Which fictional school is the setting for most of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the main school setting in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels.

Hogwarts is a Scottish boarding school for young witches and wizards. Harry Potter begins attending at age eleven, and most of the central events in the seven-book series take place there or involve its students and staff. The school is divided into four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.

According to the fictional history, Hogwarts was founded around the tenth century by Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Its castle is protected by enchantments and is hidden from ordinary Muggles.

Hogwarts should not be confused with the other European wizarding schools named in the series, such as Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute. Those schools appear in the wider story but are not the principal setting of the novels.