Repton School
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| Established | 1557 |
| Type | Independent school |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| Headmaster | Robert A Holroyd |
| Chairman of Governors | Jonathan M Fry |
| Founder | Sir John Port |
| Location | Repton Derbyshire England  |
| Students | ~600 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Houses | 10 |
| School colours | Blue & Yellow
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| Preparatory School | Foremarke Hall |
| Website | www.repton.org.uk |
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a British independent public school located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, England. Some of the remains of the oldest buildings date back to the 6th century.
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[edit] Sports
Repton competes in sports typical of a medium-sized English public school (football, rugby, athletics, etc.), and more recently hockey and tennis. Repton also competes in lesser-known sports such as Eton Fives and has fully equipped facilities for most sports on site. Repton sport is pushed very highly and the sports teams contain many players who represent local counties and even Great Britain.
[edit] House system
All of Repton's pupils are placed into one of ten houses, each of which has approximately 70 boarding and day pupils. Repton is unusual in that all meals are taken in houses, as opposed to a central dining system.
The boys' houses are Cross, Latham, New, Orchard, Priory and School. The girls' houses are Abbey, Field, Garden and Mitre.
[edit] Repton Dubai
On 24 January 2006, it was announced that Repton School is to branch out internationally with the launch of new boarding school in Dubai[2], an initiative of the Dubai Education Council (DEC). The School opened to the public in September 2007.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Harold Abrahams, 100m Gold Medalist, 1924 Olympics[3]
- Kate Allan aka Kasia, author
- Harry Altham, cricket historian, coach and administrator[4]
- Joseph Bosworth, scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language
- D'Ewes Coke, clergyman and philanthropist
- Roald Dahl, author [5]
- James Fenton, poet and journalist
- Simon Friend, musician and member of the contemporary British rock band The Levellers
- Charles Fry, cricketer
- Graeme Garden, comedian, member of The Goodies
- Lord Grimston, politician
- Stuart Hampshire, Oxford philosopher
- Martin How, composer
- Christopher Isherwood, novelist and screenwriter
- Eric Maschwitz, entertainer, writer, broadcaster
- Adrian Newey, one of the best engineers in Formula One, Newey-inspired designs have won numerous titles & almost 80 Grands Prix
- Charlie Pinder, MD, Sony/ATV music publishing UK (signed the contemporary British rock band Travis)
- Michael Ramsey, archbishop of Canterbury
- Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes in the 1930's and 40's black & white films[6]
- Denys Rayner, Battle of the Atlantic veteran, writer and boat designer
- Robert Sangster, racehorse owner and breeder author [7] [8]
- John James Scott-Chisholme, Boer war cavalry officer
- Denton Welch, novelist, short story writer
- Edward Upward, novelist, short story writer
- James K Wilkinson, owner of the hardware store chain, Wilkinson
- Jeremy Clarkson, Award winning journalist and presenter of the BBC show 'Top Gear'
- Charles Astley Maberly, wildlife artist and author in South Africa
[edit] Former Headmasters of Repton
- Rev Thomas Williamson Peile (1840 - 1854)
- Steuart Adolphus Pears (1854 - 1874)
- Lionel Ford (1901 - 1910)
- William Temple (1910 - 1914)
- Geoffrey Fisher[5] (1914 - 1932)
- David Jewell (1979 - 1987)
[edit] References
- ^ Picture from Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Repton Dubai Website
- ^ Harold Abrahams' Blue Plaque details
- ^ Harry Altham Biography at Cricinfo.com
- ^ a b Dahl, Roald "Boy" ISBN 0-435-12300-9 (hardcover, 1986) (see also Boy:_Tales_of_Childhood)
- ^ Basil Rathbone biography
- ^ Robinson, Patrick "Horsetrader" ISBN 0-00-638105-7 (paperback, 1993)
- ^ Robert Sangster's Times obituary
[edit] External links
- Repton School Website
- Repton Preparatory School Website
- Old Reptonian Society
- Repton Dubai Website
- ISBI Information on Repton School
