GB. Scotland. Edinburgh. Fettes College. Tony BLAIR's school. 1996. The entrance gates to the school. One of the boys who was there at the same time as Tony Blair describes Fettes college in the late 1960s as an emotionally bleak place: It was a school without a core to it. It had no rationale apart from rugby. It is one of the best known public schools in Scotland. Founded in 1870 by Sir William Fettes, its elaborate fairy-castle Gothic tower is a landmark on the outskirts of Edinburgh.