A year of celebrations begins at Stonyhurst this September, marking the college’s 425th anniversary. Founded in 1593 in Saint Omer, the school moved to Bruges and Liège before settling at Stonyhurst in Lancashire in 1794. The oldest Jesuit school in the world, Stonyhurst is one of the great survivors of English Catholic history.
Stonyhurst’s history is one of constant evolution and innovation. For things to stay the same a lot has had to change. For example, today the school has a strong lay executive and an independent governing body. In 1999 it became fully co-educational and in 2009 it became an independent charitable trust.
