Oundle School is a co-educational British public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle

Oundle

Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 or 5,674 . It lies some north of London and south-west of Peterborough...

 in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...

. The school has been maintained by the Worshipful Company of Grocers

Worshipful Company of Grocers

The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London. It is ranked second in the order of precedence of the Companies and, having been established in 1345, is one of the original Great Twelve City Livery Companies....

 of the City of London

City of London

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 since its foundation in 1556. Oundle has eight boys' houses, five girls' houses, a day house and a junior house. Together these accommodate more than 1100 pupils. The current headmaster is Charles Bush.
The original school was known as Laxton Grammar School

Laxton Grammar School

Laxton Grammar School was a historic school located in Oundle, Northamptonshire, founded after the death of Sir William Laxton in 1556.-The Gild School:...

, and founded by Sir William Laxton.