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Christ's Hospital is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 11–18) with a royal charter, located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex. The school was founded in 1552 and the royal charter granted in 1553 (26 June, 7 Edw. VI).
Visit Christ’s Hospital and explore what our remarkable school has to offer your child’s educational journey. Christ's Hospital is an independent boarding and day school based in West Sussex, widely known for its outstanding education and its diverse breadth of students.
Christ's Hospital is a renowned independent boarding and day school located in West Sussex. Established in 1552, it is the UK's leading charitable school.
Learn more about the history of Christ's Hospital, one of the oldest boarding schools in England, established in 1552 by King Edward VI.
The icons on this page lead to an introduction to the history of CH, through a brief written history and a Timeline which identifies many of the key historical events.. The watercolour on the left by Arthur Ellis, which is on display in the Museum, shows the Grecians’ Arch in Newgate Street, London.
Two collections of CH photographs were published, in 1985 and in 1990, in a series called The Christ’s Hospital Papers. Three of the booklets in the current CH Heritage Series, Memorabilia , Customs and Traditions and School Life include many photographs as illustrations.
Former pupils of Christ’s Hospital are called Old Blues. The term is most likely a natural extension to the word Blues which was used during the London era – but rarely later – to describe pupils at the School, the word’s own origin deriving from the distinctive blue coats worn then and now.
