Mottoes |
Latin: Stet Fortuna Domus ("Let the Fortune of the House Stand") Latin: Donorum Dei Dispensatio Fidelis ("The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God") |
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Established | 1572 (Royal Charter) |
Type |
Public school Independent boarding school |
Religion | Anglicanism |
Head Master | Jim Hawkins |
Chairman of the Governors | J P Batting |
Founder | John Lyon of Preston |
Location |
Harrow on the Hill London Borough of Harrow London HA1 3HP England 51°34′21.99″N 0°20′4.74″W / 51.5727750°N 0.3346500°WCoordinates: 51°34′21.99″N 0°20′4.74″W / 51.5727750°N 0.3346500°W |
DfE URN | 102245 Tables |
Staff | ~200 (full-time) |
Students | ~800 pupils |
Gender | Male |
Ages | 13–18 |
Houses | 12 |
Colours | Blue & white |
Publication | The Harrovian The Globe The Goulash The Peachey The Harrow Record |
Former pupils | Old Harrovians |
Badges | the Harrow Lion the Silver Arrow |
Website | www |
Harrow School /ˈhæroʊ/ is an independent boarding school for boys in Harrow, London, England. The School was founded in 1572 by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I, and is one of the original seven public schools that were regulated by the Public Schools Act 1868. Harrow charges up to £12,850 per term, with three terms per academic year (2017/18). Harrow is the fourth most expensive boarding school in the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The school has an enrolment of 821 boys spread across twelve boarding houses, all of whom board full-time. It remains one of four all-boys, full-boarding schools in Britain, the others being Eton College, Radley College and Winchester College. Harrow's uniform includes straw hats, morning suits, top hats and canes. Its alumni include eight former British or Indian Prime Ministers (including Peel, Palmerston, Baldwin, Churchill and Nehru), foreign statesmen, former and current members of both houses of the U.K. Parliament, five kings and several other members of various royal families, three Nobel Prize winners, twenty Victoria Cross and one George Cross holders, and many figures in the arts and sciences.