Oundle School
Motto	God Grant Grace
Established	1556
Type	Public School, Co-Educational
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Headteacher	Mr. Charles Bush
Chair Of Governors	Sir Michael Pickard
Founder	Sir William Laxton
Location	Oundle Northamptonshire PE8 4GH England
Students	1070 aprox.
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11 to 18
Houses	14
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Website	www.oundleschool.org.uk

Oundle School is a famous public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. The school is maintained by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London and has eight boys' houses and five girls' houses, housing over 1,000 pupils. The current headmaster is Charles Bush. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. ... Map sources for Oundle at grid reference TL0388 Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 (2001 census). ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ...

History

It was founded as a grammar school in 1556 by Sir William Laxton, Lord Mayor of London, who was born in Oundle, for the education of local children. The first school buildings were the old Almshouses opposite the parish church near the Marketplace. In 1876, the school was divided into a day school known as Laxton School, which continued to be run along grammar school lines, and a boarding school offering a classical education along the lines of the English public schools. In 2000 the decision was taken to merge the two schools. Its most famous headmaster was F. W. Sanderson. A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Sir William Laxton was born in Oundle, Northamptonshire, England, in 1544 he became Lord Mayor of London. ... Former Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11, 2006 Michael Berry Savory, Lord Mayor 2004–2005 The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. ... Map sources for Oundle at grid reference TL0388 Oundle is an ancient market town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 5,345 (2001 census). ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Frederick William Sanderson (1857-1922) was a famous schoolmaster of Oundle School from 1892 until the time of his death in 1922. ...

The school today

Oundle has 835 boarders and 235 day pupils. It is the third largest public school in England, after Eton and Millfield. The various school buildings are scattered around the beautiful market town, with the Cloisters acting as the nucleus of the school community. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and... Millfield is a public school in Street, Somerset, England. ...

Oundle features prominently in the school league tables, with pupils obtaining excellent results at GCSE and A Level. Oundle School appears 64th in the Times ranking of schools at GCSE level ^[1] in 2006, entering 193 candidates with 42.74% achieving A* grades and 79.78% achieving grades A or A*. Oundle appears 81st in the Times ranking of schools at A-level in 2006 .^[2], entering 188 pupils who achieved an average score of 400.6 ucas points.

Oundle also boasts the largest Combined Cadet Force of any school in the country and currently excels in public school Rugby and Rowing. The school's greatest rivalry is with Uppingham School. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ...

The school has a strong tradition of community service and every summer since 1982, sixth formers and former pupils have run the Oundle School Mencap holiday — a residential holiday for children with a range of learning disabilities, now a charity in its own right.^[3]

The school has close ties with the Laxton Junior School, for primary school pupils, many of whom continue their secondary education at the senior school. A modern building for Laxton Junior was completed in 2003, to cater for increased demand and to grow out of the labyrinthine building used beforehand, now the Oundle School English department. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In November 2005 the school was found to have taken part in a cartel of price fixing amongst public schools.^[4]

Facilities

Oundle School's facilities are numerous and include the following:

• The School Chapel, consecrated in 1923, was built as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War. It contains some of the most important and influential stained glass in the country. The Chapel is where the school community meets. It links past and present, and bears witness, both in itself and in its art and worship, to the abiding values of the Christian Faith. The chapel houses two organs, a classical instrument built in 1984 by Frobenius of Denmark has three manuals and pedals, thirty-five speaking stops and mechanical action. It is situated in the Gallery at the West end. A romantic instrument installed by Copeman Hart in 2000 and situated at the East end of the Chapel provides accompaniment for the Chapel Choir, and leads the whole school singing. It has three manuals and pedals with a West end solo division.

• The Yarrow Gallery is the school's private art gallery, which puts on approximately half a dozen exhibitions every year, it is one of the most attractive galleries in East Anglia. The space is adaptable and suitable for activities such as poetry readings, plays and small concerts as well as exhibitions. The purpose of the museum is that it should house a collection of pictures, specimens and models to illustrate "the history, development and beauty of the various branches of knowledge". The genealogical tree of the aeroplane and the Durham miner were charted and exhibits such as the skeleton of the white horse which used to draw the School ambulance to the Sanatorium were featured.

• The Stahl Theatre, opened in 1980. The Stahl Theatre is owned and managed by Oundle School, run by the Drama Department staff, many of whom have a professional theatre background. It houses both the School productions and visiting professional theatre companies. It acts as the local community theatre used by the local junior and middle schools for their annual productions, by the Oundle Literature and Organ Festivals and by groups such as the Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

• Various CCF buildings including two shooting ranges. There are a number of CCF buildings including the Armoury (the main administrative building and rifle store), and various other smaller buildings used primarily for rifle and first aid training. Situated approximately two miles from Oundle, outside the hamlet of Elmington on the Ashton estate, is Oundle School’s full bore outdoor range. At 500 yards long, the range is one of the few of its size in the country to be owned by a school. Rifles can be fired from firing points at either 100, 200, 300 or 500 yards. There is another, smaller .22 shooting range situated next to the school Armoury which is used for day to day use.

• The school has two sand-filled astroturf pitches used primarily for hockey throughout the school year but also for tennis during the summer. There is also a specially designated "warm-up" area where players congregate prior to home fixtures.

• A new six-lane synthetic athletics track was completed in the summer of 2006, the centre-field area of which will also provide an all-weather surface for CCF parades and other gatherings.

• The school houses its own radio station. OSCAR Radio broadcasts from newly converted studios in Old Dryden which are advanced by any school and university standards. Now established as the leading school radio station in the country, over 800 pupils have taken part in OSCAR broadcasts since 1998.

• A state of the art science and technology centre has been completed. SciTec is the School's millennium project which will create a distinctive, new centre to combine the Sciences, Art and Design and Technology. SciTec will be a living, working resource that will put Oundle at the cutting edge of Science and Technology education. It is set to be completed in three phases costing around £20 million in total. The first stage was finished in the summer term of 2007 and houses the Chemistry and Biology departments, The Duke of Gloucester will officially open it in September 2007.

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Houses

The school has 14 boarding houses in total. There are eight boys' boarding houses (Bramston, Crosby, Fisher (formerly Laxton House), Grafton, Laundimer, School, Sidney and St Anthony), five girls' boarding houses (Dryden, Kirkeby, New, Sanderson and Wyatt) and a junior house (The Berrystead). Laxton House (formerly Laxton School) caters solely for day pupils. The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...

Boys' Houses

• Town Houses

The town houses, as their name implies, front onto Oundle's town streets, but most have grounds at the rear. St. Anthony is strictly neither a town nor a field house but rather a combination of the two, however it is classified as a town house for administrative purposes. Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Field Houses

Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Girls' Houses

Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Junior House

1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Day House

Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...

School song

The unofficial school song is the hymn Jerusalem, with words by William Blake and music by C. H. H. Parry. “Jerusalem (song)” redirects here. ... William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, visionary, painter, and printmaker. ... Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (February 27, 1848 – October 7, 1918) was an English composer, probably best known for his setting of William Blakes poem, Jerusalem. ...

The chant "Give us an O..." is a touch-line favourite for 1st XV rugby matches.

Notable Old Oundelians

Christopher Alexander (born October 4, 1936 in Vienna, Austria) is an architect noted for his theories about design, and for more than 200 building projects in California, Japan, Mexico and around the world. ... Al Alvarez (1929-) is an English poet, writer and critic. ... John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 - 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. ... Sir Alan Peter Budd (born 16 November 1937) is a prominent British economist, who was a founding member of the Bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in 1997. ... Charles Crichton. ... Sir Cyril Astley Clarke (22nd Aug 1907–22nd November 2000) was a physician, lepidopterist and geneticist. ... Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS (born March 26, 1941) is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer who holds the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford. ... For the record producer in the Saturday Night Live skit, see More cowbell. ... David Edgar (b. ... Frederick James Erroll President of the Board of Trade 9 October 1961 - 20 October 1963) ... Tim Fetherston-Dilke is owner of Maxstoke Castle, patron of the arts and a senior manager at Accenture. ... Captain are an English band from London, who formed in early 2005. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... Sir Alister Hardy (1896 - 1985) was an Oxford-educated marine biologist, expert on zooplankton and marine ecosystems. ... Anthony Holden (born 22 May 1947) is a British journalist, broadcaster and writer, particularly known as a biographer of the British Royal family and of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Lorenzo da Ponte and Laurence Olivier. ... Jefferson with Essex team-mate Grant Flower William Ingleby Jefferson (born October 25, 1979) is a professional cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club. ... Professr Richard Darwin Keynes FRS (born 14 August 1919) is a British physiologist. ... Frederick Knott, (Frederick Major Paull Knott) was born in Hankow, China on August 28th 1916 and died on December 17th 2002 in New York City. ... Andrew Lane is a french horn soloist and conductor. ... THOMAS LAYNG (1861-1930), headmaster The son of the Revd Henry Layng, Foulden, Norfolk, Thomas Layng was at St Johns School, Leatherhead, Oundle School and scholar of Jesus College, Cambridge. ... Cecil Arthur Lewis was born in Birkenhead, England, in 1898. ... Sir Harry Morton Llewellyn (born July 18, 1911 – November 15, 1999) was a British equestrian champion, who was born in Aberdare, South Wales, as the son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn. ... Arthur Marshall (1910-1989) was a British writer and broadcaster, born in Surrey in the UK. Most known as a team-leader on the BBCs Call My Bluff. ... Dr Clive Dudley Thomas Minton AM (1934- ), metallurgist, administrator, management consultant and amateur ornithologist, was born in England in 1934. ... Michael John Mustill, Baron Mustill PC, QC, (born 10 May 1931) is a British judge and barrister. ... Dr. David Nabarro (born in 1949),is the current Executive Director of Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments, a department under the World Health Organization. ... Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (December 9, 1900 – March 24, 1995) was a British biochemist and pre-eminent authority on the history of Chinese science. ... David Pickering is an experienced reference books compiler. ... Ralph Bonner Pink (30 September 1912 - 6 May 1984) was a Conservative politician. ... Sir Charles Pollard QPM was Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police from 1991 to 2001. ... David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, KBE, QC, TD, DL, PC (12 August 1908 – 24 May 2007) was a British politician. ... Kenneth Robinson (1911-1996) was a British politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilsons first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the position was merged into the new one of Secretary of State for Social Services. ... George Thornycroft Sassoon (October 30, 1936 - March 8, 2006) was a British scientist and author, the only child of Siegfried Sassoon. ... Statue of Sir Peter Scott at the WWT London Wetland Centre Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, (September 14, 1909 – August 29, 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter and sportsman. ... Paul Seabright is Professor of Economics at the University of Toulouse, France. ... Susie Shinner (born 1988) is an English actress from Nottingham. ... Christopher John Judge Smith (born 1948 in England), is a songwriter, composer and performer, and a founder member of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. ... Sir Howard Stringer Sir Howard Stringer (born 1942) is a British-American businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation, before that he was CEO of the Sony Corporation of America. ... HRH Prince Tomislav Karadjordjević HRH Prince Tomislav KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (January 19, 1928 – July 12, 2000), Serbian Cyrillic Томислав Карађорђевић, was the last constitutional and legal Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. ... Photo submitted by Martin Hornby _ (Gallaher Cigarette Cards) Charles Geoffrey Vickers (VC, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), U.S. Medal of Freedom) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British... David John Hume Walder (born 7 May 1978 in Newcastle) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Wasps. ... Ian G Walker OBE CEng FIEE is the managing director of Rotary Electrical and a principal non-political figure in the renovation of Sheffield, England. ... Ivo Watts-Russell is the founder and president of the legendary English indie record label 4AD. He has also produced several records, himself preferring to use the term musical director to explain his role in the creation. ... Village Hall, Stone. ... Gavin Wilson (born in 1959) is a writer and analyst for IBM. He is also a director of IBM UK Pensions Trust and Thames Ditton Lawn Tennis Club. ...

Victoria Cross Holders

At least three Old Oundelians have been awarded the Victoria Cross^[5]. Among them are: For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ...

• Charles Geoffrey Vickers VC; awarded for an act that took place during the First World War.^[6]

Photo submitted by Martin Hornby _ (Gallaher Cigarette Cards) Charles Geoffrey Vickers (VC, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), U.S. Medal of Freedom) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British... For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

Notable teachers

• F. W. Sanderson (Headmaster b.1857 d.1922) was described by H. G. Wells, who wrote a biography of him, as "the greatest man I have ever known with any degree of intimacy." Sanderson played a crucial role in establishing Oundle as a major public school. He believed in teaching students what they wanted to learn, and as a result introduced subjects such as science, modern languages, and engineering to the English public school system.

Frederick William Sanderson (1857-1922) was a famous schoolmaster of Oundle School from 1892 until the time of his death in 1922. ... Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ...

Headmasters (in chronological order)

• William Ireland (1556-)
• John Sadler (-1573)
• Ralph Wilkinson (1573-1583)
• William Pamphlon (1583-)
• Richard Spencer (-1613)
• Richard Pemberton (1613-)
• Anthony Death
• Samuel Cobb (-1637)
• Thomas Johnson (1637-1646)
• William Hicks (1646-1650)
• William Griffiths (1650-1657)
• William Taylor (1657-1672)
• William Speed (1672-1689)
• Rev Edward Caldwell (1689-1718)
• John Jones (1718-)
• Richard Jones
• Samuel Murthwaite (-1778)
• John Evanson (1778-1794)
• Rev Thomas Bullen (1796-1809)
• Rev John James (1809-1829)
• Rev John Shillibeer (1829-1841)
• David Pooley (1841-1848)
• Rev John Fortunatus Stansbury (1848-1876)
• Henry St. John Reade (1876-1883)
• Rev T.C. Fry (1883-1884)
• Rev Mungo Park (1884-1892)
• Frederick William Sanderson (1892-1922)
• Dr Kenneth Fisher (1922-1945)
• Graham H. Stainforth (1945-1956)
• R.J. "Dick" Knight (1956–1968)
• Barry M.W. Trapnell (1969–1984)
• David B. McMurray (1984–1999)
• Dr Ralph D. Townsend (1999–2005)
• Charles Bush (2005-)

Frederick William Sanderson (1857-1922) was a famous schoolmaster of Oundle School from 1892 until the time of his death in 1922. ... Barry Maurice Waller Trapnell was born 18th May 1924 in Hampstead, London. ... Dr Ralph Townsend is Headmaster of Winchester College. ...

References

External links

• Oundle School