Shiplake College is a small school by the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, England. The school, with just over 300 pupils, has houses for day, full and weekly boarding boys. Boys usually enter the college at 13 or 16. Day and boarding girls are admitted in the sixth form.^[1] The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... Henley-on-Thames from by the playground near the Rail Station River Thames, the five arched bridge and Leander Club (to the far left) Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate...

According to the school website, it has small classes and dedicated, experienced teachers.^{[citation needed]} Pupils are encouraged to pursue a broad education taking part in plays, concerts, the Young Enterprise and The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards as well as many other extra-curricular activities. In a small school all pupils are encouraged to take responsibility and courses are organised to develop leadership and management skills. About Young Enterprise Young Enterprise is a charity that works to Young Enterprise Programs Young Enterprise runs multiple educational programs: Primary Programme Project Business Company Programme Designed for 15 to 19 year olds, the aim to setup and run a real business over one academic year. ... The logo of the Duke of Edinburghs Award. ...

Sport

Rowing is particularly strong with two boys representing England and Great Britain in 2006. A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Cricket, football, hockey, rugby, tennis and squash are also popular.^[1] Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball...

Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies, who became Headmaster in 2004, prides himself in personal appearance (which "reflects on the boys' standards"), and thus introduced an original blazer for the boys. In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The following are quotes from him, taken from the official website.

• "Shiplake should be a dynamic, purposeful, happy and caring place which produces tolerant young men and women who have a sense of humour yet are responsible and articulate and have the knowledge and skills to play an informed and useful part in their society."

• "If you are looking for an academic hot-house then Shiplake is not the school for you."

• "...In my very first assembly I told the school that my Housemaster had once said to my mother that good manners and a good appearance will get you at least as far as good A-Levels..."

Exam results

The Daily Telegraph 2006 table of exam results for 301 similar schools placed Shiplake College last.^[2] This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ...

Notable alumni

• Ben Hunt-Davies Gold Olympian in the Sydney VIII
• Nick Jones, Soho House proprietor
• Alex Pettyfer, Actor.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Official website
2. ^ "INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS A-LEVEL RESULTS" (pdf), The Daily Telegraph, 26 August 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-30.