Haberdashers' Boys' School

Haberdashers' Boys' School

Coat of arms of the Haberdashers' Company

Boys playing cricket in front of Aldenham House
Location
Butterfly Lane

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WD6 3AF

United Kingdom
Coordinates51°39′23″N 0°18′45″W / 51.6564°N 0.3124°W / 51.6564; -0.3124
Information
Type4–18 boys Public and Independent day school
Religious affiliationChurch of England
Established1690 (1690)
Department for Education URN117648 Tables
ChairmanSimon Cartmell
Executive PrincipalGus Lock
HeadmasterRobert Sykes
GenderBoys
Age4 to 18
Enrolment1,095 pupils
HousesCalverts (Orange)
Hendersons (Red)
Joblings (Green)
Meadows (Purple)
Russells (Light Blue)
Strouts (Yellow)
ColoursNavy and sky blue    
PublicationSkylark, Skylight, SCOPE, Scribe, Timeline, Habs Geographical, Veritas, The Score, ENIGMA
AlumniOld Haberdashers
WebsiteHaberdashers' Boys' School

Haberdashersʼ Boysʼ School (formerly Haberdashersʼ Askeʼs Boysʼ School) is a 4–18 boys public school in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. It is a member of the Headmastersʼ and Headmistressesʼ Conference.

The school was founded in 1690 by a Royal Charter granted to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers to establish a hospital for 20 boarders with £32,000 from the legacy of Robert Aske (equivalent to approximately £5m in 2019).

The school relocated from its original site in Hoxton in 1874, eventually (1961) moving to 104 acres of green belt countryside in Elstree. The house names in the preparatory and pre–preparatory schools represent the patron saints of the four countries of the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

It sits on the same site as the Haberdashers' Girls' School.