About Us

Portsmouth Abbey School is a coeducational Catholic boarding and day school for students in grades 9 through 12. Founded in 1926 by the English Benedictine Congregation, the School is located on a 525-acre campus along Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, less than 30 minutes south of Providence and 20 minutes from Newport.  

Combining a classical education in the Catholic intellectual tradition with Benedictine values, the School is known for encouraging its 350 students to engage in academic and intellectual pursuits, explore opportunities in fine arts and athletics and truly focus on things that matter.