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The British Jesuit Colleges date all the way back to the 17th Century.
In 1687, at the invitation of King James II, the Jesuits opened three Colleges, two in London (at the Savoy Hospital on the banks of the Thames, and at Fenchurch Street in the City) and one in Edinburgh (within the Palace of Holyrood).
Here, you can explore our images and information about the first Jesuit Schools in the UK, from the 17th Century.
If you have any questions about our schools and their history, please direct them to the Jesuits in Britain.
These schools were founded, or run for part of their history, as Jesuit schools but are no longer in the care of the Society of Jesus:
(founded 1842; transferred to trusteeship of the Brothers of Christian Instruction 1974)
(founded 1861; closed 1967)
(founded 1865; closed 1981 with the sixth form merged to become Cardinal Newman College)
(founded 1905; merged to become Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 2005)
(founded 1928; transferred to the Society of Jesus 1935; transferred to trusteeship of the Christian Brothers 1948)
(founded 1936; transferred to trusteeship of the De La Salle Brothers 1947; merged with two other Catholic schools under the Diocese of Portsmouth 1980)
(founded 1950; established as an independent trust in 2000 with trustees appointed by the Diocese of Brentwood)
(founded 1962; transferred to the trusteeship of the Diocese of Brentwood 1965)