Pangbourne College

Pangbourne College

Motto	Fortiter Ac Fideliter (Bravely and Faithfully)
Established	1917
Type	Independent school
Religion	Church of England
Headteacher	Thomas Garnier
Founder	Thomas Devitt
Location	Pangbourne Hill Pangbourne Berkshire RG8 8LA United Kingdom
DfE URN	110132
Students	403
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Houses	Harbinger, Hesperus, Macquarie, Port Jackson, Illawara, St. George and Dunbar (the Junior School)
Colours	Blue, Red and White
Publication	Ensign, Colours
Website	www.pangbournecollege.com

Pangbourne College is a coeducational independent school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, just south-west of the village, in the English county of Berkshire.

Pangbourne College provides day and boarding provision for boys and girls aged 11-18 years. The educational experience on offer includes a sound academic programme through to the completion of A Levels in the Sixth Form, with an emphasis on providing co-curricular opportunities—Music, Drama, Sport and Leadership Training—to enable all students to discover and develop individual potential and future enthusiasms.

Values promoted by the college include: kindness, moral courage, selflessness, integrity, industry, initiative, resilience and open-mindedness.

The school has won the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup four times at the Henley Royal Regatta, a record exceeded only by Eton. Despite the size of the college, the performance of its rowing crews towards the upper years is exceptional. The College held the record for the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup from 1992 to 2011, when the record was beaten by Abingdon College.

The headmaster, Mr Thomas Garnier, served in the Royal Navy before switching to a career in teaching. He has taught physics and was a housemaster before becoming headmaster, after Dr Kenneth Greig in 2005.

The college was originally founded by Thomas Lane Devitt in 1917 as The Nautical College, Pangbourne with the purpose of preparing boys to be Officers in the Merchant Navy through the shipping company, 'Devitt and Moore'. In 1969 the College became "Pangbourne College" in a move that saw a shift in focus to the provision of a traditional academic programme. Many of the founding traditions of the College continue to reinforce the values that lie at the core of the College today.

Divisions

The boarding houses at Pangbourne are known as Divisions. They are: Harbinger, Port Jackson, Macquarie, Hesperus, Illawarra, St. George and Dunbar. All of the divisions are named after ships operated at various times by the Devitt and Moore Line.

Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel

The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in March 2000. It was built to commemorate the lives and sacrifice of all those who died during the Falklands War of 1982, and the courage of those who served with them to protect the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

The shape of the building was designed to resemble that of a ship, reflecting the college's naval history. It was due to this history that the college was chosen as the site for the Chapel. The Queen returned to the college in 2007.

Notable Old Pangbournians

• Jeffrey Bernard, journalist
• Beverley Cross, playwright
• Hon Jeffrey Evans, Past Prime Warden Shipwrights' Company
• Sir Robin Gillett, 2nd Baronet, Lord Mayor of London
• Jefferson Hack, journalist and magazine editor, co-founder of Dazed & Confused* Sir William Garth Morrison - former Chief Scout
• Mike Hailwood, motorcycle racer
• Rodney Pattisson, yachtsman and Olympic Gold medallist
• John Ridgway, yachtsman and rower
• Ken Russell, director
• Andrew Simpson, sailor and Olympic Gold medallist
• David Smiley, Army officer, SOE and MI6 Agent
• James Sorel-Cameron, English teacher and novelist
• Frederick Treves, actor
• Very Rev Richard Shuttleworth Wingfield-Digby, Dean of Peterborough

External links

• Pangbourne College Website
• Pangbourne Intranet
• Berkshire History: Pangbourne
• City of Adelaide Clipper Ship Website: Devitt and Moore