Notable Patrons
- Bishop Godfrey Giffard (1240–1306) Bishop of Worcester and Lord Chancellor of England.
- Bishop Walter Reynolds (d.1327) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England.
- Hugh Latimer (1470–1555) Bishop of Worcester and Protestant Martyr.
- C.W. Dyson Perrins Chairman Royal Worcester Porcelain and collector.
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Victoria
- Godfrey Brown Headmaster 1950–78,Olympic Gold Medallist.
- Dr. Roger Fry CBE Governor, Founder of King's College, Madrid.
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