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Shrewsbury School
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Kingsland

Shrewsbury
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Shropshire

EnglandEngland
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TypePublic School
MottoIntus Si Recte Ne Labora (Latin: "If Right Within, Trouble Not")
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1552
FounderKing Edward VI
ChairmanSir David Lees FCA
HeadmasterJeremy W.R. Goulding MA (Oxon)
Second MasterMichael J. Tonks BA
Staffcirca. 100 (full-time)
GenderBoys
Age11 to 18
Enrollmentcirca. 690 students
Colour(s)Blue and Gold    
Former pupilsOld Salopians
School SongFloreat Salopia
ChaplainRev. Gary Dobbie
Websitehttp://www.shrewsbury.org.uk

Shrewsbury School (formally known as King Edward VI Grammar School, Shrewsbury) is an independent school, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868 and is now a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Shrewsbury School was originally a boarding school for boys aged between 13 and 18. Day pupils are now accepted. The enrolment is around 690 boys; the first girls will arrive in the Sixth Form in September 2008.

Shrewsbury School has some notable alumni, including naturalist Charles Darwin, poet Sir Philip Sidney, Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees, Monty Python contributor Michael Palin, creator of Private Eye magazine Richard Ingrams and the DJ John Peel.

The school has a newspaper known as the "Public Nose" (a deliberate variation of the 'Private Eye' magazine) which is published twice a month by a committee of pupils.

History

Shrewsbury School was founded in 1552 by King Edward VI, and in 1571 was augmented by Queen Elizabeth I. In 1868 the school was named one of the nine ‘great’ schools of England (along with Charterhouse, Eton, Harrow, Merchant Taylors' Rugby, |St Paul's, Westminster and Winchester) in the Public Schools Act passed by the British Parliament. Headmasters include Sir Thomas Ashton, Samuel Butler, Benjamin Hall Kennedy, Cyril Argentin Alington, Lord Wolfenden and Sir Eric Anderson. Sir Thomas Ashton, the first headmaster, gave the school a classical and humanistic tone that has been retained, though sciences and other studies are now also in the curriculum.

In 1882, Headmaster Henry Whitehead Moss moved the school from its original town centre location to a new site across the River Severn, in Kingsland. The original buildings are now used as the Shrewsbury Town Library.

The school accepts only boys. However, in November 2005, the governors of the school decided to allow girls to enter the sixth form; initially aiming to admit 60 girls, then increasing to 100.

In 2003 Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok was opened in Bangkok, Thailand, in a location on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. The headmaster of this school is Stephen Holroyd, who taught English at Shrewsbury School and was formerly the housemaster of Severn Hill (see 'Houses') and then the Second Master of the school, following Stuart Morris who is the Headmaster for the first two years.

Shrewsbury School viewed from The Quarry.

Since the millennium, the school's site has seen investment. An award-winning music school was opened by Prince Charles in 2001. The Main School Building saw an internal renovation over several years, modernising all classrooms. A new boarding house has been completed, as has a new world-class indoor cricket centre and a new swimming pool, and several of the school's buildings will undergo redevelopment in anticipation of the school's first female pupils.

Fees and scholarships

Boarders pay fees in excess of £23,000 per annum and day boys pay fees of approximately £18,000 per annum. Scholarships are available, limited to a maximum value of 50% of fees. The maximum fee that can be paid by scholarships is 50%, regardless of the number of scholarships a pupil is given. Bursaries are available for families who are unable to pay the full fees.

The following categories of scholarship are on offer to new entrants to the first year:

  • 4 Butler Academic Scholarships (up to 50% of fees).
  • 6 Kennedy and Moss Academic Scholarships (up to 25% of fees).
  • 7 Alington Scholarships (at least £1000 p.a.).
  • 4 Music Scholarships (2 up to 50% of fees, 2 up to 20%)
  • 2 Art Scholarships (up to 20% of fees)
  • 2 Sports Scholarships (Up to 20% of fees)
  • 10 House Foundation Awards (up to 50% of fees)
  • 2 All-Rounder Scholarships (up to 20% of fees)

The following scholarships are on offer for Sixth Form entrants:

  • 6 Academic Scholarships (2 up to 50% of fees, 4 up to 20%)
  • 2 Music Scholarships (1 up to 50% of fees, 1 up to 20%)
  • 1 Cassidy Sports Scholarship (up to 100% of fees)

Houses, housemasters, and housemistresses

There are nine boarding houses and two for dayboys, each with its own housemaster or housemistress, tutor team and matron. Each house also has its own colours. The many inter-house competitions play an important role in school life. In football each house competes in four different leagues (two senior, two junior) and three knock-out competitions (two senior, one junior). A single house will hold around 60 boys, although School House and each of the dayboy houses hold slightly more. The houses, and their colours are:

  • Churchill's Hall Dark Blue & Light Blue - Mr R.T. Hudson
  • The Grove Cornflower Blue and White - Mr M.J. Lascelles
  • Ingram's Hall Green & White - Mr S.H. Cowper
  • Moser's Hall Deep Red & Black - Mr S.A.A. Fox
  • Oldham's Hall Chocolate & Silver - Col. R.N.R. Jenkins
  • Port Hill (formerly merged with Radbrook as 'Dayboys Hall') Gold & Red - Mrs S.L. Hankin
  • Radbrook (formerly merged with Port Hill as 'Dayboys Hall') Violet & White - Mr D. Kirkby
  • Ridgemount Royal Blue & Old Gold - Mr M.A.C. Humphreys
  • Rigg's Hall Chocolate & Gold - Mr M.A.J. Mostyn
  • School House (formerly split as 'Doctors' and 'Headroom') Black, Magenta & Pure White - Mr G.StJ.F. Bell
  • Severn Hill (formerly known as 'Chances') Maroon & French Grey - Mr P.R. Vicars

School Arms

The Arms of the school are those of King Edward VI being The Arms of England (three lions passant) quartered with those of France (fleur-de-lys).

Alumni

Ex-pupils are named Old Salopians.

See also: List of notable Old Salopians

Departments and faculty heads

Southern Railway School's Class

The School lent its name to the twentysecond steam locomotive (Engine 921) in the Southern Railway's Class V of which there were 40.This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English public schools. 'Shrewsbury', as it was called, was built in 1934.The locomotive bearing the School's name was withdrawn in the early 1960s.

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