St George's College, Weybridge
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St George's College, Weybridge is an independent mixed Roman Catholic
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 co-educational day school
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 in Surrey
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, England
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. It had historically been an all-boys' boarding school
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. The first girls entered the 6th Form in the 1960s and the school decided to take girls at age 11 in 1998. In 2000 with the closure of sister school St Maurs, the two schools merged to make St George's fully co-educational.

There are approximately 890 pupils aged between eleven and eighteen, and four houses- Kilmorey, Southcote, Stirling and Petre.

Its teachings are based on Josephite tradition (founded by the Belgian Constant van Crombrugghe
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), the order of priests that established the school. It established several other Josephite sister and brother schools elsewhere in the world (in Belgium
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, the United States
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 and Congo
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) and close links are maintained between the schools. The school has also founded an orphanage in Romania
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.
The Junior School to the College is now in the middle of Weybridge and is a co-educational school with over 600 pupils for ages 3 – 11. In combination with the College, this makes St George's by far the largest provider of Catholic education in England and Wales within the independent sector. The previous name for the Junior School was Woburn Hill School.

Grounds

The school has the largest grounds of any independent school within the M25
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. Two river Bournes flow through the grounds where they meet in the north eastern corner before flowing northwards into the River Thames
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 at Hamm Court, Weybridge
Weybridge
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. The River Bourne (Chertsey Branch)
River Bourne, Chertsey
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 enters the grounds in the north west corner and the River Bourne (Addlestone Branch)
River Bourne, Addlestone
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 enters the school grounds from the south east corner. The entire ground cover 100 acre (40 ha) of land and much of it is woodland.

Notable former pupils

The school has encouraged an Old Georgians' network, with numerous 'Reunite' events staged all over the United Kingdom
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 and the world.
  • Sir Clive Sinclair - The British computer entrepreneur
  • David Laws
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     - Liberal Democrat MP
  • Adam Hollioake
    Adam Hollioake
    Adam John Hollioake is a cricketing all-rounder who played for Surrey and England. He captained Surrey from 1997 until 2003, winning three County Championships, and led the England cricket team in One Day Internationals...

     - England and Surrey Cricket Player
  • Ben Hollioake
    Ben Hollioake
    Benjamin Caine Hollioake was an all rounder for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, and moved to England as a boy, along with his older brother Adam...

     - England and Surrey Cricket Player
  • Marcus Agius
    Marcus Agius
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     - Chairman of Barclays Bank
  • Max Haines
    Max Haines
    Max Haines is a syndicated crime columnist.Haines was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. At a young age he attended St George's College, Weybridge. He began researching murders from around the world, past and present as a hobby. His "Crime Flashbacks" column made its debut in the Toronto Sun in 1972...

    - Author

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