Princethorpe College

Princethorpe College is a mixed 11-18 independent Catholic day school with around 900 students, 200 of whom are in the Sixth Form. Christ’s teaching in the Gospels on love, service, forgiveness and generosity of spirit is central to the school’s character and approach to learning. Welcoming children of all denominations, we aim to provide a caring, stimulating environment in which children’s individual needs can be met and their talents, confidence and self esteem developed. We aim to encourage a lifelong love of learning and an understanding of moral values, and to put young people on the road to happy and fulfilled lives. A relatively young school, Princethorpe was established in 1966 by the Catholic Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, who moved their expanding boys’ boarding and day school, St Bede’s, from Leamington Spa to Princethorpe, taking over the former St Mary’s Priory, previously home to an order of Benedictine Nuns. Princethorpe is a HMC school (Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference) and a member of: the Society of Heads, the Independent Schools Association (ISA) and the Catholic Independent Schools’ Conference. Princethorpe College is part of the Princethorpe Foundation which comprises three schools including the Crescent School in Bilton, Rugby and Crackley Hall School and Little Crackers Nursery in Kenilworth.