Harrow School
Primary and Secondary EducationUnited Kingdom501-1000 Employees
Harrow School is a United Kingdom-based boys' boarding school in the Primary and Secondary Education sector, founded in 1572 by John Lyon under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I, and located on a 324-acre estate on Harrow on the Hill in north-west London. The school serves approximately 840 boarding students aged 13 to 18, who live in 12 boarding houses, with about 120 teaching staff and more than 500 non-teaching staff. It is part of a broader organisation that includes John Lyon's Foundation, the Harrow International Schools, and the Harrow Club; the Foundation comprises a Charter Corporation that includes Harrow School, John Lyon School, Quainton Hall School, and John Lyon's Charity. Its activities include academic teaching, pastoral care, and extracurricular programs intended to develop leadership, service, and personal development.