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About us
About us
The college was founded in the fourteenth century by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor to Edward III and Richard II.
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Admissions
Admissions
The admission of boys to Winchester at age thirteen is largely in the hands of Housemasters. When a boy is eight years old his name can be registered for entry into the School as a prospective member of a particular boarding House.
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Education
Education
A Winchester education is unique. Our pupils enjoy good teaching and our teachers enjoy the liveliness of bright pupils. Success in examinations is one consequence of this, but we think it more important to encourage boys to love learning.
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Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care
Everything we do at Winchester is an aspect of our pastoral care of the boys; classes, sports teams, clubs and societies. We are a fully resident community and we think of ourselves as a network of friends.
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Support Us
Support Us
Development and Win Coll Soc work together to support the School through fundraising and events for OWs, parents and past parents.
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Community
Community
Although the School is immediately outside the mediaeval city walls of Winchester near to Kingsgate, it has always been a part of the wider community and this is nowhere more evident than in its current geography.
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Enterprises
Enterprises
Winchester College Enterprises is responsible for the use of all College facilities by members of the public outside of term time.
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Register
Register
Complete and submit the online questionnaire for your entry into the Seventh Edition of the Winchester College Register.
Wincoll Football
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Winchester Football is unique to the School. It is played with a soccer ball but it includes a rugby-like scrum. The game is played in Common Time between January and March.
There are House competitions on Palmer Field. At a senior level, the school divides into three groups: College, Old Tutors' Houses and Commoners. College play in blue and white hoops, O.T.H in brown and white, and Commoners in red and white.
The big games, XVs in February and VIs in March, attract fervent support. No travelling is necessary, and there is no need to match the standards of other schools. The game can be played in muddy conditions, or in dry. No great hand-eye coordination is required.
The game takes relatively little time: the house games are twenty minutes each way, and the big games thirty minutes each way. The object of the game is to kick the ball over your opponents' goal line.