Winchester College

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Winchester College is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious independent boarding schools, renowned for its rigorous academic tradition and historic campus in Winchester, Hampshire.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable educational institution
independent boarding school
public school in England
academicReputation high
ageRange 13–18
campusType historic campus
charitableStatus registered charity
city Winchester
country United Kingdom
county Hampshire
foundedBy William of Wykeham
founderOccupation Bishop of Winchester
foundingDate 1382
genderAdmitted boys
girls in sixth form
governingBody Warden and Fellows of Winchester College
hasAlumniDemonym Old Wykehamist
hasBoardingHouses yes
hasChapel yes
hasCoeducation co‑educational sixth form
hasCricketGround yes
hasHouseSystem yes
hasInspectionBody Independent Schools Inspectorate
hasLibrary yes
hasSixthForm yes
headTitle Headmaster
historicStatus one of the oldest schools in England
languageOfMotto Middle English
locatedIn England
Hampshire
Winchester
mediumOfInstruction English
motto Manners Makyth Man
notableFeature 14th‑century buildings
medieval cloisters
offersBoarding full boarding
opened 1394
originalPurpose to educate poor scholars for New College, Oxford
partOf English public school tradition
region South East England
regionHistoric historic county of Hampshire
religiousAffiliation Church of England
schoolType boarding school
independent school
sisterCollege New College, Oxford
specializesIn rigorous academic education
tuitionType fee‑paying


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