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Encyclopedia > Uppingham School
Uppingham School
Uppingham School Crest
Established 1584
School type Public school
Headmaster Mr. Richard S Harman, MA
Location Uppingham, Rutland, England
Website www.uppingham.co.uk

Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. Image File history File links Uppingham. ... The term public school has two distinct meanings: elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials, or, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, a private or independent, fee-paying school, generally not coeducational, which prepares pupils for university. ... Map sources for Uppingham at grid reference SP8699 Uppingham is a small town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... 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) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... 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. ... Map sources for Uppingham at grid reference SP8699 Uppingham is a small town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... 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) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area...


The school's current Headmaster, Richard Harman MA, is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the school is a member of the Rugby Group of independent schools in the United Kingdom. The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the head teachers of 242 leading British independent boys and mixed schools. ... The Rugby Group consists of well-known British independent schools. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Independent school. ...


Reverend Edward Thring 185387 is perhaps the school's best-known headmaster. He made many innovative changes to the school's curriculum which were later adopted in other English schools. During his headship the school was forced to move temporarily to Borth in Wales after an outbreak of typhoid ravaged the student body. The move to Borth is commemorated in an annual service, held in the school chapel. Edward Thring (1821-1887) was a celebrated British educationist. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for 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. ... Borth is a small Welsh village about 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion. ... This article is about the country. ... This is about the disease typhoid fever. ...


Uppingham has a tradition for high musical standards and has recently opened a new state-of-the-art music school, named after the first Director of Music, Paul David. Its current Director of Music is Stephen Williams.


Uppingham has the greatest area of playing fields of any school in England. [1]

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History

In 1584 Uppingham School was founded with a hospital, or almshouse, by Archdeacon Robert Johnson. The original 1584 Schoolroom still exists in Uppingham churchyard. The original hospital building is now incorporated in the School Library. Archdeacon Robert Johnson (1540-1625) was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham for 51 years, from 1574 until his death; he was also the Archdeacon of Leicester, and using the income from these and other church posts that he was able to hold concurrently, he founded two free grammar schools... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...


The first recorded Uppingham schoolboy was Henry Ferne from York, who was Chaplain to Charles I. Henry Ferne (1602 York – March 16, 1662 Chester) was awarded a D.D. in 1643. ... The name Charles I is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland Charles I of France (also known as Charles the Bald) Charles I of Spain (also known as Charles V of the German Empire) Charles I of Romania Charles I...


In the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries Uppingham remained a small school of 30-60 pupils, with two staff. Despite its small size pupils then, as now, regularly gained places and scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...


During that period, various features of life in the School developed which are still in evidence today. Uppingham became a full boarding school, with all pupils having individual studies, and this pattern was established around 1800 - some of these original studies still survive (though not now in use!). Today Uppingham has a thriving theatre, and it is interesting to note that the first recorded School play was performed in 1794. The main recreation in the 18th century was cricket - the first recorded cricket match, described in the school magazine, was in 1815 - and the game still thrives at Uppingham. In 1846 the Institution of School Praepostors, or Prefects, was established and still operates. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


As now, certain pupils were to gain distinction in later life, an early example being Professor Thomas Bonney, at Uppingham in the 1850s, the most distinguished geologist of his time, and President of the Alpine Club. The Alpine Club was: Today, Alpine clubs stage climbing competitions, operate Alpine huts and paths, and are active in protecting the Alpine environment. ...


Edward Thring transformed the School from a small, high-quality local grammar school into a large, well-known public school, with 330 pupils. He also won national and transatlantic reputation as an original thinker and writer on education. His ideas are still important today: - Every pupil must receive full and equal attention; as much time should be spent in class on an ordinary as on a brilliant pupil; those not intellectually gifted should have opportunities to succeed in other occupations; scattered boarding house enshrine a different and higher life; each pupil must have a small study of his own. At a time when Maths and Classics dominated the curriculum he encouraged many ‘extra’ subjects - French, German, Science, History, Art, Carpentry and Music. In particular Thring was a pioneer in his introduction of Music into the regular system of education; thus were the foundations laid for Uppingham’s present flourishing musical life. Edward Thring (1821-1887) was a celebrated British educationist. ...


He also opened the first gymnasium in an English school, the forerunner of the present Sports Hall, and later added a heated indoor swimming pool. He also commissioned a number of impressive buildings, notably the Chapel designed by the famous Gothic Revival architect G E Street.


Again, as now, certain pupils were to gain distinction in later life. Ernest William Hornung was at the School in the 1880s, he wrote several novels, but his fame rests upon his creation of the character A.J. Raffles. Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was a British author. ... A.J. (Arthur J.) Raffles is a character created by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. ...


During this period the School continued to grow, with numbers reaching well over 400. These years saw the formation in 1889 of the Combined Cadet Force; the creation in 1890 of the first School Orchestra; in 1896 the re-introduction of hockey; and the adoption of rugby football, with the first match being against Rugby. Uppingham pupils still take part in all these activities today. Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ...


The buildings of the School also continued to grow with the construction of the Tower block, through which you still enter the School, and the combined gymnasium and concert hall - which in 1972 was converted into the School Theatre. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


Pupils continued to go on to later fame - Patrick Abercrombie, pioneer Town Planner; Sir Malcolm Campbell, motor racer; James Elroy Flecker, poet and playwright: CRW Nevinson, official war artist in both wars; WH Pratt (Boris Karloff), film actor; EJ Moeran, composer; Lt General Sir Brian Horrocks, Commander of the XXX Corps under Montgomery, and later a TV lecturer on battles and war; and APF Chapman, Captain of the England Cricket team 1926-30, winning the Ashes. Categories: People stubs | 1879 births | 1957 deaths | British architects ... Sir Malcolm Campbell (born March 11, 1885 in Chislehurst, Kent, England - died December 31, 1948) gained the world speed record on Land and on Water at various times during the 1920s and 1930s using vehicles called Bluebird. ... James Elroy Flecker (November 5, 1884- January 3, 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. ... British Artist born 1889 died 1946. ... Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (East Dulwich, November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor, who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of the Monster in 1931s Frankenstein. ... Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British military officer during World War II often referred to as Monty. ...


The growth of the School continued with numbers of well over 600 pupils being reached in the 1960s. In 1973 the first girl attended Uppingham, as a day-girl; with a few more added in 1974. Then in 1975 the first Sixth Form Girls’ House, Fairfield, was opened, with its full complement of 50 girls achieved by 1976. This venture proved so successful that in 1986 a second Girls’ House, Johnson’s, was opened; and in 1994 the Lodge House (formerly a Boys’ House) was converted into the third Girls’ House. In 2001 the first 13-year-old girls entered the School, with the opening of a new house, Samworths’, the first house for girls aged 13-18; followed in 2002 by the conversion of Fairfield into a second House for 13-18 year-old girls and another new house, New House, opened in 2004. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The buildings of the School continued to expand. Four hundred and fifty ex-pupils died in the First World War and the School Hall was built in their memory. Also built in this period were the main classroom block in the centre of the School, the Cricket and Rugby pavilions, and a school sanatorium. In 1956 the new Science Block was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh; it was extended in the 1960s. In 1989 a new Maths Block, to house Mathematics and Computing was opened by Professor Stephen Hawking. New squash courts were built and in 1970 the Sports Centre, incorporating the old swimming pool was opened, with the later addition of a climbing wall and a well-equipped weights room. In 1981 a new Music School and a new Buttery, where the pupils can buy snacks, were built. In 1995 the new Arts and Design Centre was built, the Leonardo Centre, designed by old pupil Piers Gough. In 2003 The Language Centre opened, built in the gardens of the boys' boarding house, Constables. Finally in 2006 a New Music Centre, the Paul David Music School, opened on School Lane, incorporating all the old houses that were there, to accommodate the growing demand for music at the School. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Duke of Edinburgh is a British dukedom. ... Stephen Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. ...


In the post-War period sports other than the main ones of rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics, swimming and shooting began to be introduced including tennis, basketball, badminton, fencing, squash, sailing, soccer and golf.


In 1945 Douglas Guest became Director of Music and this area of School life developed even further. The concert choir was increased until it contained over half the School: a bandmaster was appointed; music scholarships were introduced; and various music societies were created. All these innovations still flourish.


In the 1960s Uppingham pioneered the introduction of Design and Technology into the curriculum, with Uppingham being the first independent school, and one of the first 5 schools in Britain, to evolve and introduce A-level Design. Design was taught in the Thring Centre, opened in 1965. These subjects were then transferred with Art, Woodwork and Metalwork to the Leonardo Centre, opened in 1995.


The years since the 1970s have also seen a considerable expansion in the subjects taught, particularly at A-level, with the introduction of Politics, Ancient History, Design, Business Studies, Theatre Studies, Classical Civilisation, Spanish, Italian, Philosophy & Religious Studies, ICT, and Physical Education.


The school's music facilities have been improved considerably and Uppingham is now considered one of Britain's best schools for music. This is mainly down to the completion of the New Music Center in the summer of 2006. Currently the chapel organ is under refurbishment. The old organ has been removed and the school is currently operating with a Copeman Hart Digital Organ. The new organ is expected to be completed in October of next year 2007. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ...


Despite the fact that Uppingham already owns the largest private theatre in the country, an extension has been completed. The new annexe, which adjoins the main theatre and links it with Woodfield, houses a Drama studio to be used for the teaching of Theatre Studies as well as for performances of smaller productions. There is also a large workshop to provide storage and workspace for technical equipment.


Houses

The ten boys' boarding houses at Uppingham are: Brooklands, Constables, Farleigh, Fircroft, Highfield, Lorne House, Meadhurst, School House, West Bank and West Deyne.


The five girls' boarding houses at Uppingham are: Johnson's (sixth form only), The Lodge (sixth form only), Fairfield, New House, and Samworths'. Samworths' was built in 2001 as the first house for girls aged 13 to 18. It was named for the Samworth Brothers, Old Uppinghamians who helped to finance the construction.


Constables is in the process of changing from a boys' house to a girls' house. The Lodge was also originally a boys' house, becoming a boys' sixth form house for a year before being given its current function.


Quatercentenary

Queen Elizabeth II visited the school on the occasion of the Quatercentenary, November 16, 1984. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Notable alumni (Old Uppinghamians)

See also Category:Old Uppinghamians.


Notable alumni include:

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References

  1. ^ I Never Knew That About England, by Christopher Winn, Ebury Press, 2005

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Until 1834 it was a parish workhouse, but in 1836 the Uppingham Poor Law Union began, and a Union workhouse was built to the south of the town, by architect William J Donthorn, designed to house 158 people.
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