Monmouth School was founded in 1614 by William Jones, a member of the Haberdashers' Company of London. From that time to the present day, the money he bequeathed has underpinned the development of both Monmouth School and our sister school, Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. Both schools are fully independent. Their endowment and their links with the Haberdashers' Company enable them to offer an excellent education with very competitive fees.
Both schools are situated in the historic country town of Monmouth in the beautiful Wye Valley, with easy motorway access to major cities and airports.
Boarding is flexible; day and boarding pupils come from England, Wales and overseas. The School offers a balanced education. It is a Christian foundation but welcomes pupils from all backgrounds. Scholarships, Bursaries and the Schools' Assisted Places are widely available.
Monmouth School is renowned for its high academic standards and achievement. Eleven boys won places at Oxford and Cambridge in 1997. Virtually all leavers go on to university.
Both schools co-operate at Sixth Form level to offer an enhanced curriculum to students, giving an extended choice of A level subjects. Shared teaching, together with the shared cultural and social events which are integral to the ethos of the schools, enables students to make a smooth transition from a single sex school to fully co-educational university life.
There is a high standard of drama and music. The joint Concert Band has a national reputation and the School Choir makes regular European tours. Art and Design and Technology also have strong traditions, benefiting from recently improved facilities. These improvements complement the Sports centre, modern science laboratories, maths centre, IT centre and the fine Library and Chapel. Work starts this Summer on a new Sports Complex.
Sports include rugby, rowing, cricket, golf, sailing, sub-aqua, canoeing, swimming, football, tennis, athletics, squash and badminton. Also offered are activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Community Service, language exchanges and other cultural visits abroad. There is a voluntary Combined Cadet Force.
The Preparatory Department (The Grange) which takes boys from seven to eleven is housed in an adjacent attractive Georgian building with modern classrooms. It also uses the extensive facilities of the senior school.
