John was admitted to Charterhouse school , London , when he lived the stations methodical and ( for a while ) religious life in which he had been trained at here . In 1714 , at age 11 , Wesley was sent to the Charterhouse School in London ( under the mastership of John King from 1715 ) , where he lived the studious , methodical and -- for a while -- religious life in which he had been trained at home .