Hereford Cathedral School is a co-educational independent school and member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school's premises are next to Hereford Cathedral in central Hereford. An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the head teachers of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. ... The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, United Kingdom, dates from 1079. ... Statistics Population: 50,154 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO515405 Administration District: Herefordshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Herefordshire Historic county: Herefordshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: HEREFORD Postal...

Hereford Cathedral School

Headmaster	Paul Smith
School type	Independent
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Early history	7th Century (possible foundation), 1384 (earliest recorded evidence)
Location	Hereford, Herefordshire
Enrollment Age	First Year (11), Third Year (13), Lower Sixth (17)
Surroundings	City Centre
Main Sports	Rugby, Hockey, Cricket
School Motto	FLOREAT SCHOLA HEREFORDENSIS (May the scholars of Hereford flourish)

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History

There was probably a school associated with the Cathedral from the time of the foundation of the see in the late 7th century. As such, Hereford Cathedral School is likely to be among the oldest in England. The earliest documentary record of its existence dates from 1384 (some ten years prior to the arrival ofthe first scholars at Winchester College) when Bishop Gilbert appointed Richard Cornwaille as school master and authorised him to rule over the school with birch and rod. In later years, the school master gave his name to Cornwall House, which is one of the four houses. The school's library is named after Bishop Gilbert. One of the houses, Stuart, was named after Charles I. Up until 1975, the school only taught boys, many of whom were boarders. Since then, the school has become a fully co-educational day-school. The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Events May / September 3 - Siege of Lisbon by the Castilian army, during the 1383-1385 Crisis Births Antoine, Duke of Brabant (died 1415) St Frances of Rome (died 1440) Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxiana (died 1411) Deaths January 1 - King Charles II of Navarre (b. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Ireland, and King of Scots from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... A boarder may be a person who: snowboards skateboards surfboards stays at a boarding house attends a Boarding school See also: board This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

Its current headmaster, Paul Smith, was appointed in September 2005. He succeeded the long-serving Doctor Howard Tomlinson.

Headmasters

1987-2005 Dr Howard Tomlinson

2005- present day Mr Paul Smith

Extra-curricular activities

Combined Cadet Force

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Ghachok link

The school is linked with a school in the village of Ghachok, Nepal.

Former pupils

• Andrew Davies, politician, currently Minister for Enterprise, Innovation & Networks.
• Arthur Machen, supernatural, and horror fiction author.
• Jemima Phillips, official Harpist to the Prince of Wales.
• Philip Wilson Steer OM, impressionist artist.
• Thomas Traherne (though nothing certain is known about his education before Oxford)
• John Powell Ward, poet and literary critic.
• Frederick Weatherly (1848-1929). Wrote over 3000 popular songs, including Roses Are Blooming In Picardy, as well as the best-known set of words for Danny Boy
• Denis ApIvor, (1916-2004) Composer. Friend of Dylan Thomas and Constant Lambert.
• Pete Farndon, (1952-1983) Bass Guitarist of The Pretenders rock group.
• Nick Vaughan, Conservative Future National Chairman

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External links

• Official site
• Hereford Cathedral Junior School
• Old Herefordians' Club