Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall

Stonyhurst St Mary's Hall
Latin: Aula Sanctae Mariae
Location
Clitheroe, Lancashire, England BB7 9PU
Coordinates53°50′49″N 2°28′19″W / 53.847°N 2.472°W / 53.847; -2.472
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding
MottoQuant Je Puis
(As much as I can)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1807 (1807) (as Hodder Place)
1946 (as Saint Mary's Hall)
Department for Education URN119825 Tables
HeadmasterChristopher Cann
GenderCoeducational, since 1997
Age3 to 11
Number of students137~
Colour(s)Green, White
  
LinesCampion, St Omers, Shireburn, Weld
Affiliated schoolStonyhurst College
DioceseSalford
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary
Websitesaintmaryshall.com

Stonyhurst St Mary's Hall (commonly known as S.M.H.) is the preparatory school to Stonyhurst College. It is an independent co-educational Catholic school, for ages 3–11, founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). It is adjacent to Stonyhurst College, outside the small village of Hurst Green, near Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It is primarily a day school but has some boarders. Its building was constructed in 1830 and it is a Grade II Iisted building. Close by was Hodder Place School (opened in 1807) and in 1970 the pupils were transferred from Hodder Place to St Mary's Hall, giving St Mary's a claim to be the oldest preparatory school in the country.

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