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Shrewsbury School
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'''Shrewsbury School''' (founded 1552) is a leading British
Independent School (sometimes called
Public School) located in
Shrewsbury, Shropshire Shrewsbury in the county of
Shropshire. It is a member of the
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is in the main a
boarding school for boys aged 13 ("Year 9") to 18 ("Year 13") though day pupils are also accepted. The current enrollment is about 670 students.
On November 30th 2005, the
BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4484314.stm] confirmed that as of September 2007, Shrewsbury School would be accepting girls in the sixth form, initially aiming to admit 30 girls and eventually increasing this to accommodate 100 female students, and breaking the 453-year-long tradition of being a boys-only school.
However, in March 2006, the Headmaster announced that this would be delayed for a year, due to construction delays with accommodation for the girls.
History
Shrewsbury School ("The Free School") was founded in
1552 by
Edward VI of England King Edward VI, and in
1571 was augmented by
Elizabeth I of England Queen Elizabeth I. In 1868 the school was named one of the nine ‘great’ schools of England (along with
Charterhouse School Charterhouse,
Eton College Eton,
Harrow School Harrow,
Merchant Taylors' School Merchant Taylors' Rugby School Rugby,
St Paul's School St Paul's,
Westminster School Westminster and
Winchester College Winchester) in the
Public Schools Act passed by the British Parliament. Headmasters include Sir
Thomas Ashton,
Samuel Butler (1774-1839) Samuel Butler,
Benjamin Hall Kennedy,
C.A. Alington, and Sir
William Eric Kinloch Anderson Eric Anderson. Sir
Thomas Ashton, the first headmaster, gave the school a classical and humanistic tone that has been retained, though sciences and other studies are now also prominent in the curriculum.
Charles Darwin made the following quote about the school:
:''Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as it was strictly classical, nothing else being taught, except a little ancient geography and history. The school as a means of education to me was simply a blank.'' (
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1887)
Alumni
Ex-pupils are named 'Old Salopians', and include:
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John Langshaw Austin
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Christopher Booker
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Tim Booth (lead singer of the band
James (band) James)
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Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Samuel Butler
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Charles Darwin
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Gen Otsubo (Architect)
*
Paul Foot (journallist)
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Fulke Greville Fulke Greville, 1st Lord Brooke
*
Nick Hancock
*
Michael Heseltine
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Lord Hutton (Hutton Commission)
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Brian Inglis (journalist, historian, TV presenter)
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Richard Ingrams (Private Eye)
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Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
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Nick Owen (TV presenter)
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Michael Palin
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John Peel (the DJ)
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Sir Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal)
*
Willie Rushton
*
Nevil Shute
*
Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney
*
Mark Sinker (author, journalist and former editor of ''The Wire'' magazine)
*Andrew Tsai (Philosopher/Guitarist)
External links
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Shrewsbury School Official Site
Category:Boarding schools
Category:Educational institutions established in the 16th century
Category:Public schools in Shropshire
Category:Schools with Combined Cadet Forces
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