St Paul's School, Independent boys' school in Barnes, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom.
St Paul's School is a boys' school on the Thames riverbank in Barnes, spreading across extensive grounds with brick buildings, lawns, and playing fields. The rowing boathouses and landing stages stand by the water, while classrooms, a concert hall, and tennis courts lie further inland.
Clergyman John Colet founded the school in 1509 near St Paul's Cathedral to offer education rooted in humanist principles. The institution moved to Barnes in 1968, building its current facilities on the site of a former waterworks.
The 17th-century chapel hosts regular services and occasional concerts, displaying a simple wooden interior with stained glass windows. The library holds rare manuscripts and first editions that students may view under guidance for research projects.
Entrances stand on Lonsdale Road, while the riverside path provides a public walkway along the southern edge. On school days the grounds remain mostly closed to outsiders, except during special events or by prior arrangement.
The rowing club has produced several Olympic medalists, including names enshrined in international competition halls of fame. The school also maintains its own observatory with a small telescope used for astronomy lessons.
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