Clifton College

Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England.

It is divided into three separate sections: the Pre-Preparatory takes children from the ages of 3-8; the Preparatory is for boys and girls from the ages of 8-13, and the Upper School is for students aged between 13-18. There are around 650 children in the Upper School: about a third of these are girls, although there are currently (2004) plans to increase the size of the school.

Like many English public schools, Clifton has regular chapel services and a focus on Christianity, but for the last 125 years there has also been a Jewish boarding house (Polack's); complete with kosher dining facilities and synagogue for boys in the Upper School, it is the only one of its kind in Europe. Also, like many other English public schools, Clifton's excellent facilities come with substantial school fees, although a number of scholarships are available.

Clifton's alumni include Monty Python actor John Cleese, artist Roger Fry, poet Henry Newbolt and three Nobel Prize winners: John Kendrew (Chemistry), John Hicks (Economics) and Nevill Mott (Physics).