Arnold School
| Established | 1896 |
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| Type | Independent school |
| Headteacher | J E Keefe |
| Location | Lytham Road Blackpool Lancashire FY4 1JG  England |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| DfE URN | 119839 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Houses |
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| Website | www.arnoldschool.com |
Coordinates: 53°47′22″N 3°02′49″W / 53.78946°N 3.04687°W
Arnold School is an independent school located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England on the Fylde coast. It is in the United Church Schools Trust group of schools and is a member of HMC.
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[edit] History
Arnold School was founded by Frank Truswell Pennington on 4 May 1896. Known initially as South Shore Collegiate School, the school moved to its present site in Lytham Road when Pennington took over and gradually expanded the buildings of an earlier Victorian School. He then adopted the former school's name of Arnold House School, named after Dr Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby School. The name was later amended to Arnold School.[1] Arnold Girls was split from the main school by the local council in the 1940s and moved to the Greenlands area of Blackpool. It later became Claremont, then Greenlands High, before finally becoming Bispham High School Arts College.[2]
In September 2011 Arnold announced that it would be merging with King Edward VII & Queen Mary School (KEQMS) in September 2012. The new school will be called Arnold KEQMS School or, for short, "AKS". A KEQMS parent group opposed to the merger submitted objections to the Charity Commission which prompted a review prior to allowing the merger to proceed. The Charity Commission completed their report and announced on 11 November 2011 that they had approved the new scheme. The KEQMS parent group immediately announced their intention to appeal against the Charity Commission decision. The appeal was lodged with HM Courts and Tribunal Service – First Tier Tribunal on Friday 9 December 2011.
[edit] Headmasters
- 1896–1932 F T Pennington
- 1932–1933 H C Cooksey MA
- 1933–1938 F T Pennington
- 1938–1966 F W Holdgate MA
- 1966–1973 O C Wigmore MA
- 1973–1979 A J C Cochrane MA
- 1979–1987 R D W Rhodes JP.,B.A. (Later headmaster of Rossall School)
- 1987–1993 J A B Kelsall MA
- 1993–2003 W T Gillen MA (Previously headmaster at The Kings School Tynemouth)
- 2003–2010 B M Hughes BSc
- 2010- J E Keefe BA
[edit] House system
After entry into the Arnold education system, each pupil is assigned to a house which will form the basis for his allegiances during sporting events. Houses are headed by House Captains, whose duties include the formation of teams for Sports Days and inter-house academic debates and challenges. The houses are:
- Howarths
- Listons
- Penningtons
- School
[edit] Notable Old Arnoldians
- John Schofield (1892–1918), World War I Victoria Cross
- Sir William Lyons (1901–1985), co-founder of Jaguar
- Sir Walter Clegg (1920–1994), politician
- Tom Graveney (born 1927), cricketer
- Sir Martin Holdgate (born 1931), environmental scientist and zoologist
- Michael Smith (1932–2000), Nobel Laureate for chemistry
- Peter Beighton (born 1934), geneticist
- Jimmy Armfield (born 1935), footballer
- David Wilde (born 1935), pianist and composer
- George Eastham (born 1936), footballer
- Peter Purves (born 1939), actor and presenter of Blue Peter
- John Pritchard (born 1948), Bishop of Oxford.
- Bob Hesford (born 26 March 1951), rugby union player
- Dave Ball (born 1959), member of Soft Cell
- Chris Lowe (born 1959), member of the Pet Shop Boys
- Jonas Armstrong, actor, Robin in the BBC's Robin Hood
- David Stephenson, rugby league player
- Jenna-Louise Coleman, actress in Emmerdale
- Malcolm Phillips, England rugby union international and former president of the Rugby Football Union
- Barrie-Jon Mather, England & Great Britain Rugby League International, England Rugby Union International
- Richard Halsall, Fielding Coach Cricket International, Senior England Cricket Team, Appointed 2009
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Arnold School website
- ^ Philip Smith, Bispham High School Librarian, 29 May 2009.
