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St Peter's School is a
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private boarding and day school (also referred to as a public school), in the English City of
York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
, with extensive grounds on the banks of the River Ouse. Founded by St Paulinus of York in AD 627, it is considered to be the third-oldest school in the world, although some historians take a more skeptical view. It is part of the
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and York Boarding Schools Group. The school accepts pupils aged two to eighteen.


History

Originally based at
York Minster York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest of ...
, the school was founded by St Paulinus of York in the year AD 627, but has not existed continually since that time. An early headmaster,
Alcuin Alcuin of York (; ; 735 – 19 May 804), also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin, was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student of Ecgbert of York, Archbishop Ecgbert at Yor ...
(Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus), went on to be Chancellor to the Emperor
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, and founded several of the earliest schools in mainland Europe. It is considered to be the third oldest school in the world. The school existed near the present day site of the Minster until the seizure of St Mary’s Abbey prompted its reendowment and relocation to the Horsefair, outside of the city walls. During this period three conspirators in the 1605
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,
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, John Wright, and Christopher Wright attended the school. During the
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, the school in the Horsefair was destroyed by the
Siege of York The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Ar ...
. As a result, the school site was moved to the Bedern within the city walls before moving again, in 1730, to St Andrewgate and in 1840 to the Minster Yard. It was only in 1844 that the present site was purchased and the school relocated for the final time. For most of its history, the school was a boys' school, but welcomed girls into the
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from 1976 before becoming fully coeducational in 1987.


Campus

The school grounds are located near the centre of
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and stretch to the banks of the River Ouse. The main front of the school faces along Bootham; this is the oldest part of the site. Boarding Houses Wentworth and Rise border the main campus, while Linton, Dronfield and The Manor are located across the road from the main school front accessible by footbridge. In the 2000s the school expanded its site under Headmaster Andrew Trotman to include the new lower campus, formerly the site of Queen Anne's, a state school that had been recently closed. The move was not without its challenges, including the distance between the old and new sites and the dissection of a public footpath.


St Peter's 2–8

St Peter's 2–8 (formerly Clifton Pre-preparatory School) is the pre-prep school to St Peter's School, York. St Peter's 2–8 is located on the Upper Campus of the school, next door to the senior school which runs along the main road of Bootham in the centre of
York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...
. The current Head of St Peter's 2–8 is Antonia Clarke. In February 2018, Clifton School and Nursery was named as the best pre-prep/prep school in the annual TES Independent School Awards. In summer 2020 Clifton Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery was renamed St Peter's 2–8 and, in April 2021, St Peter's 2–8 was named the best pre-prep school and independent school of the year in the annual TES Independent School Awards.


St Peter's 8–13

St Peter's 8–13 (formerly St Olave's School) is the junior school to St Peter's, with grounds on the banks of the River Ouse. The current Head of St Peter's 8–13 is Phil Hardy. St Olave's was founded by Reverend Henry Andrew Wilson in 1876 and named after its original site of St Olave’s House in Marygate. The school was acquired by St Peter's School in 1901 and St Olave's was renamed St Peter's 8–13 in 2020. In September 2001, St Olave's moved from the White House (the Chilman Building), and its half of the Queen's Building, to the newly acquired Queen Anne site. The pre-prep, St Peter's 2–8 (formerly Clifton Prep) moved from its original 19th-century building on The Avenue to occupy the buildings previously used by St Olave's. St Peter's 8–13 is now located on the Lower Campus of the St Peter's School, which is also home to the senior school Biology and Art Departments.


Academic

The school has a history of high academic achievement across all age ranges. Latin is compulsory for the first three years of study and also offered at GCSE and A Level. Religious Studies is a compulsory GCSE subject. In the 2017 ISI report, the school academic and other achievements is 'excellent', and the quality of pupils' personal development is 'excellent'.


Extra-curricular activities


Sport

A wide range of activities are available at the school: these include rugby, football, hockey, netball, tennis, cricket, rowing, athletics, basketball, badminton, cross-country, climbing, squash, swimming, weight training, trampolining, water polo and aerobics. The school has sporting fields, gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, two multi-sport indoor centres, tennis courts, multi-use astroturf pitches, a rifle range, and a boathouse. For 27 years, cricket was coached by Keith Mohan. In 2024, the school won the national schools' T20 Cricket competition after defeating Millfield School at
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. In 2002 the school's U15 rugby team won the national Daily Mail Cup competition and the U18 team were narrowly beaten in 2005 in the final against Exeter College, Exeter. In 2011 the U16 team won the UCLAN Northern Schools Floodlit Competition and in 2019 the U16 sevens team won the national Rosslyn park competition. Since World War II, the school has had four unbeaten seasons in rugby. St Peter's School Boat Club was founded in the 1850s and is one of the oldest school rowing clubs in the world. It has had success at international level with over 28 GB 'vests' earned by Peterites since 1998. The school 1st VIII first competed at
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in 1968 and has competed in both the Princess Elizabeth and the Fawley. The school has won nine medals at The National Schools' Regatta, 12 medals at The National Championships and had 25 appearances at Henley (both Men's and Women's), all since 1991. The school's Combined Cadet Force developed from the OTC established at the school in 1913. The school's shooting contingent placed in the top three teams of the Marling Challenge Cup at Bisley Imperial meeting five times during the 1960s alone, winning twice, while the highest placing in the Ashburton was third in 1971. The first recorded inter-school Squash match was held between Haileybury and St Peter's in the run up to the first Drysdale Cup. The school won the public schools' squash (then the Drysdale Cup) twice and came second three times.


Music

The School Choir averages over 150 members a year, but there is also a more selective Chapel Choir as well as an elite Chamber Choir. Highlights of the choral calendar include the Carol Service at
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, as well as Evensongs at the Minster and elsewhere including regular Evensongs at St Paul’s Cathedral and
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. The school has Barbershop Quartets, a Brass Group, Chamber Groups, a Choral Society, a Close Harmony Group, String Orchestras, String Quartets, Swing Band/Traditional Jazz, a Symphony Orchestra, Senior Wind Band, Woodwind, Quintets and Quartets. After the closure of The Minster School, York in 2019, St Peter's 8–13 is now the choir school for the
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Choristers.


Headmasters


Notable teachers


Houses

The school has ten day and boarding houses, and each house has its own colour. Dronfield (pink) and Rise (white) are girls' boarding houses; Linton (baby blue) and The Manor (gold) are boys' boarding houses. The rest are day houses: Clifton (yellow), The Grove (red), Queens (purple), Temple (green), School (maroon), and Hope (orange). The
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is a long-standing tradition throughout the school's history. The houses are physical, located in various buildings and parts of buildings throughout the school campus.


Religion

The school has a Chapel with compulsory services three mornings a week. Eucharist is also held once a term and there are special services to mark Festivals in the Christian calendar. A service is held on
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during which all pupils place poppies on the book of remembrance in the Ante-chapel (which contains names of alumni killed in conflict). The school's Christmas Carol Service is held in
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.
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is compulsory at the school until Sixth Form, and is taught by both academic staff and the school's two Church of England clergy.


York Minster

York Minster York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest of ...
has a long connection with St Peter's, as the school's founder was an
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. This relationship is also evident in the school's name, which mirrors the formal title of the Minster, ''The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter''. At its foundation, the school was probably housed next to the earliest cathedral building. At the end of each academic year a Commemoration and Prizegiving service is held in the Minster and a Carol Service is also held there at Christmas. The school choir often sings in the Minster and in the 2006/2007 year they participated in '' Verdi's Requiem'', which brought together the wider York community. St Peter’s School is the home of York Minster’s Choristers, following the closure of the Minster School in 2020.


Traditions

*Morning Prayers – all members of the school attend chapel on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays *Eucharist – a whole school
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service takes place each term and at other significant Christian festivals. *Uniform – the school has a brown uniform featuring the "cross keys" of St Peter for all pupils (except members of the Sixth Form). The old woollen blazer was later replaced with a more modern cotton jacket. Other changes to the uniform have also taken place, including the removal of ties for female pupils, who now wear an open blouse. In Sixth Form, dark suits must be worn. *Gowns – the school has a tradition of gowns which reflect pupils' authority or commitments. These are worn during public events such as services at
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and during school events (including Chapel and Assembly). The Head Boy and Head Girl wear brown, followed by the Head Master's Prefects who wear navy. These are issued during the 'gowning' at First Assembly each academic year. Members of the Chapel Committee and choirs wear red gowns, which are fuller depending upon level (Chamber Choir; Chapel Choir; School Choir). School masters also wear collegiate gowns for services and public events. *Capping – is the practice of reward for exceptional sporting achievement and is awarded at the end of the relevant sports season. *5 November – on
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, the school does not partake in the common tradition of burning a 'Guy' on the bonfire, as
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was an Old Peterite (alumnus). There is, however, a long tradition of putting on a firework display for the Boarders. * Fagging – the tradition of younger pupils serving older pupils was abolished in 1977.


Controversies

Footpath closure (2006): In 2006, St Peter's School closed a public footpath running through the school grounds using ''The Countryside and Rights of Way Act'' 2000. This was disputed by local people. Initiation Rituals: In 2018 a former pupil reported in ''
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'' that boys were subjected to humiliating and painful initiation rituals such as being shot with BB guns, hit in their genitalia with pool cues, and locked in closed spaces for hours at a time. The same pupil also reported being
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with Listerine. Alistair Dunn, the school's acting headmaster, said in response that "St Peter's is a caring and nurturing school and initiation rites are unacceptable." Residential Development: In 2022, St Peter's submitted an application to develop land in the green belt of York, behind the school. The plan would turn green fields on the flood plan into artificial sports fields and a large car and coach park. Over 100 local residents submitted complaints to the council concerning this development. York Central MP Rachael Maskell and local councillors expressed alarm over the impending removal of green belt protection. The plans have since been withdrawn. Sexual Abuse Thomas Marriott, who taught History and Rowing at St Peter’s for four years, was found guilty in 2023 of three counts of sexual abuse relating to a teenage student at the school. In mitigation, his barrister noted that he had never received a day of teacher training or any safeguarding training from the school, nor did the school’s safeguarding records show any actions taken with regards to his behaviour. The prosecution barrister quoted a member of staff who stated that they had seen Marriott and the student together in circumstances which should not have occurred but had not seen anything ‘untoward.’ The barrister also noted that the student had looked into getting birth control so that they could have a ‘dirty weekend’ together, and that another member of staff had warned Marriott about his conduct towards the student.


Notable alumni

The school has educated at least 19 Members of Parliament (including a Chancellor and Secretary of Defence), 9 Bishops, and numerous academics, authors, composers, cricketers, and actors. Below is an abridged list; a more complete listing can be found at the category link above.


Academia

* Sir Clifford Allbutt FRSRegius Professor of Physic at
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and President of the BMA. * Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes – Classicist. * Angus M. Bowie, Classicist and Fellow of Queen’s College, Oxford * Henry Dodwell
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Writer, Theologian, and Controversialist. * William Fishburn Donkin FRS
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and Fellow of
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. * Sir Michael Ferguson FRS
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of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. * Edmund William Gilbert – Professor of Geography and Fellow of
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. * Christopher Hill
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Historian and Master of
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. Fellow of
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. * Conyers MiddletonWoodwardian Professor of Geology and Fellow of
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. * Henry Darnley Naylor – Professor of Classics at the
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. * C. Northcote Parkinson – Professor of History at the
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and Author of Parkinson's Law. * E. Peter Raynes FRS – Professor of Optoelectronic Engineering and Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. * Arnold William Reinold FRS – Physicist and Fellow of
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. * Charles Robinson – Master of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. * Richard Sharpe – Professor of Diplomatic at Oxford and Fellow of
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. * Paul Thompson – Professor of Neurology at the
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. * John Francis Walker – Natural Scientist and Fellow of
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.


Arts and media

* Gareth Barlow – Television Presenter for
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and
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. * John Barry OBE
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and
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Winning Film Composer best known for composing 11
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soundtracks. * Katherine Downes – BBC Television Presenter. * Jeffery Dench – Shakespearean Actor. * Laurence EusdenPoet Laureate. * Harry Gration MBE – Broadcaster with the BBC. * Alan Gray – Composer and Organist. * Charles Legh Naylor – Composer and Organist. *
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– Actor in
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and other Hitchcock Films known for Charters and Caldicott. * Jimmy Thompson – Actor, Writer, and Director. * Greg Wise – Actor in
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.


Historical figures

*
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– Conspirator in the
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. * Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet – Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I. * Robert Middleton – Catholic Martyr.
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1987. * Charles Hudson – Mountaineer known for the
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. * Edward Oldcorne – Catholic Martyr executed in association with the Gunpowder Plot. Beatified 1929. * Oswald Tesimond – Jesuit Clergyman associated with the Gunpowder Plot. * Christopher Wright – Conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot. * John Wright – Conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot.


Military

* Ian Baker CBE – Assistant chief of the General Staff. * Frank Bingham – First Class Cricketer for
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who died in
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. * Sir Lancelot Cutforth – Major-General. * Walbanke Ashby Pritt
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Flying Ace credited with five aerial victories. * Craig Lawrence CBE – Former Director of Joint Warfare. * Sir Neill Malcolm – Second World War Chief of Staff in the Fifth Army. * Sir Charles Medhurst – Air Chief Marshal and Commander-in-chief of RAF Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Command.


Politics, Law, and Business

* John Aislabie – British MP and
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. *
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– New Zealand MP and Fellow of
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. * Neil Carmichael – British
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MP. * Sir Thomas Cheke – English MP. * James Clappison – British Conservative MP. * Geoffrey Hugh Dodsworth – British Conservative MP. *
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– British Labour MP and
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. * Nicholas Hopton – British Ambassador to Yemen, Iran, and Libya. * John Arthur Jackson – British Conservative MP. * Joseph Johnson Leeman – British Liberal MP. * Noel Lindsay – British Conservative MP. * Alan Mak – British Conservative MP. * Sir Ian Malcolm – British Conservative MP. * John Mortimer OBE – Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal and President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam. * Frank Pick – Transport Administrator of the
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. * Edward Pickersgill – British Liberal MP. * Luke Robinson – English MP and Member of the
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. * Sir John Rodgers, 1st Baronet – British Conservative MP. * Richard Shaw – British Liberal MP. * Sir Frank Swettenham – British Colonial Official. * Sir Solomon Swale, 1st Baronet – English MP. * Sir Joseph Terry – Confectioner and Industrialist. * James Wharton, Baron Wharton of Yarm – British Conservative Peer.


Religion

* George Forrest BrowneDisney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge and Bishop of Bristol. * Maurice Harland
Bishop of Durham The bishop of Durham is head of the diocese of Durham in the province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler (bishop), Paul Butler was the most recent bishop of Durham u ...
. * Thomas Morton – Bishop of Durham. * William Pope – Clergyman and Follower of the
Oxford Movement The Oxford Movement was a theological movement of high-church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the Un ...
. * Henry Herbert Williams
Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District. The Episcop ...
and Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.


Sport

*
Jonny Bairstow Jonathan Marc Bairstow (born 26 September 1989) is an English cricketer who played internationally for England cricket team, England in all formats as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter. In domestic cricket, he has played for Yorkshire County C ...
– First Class Cricketer for
Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
and
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
. * Stephen Coverdale – First Class Cricketer for
Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
and Yorkshire. * Sam Dickinson – British Olympic Triathlete. * Rachel Hirst – British Olympic Rower. * Leslie Hood – British Olympic Rugby Player. * David Kirby – First Class Cricketer for Cambridge University and
Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...
. * Frank Mitchell – First Class Cricketer for Cambridge University, Yorkshire, and England. * James Thompson (racing driver)
auto racing Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
Driver and Commentator for
Eurosport Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia, owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its WBD Sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territorie ...
. * Norman Yardley – First Class Cricketer for Cambridge University, Yorkshire, and England; England Captain.


See also

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List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom This list of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom contains extant schools in the United Kingdom established prior to 1800. The dates refer to the foundation or the earliest documented contemporary reference to the school. In many cases the date ...
*
List of the oldest schools in the world This is a list of wiktionary:extant, extant schools, excluding universities and higher education establishments, that have been in continuous operation since founded. The dates refer to the foundation or the earliest documented contemporaneous ref ...
* List of Boarding Schools in the United Kingdom *
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), formerly known as the Headmasters' Conference and now branded HMC (The Heads' Conference), is an association of the head teachers of 351 private fee-charging schools (both boarding schools ...
*
Public School (United Kingdom) A public school in England and Wales is a type of fee-charging Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school originally for older boys. The schools are "public" from a historical schooling context in the sense of being open to pupils ...
* The Minster School, York


References

;Secondary sources *


External links


St Peter's websiteSt Olave's websiteClifton Pre-prep websiteBoat Club websiteProfile
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