Gordon's School

Gordon's School
Location
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GU24 9PT

England
Coordinates51°20′37″N 0°38′47″W / 51.3435°N 0.6465°W / 51.3435; -0.6465
Information
Former nameGordon Boys' School
TypeAcademy
Day and boarding school
MottoSemper fidelis
(Always faithful)
Religious affiliation(s)The school has a chapel with a reverend
Patron saint(s)Reigning Monarch of the United Kingdom
Established1885 (1885)
FounderBy public subscription, at the express wish of Queen Victoria, as the National Memorial to General Gordon
Local authoritySurrey
Department for Education URN139151 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairJane Valner
HeadmasterAndrew Moss
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment986 (2024)
Houses6 Day and 5 Residential Boarding (One year 7 only)
Colour(s)Green & Yellow   
AffiliationGordon Foundation; an independent charitable trust established in 1888
AlumniGordonians
Websitewww.gordons.school

Gordon's School is a secondary school with academy status in West End near Woking, Surrey, England. It was founded as the Gordon Boys' Home in 1885. It is now one of the 36 state boarding schools in England. It converted to an academy on 1 January 2013. But controversy arose over the school charging £10,494 a year for day-pupil places. It has been argued that makes the state school selective, along with others which charge similar fees. Under the Education Act 1996 it is illegal for state schools to charge for admission or education provided within normal hours. In June 2022, Gordon's was judged Boarding School of the Year by the TES (Times Educational Supplement).