- Founded in St Omer in Flanders by the Jesuit order in 1593, this co-ed Roman Catholic day and boarding school moved to Lancashire in 1794 and became an independent charitable trust in 2009.
- Boarders live in one of six boarding houses, arranged by gender and age. Pupils are also grouped into year-based “playrooms” — a Jesuit structure that guides academic, co-curricular and spiritual development — and belong to a “line family”, which puts younger and older students together for shared experience and guidance.
- Stonyhurst offers more than 75 activities, ranging from fencing, shooting and polo to drone racing and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.
- Transformational or talent bursaries are available to children joining Stonyhurst from the age of 11. Academic, drama, music and sport scholarships are awarded according to merit.
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