Stowe School
Motto	Persto et Praesto (Latin: "I stand firm and I stand first")
Established	1923
Type	Public School, Day & Boarding
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Headmaster	Dr Anthony Wallersteiner
Chaplain	Rev. R.B Jackson
Chairman of Governors	Lord Nicholas Lyell of Markyate
Founder	JF Roxburgh
Location	Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 5EH England
LEA	Buckinghamshire
Ofsted number	SC023081
Students	610
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	13 to 19
Houses	11 Boarding houses
School colours	Blue, Red, Gold & White
Publication	The Stoic
Former pupils	Old Stoics
Website	www.stowe.co.uk

Stowe School is a famous British independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, referred to as a public school. It was founded on 11 May 1923 by JF Roxburgh, initially with 99 male pupils. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is currently becoming co-educational. As of 2006, there are 493 boys in total, and 103 girls. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ... A boarding school is a usually fee-paying school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Statistics Population: 11,572 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SP695335 Administration District: Aylesbury Vale Shire county: Buckinghamshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Buckinghamshire Historic county: Buckinghamshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Ofsted logo The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial government department, established in 1993 under the Education (Schools) Act 1992. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... An independent school or private school in the United Kingdom is a school relying for all of its funding upon private sources. ... The south or garden front of Stowe from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819). ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The school has been based since its beginnings at Stowe House, formerly the country seat of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos. Along with many of the other buildings on the school's estate, the main house is now a Grade 1 Listed Building and is maintained by the Stowe House Preservation Trust. The south or garden front of Stowe from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1829). ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ...

The school is used as a first class cricket ground by Northamptonshire CCC, and is the home ground of the Northants Second XI. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ...

On 4 April 1963 The Beatles performed at Stowe School, for which they were paid £100. They accepted a personal request from schoolboy David Moores, a fellow Liverpudlian. More recently, the school has hosted the Bootleg Beatles and the Beetles. is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... David Moores is the chairman of Liverpool F.C. His uncle, John Moores, was chairman before him. ...

List of boarding houses

There are 10 boarding houses: 8 boy houses and 2 girl houses. These boarding houses are mostly named after members of the family of Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Each house has a number or letter assigned to it. Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about: Buckingham, Earls, Marquesses And Dukes of Not to be confused with Earl of Buckinghamshire. ...

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Notable alumni

Stowe School alumni are known as Old Stoics and include:

• Lord Annan (author and Provost of King's College, Cambridge)
• 3rd Earl Attlee (House of Lords)
• Sir Richard Branson (business man)
• Lord Justice Simon Brown (law lord)
• James Burnell-Nugent, (Admiral in the Royal Navy)
• Leonard Cheshire VC (airman and founder of the Cheshire Foundation)
• Alki David (Director, Actor, Screenwriter, Businessman, Philanthropist and Explorer)
• Chelsy Davy (girlfriend of Prince Harry)
• Martin Edwards (former chairman of Manchester United)
• 2nd Earl Haig
• Thor Halland - (broadcaster and writer)
• Edward Hardwicke, (actor)
• Lee Harris (musician and manager ofThe Blockheads)
• Sir Jack Hayward - (entrepreneur and owner of Wolverhampton Wanderers)
• Roger Hodgson (musician) - founding member and vocalist of Supertramp
• Marc Koska, OBE (Inventor) (Designed K1 auto-disable syringe and credited with saving in excess of one million lives)
• Nicholas Lyell (former Solicitor-General and Attorney-General)
• Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine
• Gavin Maxwell, author and naturalist
• George Melly (jazz singer & art historian)
• Crispian Mills (musician)
• Christopher Robin Milne (son of A.A Milne)
• George Monbiot (left-wing journalist and political activist)
• Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk - herald
• David Niven, (actor)
• HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco
• John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Grocer)
• Pat Sharpe (Radio DJ and former TV presenter)
• Karan Thapar (journalist)
• Michael Ventris (linguist who deciphered Linear B)
• Rollo Weeks (actor)
• Peregrine Worsthorne (journalist)
• Henry Cavill (actor)
• Shean McConnell (town planning theorist)
• Graeme White, (Cricketer,Northamptonshire)
• Howard Goodall (Musician)

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Southern Railway School's Class

The School lent its name to the twenty-ninth steam locomotive (Engine 928) in the Southern Railway's Class V of which there were 40. This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English public schools. Stowe, as it was called, was built in 1934. Stowe is currently owned by the Maunsell Locomotive Society, who intend to comprehensively rebuild the locomotive. It has been in operation on the Bluebell Railway since being withdrawn from passenger service. Great Western Railway No. ... Below is a list of Richard Maunsells SR Class V Schools locomotives. ... A London and South Western Railway weight restriction sign on a bridge across the Tarka Trail (formerly the Barnstaple to Great Torrington railway) at Instow, North Devon. ... The SR Class V or Schools Class is a class of steam locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway. ... Below is a list of Richard Maunsells SR Class V Schools locomotives. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheffield Park Station Exterior The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ...

External links

• Stowe School Website
• Old Stoic Society
• Stowe House Preservation Trust
• Cricket ground record at cricinfo
• The Allied Schools