What fictional school of magic do students attend in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels?

Students attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels. Hogwarts is a fictional boarding school in Scotland where young witches and wizards learn magical subjects, including Potions, Transfiguration and Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Harry Potter begins attending Hogwarts at age eleven, alongside Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The school is divided into four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. The Sorting Hat assigns new students to a house, which becomes an important part of school life and the story’s conflicts.

Hogwarts is not the only magical school in the wider fictional world. Beauxbatons Academy is associated with France, Durmstrang Institute is located in northern Europe, and Ilvermorny is a North American school introduced in later Wizarding World material. These institutions are distinct from Rowling’s central Scottish school.