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Woodard Schools is a group of Anglican schools (both primary and secondary) affiliated to the Woodard Corporation (formerly the Society of St Nicolas) which has its origin in the work of Nathaniel Woodard an Anglo-Catholic clergyman.

The Woodard Corporation has schools in both the independent (fee paying) and maintained sectors. It is the largest group of Church of England schools in England and Wales. The corporation owns twenty three independent schools and is affiliated with seventeen schools which are a mix of state schools and independent schools.^[1] The flagship school of the Woodard Corporation is Lancing College, founded by Nathaniel Woodard over 150 years ago, while the largest school is The King's School, Tynemouth, with over 800 students.

'... till the Church educates and trains up the middle classes, she can never effectually educate the poor'

Nathaniel Woodard, That One Idea, by Leonard and Evelyn Cowie

Owned Schools

Today there are 23 owned Woodard schools, all of which are independent schools. They are as follows:

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Ardingly College

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Lancing College

Affiliated Schools

There are also 17 affiliated schools located across the UK. These are a mix of leading state schools and independent schools that have joined the Woodard family in order to share best practice, latest thinking and experience. They are as follows:

Former Schools

References

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-'''Woodard Schools''' is a group of [[Anglican]] schools (both primary and secondary) affiliated to the Woodard Corporation ~(formerly the Society of St Nicolas) which has its origin in the work of [[Nathaniel Woodard]] an [[Anglo-Catholic]] clergyman.
+'''Woodard Schools''' is a group of [[Anglican]] schools (both primary and secondary) affiliated to the Woodard Corporation (formerly the Society of St Nicolas) which has its origin in the work of [[Nathaniel Woodard]] an [[Anglo-Catholic]] clergyman.
-The Woodard Corporation has schools in both the independent (fee paying) and maintained sectors. It is the largest group of Church of England schools in England and Wales. The corporation owns twenty three independent schools and is affiliated with seventeen schools which are a mix of state schools and independent schools.<ref name="Woodard Schools website">[http://www.woodard.co.uk Woodard Schools]</ref> The flagship school of the Woodard Corporation is [[Lancing College]], founded by [[Nathaniel Woodard]] over 150 years ago, but the largest school is [[The King's School, Tynemouth]], with over 800 students.
+The Woodard Corporation has schools in both the independent (fee paying) and maintained sectors. It is the largest group of Church of England schools in England and Wales. The corporation owns twenty three independent schools and is affiliated with seventeen schools which are a mix of state schools and independent schools.<ref name="Woodard Schools website">[http://www.woodard.co.uk Woodard Schools]</ref> The flagship school of the Woodard Corporation is [[Lancing College]], founded by [[Nathaniel Woodard]] over 150 years ago, while the largest school is [[The King's School, Tynemouth]], with over 800 students.
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