Charterhouse School

Charterhouse is a public school in Godalming, Surrey, England. Originally founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian monastery in Charterhouse Square, Smithfield, London, it educates over 800 pupils, aged 13 to 18 years. Charterhouse is one of the 'great' nine English public schools reported upon by the Clarendon Commission in 1864 and is a member of the Rugby Group schools. Today pupils are still referred to as Carthusians, and former pupils as Old Carthusians. Charterhouse is regarded as one of the most prestigious schools in the world due to the school's history and influence.Charterhouse charges full boarders up to £40,695 per annum and is among the most expensive Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference schools in the UK. It educated the British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and has a long list of notable alumni.