Silcoates School
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Silcoates School is an independent school in Wakefield, England. It was founded in 1820. The school has a long standing rivarly with other Wakefiled School QEGS. The Silcoates School Foundation has three schools under its name: Silcoates School, Sunny Hill House School, and St Hilda's School. Silcoates has the most pupils, around 750 in total.The foundation caters for pupils from infancy up to eighteen.[1]
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[edit] Murder
In 2006 the school hit the news as it was the centre of murder enquiry with a local man's body being found on the school premises. The death was not in any way related to the school apart from the body being there. The man who died was Gavin Corden, and a local man was arrested soon after the murder.[2]
[edit] Notable alumni
- James Guinness Rogers (1822-1911), Nonconformist divine
- William Thomas Stead (1849-1912), journalist, victim of RMS Titanic disaster
- Sir William Peel (1875-?), colonial governor of Hong Kong
- Maurice Yonge (1899-1986), zoologist, son of headmaster
- John Horam (1939-), Tory MP
- Tim Stimpson (1973-), England international rugby player
- David Stiff (1984-), County Cricketer
[edit] References
- ^ Information about three schools in Silcoates School Foundation
- ^ Information about the murder at Silcoates School[1][2]
[edit] External links
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