Alton Convent School is an independent Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 day school on the outskirts of Alton, Hampshire

Alton, Hampshire

Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in...

. It has approximately 450 pupils of all faiths. The prep school educates boys and girls from the age of 2¾ to 11, and the senior school provides a broadly based academic education for girls from 11 to 18.

Mission

According to the school's website,

We aim to prepare all those entrusted to our care to realise their full academic, spiritual, personal, creative and physical potential, to live by Christian principles, and to contribute as valued members of their communities to the benefit of their world.

History

Alton Convent School was established in 1938 by the Sisters of Our Lady of Providence. Since then it has been located in the Anstey Manor House in Alton, Hampshire. The school enjoys a 19 acres (76,890.3 m²) campus, offering numerous sports fields as well as gardens and wooded trails. The school was founded on Catholic ideals and tradition but offers admission to students of all faiths.

External links

• Official school website
• Stats page on BBC