Ipswich School
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| Ipswich School | |
| Semper Eadem | |
| Established | October 13, 1528 |
|---|---|
| School type | Private |
| Headmaster | Ian Galbraith |
| Location | Ipswich, England, United Kingdom |
| Students | Around 1000 |
| Website | http://www.ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk |
Ipswich School is a private day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The school serves pupils of both sexes from two to eighteen years of age.
Located north of the town centre, the school's main buildings are a distinctive example of Victorian architecture, with Tudor style brick. It has several annexes, including a preparatory school, a large boarding house and extensive sport fields. A new preparatory school has recently been constructed, costing £3.8 million, which has allowed the former preparatory buildings to be converted into new sixth form facilities.
Ipswich School was founded (in its current form) in 1528 by Sir Thomas Wolsey after the dissolution as a model school based on the principles of the new Church of England. (The King's School, Ipswich). There had been older educational institutions in the town (including St. Mary's College) which were absorbed into this new college. The oldest of these schools is first recorded as existing in 1299.
The current headmaster is Ian G Galbraith, preceded by Dr John Blatchley.
The six day houses at Ipswich School are Broke, Holden, Rigaud, Felaw, School and Sherrington. The single large boarding house is Westwood.
The school has a Combined Cadet Force and is well known for its arts and sport where a notable number of pupils are in the Suffolk and East teams.
[edit] Notable alumni
Old Ipswichian's include:
- H. Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon's Mines and She.
- Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, Nobel Laureate, Physician who coined the word synapse.
- Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England, Head of Roman Catholic church in England
- Philip Broke, Commander HMS Shannon, decorated hero of the Royal Navy
- Edward Ardizzone, artist
- Charles Keene, artist, Punch
- Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Commander of English forces, Battle of the Flodden
- Dr Mark Bailey, England rugby player
- Colin Simpson, England rugby player
- Henry Staunton, Businessman & media mogul
- Geoffrey Rees-Jones, Welsh rugby player, scorer of winning try vs New Zealand, 1935 [citation needed]
- John Smith, Famous squash player in the 1920's.
- Tim Lovejoy, television presenter.
- Will Finch, reject.
