Ellesmere College
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- 'Ellesmere College' may also refer to Ellesmere College, New Zealand
Ellesmere College is an independent co-educational English public school located in Ellesmere and based in rural North Shropshire, England.
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[edit] History
It was founded in 1884 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard as a boys' school in association with the Church of England, on a seventy-acre campus, with views across to the Breidden Hills.
Girls were first admitted to the senior school in 1994, and completely so by 1998.
[edit] Description
Pupils range in ages from 8 to 18, and the school consists of a Lower School, Middle School, Senior School and Sixth Form.
There are approximately 500 students.
In addition to academic classroom work, the school places a strong emphasis on extra-curricular activities, such as artistic, sporting or outdoor endeavours.
The musical tradition is strong, and it has two of the finest pipe organs in England. More than thirty per cent of the students learn to play a musical instrument. The drama and art traditions are strong also.
All students are encouraged to join the CCF, Venture Scouts, social services or the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Ellesmere is a member of the Woodard Corporation of Schools, and has a Drama Exchange relationship with Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts in the United States.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bill Beaumont
- Andrew Collinge
- Chris Hawkins
[edit] Alumni association
[edit] Notes
- ↑ According to the UK Schools Guidebook, "Girls were first admitted to the senior school in 1994 and the change to co-education was complete by 1998. However, the UK Schools guidebook may be mistaken; a few girls were definitetly in residence in 1978, as day-students." [2]
In fact the guidebook is wrong. Girls were admitted to the sixth form in the 1970's. There was a girls house (St Oswalds) opened in 1984. The schoo became fully co-ed in the 1990's.
