Links To The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
The school retains strong links with the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, members of which sit on the School's governing body. Every year a deputation from this ancient Livery Company inspects the school and hands out St John's bibles to every boy in the first year of the Main School (Year 7). All new members of the School are invited to visit Haberdashers' Hall in the City of London. The company, which is responsible for around a dozen other schools, both state and independent, received its Royal Charter in 1448. The formal name under which it is incorporated is The Master and Four Wardens of the Fraternity of the Art or Mystery of Haberdashers in the City of London.
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