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Public school in West Lavington, Wiltshire, England

Dauntsey's School is a public school (fee charging boarding and day school) for pupils aged 11–18 in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, England. The school was founded in 1542 in accordance with the will of William Dauntesey, a master of the Worshipful Company of Mercers.

The school was moved to its current site in 1895. The school occupies approximately of land at the main school campus. The school also owns land at Market Lavington, approximately 15 minutes walk (or 1 mile drive) from the main school. Here the Manor House is used as a Lower School boarding house and has sports pitches and woodlands in its grounds. Students typically arrive in years 7, 9 and 12 (known as First Form, Third Form and Lower Sixth respectively), although a few enter in the other years. Years 7, 8 and 9 (known as First, Second and Third Forms) are collectively known as the Lower School, and years 10, 11, 12 and 13 are referred to as the Upper School. In addition, Years 12 and 13 (Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth) are collectively known as the Sixth Form.

The school is divided into houses and each pupil assigned to a house for their time in the Lower School, then to a different house in the Upper School. Most houses are named after former headmasters, the exceptions being Manor, Farmer, Mercers (named after a building, a generous donor and the livery company respectively) and Lambert (named for Agnes Lambert, wife of William Dauntsey). All houses except Manor are on the main school site.

The school's affiliation with the Mercers Company continues, and the Master Mercer is a regular guest of honour or speaker at school events. The company also helps with financial support for students' individual ventures, including gap years and sporting tours, where the company sees fit. In 2005, Dauntsey's School was one of fifty of the country's independent schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price fixing cartel which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents. Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and they all agreed to make ex gratia payments totalling £3million into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared. According to a 2021 Freedom of Information Request, the school was expected to be among the many independent schools to withdraw from the Teachers' Pension Scheme, effective 31 August 2022.