Charterhouse School

Charterhouse
Charterhouse School in 2013
Location
Charterhouse Road

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GU7 2DX

United Kingdom
Coordinates51°11′48″N 0°37′21″W / 51.196552°N 0.622504°W / 51.196552; -0.622504
Information
TypePublic school
Private boarding school
MottoLatin: Deo Dante Dedi
(God having given, I gave)
Religious affiliationChurch of England
Established1611 (1611)
FounderThomas Sutton
Department for Education URN125340 Tables
Chair of Governors Mark Bishop
HeadAlex Peterken
Senior Deputy HeadAndrew Turner
Staff≈550
GenderCo-education
Age13 to 18
Enrolment≈1000
Student to teacher ratio2:1
Campus size250-acre (100 ha)
Campus typeSemi-rural
Houses15
ColoursPink, grey and maroon    
PublicationThe Carthusian
The Charterhouse Review
The Greyfriar
The Greyhound
Budget£52,263,497 (2024)
Revenue£57,592,142 (2024)
AlumniOld Carthusians
School songCarmen Carthusianum
Websitecharterhouse.org.uk

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.