Winchester College is to overturn centuries of tradition by taking girl pupils for the first time, it announced today.
The 700-pupil private school is to admit girls and day pupils into the Sixth Form as part of what it calls a 'wider modernisation agenda'.
Alumni, parents, staff, boys and future parents will be consulted on how best to implement the changes.
The school, where fees are around £42,000 a year, today announced ‘Winchester College in the 21st Century’, a new vision and significant programme of change for the school.
The Governing Body says it is confident that the changes will enable the school to continue its unique approach to education, based on values which have endured for centuries.