Kingswood School | |
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Lansdown Road, Fonthill Road and College Road , , BA1 5RG England | |
Coordinates | 51°23′56″N 2°22′12″W / 51.399°N 2.370°W |
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Type | Private |
Motto | Latin: In Via Recta Celeriter (In The Right Way Quickly) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
Established | 1748 |
Founder | John Wesley |
Chairman of Governors | Tim Westbrook |
Headmaster | Andrew Gordon-Brown |
Gender | Mixed (boys-only before 1972) |
Age | 9 months to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,102 |
Houses | 7 |
Colour(s) | Red, black and white |
Former pupils | Old Kingswoodians |
Member of | Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
Mascot | Wyvern |
Website | www |
Kingswood School is a private day and boarding school in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates over 1,000 pupils aged 9 months to 18 years. It was founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748, and is the world's oldest Methodist educational institution.[1] The school was established to provide an education for the sons of colliers and Methodist ministers. It owns the Kingswood Preparatory School, the Upper and Middle Playing Fields and a number of other buildings.