St Peter's School, York
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| Motto | Super Antiquas Vias ("Upon ancient roads") |
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| Established | AD 627 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Leo Winkley |
| Founder | St. Paulinus of York |
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St. Peter's Clifton York North Yorkshire YO30 6AB England Coordinates: 53°57′59″N 1°05′34″W / 53.966418°N 1.092850°W |
| Local authority | City of York Council |
| DfE number | 816/6002 |
| DfE URN | 121724 Tables |
| Students | circa 1,000 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Dronfield (girls' boarding) The Rise (girls' boarding) Linton (boys' boarding) The Manor (boys' boarding) Clifton (day house) The Grove (day house) Queen's (day house) School House (day house) Temple (day house) Hope (day house) |
| Colours | Brown, Blue, White |
| Former pupils | Old Peterites |
| Website | www |
St Peter's School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school (also referred to as a public school), in the English City of York, with extensive grounds on the banks of the River Ouse. Founded by St Paulinus of York in AD 627. It is the third oldest school in the UK and the fourth oldest in the world. It is part of the York Boarding Schools Group.
Founded in the English city of York by St Paulinus of York in the year AD 627, the school was originally based at York Minster. An early headmaster Alcuin (Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus), went on to be Chancellor to the Emperor Charlemagne, and founded several of the earliest schools in mainland Europe. It is the third oldest school in the UK and the fourth oldest in the world. For most of its history, the school has been a boys' school and only admitted its first girls into the sixth form in 1976, following a trend set by many previously single-sex independent schools. In 1987 it became fully coeducational.
The school has a large campus near to the centre of the city of York, stretching to the banks of the River Ouse. The main front of the school faces along Bootham; this is the oldest part of the site and comprises the Memorial Hall, Alcuin Library and Chapel, as well as dining facilities. Temple House and School House, the Department of Politics, the Department of Business, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Latin and Classics are also based in these buildings, accessed from an area known to the school community as the 'monkey cage'. Behind here is the Scott Block (Maths), Old Science Building (Chemistry), New Science Building (Physics, IT, and DT), Shepherd Rooms (Languages), The Grove and Clifton House. The Music School, the Dame Judi Dench Drama Centre, Hope House, and Queen's Building (History, Religious Studies, and English) are also located along the top of the Campus.
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