John Lyon School

John Lyon School (often referred to as John Lyon or JLS) is an independent day school in Harrow-on-the-Hill, England. It was founded by Harrow School in the 1870s in order to provide education for local boys. This was done in keeping with the wishes of the founder of Harrow School John Lyon, who wanted to provide more affordable education for the sons of local residents and businessmen. The school still maintains close ties with Harrow School, with both schools part of a Foundation which includes the two schools and John Lyon's Charity. John Lyon School also makes use of some of Harrow School's facilities. Notable differences however are that John Lyon School is a day school and that it has entrants at 11 as well as 13 & 16 years. Today the school educates 560 boys with annual fees of £10,185 http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/1129-THE_JOHN_LYON_SCHOOL-1.html

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Day school - Harrow-on-the-Hill - England - Harrow School - John Lyon

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John Lyon School is officially twinned with the girls' school Heathfield College in Pinner. Although it does enjoy good relations with North London Collegiate School.

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Pinner - North London Collegiate School

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The school is located near the base of Harrow-on-the-Hill on a compact site which is bissected by Middle Road. Its games fields are located a 15 minute walk from the school on the other side of the hill in Sudbury.

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