Charterhouse School
| Charterhouse | |
|---|---|
Charterhouse School in 2013 | |
| Location | |
Charterhouse Road , , GU7 2DX United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 51°11′48″N 0°37′21″W / 51.196552°N 0.622504°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school Private boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Deo Dante Dedi (God having given, I gave) |
| Religious affiliation | Church of England |
| Established | 1611 |
| Founder | Thomas Sutton |
| Department for Education URN | 125340 Tables |
| Chair of Governors | Mark Bishop |
| Head | Alex Peterken |
| Senior Deputy Head | Andrew Turner |
| Staff | ≈550 |
| Gender | Co-education |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | ≈1000 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 2:1 |
| Campus size | 250-acre (100 ha) |
| Campus type | Semi-rural |
| Houses | 15 |
| Colours | Pink, grey and maroon |
| Publication | The Carthusian The Charterhouse Review The Greyfriar The Greyhound |
| Budget | £52,263,497 (2024) |
| Revenue | £57,592,142 (2024) |
| Alumni | Old Carthusians |
| School song | Carmen Carthusianum |
| Website | charterhouse |
Charterhouse is a public school (English private boarding and day school) for pupils aged 13–18, located in the market town of Godalming, in Surrey, England. Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian monastery in Charterhouse Square, Smithfield, London, it educates over 1000 pupils. Charterhouse is one of the original nine English public schools reported upon by the Clarendon Commission in 1864 leading to its regulation by the Public Schools Act 1868.
Charterhouse charges full boarders around £48,038.40 (with the exclusion of VAT) per annum (2025/2026), alongside charging day pupils around £37,418.40 (with the exclusion of VAT) per annum (2025/2026) . It educated the British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and has numerous notable alumni.