Shiplake College
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| Motto | Exemplum Docet ("The Example Teaches") |
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| Established | 1959[1] |
| Type | Independent school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Gregg Davies |
| Chairman of the Governors | Tim Eggar |
| Founder | Alexander Everett[1] |
| Location | Shiplake Oxfordshire RG9 4BW England |
| Students | approx. 370 pupils |
| Gender | Boys 11-18, Girls 16-18 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Burr, College, Everett, Gilson, Lower school, Orchard, Skipwith, Welsh |
| Former pupils | Old Vikings |
| Website | www.shiplake.org.uk |
Coordinates: 51°29′53″N 0°53′39″W / 51.498056°N 0.894167°W
Shiplake College is an independent school in Shiplake, by the River Thames just outside Henley-on-Thames, England. The school, with just over 350 pupils, admits day boys from 11-18 and boarding boys from 13-18. Day and boarding girls join the College in the Sixth Form.[2]
The College offers small class sizes, multi-sensory teaching, sporting facilities and pastoral care. Pupils are encouraged to pursue a broad education taking part in plays, concerts, the Young Enterprise and The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards as well as many other extra-curricular activities. Courses are organised to develop leadership and management skills.
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[edit] History
Shiplake College was founded in 1959 by Alexander and Eunice Everett. The land on which the school now stands was bought by Robert Harrison in 1888 and the original buildings date from 1890. The main building, which houses Skipwith House and the Great Hall, was built as a private residence for the Harrison family. The house was sold in 1925 and was at first a private home to Lord Wargrave and then a prep school, before being sold to the BBC in 1941. Initially the BBC used Shiplake Court as a storage facility until in 1943 the BBC Monitoring Service moved to Caversham and the house became a hostel for BBC staff. The BBC closed the hostel in 1953 and the house remained largely unused until the arrival of the Everetts in 1958. The College now stands in 45 acres of land on the banks of the Thames. In late 1958 the Everetts purchased Shiplake Court with the intention of founding a school which duly opened as Shiplake College on May 1, 1959. In 1963, John Eggar, a Derbyshire cricketer who had been a housemaster at Repton School, became headmaster. By the time he retired in 1979, numbers had increased to 300.[3]
[edit] Exam results
In 2006, 54% of pupils achieved five or more GCSE passes including maths and English at grade C or above, compared to a local authority average of 47.5% and a national average of 45.6% which contributed to the Daily Telegraph table of exam results for 301 independent schools placing Shiplake College last for 2006.[4] There has been improvement in subsequent years: in 2009, 71% of pupils achieved the same level of GCSE results, compared to a local authority average of 52.9% and in 2010 this figure had risen to 82%. In 2010 over 50% of Shiplake pupils gained grades A*-B in their subjects at A –Level and six pupils gained straight-A results. Ten pupils also gained a number of the newly introduced A-Level A* grades.[5] Performance results for A/AS level have remained below the average for the local authority.[6]
[edit] Houses
The Houses are at the heart of College life. Boys become members of either Orchard or Skipwith (if they are day boys) or Burr, Everett or Welsh (if they are boarders). Girls are members of Gilson House, whilst Upper Sixth boys reside in College. Pupils in years 8 and 9 are members of the Lower School.
[edit] Sport
Rowing is particularly strong. In 2011, the 1st VIII came fifth in the Schools' Head of the River Race[7] and fourth in The National Schools Regatta.[8] Two boys represented England and Great Britain in 2006.[citation needed] Also in 2011 the J16 VIII won the 1st VIII event at The National Schools Regatta.
Cricket, football, hockey, rugby, tennis and squash are also popular sports.[9]
[edit] Headmasters
- Alexander Everett 1959-1963
- John Eggar 1963-1979
- Peter Lapping 1979-1988
- Nick Bevan 1988-2004
- Gregg Davies 2004–present
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Tom Chilton, Touring Car driver[10]
- Jonty Hearnden, antiques expert on Antiques Roadshow and Cash in the Attic
- Ben Hunt-Davis Gold Olympian rower in the Sydney VIII
- Nick Jones, Soho House proprietor
- Kia Joorabchian, businessman[11]
- Alex Pettyfer, actor
- Dhani Harrison, George Harrison's son, musician
- Nicholas Medforth-Mills, Romanian Prince
- Chris Standring, Jazz Musician
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shiplake College - History
- ^ Shiplake College - Admissions
- ^ The Times Obituary John Eggar Saturday May 7, 1983
- ^ "INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS A-LEVEL RESULTS" (pdf). The Daily Telegraph. 26 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20070221112306/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2006/08/26/ngcse.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
- ^ "Best Ever Results at Shiplake College". http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/yourbucks/8350208.Best_ever_Results_at_Shiplake_College/.
- ^ BBC News - Education, Performance results for Shiplake College, retrieved 2010-03-04
- ^ Schools' Head of the River Results 2011
- ^ National Schools Regatta Results 2011
- ^ Shiplake College - Sports and Activities
- ^ British Touring Car Championship Pages. Tom Chilton: Twenty Questions, retrieved 2010-03-04
- ^ The Independent. Colourful life of car dealer turned oil trader who wants to own Hammers. 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2010-03-04
[edit] External links
- Official site
- OFSTED Boarding Inspection Report 2011
- Department for Education Performance Tables 2010 (GCSE and equivalent)
- Department for Education Performance Tables 2010 (Post-16)
- Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2006
