The Webb School

founded by renowned educator and united states senator william r. “sawney” webb, the webb school is the oldest continuously operating boarding school in the south. webb offers a co-educational college preparatory education for grades 6-12 in historic bell buckle, tennessee. our close-knit community of 300 boarding and day students, coupled with our emphases on honor and integrity, truly create a “character of home.”® in the words of sawney webb, our mission is “to turn out young people who are tireless workers, and who know how to work effectively; who are accurate scholars; who know the finer points of morals and practice them in their daily living; who are always courteous.” these guiding principles have been in place and unchanged for 149 years. they provide direction and guidance even today as we offer a world-class education to our students that prepares them to lead productive and successful lives.