public school

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

Charterhouse School

Winchester College

For Students

public school summary

Discover

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Turtle, tortoise, reptile. Uses assets 88582 & 89606

What’s the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise?

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

Bakers Dozen of Donuts, or Paczki's

Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

The field takes the turn one after the restart during the 103rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (auto racing, Indy 500)

Why Is the Indy 500 Held on Memorial Day Weekend?

public school: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	independent school

Photos

Charterhouse School

Winchester College

See All Images →

Topics

school King’s Scholar comprehensive school grammar school boarding school charter school Waldorf school mechanics’ institute kindergarten preparatory school lycée day-care centre

Key People

Thomas Arnold, detail of an engraving by H. Cousins, 1840, after an oil painting by Thomas Philips

Thomas Arnold

British educator

Nathaniel Woodard

British priest

Thring, detail of an engraving by T. Johnson after a photograph

Edward Thring

British educator

Frederick William Sanderson

British educator