Warwick School has been supported by charities since its re-founding by King Henry VIII in 1545 and we are as grateful today for the support we receive from our alumni, parents, staff, local partners and other associates.

On 15th May 1545 the charter was signed to set up “The Charity of King Henry VIII”.  Following the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 a new home was required for the Grammar School, which had been run by St Mary’s Church until 1545 when it became the responsibility of the Trust. The Trust acquired premises in what is now College Garden in The Butts and the school remained there for the next 180 years. At that time tuition was free to boys born in Warwick and whose parents had lived in the town for 7 years or more.  Today we are proud to continue this tradition by offering 130 bursary spaces each year thanks to the donations we receive, many of them for local boys from Warwick just as they were almost 500 years ago.  If you’d like to find out more about our bursary programme click here.

In recognition of the special relationship we have with our historic home town of Warwick, we run many collaborative projects with local schools and other partners to give children beyond our school gates access to music, sport, drama, maths, science and other opportunities.  We want our students to be active social citizens, and actively fundraise for many local causes, like the students in the picture above.

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