Magdalen College School, Oxford
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Magdalen College School (MCS) is a private day school in the English public school tradition located in Oxford, England, for boys aged seven to eighteen and for girls in the sixth form. It was founded by William Waynflete about 1480 as part of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Choristers' tunnel under Magdalen Bridge, running from Magdalen College School to the Waynflete Building of Magdalen College.
View across the River Cherwell towards Magdalen College School's playing field
William Waynflete
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William Waynflete, born William Patten, was Headmaster of Winchester College (1429–1441), Provost of Eton College (1442–1447), Bishop of Winchester (1447–1486) and Lord Chancellor of England (1456–1460). He founded Magdalen College, Oxford, and three subsidiary schools, namely Magdalen College School in Oxford, Magdalen College School, Brackley in Northamptonshire and Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire.
William Waynflete
Arms of Cardinal Henry Beaufort on the canopy of Wayneflete's monument in Winchester Cathedral, at which Wayneflete's effigy stares for all eternity
Waynflete's chantry tomb in Winchester Cathedral