Private school Winchester College

Welcome to Winchester College

Winchester College is a boarding school for boys, founded in the 14th century, in 1382. It is one of the oldest schools in the UK, and also one of the most beautiful. The school covers an area of 101 hectares and includes the Fallodon Nature Reserve, supported by the school, its own hills, which are shared areas, playing fields and gardens.

The college offers such an approach to education, which develops among students:

• a reasonable and critical understanding of the world;
• strong communication skills based on systematic reading and discussion;
• confident ability to think independently and uniquely;
• the ability to live in a community in which intellectual life is one of the primary tasks;
• craving for university studies;
• sincere modesty of manners.

The school has about 740 students.

DIRECTOR (stand 2026)

lizabeth Stone, Education - UNSW Sydney, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws; Charles Sturt University, Graduate Diploma in Education; University of Oxford, Master of Letters (MLitt), Commercial Contract Law.

FAMOUS SCHOOL GRADUATES

• Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, English author, poet and translator, better known as a friend of the writer Oscar Wilde.
• Captain James Robert "Jack" White, one of the co-founders of the Irish Civil Army.
• Godfrey Harold Hardy, a mathematician.
• Patrick Gale, writer.
• George Aquorth Conquist, an Anglo-American historian and poet known for his influential works on Soviet history.
• Joseph Hill Whedon, American screenwriter, film director, comic book writer, composer and actor. Creator of several television series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel.
• Tom Sturridge, English actor (“Being Julia”, “Rock Wave” films)

KEY FACTORS

• The academic success of the school is very high.
• Two Career Days are held at the school each year, giving students the opportunity to meet with faculty from the best universities in the UK.
• The college has a wide range of societies, some of which are founded and run by the boys themselves.
• Almost all boys after graduation go to the best universities in the UK, some go to universities in the USA and Europe. Annually, about a third of graduates enter Oxford or Cambridge.

EQUIPMENT

Many buildings of the school are historical, date back to the 14th and 17th century and have national significance, a chapel among them. Buildings of later buildings: a concert hall, a theatre, a music school, a school of sciences, an art school and a physical education centre (including a fitness room and a 25-meter pool), as well as badminton and ball courts, 4 squash courts.

Ten of the eleven guest houses are “off campus” and can be found on the streets southeast of the city. Boys can be seen all day on the streets of Winchester, they move to the playing fields, in separately located school buildings, where the departments of design and technology, geography, physical education and music are located. It is this light interaction between the city and the school that creates a special open atmosphere.

PROGRAM

GCSE

A two-year program for obtaining a certificate of general secondary education. Required to study 6 subjects, 4 subjects are studied by choice.
What is the difference between IGCSE and GCSE programmes?

A-level

A two-year program to prepare for admission to the university. Students choose 4 or 5 subjects for in-depth study.
Find out more about A-level program

ACCOMMODATION

Living in a residence in one of 11 houses, up to 60 students live in each house. Each house is a single community where boys can relax, do homework and chat with friends.

SPORT

Sports and exercise play an important role in the daily life of boys and their college education. The school provides a comprehensive developmental program with more than 30 sports; there is something for every boy to choose:

• Aikido
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Cross country
• Fencing
• Golf
• Hockey
• Judo
• Karate
• Badminton
• Football
• Sailing
• Squash
• Tennis
• Water polo

The coaches themselves are former international athletes. Boys often represent schools at the regional, country, and even national levels.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The boy at Winchester College has many extracurricular opportunities in which they can take part:

• Art
• Theatre
• Music
• Design and technology
• Shooting
• Cadet Corps
• Fishing
• Fitness
• Debate Club
• Club of Astronomy
• Chess Club
• Book binding
• Ringer art
• Program for the award of the Duke of Edinburgh, etc.

In addition, there is the opportunity to hear world-class speakers and musicians.

All boys are actively encouraged to participate in communities and events. Many take responsibilities within these groups and gain a lot of useful experience in teaching how to organize and launch them.

Boys in Winchester take part in school trips all the time at school. Some of them are part of the academic program and take place during the semester, but most of them are optional trips and take place during the school holidays. Each trip provides a valuable educational experience that helps boys become comprehensively developed people.

COST 2026-2027

£20,700 per semester.
There are 3 semesters in the academic year.

Included in cost

• Teaching
• Accommodation and meals

Extra paid

• Registration fee - £480
• Acceptance fee - £2,000
• Deposit - cost of 1 semester
• Flights
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Visa
• Services of the company "Paradise"
• Guardianship (as required by British law)

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