Fr Simon Everson

The Georgian house, which is the centre of the school, provides a welcoming home for our 400 boys and girls aged 3 to 13. This is particularly important for our 100 boarders and 25 resident staff.

Attentive pastoral care is one of our particular strengths and we go to great lengths to ensure the fulfilment of all our pupils. They experience a stimulating curriculum complemented by the opportunities for games and sport as well as extensive music, art and drama. These are such important years as they lay foundations for up to ten years before the children go on to senior schools.

All this is rooted in the Catholic vision of life, which values each individual and encourages a sense of wonder about life. Welcoming members of all faiths, Farleigh is a place of energy and spirited enquiry where our children grow in kindness and in confidence.

Father Simon Everson
Headmaster

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Father Simon Everson was appointed Headmaster in 2004 having been Farleigh Chaplain since 1999. Educated at Caterham School, he gained a BA in Theology at Leeds (Collegiate - Ripon & York St John) and the Oxford University Three Year Certificate in Theology at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, the theological college near Oxford.

Becoming an Anglican Curate, he was based in Rotherhithe in the Docklands between 1983 and 1987, before moving to Kennington as a Vicar for nine years. It was during this period that Fr Simon became further interested in the education and welfare of children, serving as Chaplain and governor of the Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College in Camberwell, a school of nearly 1000 pupils.

His desire to move into education led to his appointment in 1996 as Senior Chaplain of Hurstpierpoint College in West Sussex, a role he held until 1999 when he made the decision to convert to Catholicism. At Farleigh, he teaches Religious Studies to Years 7 and 8 and Personal Social and Health Education to Years 6, 7 and 8.

Fr Simon is married to Gail and has two daughters at Farleigh. His ordination to the priesthood at Westminster Cathedral by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor in 2000 was attended by over 600 parents, staff and children from Farleigh.