St. Philip's School

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St. Philip's School was a grammar school for boys located on Hagley Road in Birmingham, England. The school building was constructed in 1846.

1 Not the Oratory School
2 Change of use
3 Notable alumni
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Not the Oratory School

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[[Two Oratorian Fathers took over an existing Catholic Grammar School in 187, much to Newman's displeasure. The school has no connection with the Oratory School which Newman did found in 1859. It took over the Oratory buildings when the older school moved to Amersham in 1922.]] founded the school in association with the Birmingham Oratory which was situated next door.

The oratory library contains among many valuable works Cardinal Newman's series of the Fathers.

[edit] Change of use

The school started in the Little Oratory on 19 September 1887 until the main building was complete on 13 December 1887.

It became St. Philips Sixth Form RC College in 1976 and merged with South Birmingham College in 1995.

It is currently: St. Philips Sixth Form College (South Birmingham College), Hagley Road, Edgbaston, B16 8UF. South Birmingham College website

[edit] Notable alumni

J.R.R. Tolkien and his brother Hilary Tolkien - In 1902, the Tolkien family moved to a house in Edgbaston next door to the Birmingham Oratory and the school. Tolkien had been attending King Edward's School but was moved to Saint Philip's. Later, he won a Foundation Scholarship to King Edwards and returned to his former school.^[1]
William Slim - Between 1903 and 1910, William Slim attended St. Phillip's and King Edward's. As Field Marshall Slim, he served as the British Commander in Chief in Southeast Asia during World War II.^[2]
Squardron Leader Peter Latham, later Air Vice Marshall^[3]
Don Maclean - Light Entertainer and pantomimes, and presenter of Crackerjack^[3].

[edit] See also

Saint Philip Neri

[edit] References

A History of St Philips, from Beginning to Beginning, Margaret Worsley, Wine Press, Tamworth, 1997, ISBN 1-86237-078-8

^ Friesen, Darryl (October 24th, 1995). The Tolkien Timeline. The Grey Havens. Retrieved on March 13, 2006.
^ Janus, The Papers of Field Marshal Slim
^ ^a ^b A History of St Philips, from Beginning to Beginning, Margaret Worsley, Wine Press, Tamworth, 1997, ISBN 1-86237-078-8