List of Victoria Crosses by School
The schools of Britain, the British Empire, and later the Commonwealth, have contributed greatly to their armed forces, with some schools having lost hundreds of former pupils, especially in the First and Second World Wars. Some schools boast Victoria Cross recipients among their alumni, and more than thirty schools are known to have educated more than one VC. These are listed in the table below, along with the campaigns for which the VCs were awarded. The order of the schools is by the number of Victoria Crosses received.
School Name |
Total number of VCs |
Recipients by Campaign |
|---|---|---|
Crimean War |
Persian War |
Indian Mutiny |
Eton College |
37 |
4 |
Harrow School |
19 |
3 |
Haileybury College |
17 |
0 |
Wellington College, Berkshire |
15 |
0 |
Cheltenham College |
14 |
0 |
Marlborough College |
13 |
0 |
Edinburgh Academy |
9 |
0 |
Clifton College |
7 |
0 |
Dulwich College |
7 |
0 |
Stonyhurst College |
7 |
0 |
Westminster School |
7 |
0 |
Winchester College |
6 |
0 |
Bromsgrove School |
5 |
0 |
Sherborne School |
5 |
1 |
Victoria College, Jersey |
5 |
0 |
Bedford School |
4 |
0 |
Clongowes Wood College |
4 |
1 |
Fettes College |
4 |
0 |
Charterhouse School |
3 |
0 |
Christ's Hospital |
3 |
0 |
Framlingham College |
3 |
0 |
King William's College |
3 |
0 |
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood |
3 |
0 |
Oundle School |
3 |
0 |
St Bees School |
3 |
0 |
St Paul's School (London) |
3 |
0 |
The King's School, Canterbury |
3 |
0 |
Berkhamsted Collegiate School |
2 |
0 |
Eastbourne College |
2 |
0 |
Melbourne Grammar School, Australia |
2 |
0 |
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe |
2 |
0 |
St. Andrew's College (Grahamstown, South Africa) |
2 |
0 |
Uppingham School |
2 |
0 |
Wimbledon College |
2 |
0 |
King's College School, Wimbledon |
1 |
0 |
Avonport schools, Nova Scotia |
1 |
0 |
City of London School |
1 |
0 |
Epsom College |
1 |
0 |
Hamlin and Porter's School, Cork, Ireland |
1 |
0 |
Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield, Australia |
1 |
0 |
Owen Sound Collegiate Institute, Canada |
1 |
0 |
Reading School |
1 |
0 |
Royal Naval School, New Cross |
1 |
0 |
Royal Naval College, Osborne House |
1 |
0 |
Trent College |
1 |
0 |
Walton Road School, Manor Park, Essex |
1 |
0 |
See also
- List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign