where and when did it start
2007-01-15 22:21:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I think the oldest boarding college in the UK is Westminster School.
It is located next to Westminster Abbey in central London, with a history stretching back beyond the 12th century.
Established in the year 1179, or before and then refounded in 1560.
More information at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_School
Winchester College was established in the year 1382:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_College
Eton College was established in the year 1440:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College
The link below has the first nine UK schools listed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Schools_Act_1868
2007-01-15 22:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by Yellowstonedogs 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
King’s School in Ely is over 1,000 years old (established 973 AD) and counts King Edward the Confessor as one of its old boys - he died in 1066!
2007-01-15 22:44:53 · answer #2 · answered by Apollonia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably Winchester, it's the oldest school in England.
2007-01-15 22:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was about 1850 it was a converted tram hence the term boarding school
2007-01-15 22:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by man with the golden gun 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋