St Benet

St Benet History

St Benet, along with Abbey are the oldest Houses, both being formed at the creation of the school in 1927. In the formative years of the school, competition between the two Houses was serious, with the House Football and House Cricket championships being the most highly sought over.

St Benet takes its name from the St Benedictine monks that were resident at Chertsey Abbey. The St Benedictine order of monks was originally founded around 666 and eventually became one of the largest orders of monks in England. The original St Benet crest had a Latin inscription on the book translating roughly to “I listen to the rules of my teachers”! 

St Benet House, being one of the oldest Houses at Glyn have won the Victor Ludorum Cup eleven times, with a hat-trick of trophies from 1977/78 to 1979/80. Prior to winning in 2022/23, they had last won the trophy in 2000/01 - a twenty-two year wait!