Westminster School
/ˌwestmɪnstə ˈskuːl/
/ˌwestmɪnstər ˈskuːl/
- a well-known British public school near Westminster Abbey. It began as a Roman Catholic school in the 12th century, and became a Church of England school at the Reformation. Traditionally it only accepted boys as students, but in the late 20th century it began to take girls in the sixth form.
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Westminster School