St. Piran's (school)
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| Established | 1805 |
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| Type | Independent preparatory day school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | J Carroll |
| Location | Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 7LZ England |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| DfE number | 868/6004 |
| DfE URN | 110126 Tables |
| Students | 350~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–11 |
| Website | www.stpirans.co.uk |
St Piran's is a prep school located on Gringer Hill in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The school has been co-educational since the 1990s.
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History [edit]
The origin of St Piran’s was in 1805 at a small school, the Revd John Potticary's school in Blackheath, at 2-3 Eliot Place.[1] After moving to its present location in 1872, it operated as a boys' boarding school under the name of Cordwalles School until 1919.[2] Up to this time, it was among a group of preparatory schools — which included Stubbington House School and Eastman's Royal Naval Academy — that maintained strong connections with the Royal Navy.[3] In that year, 1919, the school was bought by Major Vernon Seymour Bryant who renamed it St Piran's. It reopened in 1920 with 23 boys, increasing to 65 the following year.[2]
After becoming an educational trust in 1972, the school became coeducational in 1993, and boarding ended the same year.[2] In 2005, St. Piran's celebrated its 200th anniversary with a bicentennial pageant. In 2008 a new geography room and lower school hall were completed.
Headmasters [edit]
As of June 2012[update], the headmasters of the school have been:[2]
- John Potticary 1805–1820
- George Brown Francis Potticary 1820–1850
- Richard Cowley Powles 1850–1865
- Thomas Jackson Nunns 1865–1890
- Charles William Hunt 1890–1902
- Cyril Robert Carter 1902–1910
- Theodore William Keeling 1910–1912
- Mervyn Frank Voules 1912–1919
- Vernon Seymour Bryant 1919–1926
- Arthur Grendon Tippet DSO 1926–1943
- Lowther Grendon Tippet 1943–1972
- Guy Gross and Andrew Perry 1972–1980
- Andrew Perry 1980–1982
- Andrew Blumer 1982–2001
- Jonathan Carroll 2001–present
Former pupils [edit]
- Admiral Sir Claud Barry, KBE CB DSO[4]
- Benjamin Disraeli, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[2]
- Cecil Malone[5]
- Victor Mollo[6]
- Vice Admiral Sir Peveril William-Powlett, KCB KCMG CBE DSO[7]
References [edit]
- ^ Rhind, N. (1993) Blackheath Village & Environs, 1790-1990, Vol.1 The Village and Blackheath Vale (Bookshop Blackheath, London), p.157.
- ^ a b c d e "School history". St Pirans School Maidenhead. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ Leinster-Mackay, Donald P. (1988). "The nineteenth-century English preparatory school: cradle and crèche of Empire?". In Mangan, J. A. 'Benefits Bestowed'?: Education and British Imperialism. Manchester University Press. p. 66. ISBN 9780719025174. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "BARRY, Admiral Sir Claud Barrington". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "MALONE, Lt-Col Cecil L’Estrange". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "MOLLO, Victor". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "WILLIAM-POWLETT, Vice-Admiral Sir Peveril (Barton Reibey Wallop)". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. (subscription required)
External links [edit]
- School website
- Profile on the ISC website
