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- Winchester College is a leading independent boys’ boarding school. Founded in 1382, it has the longest continuous history of any English school.
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Winchester College is an English public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 as a feeder school for New College, Oxford, and has existed in its present location ever since.
Winchester College, one of the oldest of the great public schools of England, in Winchester, Hampshire. Its formal name, St. Mary College of Winchester near Winchester, dates from 1382, when it was founded by Bishop William of Wykeham (q.v.) to prepare boys for his New College, Oxford, known as St. Mary College of Winchester in Oxford.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Toytime – study period in the boarding houses. Preces – a short meeting held each evening in the boarding house. Winchester College is a leading independent boys’ boarding school. Founded in 1382, it has the longest continuous history of any English school.
Winchester College is a world famous, independent boarding school in Hampshire for pupils aged 13-18, with a co-ed Sixth Form offering day places. Sixth Form applications are now open for September 2025 entry.
Winchester College. The oldest school in England can be found in the wonderful ancient town of Winchester, a place jam packed with historical buildings and all the stories that go with them.
Headmaster's Welcome. Winchester College is a boarding school for boys in Years 9 – 13. The Sixth Form welcomes girls and boys as day pupils and is preparing for the entry of girls as boarders when construction of two new boarding houses is complete.
Winchester College. College Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9NA, United Kingdom. Make an Enquiry. One of the quintessential British boys’ boarding schools, Winchester College was founded in the 14 th century by the same Bishop of Winchester who founded New College, Oxford.
