Silcoates School
| Motto |
Clarior ex Ignibus Brighter out of the Flames |
|---|---|
| Religion | United Reformed Church |
| Headmaster | Darryl Wideman |
| Location |
Wrenthorpe Lane Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 OPD England Coordinates: 51°40′23″N 0°03′21″W / 51.672939°N 0.055751°W |
| Local authority | City of Wakefield |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 7–18 |
| Houses | Evans', Moore's, Spencer's, Yonge's |
| Colours | Yellow; Green; Blue; Red |
| Publication | The Silcoatian |
| Website | Silcoates School |
Silcoates School is a coeducational independent school in the village of Wrenthorpe near Wakefield, England.
The school was founded in 1820 as the Northern Congregational School at Silcoates House, for the board and education of the sons of Nonconformist clergy, and was situated close to Ossett and Horbury, each of which had unusually large Nonconformist populations. It was a boys' boarding school until 1995, receiving pupils from around the world. Girls were admitted into the sixth form from 1976, with female boarders accommodated in the Coach House. The school now exists as a co-educational day school with a campus on the border between the West Yorkshire villages of Wrenthorpe and Alverthorpe.
Silcoates School is made up of three separate, but closely linked, sections: a Senior School for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 (Year 7 to the Upper Sixth Form); a Junior School for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 (Year 1 to Year 6); and Sunny Hill for boys and girls aged 2 to 5 (Nursery, Foundation and Reception).[1]
Motto
The school's motto is "Clarior ex Ignibus" (brighter through the flames), commemorating a fire of 1904 which caused the school to move into temporary exile in Saltburn, on the coast of North Yorkshire between Whitby and Middlesbrough.
Houses
There are four houses representing significant headmasters:
- Evans' (Yellow and school green tie)
- Spencer's (Blue and school green tie)
- Moore's (Light green and school green tie)
- Yonge's (Red and school green tie)
Curriculum
Nearly all pupils sit a minimum of 9 GCSEs, and 4 AS- and 3 A2-Levels, and the majority progress to degree courses. There varied subject choice at GCSE and A Level.
Sport and activities
School activities include drama and art, and music with a music school. Sport facilities include an indoor pool and sports pitches. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme makes use of various venues in the north of England and abroad.
Entrance scholarships
Academic Scholarships are offered at 11+ and above; Sixth Form entrants are eligible for these awards. Bursaries are available for the sons and daughters of ministers and missionaries of the United Reformed Church, the Congregational Church, of other recognised Christian denominations, and to some parents subject to a financial assessment.
Notable former pupils
- Theodore Cooke Taylor (1850–1952) Businessman, Liberal politician, Profit-sharing pioneer
- Inga Brooksby (born 1988) Actress, starred in series Down to Earth
- James Guinness Rogers (1822–1911), Nonconformist divine
- William Thomas Stead (1849–1912), journalist, campaigner, victim of RMS Titanic disaster
- Sir Henry Norman Rae (1860–1928) Liberal MP for Shipley
- J. S. Fletcher (1865–1935), historian, writer of historical and detective novels
- Sir William Peel (1875–1945), colonial governor of Hong Kong
- Maurice Yonge (1899–1986), zoologist
- John Horam (born 1939), Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington
- Andrew Burt (born 1945), Actor
- Tim Stimpson (born 1973), International rugby player
- David Stiff (born 1984), County Cricketer
- Richard O'Dwyer (born 1988), Creator of TVShack.net
- Hugh Banton (1949), Progressive rock icon, member of Van der Graaf Generator
- George Entwistle (born 1962) Former Director General of the BBC
References
- ↑ School sections, Silcoates.org.uk
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||