Stowe School

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Stowe School
Stowe House was completed by 1779.
Location
Stowe , Buckinghamshire , MK18 5EH England
Coordinates	52°01′57″N 1°01′08″W / 52.0326°N 1.0190°W / 52.0326; -1.0190
Information
Type	Public school Private school, day & boarding
Motto	Latin: Persto et Praesto (I stand firm and I stand first)
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	11 May 1923; 101 years ago (1923-05-11)
Local authority	Buckinghamshire
Department for Education URN	110548 Tables
Chairman of governors	Simon Creedy-Smith[3]
Headmaster	Anthony Wallersteiner[1][2]
Staff	207
Gender	Co-educational
Age	13 to 18
Enrolment	915
Houses	Bruce Chandos Chatham Cheshire Cobham Grafton Grenville Temple Walpole Lyttelton Nugent Queen's Stanhope West Winton Croft
Publication	The Stoic
Former pupils	Old Stoics
School fees	£46,701 per year[4] US$58,097.91 per year
Website	stowe.co.uk/school

Stowe School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) for pupils aged 13–18 in Stowe, England. It opened on 11 May 1923, initially with 99 schoolboys, and with J. F. Roxburgh as the first headmaster. The school is a member of the 18 member Rugby Group, the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and the G30 Schools' Group. Originally for boys only, the school is now coeducational, with 541 boys and 374 girls - 915 students enrolled in the school as of September 2023. Roughly 80% of the school's pupils are in boarding houses, while the other 20% are in day houses.

As of the 2024/25 Academic Year, Stowe School charges up to £46,701 per year for tuition^[5] (£15,567 per term, three terms per academic year for 2024/25). The school offers three fee brackets based on the type of placement. Boarders are charged £46,701 per year, while pupils in the limited "Day in Boarding" program pay between £33,576 and £38,076 annually. These students are assigned to one of the school's boarding houses and have the option to board there for a maximum of two nights per week. Pupils in one of the school's three Day Houses—Winton, Cheshire, and Croft—are charged a reduced fee of £28,464 per academic year. Students in the Day houses are not given the option to board. The school provides bursaries and other means of financial assistance to admitted students who exhibit outstanding abilities in the Arts, Academics, Sports, and other areas. A typical scholarship at Stowe is worth 5% of the school fee.^[6]

The tuition fee includes the provision of meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), educational services, and "extracurricular activities" ^[7]. In some instances, it also covers boarding accommodation. Additional costs, such as school uniforms, equipment, trips, and transportation (such as airport transfers and bus services), are billed at the end of each term in addition to the tuition fee. These extra costs can range from a few hundred to a few thousand pounds per term.

Admission to Stowe School is competitive - families are told to begin the registration process in Year 4 or Year 5 to secure a place ^[8]. All applicants must pass an interview and admissions testing, typically conducted in Year 6 or Year 7. Demand for both Day and Day Boarding places is particularly high. Day places are competitive due to reduced fees, while Day Boarding places are sought after due to their limited availability. At 13+ entry, there are only about 16 Day Boarding places for boys and 10 for girls. At 16+ entry, the availability of Day Boarding places is even more restricted, and in some years, there may be none available.

The school has been based since its beginnings at Stowe House, formerly the country seat of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos. Along with many of the other buildings on the school's estate, the main house is now a Grade I Listed Building and is maintained (since 1997) by the Stowe House Preservation Trust.