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Stonyhurst’s history has been defined by philanthropy, indeed without the initial gift from King Philip II of Spain, subsequent support from the Weld and Eyre families and numerous important acts of generosity since, our school wouldn’t be the place we all know and love today.
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Stonyhurst’s history has been defined by philanthropy. Indeed, without the initial gift from King Philip II of Spain, subsequent support from the Weld and Eyre families, and numerous important acts of generosity since, our school wouldn’t be the place we all know and love today.
Stonyhurst College, together with its dedicated preparatory school Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall, is the UK’s leading independent Catholic boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 3 – 18 years.
Stonyhurst has a rich history of philanthropy. Indeed, without the initial support of King Philip II of Spain, subsequent support from the Weld and Eyre families and numerous important acts of generosity since, our school wouldn’t be the place we all know and love today.
The Stonyhurst Foundation is a revolutionary new independent charity established to widen access to a Stonyhurst education. It is unique: no other Catholic independent school has a comparable Foundation dedicated to widening access for the public benefit.
Philanthropy and concern for others is at the very heart of the Stonyhurst mission. Following the exceptional generosity of the Weld family who gave our school its home in 1794, the story of Stonyhurst has been one of unwavering support by successive generations, ensuring that what they were privileged to experience was passed on.
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The increasing number of Catholic and Jesuit schools, closure of the Stonyhurst undergraduate Philosophy programme in 1916, and falling numbers of pupils and Jesuits at Stonyhurst all combined to create a set of challenging circumstances in the early part of the 20 th century.