What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s fictional school for young witches and wizards?

J.K. Rowling’s fictional school for young witches and wizards is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Usually called Hogwarts, the school is the principal educational setting in the Harry Potter novels. It is located in Scotland and is hidden from the non-magical population, whom wizards call Muggles. Students generally begin at age eleven and study there for seven years.

Hogwarts was founded by Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. The founders established the four houses that still organize student life. Their differing beliefs, especially Slytherin’s views about magical ancestry, contribute to the school’s long-running internal conflicts.

The curriculum includes subjects such as Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Herbology, and Defence Against the Dark Arts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione attend Hogwarts throughout most of the main story. Other magical schools appear in the wider series, including Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute, but Hogwarts is the central school of the novels.