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Lists are a good source of information. However they may be dated and can sometimes be replaced by categories. Victuallers 09:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
There is much claim and counter-claim in Wikipedia over the various "oldest" schools in the UK - with the best list only including independent schools. This article is intended to redress the balance and include both state and independent schools. It sets out the claimed dates and (eventually) the sources. I expect much comment and movement of claims, as the various sources are reviewed. Ian Cairns 08:19, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
I would like to add "Dunfermline High School", Fife Scotland which is still in existence today. It was founded in 1468 and so should be recorded in the fourteen century list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.18.17.206 ( talk) 16:40, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
I'll also add Felkirk School built in 1580 next to Felkirk Church, near Hodroyd, South Hiendley, Yorkshire. Fully restored and looking well
What is the value of having a list of extant schools? Which ones are on it and which are not looks a little silly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.173.144.213 ( talk) 12:51, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
I am concerned that an anon has edited out the table structure, which contained some citations of proof of antiquity. As it stands, the article is probably easier to amend, but, without a column for the earliest extant record, there is every chance for claim and counter-claim.
When the recent additional entries have settled down, I suggest that this list moves back to table structure to maintain that all-important citation column. Ian Cairns 23:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
I think that I'm right in saying that Winchester College has the oldest continually recorded history: documents relating to its foundation (such as statutes), lists of scholars, etc. Millbanks ( talk) 10:22, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Most of the Blue Coat Schools are probably eligable for inclusion on this list. Sladen ( talk) 06:03, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
I was scanning through England and Wales to see if there were any other schools with the same founding date as mine in Northern Ireland and I discovered my school there. I suggest that you move all Nothern Ireland schools to the section entitled "The Kingdom of Ireland and Northern Ireland" as that is were they should go, I have already done this for Foyle and Londonderry College. mspence835 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mspence835 ( talk • contribs) 19:49, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
The lead sentence says: "This list ... contains extant schools" and yet the first part of the England list is of non-extant schools. Wales likewise starts with an (incorrectly formatted) list of non-extant schools. We need to either:
Which would editors prefer? Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 15:49, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
This school has recently (June '18) been added, but there is no link to any further information. The school website says on its home page "Our school was opened in September 2012, under the Free School legislation and occupies the site of one of Shropshire’s oldest known schools, founded in 1618 for the local working boys of the area." This would appear to exclude it from the list, however on the school's "about us">"our history" there is the statement: "For almost 400 years, the school in Barrow has catered for local communities and striven to offer a free, moral, practical and diverse education." The link to British History Online doesn't help in this matter.
Can anyone clarify: Is the existing free school a direct descendant of the original 1618 school with an unbroken (or very nearly so) history, or, is the school a new school which took over old buildings but with no other connection to the original? Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 13:01, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
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An IP user has recently added Burnsall Primary School which as a primary school would normally be considered
WP:NOTNOTABLE. However a quick bit of
My personal preference is for the third option. Option 1 is asking for fly-by taggers to have a field day and opens us up to fraudulent claims. Option 2 is an excessive amount of work, most of which will simply duplicate citations on existing pages. Hence option 3. Comments welcome below! Can we aim to resolve this by 14 December please? Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 12:28, 7 December 2018 (UTC) Option 1 – do nothing Option 2 – cite everything Option 3 – cite unlinked schools
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I'm sure the Celtic teacher in Iceni will be very upset that Wikipedia does not consider her lessons on The Ever-Living Ones taught to every generation of her tribe was not considered a school. ModernMephisto ( talk) 17:53, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
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Lists are a good source of information. However they may be dated and can sometimes be replaced by categories. Victuallers 09:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
There is much claim and counter-claim in Wikipedia over the various "oldest" schools in the UK - with the best list only including independent schools. This article is intended to redress the balance and include both state and independent schools. It sets out the claimed dates and (eventually) the sources. I expect much comment and movement of claims, as the various sources are reviewed. Ian Cairns 08:19, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
I would like to add "Dunfermline High School", Fife Scotland which is still in existence today. It was founded in 1468 and so should be recorded in the fourteen century list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.18.17.206 ( talk) 16:40, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
I'll also add Felkirk School built in 1580 next to Felkirk Church, near Hodroyd, South Hiendley, Yorkshire. Fully restored and looking well
What is the value of having a list of extant schools? Which ones are on it and which are not looks a little silly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.173.144.213 ( talk) 12:51, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
I am concerned that an anon has edited out the table structure, which contained some citations of proof of antiquity. As it stands, the article is probably easier to amend, but, without a column for the earliest extant record, there is every chance for claim and counter-claim.
When the recent additional entries have settled down, I suggest that this list moves back to table structure to maintain that all-important citation column. Ian Cairns 23:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
I think that I'm right in saying that Winchester College has the oldest continually recorded history: documents relating to its foundation (such as statutes), lists of scholars, etc. Millbanks ( talk) 10:22, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Most of the Blue Coat Schools are probably eligable for inclusion on this list. Sladen ( talk) 06:03, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
I was scanning through England and Wales to see if there were any other schools with the same founding date as mine in Northern Ireland and I discovered my school there. I suggest that you move all Nothern Ireland schools to the section entitled "The Kingdom of Ireland and Northern Ireland" as that is were they should go, I have already done this for Foyle and Londonderry College. mspence835 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mspence835 ( talk • contribs) 19:49, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
The lead sentence says: "This list ... contains extant schools" and yet the first part of the England list is of non-extant schools. Wales likewise starts with an (incorrectly formatted) list of non-extant schools. We need to either:
Which would editors prefer? Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 15:49, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
This school has recently (June '18) been added, but there is no link to any further information. The school website says on its home page "Our school was opened in September 2012, under the Free School legislation and occupies the site of one of Shropshire’s oldest known schools, founded in 1618 for the local working boys of the area." This would appear to exclude it from the list, however on the school's "about us">"our history" there is the statement: "For almost 400 years, the school in Barrow has catered for local communities and striven to offer a free, moral, practical and diverse education." The link to British History Online doesn't help in this matter.
Can anyone clarify: Is the existing free school a direct descendant of the original 1618 school with an unbroken (or very nearly so) history, or, is the school a new school which took over old buildings but with no other connection to the original? Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 13:01, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
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An IP user has recently added Burnsall Primary School which as a primary school would normally be considered
WP:NOTNOTABLE. However a quick bit of
My personal preference is for the third option. Option 1 is asking for fly-by taggers to have a field day and opens us up to fraudulent claims. Option 2 is an excessive amount of work, most of which will simply duplicate citations on existing pages. Hence option 3. Comments welcome below! Can we aim to resolve this by 14 December please? Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 12:28, 7 December 2018 (UTC) Option 1 – do nothing Option 2 – cite everything Option 3 – cite unlinked schools
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I'm sure the Celtic teacher in Iceni will be very upset that Wikipedia does not consider her lessons on The Ever-Living Ones taught to every generation of her tribe was not considered a school. ModernMephisto ( talk) 17:53, 17 November 2022 (UTC)