Top Public Schools
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British public schools are steeped in history and a tradition that goes back as far as the Middle Ages or even mediaeval days, when education was only the luxury of the rich and powerful. Listed below are the top UK public schools.
ABINGDON SCHOOL Founded 13th Century - Boys
Park Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1DE Tel: 01235 849041
www.abingdon.org.uk
ALLEYN’S Founded 1882 - Mixed
Townley Road, Dulwich, London SE22 8SU Tel: 0208 557 1500
www.alleyns.org.uk
AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Founded 1802 - Mixed
Ampleforth, York, Yorkshire YO62 4ER Tel: 01439 766863
www.ampleforthcollege.york.sch.uk
BADMINTON SCHOOL Founded 1858 - Girls
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3BA Tel: 01179 055271
www.badmintonschool.co.uk
BEDALES SCHOOL Founded 1893 - Mixed
Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2DG Tel: 01730 300100
www.bedales.org.uk
BEDFORD SCHOOL Founded 1552 - Boys
De Parys Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 2TU Tel: 01234 362200
www.bedfordschool.org.uk
BENENDEN Founded 1923 - Girls
Cranbrook, Kent TN17 4AA Tel: 01580 240592
www.benenden.net
BRADFORD COLLEGE Founded 1850 - Mixed
Nr Reading, Berkshire RG7 6AR Tel: 01189 644516
www.bradfieldcollege.org.uk
BRIGHTON COLLEGE Founded 1845 - Mixed
Eastern Road, Brighton, Sussex BN2 0AL Tel: 01273 704200
www.brightoncollege.net
BRYANSTON SCHOOL Founded 1928 - Mixed
Blandford, Dorset DT11 OPX Tel: 01258 452411
www.bryanston.co.uk
CANFORD Founded 1923 - Mixed
Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD Tel: 01202 841254
www.canford.com
CHARTERHOUSE Founded 1611 - Mixed
Godalming, Surrey GU7 2DX Tel: 01483 291501
www.charterhouse.org.uk
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE Founded 1841 - Mixed
Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7LD Tel: 01242 265600
www.cheltcoll.gloucs.sch.uk
THE CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE Founded 1853 - Girls
Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3EP Tel: 01242 520691
www.cheltladiescollege.org
CHRIST’S HOSPITAL Founded 1552 - Mixed
Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0XP Tel: 01403 211293
www.christs-hospital.org.uk
CLIFTON COLLEGE Founded 1862 - Mixed
32 College Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3JH Tel: 0117 315 7000
www.cliftoncollegeuk.com
CRANLEIGH Founded 1865 - Mixed
Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QQ Tel: 01483 273666
www.cranleigh.org
DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL Founded 1888 - Mixed
Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6HE Tel: 01242 258000
www.deanclose.co.uk
DOWNE HOUSE Founded 1907 - Girls
Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9JJ Tel: 01635 200286
www.downehouse.net
DOWNSIDE SCHOOL Founded 1606 - Mixed
Stratford-on-the-Fosse, Radstock, Bath, Somerset BA3 4RJ Tel: 01761 235103
www.downside.co.uk