance of Henrik Ibsen's powerful play, An Enemy of the People. Read more07 May 08 - A Marathon Task
Year 13 student Christopher Hallam is aiming to raise over £1500 for charity by running in this year's London Marathon. The money will go to the Spinal Injuries Association.
Read more07 May 08 - Worth reach the Sussex Cup final - again!
Worth's Under 16 Rugby team won through to their second successive Sussex Cup final with a hard fought victory over Cardinal Newman, at home, on 6th March. Read more07 May 08 - Worth School represent China at the Model United Nations
Worth School had considerable success this week representing China at a prestigious Model United Nations national conference, coming away with two awards. Alexander Gill was awarded the Best Delegate prize for the Security Council and Benedict Cardozo was Read more07 May 08 - Pupils and authors celebrate World Book Day
An early World Book Day event was held on 28th February at Worth School when Year 7 and 8 pupils were given the opportunity to meet two outstanding professionals from the world of literature.
Read more07 May 08 - Worth School triumphant in Sussex Sevens
Worth were victorious in the Sussex Schools Rugby Sevens competition held at Chichester High School on Wednesday 27th February. The Under 16 team beat Warden Park in an exciting final with an impressive final score of 37-0. Read more
07 May 08 - Jazz Band make triumphant debut in Ascot
On Friday 8th February the Worth School Jazz Band made it's first public performance at The Marist School, Ascot. The band, conducted by Mr Mike Matthews, played a variety of reworked pop classics including Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Pol Read more
07 May 08 - Year 7 Historians Visit Canterbury
After first visiting the remains of St Augustine's Abbey the group reached St Thomas of Canterbury's church. Here students were able to inspect artefacts of Thomas Becket, the murdered 12th-century archbishop of Canterbury. The artefacts consisted of hi Read more06 May 08 - 2nd Annual Eco Conference at Worth School
On Tuesday 29th January, Worth School held their second annual Eco Conference, aimed at creating awareness amongst young people about their impact on the environment. The event was organised by the Eco-Worth committee at the school, which encompasses both Read more
06 May 08 - Trinity College award for Worth student
Sean Dwyer, who successfully completed his A Levels at Worth in 2007, has been awarded an Entrance Exhibition Award at Trinity College, Dublin, where he is reading Economics and Philosophy. Read more
06 May 08 - Worth students' national fencing success
Worth School students, David Guerrini-Nazoa, 17 at the time of the competition but who has since celebrated his 18th birthday, and Oliver Plumb,15, took part in the British Youth Championships held at Stoke on Sunday 20th January, both having qualified by Read more
06 May 08 - Worth student receives exceptional offer from Cambridge
Worth Upper Sixth student, Nathan Gower, has received a matriculation offer to read Classics at Christ's College, Cambridge. As an International Baccalaureate Diploma student he therefore only needs to secure the minimum pass mark of 24 points to confirm Read more06 May 08 - Battle of the Bands better than ever
Seven groups competed in this year's Battle of the Bands at Worth School and the Route Street Drivers were voted the clear winners with 81 votes. Read more06 May 08 - Triumphant rugby tour of South Africa
For many students the summer meant a chance to rest and recuperate from the task of exams and a long year of school. However for a select group of about 60 students, chosen by the Head of PE and Games, this meant a three-week rugby tour of South Africa. Read more06 May 08 - Worth teachers walk 100km for charity
Worth teachers walk 100km for charity - 4 teachers from Worth have just completed Trailwalker 2007, a 100km trek in aid of Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust, raising about £1500 along the way. Read more06 May 08 - The sound of success - Worth Choir tour Germany
Worth Abbey Choir enjoyed a highly successful tour to Koblenz in Germany in July, where they sang at five concerts and services in some stunning locations in and around the area. Read more
