Opened in 1862 as an independent public school, Haileybury and its pupils have helped shape the world we know today. Some past pupils have reached the very peaks of their chosen careers and have ex elled on the stage, in music, in film, in sport and as writers. They have broken barriers in science and medicine and served their country on land, as sea and in the air, or as diplomats and politicians. Today, the school is fully coeducational and home to around 920 pupils aged 11 to 18.