- Since 1561, Merchant Taylors’ School has helped boys to excel in classrooms, laboratories and orchestras, as well as on a stage and playing fields.
- Following a rule change in 2024, pupils are no longer able to join in year 9 and entry points are now year 7 and sixth form, in line with many senior schools.
- New buildings for biology and indoor cricket are the latest developments at the day school in Northwood, Hertfordshire.
- More than 100 extracurricular activities are available each week, before, during and after school. Outdoor options range from sailing, paddleboarding and kayaking to mountain biking, riding and archery.
- Drama, faith and culture-based clubs are represented — as well as the Combined Cadet Force, coding, robotics and Young Reporter.
- A wide-ranging scholarship programme rewards academic or practical ability and potential in art, drama, design engineering and technology, music and sport. Academic scholars are expected to “embody the values of scholarship, serving as academic leaders and role models within the school”.
- Notable former pupils include the Elizabethan poet Sir Edmund Spenser, the founder of The Times John Walter and the actor Boris Karloff.
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