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A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented
A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented

Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. Download high resolution version (850x503, 228 KB)Rugby School as seen from the close where according to legend Rugby football was invented. ... Download high resolution version (850x503, 228 KB)Rugby School as seen from the close where according to legend Rugby football was invented. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ...


Rugby School was founded in 1567 as a provision in the will of Lawrence Sheriff, who had made his fortune supplying groceries to Queen Elizabeth I of England. It is one of the nine "great" English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Public Schools Act 1868 was passed by the UK Parliament to regulate nine major English boys schools. ...


Since Lawrence Sheriff lived in Rugby, the school was intended to be a free grammar school for the boys of that town. Gradually, however, the nature of the school shifted to become fee-paying, and so a new school – Lawrence Sheriff Grammar School – was founded to continue Lawrence Sheriff's original intentions; that school receives a substantial proportion of the endowment income from Lawrence Sheriff's estate every year. In addition, Rugby School continues to offer a large number of scholarship places for outstanding students from the local community, who come from state (maintained) primary schools in the immediate vicinity of Rugby. The school's new Arnold Foundation has been established to enable it to offer similar support to children from outside the Rugby area. Lawrence Sheriff or Lawrence Sheriffe (c1510-1567) was an Elizabethan gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I who founded Rugby School. ... Lawrence Sheriff School is a selective boys grammar school in Rugby in Warwickshire. ...


The school's most famous headmaster was Dr. Thomas Arnold. Appointed in 1828 he executed many reforms to the school curriculum and administration and was immortalised in Thomas Hughes' book Tom Brown's School Days. It was Arnold's reforms, with their emphasis on sport, 'fair play' and the system of allocating responsibility to boys, that led the British Public School system towards the 'Muscular Christianity' ethos which drove the British Imperial expansion. Since then, this system has been copied around the world, so Arnold is effectively the father of secondary education. Thomas Arnold, 1840 Thomas Arnold (June 13, 1795 – June 12, 1842) was a famous schoolmaster and historian, head of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A statue of Thomas Hughes at Rugby School Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1822 – March 22, 1896) was an English lawyer and author. ... Tom Browns Schooldays, first published in 1857, is a novel by Thomas Hughes, set at a public school, Rugby School for Boys, in the 1830s when Hughes himself had been a student there. ... Muscular Christianity is the view of the Victorian-era English writers Charles Kingsley and Thomas Hughes (though the name was bestowed by others). ...

This stonecommemorates the exploit of William Webb Elliswho with a fine disregard for the rules of footballas played in his timefirst took the ball in his arms and ran with itthus originating the distinctive feature ofthe rugby game.A.D. 1823
This stone
commemorates the exploit of
William Webb Ellis
who with a fine disregard for the rules of football
as played in his time
first took the ball in his arms and ran with it
thus originating the distinctive feature of
the rugby game.
A.D. 1823

The game of Rugby owes its name to the school. The legend of William Webb Ellis and the origin of the game is commemorated by a plaque. The story has been known to be a myth since it was first investigated by the Old Rugbeian Society (renamed the Rugbeian Society) in 1895. There were no standard rules for football during Webb Ellis's time at Rugby (1816–1825) and most varieties involved carrying the ball. The games played at Rugby were organized by the students and not the masters, the rules of the game played at Rugby and elsewhere were a matter of custom and were not written down. They were frequently changed and modified with each new intake of students. The sole source of the story is credited to one Matthew Bloxam (a former student, but not a contemporary of Webb Ellis) in October 1876 (four years after the death of Webb Ellis) in a letter to the school newspaper (The Meteor) whereby he quotes some unknown friend relating the story to him. He elaborated on the story some three years later in another letter to The Meteor, but shed no further light on its source. Richard Lindon is credited for the invention of the "Oval" rugby ball, the rubber inflatable bladder and the brass hand pump. Richard Lindon a Boot and Shoemaker had premises immediately across the street from Rugby Schools main entrance in Lawrence Sheriff Street. No doubt the boys of Rugby School had significant input into their required design. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, G-Man. ... This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, G-Man. ... A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ... Statue of William Webb Ellis outside Rugby School William Webb Ellis (November 24, 1806 - January 24, 1872) is often credited with the invention of Rugby football. ... The Rugbeian Society is for former pupils at Rugby School, a public school in England. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (12 May 1805 - 24 April 1888) a native of Rugby in England was the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis inventing the game of Rugby football. ... Category: ...


The core of the school (which contains School House, featured in Tom Brown's Schooldays) was completed in 1815 and is built around the Old Quad (quadrangle), with its fine and graceful Georgian architecture. Especially notable rooms are the Upper Bench (an intimate space with a book-lined gallery), the Old Hall of School House, and the Old Big School (which makes up one side of the quadrangle, and was once the location for teaching all junior pupils). Thomas Hughes (like his fictional hero, Tom Brown) once carved his name onto the hands of the school clock, situated on a tower above the Old Quad. The polychrome school chapel and new quadrangle were designed by the well-known Victorian Gothic revival architect William Butterfield in 1875. Lord Peter Wimsey, the private investigator created by Dorothy L. Sayers, rather unkindly referred to the school as little more than a railway junction (see David Cannadine (1994) Aspects of Aristocracy). Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... St Mary Brookfield William Butterfield (7 September 1814 – 23 February 1900), born in London, architect of the Gothic revival, and associated with the Oxford Movement (aka the Tractarian Movement). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which he solves mysteries — usually murder mysteries. ... Dorothy Leigh Sayers (Oxford, 13 June 1893 – Witham, 17 December 1957) was a renowned British author, translator, student of classical and modern languages, and Christian humanist. ...

Rugby School from the side
Rugby School from the side

Rugby School has both day and boarding-pupils, the latter in the majority. Originally it was for boys only, but girls have been admitted to the sixth form since 1975. It went fully co-educational in 1995. Rugby School taken from Dunchurch Road in Rugby, the statue in the centre is of William Webb Ellis. ... Rugby School taken from Dunchurch Road in Rugby, the statue in the centre is of William Webb Ellis. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents

Houses of Rugby School

The school community is divided into houses: The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...


Boys:

  • Cotton House
  • Kilbracken
  • Michell House
  • School Field
  • School House
  • Sheriff House
  • Town House
  • Whitelaw House

Girls:

  • Bradley House (ex boys' house)
  • Dean House
  • Griffin House
  • Rupert Brooke House
  • Southfield House
  • Stanley House (ex boys' house: 6th form)
  • Tudor House (ex boys' house - RIP 2002)

Junior School:

  • Marshall House

Information

  • Age range: 11 - 18
  • Day pupils: 77 boys 64 girls
  • Annual day fees: £15,120 - £15,120
  • Full boarding pupils: 369 boys 296 girls
  • Annual full boarding fees: £23,835 - £23,835
  • Total pupils: 446 boys 360 girls
  • Including 6th form/FE: 194 boys 168 girls
  • Staff numbers: 100 full time - 9 part time
  • Method of entry: Common Entrance, Interview, Scholarship or bursary exam
  • Professional affiliations: HMC
  • Religious affiliation: Church of England

Alumni of Rugby School

Notable Old Rugbeians (ORs) include:

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Charles Synge Christopher Bowen (January 1, 1835 _ April 10, 1894) was an English judge. ... Humphry John Moule Bowen (1929–2001) was a British botanist and chemist. ... Sir Charles Edward Bainbridge Brett CBE (30 October 1928 - 19 December 2005). ... A statue of Rupert Brooke in Rugby Rupert Chawner Brooke (August 3, 1887 – April 23, 1915) was a British poet known for his idealistic War Sonnets written during the First World War (especially The Soldier), as well as for his poetry written outside of war, especially The Old Vicarage, Grantchester... Lewis Carroll. ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. ... 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Rugby School slang

In common with most English public schools, Rugby has its own argot, a few words of which are listed below.

  • Bags: Sporting colours (particularly 'The Holder of Bigside Bags', the Captain of the Running Eight)
  • Beak: Teacher
  • Bodger: Headmaster
  • Boomer: Chapel Bell
  • Bug: Library
  • Copy Award for exceptional work
  • Dics: House prayers or talks
  • Distinction: Award for slightly less exceptional work than a Copy
  • Levee or Pig: Senior school prefect
  • Old Guard: Sports team of teachers
  • Pig Hut run: Physical punishment of running to Levee hut
  • Pontines: 2nd XV rugby pitch
  • Schtig: deregatory slang for local resident, normally wearing sports clothing and/or a baseball cap
  • Sixth: House prefect
  • Speckle: To sack someone from being a House Sixth
  • Stodge: School tuck shop
  • Stripe: To sack someone from being a Levee (the Levee tie is striped)
  • Tanner or Loser: Day-boy (from 'Town House')
  • Tick: To salute a Beak in the street, by lifting an index finger to shoulder level
  • Topos: Lavatory (from Greek τόπος, meaning 'a place')
  • Tosh: The old 66 2/3 yard open-air swimming pool, also used as a skating rink in winter, demolished by the School Governors in 1989 and replaced with a basket-ball court and a smaller indoor swimming pool. In some houses a name given to a large communal shower room. Also, a bath (sb.) or to take a bath
  • Wagger: Waste paper basket
  • XXII (the twenty-two): Second school cricket team

Beak can refer to: an external anatomical structure which serves as the mouth in some animals - see beak an Architectural feature - see architectural terms a Marvel Comics character - see Beak (comics) a street/slang name for Cocaine in the Liverpool area. ...

External links

  • The School's official website
  • The Rugbeian Society
  • The Schools' Rugby Website

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Rugby School located in Rugby, Warwickshire is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom and is perhaps the leading co-educational boarding school in the country.
Rugby School was founded in 1567 as a provision in the will of a certain Lawrence Sheriff who had made his fortune supplying groceries to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Since Lawrence Sheriff lived in Rugby, the school was intended to be a free grammar school for the boys of that town.
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