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Gordon's School is a secondary school with academy status in West End near Woking, Surrey, England. It was founded as the Gordon Boys' Home in 1885 by public subscription as a National Memorial to Gordon of Khartoum, an officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers, who was killed in 1885. According to the school, the idea came from Queen Victoria, who was its first patron. The reigning monarch of the United Kingdom has been patron ever since. Its first commandant was Colonel Henry Tyndall, CB, 2nd Punjab Infantry and its first home was Fort Wallingford. It is now one of the 36 state boarding schools to exist in England and was ranked 2nd highest achieving state boarding school in 2016 by The Daily Telegraph
The School has done well in its academics with students earning places in universities such as Cambridge and Oxford along with other Russel Group Universities. It is also reported that on average 40% of students score an A-A* in both A-Levels and GCSEs . Gordon’s School also has extensive co-curricular options, and participates in events such as Model United Nations, Debate, and Enterprise. It has also begun hosting its own Model United Nations Conferences.