Sir Roger Manwood's School
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| Motto | Sinite Parvulos Venire Ad Me (Let the children come to me) Mark 10:14 |
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| Established | 1563 |
| Type | Foundation grammar school |
| Headteacher | Chris Morgan |
| Founder | Sir Roger Manwood |
| Specialism | Languages |
| Location | Manwood Road Sandwich Kent CT13 9JX England |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE URN | 118900 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 886 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Dorman, Knolles, Trappes and Tudor |
| Publication | The Manwoodian |
| Boarders | (Up to) 55 |
| Former pupils | Old Manwoodians |
| Website | www.srms.kent.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 51°16′18″N 1°20′43″E / 51.2718°N 1.3454°E
Sir Roger Manwood's School is a grammar foundation school located in Sandwich, Kent, England, the 96th oldest school in the UK.
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[edit] Admissions
The school has language college and computing status, meaning that it specialises in teaching modern foreign languages and ICT. In order to gain entry into the school one must pass the 11+ or "Kent Test". At the age of 11 the new intake of Year 7 will be assigned into a house, which will be their form group from Years 7 to 10. The houses are Trappes (TR), Tudor (TU), Dormans (D) and Knolles (K).
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1563 by Sir Roger Manwood, an eminent barrister, jurist and supporter of the reformation of the Church in England. Manwood's intention was to create a Free Grammar School to make education more accessible to the local townspeople. The original location of the School was at Ash Road in Sandwich but was moved to its current location at Manwood Road in 1895.
There are four foundations which appoint Governors: the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lincoln College, Oxford, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and the Archdiocese of Canterbury.[1]
The school today mainly consists of day pupils, although there are approximately 50 boarders, separated into two houses; the Grange (for boys) and the Lodge (for girls). The school is now mixed; after a long running tradition of being an all boys school, girls were first admitted in 1982. The school has a sporting rivalry with Dover Grammar School for Boys. In 2006, the school achieved the best A-level results of all selective state schools in England for girls taking Film Studies and Religious Studies.[2]
[edit] Headteachers
- Ephraim Parker Oakes ( -1960)
- JS Spalding (1960–1978)
- Howell Griffiths (1978–1990)
- Ian Mellor (1991–96, then Stockport Grammar School from 1996–2005)
- Christopher Morgan (1996–Present day)
[edit] Facilities
Currently the school sports department has a swimming pool, three sports fields including a pavilion on the main field. There is also a built (in 1999) Sports centre which has two sports halls, and a gym. The sports halls can be used for a variety of sports including gymnastics, badminton, indoor football, basketball and trampolining.
There are also has an astro turf area and a tarmac playing area. The astro turf is mainly used to play tennis and hockey and was opened by Mel Clewlow, England women's international hockey player who is an Old Manwoodian.
[edit] Combined Cadet Force
The school has a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) group which operates after school on a Wednesday. The CCF at Manwood's takes the form of the Army, with some CCFs being of an Air Force or Naval leaning. The CCF is open to any pupil from year 8 onwards (second year) and these days is an optional after school activity. In the past, it was normally compulsory for the boys to attend CCF.
CCF members take part in a variety of activities including the assault course, rifle training, shooting and safety training, drill practice among many others. There are also a number of annual events on the CCF calendar such as the Founder's Day parade, the annual camp and possibly the biggest date in the year for the CCF, Inspection day.
There is also a CCF band which provides marching music for the cadets. Together, they parade around Sandwich to celebrate important dates, such as Remembrance Day.
[edit] Notable former pupils
The Old Manwoodians Association is an alumni group for ex pupils of the school. They are reasonably active and play a part in the school on a day to day basis. The OMs help out the school sports by playing regular fixtures in many of the sports. Three of the most notable OM fixtures on the calendar are the OM v 1st team girl's hockey, OM U21s v 1st XI Cricket and OM v 1st XI Cricket which are all popular fixtures. The two cricket fixtures usually take place in "Cricket Week" which is usually after the busy A Level exam period. Old Manwoodians include:
- William Brown, Labour MP from 1929-31 for Wolverhampton West and from 1942-50 for Rugby
- Rt Rev John Kingsmill Cavell, Bishop of Southampton from 1972–84
- Johnny Beerling, controller of Radio 1 1985-93
- Christopher Newton, theatre director
- Richard Ovenden, Associate Director at the Bodleian Library
- Melanie Clewlow, England international hockey player
- Gary Tse, London scientist and socialite, Imperial College London
- Prof Richard Fardon, Professor of West African Anthropology since 1996 at the School of Oriental and African Studies
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- D'Arch's Guide to UK Boarding Schools
- AtSchool.eduweb.co.uk
- DCSF.gov.uk
- Unofficial Old Manwoodian's site
[edit] Further reading
- John Cavell & Brian Kennett (1963). A History of Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich 1563-1963. Cory, Adams & Mackay.
