The Great Schools

Ensuring the best education for your children can prove to be a challenging endeavour indeed, not least when it comes to choosing the best school possible for them to Attend. There are a great many choices available in terms of education, ranging from elite independent schools Which May charge substantial fees (especially if boarding) to locally managed comprehensive state schools Which May offer a fantastic education. In between there are grammar schools, choir and cathedral schools, bluecoat schools, latin schools, gifted schools and so on. However, This notwithstanding, there are only a select few schools Which Have a reputation and renown Which extends beyond the local community and Whose Their very names inspire visions of grandeur and prestige, Whose alumni occupy many of the upper echelons in society across the globe and who offer an education unlike any other. These are The Great Schools and Have Been listed below.


The Great Schools are independent schools from around the world with a history of academic, sporting and social achievements, Including Public Schools in England, Australia and Scotland and leading university preparatory schools from Canada and the United States of America as well as from elite schools in a number of other countries.

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Aldenham School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1597 | aldenham.com

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Ampleforth College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Ampleforth, Yorkshire YO62 4ER, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1802 | ampleforth.org.uk

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Ardingly College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6SQ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1858 | ardingly.com

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Avon Old Farms School

🇺🇸 Avon, Connecticut 06001, United States | Est. 1927 | avonoldfarms.com

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Badminton School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3BA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1858 | badmintonschool.co.uk

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Bedford School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 2TU, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1552 | bedfordschool.org.uk

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Belmont Hill School

🇺🇸 Belmont, Massachusetts 02478, United States | Est. 1923 | belmonthill.org

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Benenden School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Benenden, Kent TN17 4AA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1923 | benenden.school

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The Bishop Strachan School

🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario M4V 1X2, Canada | Est. 1867 | bss.on.ca

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Blundell's School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tiverton, Devon EX16 4DN, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1604 | blundells.org

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Bradfield College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Bradfield, Berkshire RG7 6AU, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1850 | bradfieldcollege.org.uk

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Brighton College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Brighton, East Sussex BN2 0AL, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1845 | brightoncollege.org.uk

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Brooks School

🇺🇸 North Andover, Massachusetts 01845, United States | Est. 1926 | brooksschool.org

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Bryanston School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Bryanston, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0PX, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1928 | bryanston.co.uk

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Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School

🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States | Est. 1883 | bbns.org

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Charterhouse

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Godalming, Surrey GU7 2DX, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1611 | charterhouse.org.uk

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Cheltenham College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7LD, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1841 | cheltenhamcollege.org

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Cheltenham Ladies College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3EP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1853 | cheltladiescollege.org

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Choate Rosemary Hall

🇺🇸 Wallingford, Connecticut 06492, United States | Est. 1890 | choate.edu

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Christ's Hospital College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0YP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1552 | christs-hospital.org.uk

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Clifton College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Clifton, Bristol BS8 3JH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1862 | cliftoncollege.com

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Cranleigh School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QQ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1865 | cranleigh.org

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Deerfield Academy

🇺🇸 Deerfield, Massachusetts 01342, United States | Est. 1797 | deerfield.edu

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The Doon School

🇮🇳 Dehradun 248001, India | Est. 1935 | doonschool.com

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Dover College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Dover, Kent CT17 9RH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1871 | dovercollege.org.uk

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Downe House School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Cold Ash, Berkshire RG18 9JJ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1907 | downehouse.net

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Downside School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset BA3 4RJ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1617 | downside.co.uk

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Dulwich College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Dulwich, London SE21 7LD, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1619 | dulwich.org.uk

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Elizabeth College

🇬🇬 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2PY, Channel Islands | Est. 1563 | elizabethcollege.gg

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The Ethel Walker School

🇺🇸 Simsbury, Connecticut 06070, United States | Est. 1911 | ethelwalker.org

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Eton College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Eton, Berkshire SL4 6DW, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1440 | etoncollege.com

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Epsom College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Epsom, Surrey KT17 4JQ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1855 | epsomcollege.org.uk

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Felsted School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Felsted, Essex CM6 3LL, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1564 | felsted.org

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Fettes College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 Edinburgh EH4 1QX, Scotland, United Kingdom | Est. 1870 | fettes.com

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Giggleswick School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Settle, Yorkshire BD24 0DE, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1499 | giggleswick.org.uk

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The Governor's Academy

🇺🇸 Byfield, Massachusetts 01922, United States | Est. 1763 | thegovernorsacademy.org

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Gresham's School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Holt, Norfolk NR25 6EA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1555 | greshams.com

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Groton School

🇺🇸 Groton, Massachusetts 01450, United States | Est. 1884 | groton.org

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Haileybury

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire SG13 7NU, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1862 | haileybury.com

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Harrow School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Harrow on the Hill, London HA1 3HP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1572 | harrowschool.org.uk

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Harvard-Westlake School

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States | Est. 1900 | hw.com

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Heathfield School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Ascot, Berkshire SL5 8BQ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1899 | heathfieldschool.net

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Highgate School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Highgate, London N6 4AY, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1565 | highgateschool.org.uk

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The Hill School

🇺🇸 Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464, United States | Est. 1851 | thehill.org

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Hilton College
🇿🇦 Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Est. 1872 | hiltoncollege.com

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The Hotchkiss School

🇺🇸 Lakeville, Connecticut 06039, United States | Est. 1891 | hotchkiss.org

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Hurstpierpoint College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9JS, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1849 | hppc.co.uk

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Kent School

🇺🇸 Kent, Connecticut 06757, United States | Est. 1906 | kent-school.edu

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King's College School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Wimbledon, London SW19 4TT, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1829 | kcs.org.uk

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The King's School, Canterbury

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Canterbury, Kent CT1 2ES, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1423 | kings-school.co.uk

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Kingswood Oxford School

🇺🇸 West Hartford, Connecticut 06119, United States | Est. 1909 | kingswoodoxford.org

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Lancing College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Lancing, West Sussex BN15 0RW, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1848 | lancingcollege.co.uk

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Lawrence Academy

🇺🇸 Groton, Massachusetts 01450, United States | Est. 1793 | lacademy.edu

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The Lawrenceville School

🇺🇸 Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648, United States | Est. 1810 | lawrenceville.org

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Loomis Chaffee School

🇺🇸 Windsor, Connecticut 06095, United States | Est. 1914 | loomischaffee.org

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Malvern College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3DF, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1865 | malverncollege.org.uk

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Marlborough College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1PA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1843 | marlboroughcollege.org

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Merchant Taylors' School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Three Rivers, Hertfordshire HA6 2HT, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1561 | mstn.org.uk

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Michaelhouse
🇿🇦 Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Est. 1896 | michaelhouse.org

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Middlesex School

🇺🇸 Concord, Massachusetts 01742, United States | Est. 1901 | mxschool.edu

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Milton Academy

🇺🇸 Milton, Massachusetts 02186, United States | Est. 1798 | milton.edu

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Miss Porter's School

🇺🇸 Farmington, Connecticut 06032, United States | Est. 1843 | porters.org

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Monkton Combe School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Monkton Combe, Somerset BA2 7HG, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1868 | monktoncombeschool.com

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Noble and Greenough School

🇺🇸 Dedham, Massachusetts 02026, United States | Est. 1866 | nobles.edu

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Northfield Mount Hermon School

🇺🇸 Northfield, Massachusetts 01354, United States | Est. 1879 | nmhschool.org

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Oundle School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Oundle, Northamptonshire PE8 4GH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1556 | oundleschool.org.uk

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Pangbourne College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Pangbourne, Berkshire RG8 8LA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1917 | pangbourne.com

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Phillips Academy Andover

🇺🇸 Andover, Massachusetts 01810, United States | Est. 1778 | andover.edu

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Phillips Exeter Academy

🇺🇸 Exeter, New Hampshire 03833, United States | Est. 1781 | exeter.edu

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Radley College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Radley, Oxfordshire OX14 2HR, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1847 | radley.org.uk

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Repton School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1557 | repton.org.uk

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Ridley College

🇨🇦 St. Catherines, Ontario L2R 7C3, Canada | Est. 1889 | ridleycollege.com

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The Rivers School

🇺🇸 Weston, Massachusetts 02493, United States | Est. 1915 | rivers.org

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Roedean School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5RQ, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1885 | roedean.co.uk

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Rossall School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Rossall, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 8JW, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1844 | rossall.org.uk

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The Roxbury Latin School

🇺🇸 West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132, United States | Est. 1645 | roxburylatin.org

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Rugby School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 5EH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1567 | rugbyschool.co.uk

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St. Columba's College

🇮🇪 Whitechurch, Dublin 16, Ireland | Est. 1843 | stcolumbas.ie

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St. Edward's, Oxford

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 7NN, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1863 | stedwardsoxford.org

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St. George's School

🇺🇸 Middletown, Rhode Island 02842, United States | Est. 1896 | stgeorges.edu

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St. John's School, Leatherhead

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8SP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1851 | stjohnsleatherhead.co.uk

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St. Lawrence College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Ramsgate, Kent CT11 7AE, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1879 | slcuk.com

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St. Mark's School

🇺🇸 Southborough, Massachusetts 01722, United States | Est. 1865 | stmarksschool.org

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St Paul's School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Barnes, London SW13 9JT, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1509 | stpaulsschool.org.uk

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St. Paul's School

🇺🇸 Concord, New Hampshire 03301, United States | Est. 1856 | sps.edu

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St. Sebastian's School

🇺🇸 Needham, Massachusetts 02492, United States | Est. 1941 | stsebs.org

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St. Swithun's School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1HA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1884 | stswithuns.com

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Sedbergh School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5HG, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1525 | sedberghschool.org

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Sevenoaks School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1HU, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1432 | sevenoaksschool.org

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Sherborne School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3AP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1550 | sherborne.org

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Shrewsbury School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY3 7BA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1552 | shrewsbury.org.uk

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Stowe School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Stowe, Buckinghamshire MK18 5EH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1923 | stowe.co.uk

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Tabor Academy

🇺🇸 Marion, Massachusetts 02738, United States | Est. 1876 | taboracademy.org

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Taft School

🇺🇸 Watertown, Connecticut 06795, United States | Est. 1890 | taftschool.org

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Taunton School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Taunton, Somerset TA2 6AD, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1847 | tauntonschool.co.uk

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Thayer Academy

🇺🇸 Braintree, Massachusetts 02184, United States | Est. 1877 | thayer.org

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Tonbridge School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1JP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1553 | tonbridge-school.co.uk

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Trinity-Pawling School

🇺🇸 Pawling, New York 12564, United States | Est. 1907 | trinitypawling.org

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University College School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Hampstead, London NW3 6XH, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1830 | ucs.org.uk

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Upper Canada College

🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario M4V 1W6, Canada | Est. 1829 | ucc.on.ca

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Uppingham School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9QE, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1584 | uppingham.co.uk

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Warwick School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 6PP, England, United Kingdom | Est. 914 | warwickschool.org

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Wellington College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7PU, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1859 | wellingtoncollege.org.uk

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Westminster School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Westminster, London SW1P 3PF, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1560 | westminster.org.uk

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Westminster School

🇺🇸 Simsbury, Connecticut 06070, United States | Est. 1888 | westminster-school.org

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Winchester College

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9NA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1382 | winchestercollege.org

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Woldingham School

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Woldingham, Surrey CR3 7YA, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1842 | woldinghamschool.co.uk

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Wycombe Abbey

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 High Wycombe, Berkshire HP11 1PE, England, United Kingdom | Est. 1896 | wycombeabbey.com

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