Framlingham College
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Framlingham College is an independent
, coeducational boarding
and day school in the town of Framlingham
, near Woodbridge
, Suffolk
, England
. Together with its preparatory school, Brandeston Hall and Little Bears Nursery it serves pupils from 2 1/2 to eighteen years of age.
's husband, Albert, Prince Consort, and was incorporated by Royal Charter. Framlingham College are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert over the course of the next five years. Prince Albert's statue takes pride of place in front of the College, which is set in 85 acres (343,983.1 m²) in the historic market town of Framlingham, with stunning views of the Mere and the twelfth-century castle Framlingham Castle
. The College grounds are maintained by an award winning grounds team and the original mock-Gothic buildings have been developed over the years, as a result of significant building initiatives. The building is Grade II listed.
Nearby is Brandeston Hall Preparatory School, located in the village of Brandeston. The school is named after the Tudorbethan manor house that forms its main building. Brandeston Hall was bought by the Society of Old Framlinghamians in remembrance of the 250 boys and masters who lost their lives in the two World Wars.
All students are accommodated in seven fully integrated boarding and day houses: three for girls and four for boys. The excellent facilities at Framlingham College include a theatre with tiered seating for 250, a state-of-the-art Design and Technology Centre, a modern library and a leisure centre that houses an indoor swimming pool, a fitness suite and weights room. The original library, which was given to the College by Charles H. Berners, Esq. DL in 1899, was significantly extended in 1998, leaving a light spacious area where pupils can study comfortably.
The College has a fine record in stretching the most able, while the ‘value added’ rating for those pupils who are not automatically destined to achieve A grades at GCSE and A Level stands among the very best in the country. DCSF figures covering recent years confirmed this when placing the College among the top 5% in the country at improving pupils’ grades between GCSE and A level, and this is reflected in the ISI Inspection report which describes much of the teaching as outstanding.
The academic success rates are mirrored by outstanding sporting achievements, commitment to the popular and extremely successful Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and the outward-bound work of the voluntary Combined Cadet Force. From the cut and thrust of the debating society there are visiting speakers and musical performances, charity competitions, formal house suppers and many cultural, educational and recreational visits. Whether it is cookery or the choral society, equestrianism or model making, a round of golf on campus or trekking in Nepal, there is something for everyone.
, and one the George Cross
(converted from the Albert Medal
).
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
, coeducational boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and day school in the town of Framlingham
Framlingham
Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District of Suffolk, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census...
, near Woodbridge
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Together with its preparatory school, Brandeston Hall and Little Bears Nursery it serves pupils from 2 1/2 to eighteen years of age.
History of Framlingham College
Framlingham College was originally called the Albert Memorial College in memory of Prince Albert and was founded in 1864 by public subscription as the Suffolk County Memorial to Queen VictoriaVictoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
's husband, Albert, Prince Consort, and was incorporated by Royal Charter. Framlingham College are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert over the course of the next five years. Prince Albert's statue takes pride of place in front of the College, which is set in 85 acres (343,983.1 m²) in the historic market town of Framlingham, with stunning views of the Mere and the twelfth-century castle Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham in Suffolk in England. An early motte and bailey or ringwork Norman castle was built on the Framlingham site by 1148, but this was destroyed by Henry II of England in the aftermath of the revolt of 1173-4...
. The College grounds are maintained by an award winning grounds team and the original mock-Gothic buildings have been developed over the years, as a result of significant building initiatives. The building is Grade II listed.
Nearby is Brandeston Hall Preparatory School, located in the village of Brandeston. The school is named after the Tudorbethan manor house that forms its main building. Brandeston Hall was bought by the Society of Old Framlinghamians in remembrance of the 250 boys and masters who lost their lives in the two World Wars.
The school
Mr Paul Taylor became Headmaster in September 2009; he was formerly Lower Master (Deputy Head) at King’s School in Canterbury. He now leads a school that has recently received an excellent ISI Inspection Report in February 2010 and an Outstanding Ofsted report in February 2011 , which described the College as highly successful in meeting its stated aims and mission of providing a first class, holistic education, in a safe and inspiring environment, accessible to a broad range of boys and girls.All students are accommodated in seven fully integrated boarding and day houses: three for girls and four for boys. The excellent facilities at Framlingham College include a theatre with tiered seating for 250, a state-of-the-art Design and Technology Centre, a modern library and a leisure centre that houses an indoor swimming pool, a fitness suite and weights room. The original library, which was given to the College by Charles H. Berners, Esq. DL in 1899, was significantly extended in 1998, leaving a light spacious area where pupils can study comfortably.
The College has a fine record in stretching the most able, while the ‘value added’ rating for those pupils who are not automatically destined to achieve A grades at GCSE and A Level stands among the very best in the country. DCSF figures covering recent years confirmed this when placing the College among the top 5% in the country at improving pupils’ grades between GCSE and A level, and this is reflected in the ISI Inspection report which describes much of the teaching as outstanding.
The academic success rates are mirrored by outstanding sporting achievements, commitment to the popular and extremely successful Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and the outward-bound work of the voluntary Combined Cadet Force. From the cut and thrust of the debating society there are visiting speakers and musical performances, charity competitions, formal house suppers and many cultural, educational and recreational visits. Whether it is cookery or the choral society, equestrianism or model making, a round of golf on campus or trekking in Nepal, there is something for everyone.
Sporting Facilities
Indoor swimming pool, sports and fitness complex and large playing fields. Framlingham College has a Cricket square that last summer hosted an England XI. Other facilities include two floodlit Astroturf with the newest built in September 2011, Indoor Rifle Range, Squash Courts, a nine-hole Golf course and a multitude of other sporting opportunities. The major sports are rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics and tennis for boys, whilst girls have the option of hockey, netball, tennis, rounders, and athletics. Pupils can also take part in squash, soccer, badminton, basketball, golf, swimming, archery, shooting, volleyball and table tennis.Rankings/League Tables
In the Financial Times "value for money" league table Framlingham College rose to 8th best value for money school nationally. In the Times A Level league table, Framlingham College was placed as the top boarding school in the Eastern Counties of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex.Value Added
Recently published government figures place Framlingham in the top 5% of schools in the country at improving grades between GCSE and A level. (Source DCSF)Notable Old Framlinghamians
- Dr David BullDavid BullDavid Bull is a British physician, author, and host and commentator on a variety of British television programmes, such as Newsround, Living's Most Haunted Live!, Channel 4's Richard & Judy, the BBC's Watchdog, Watchdog Healthcheck, Tomorrow's World, and Sky's The Breathing Life Awards...
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D.S.O., M.D., R.A.M.C. officer and surgeon, decorated by the British and Serbian governments - Ashley CowanAshley CowanAshley Cowan was an English cricketer between 1995 and 2005. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
, former Essex County Cricket ClubEssex County Cricket ClubEssex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
cricketer - Prince Constantin KaradjaConstantin KaradjaPrince Constantin Jean Lars Anthony Démétrius Karadja was a Romanian diplomat, jurist, bibliographer, bibliophile and honorific member of the Romanian Academy...
, Romanian diplomat and Righteous Among the NationsRighteous Among the NationsRighteous among the Nations of the world's nations"), also translated as Righteous Gentiles is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.... - Lord Lexden OBE, Conservative historian and politician
- Sir Alfred James Munnings KCVO, PRA (1878–1959), artist
- Rob NewtonRob Newton (cricketer)Robert Irving Newton, commonly known as Rob Newton, is an English cricket player who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by The Wisden Cricketer as 'one to watch'...
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cricketer - James PaiceJames PaiceJames Edward Thornton "Jim" Paice MP is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire, and was first elected in the 1987 general election...
, Conservative MP since 1987 - Percy Charles PickardPercy Charles PickardGroup Captain Percy Charles "Pick" Pickard DSO & Two Bars, DFC, was a British bomber pilot and commander during World War II. He is best remembered by the public for his role in the 1941 wartime propaganda film Target for Tonight in which he featured as the pilot of 'F for Freddie' – a Wellington...
, World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... - Stuart RossiterStuart RossiterPercival "Stuart" Bryce Rossiter was a renowned British philatelist and postal historian who wrote extensively about British postal history and postage stamps of British colonies in Africa and was actively involved in numerous philatelic institutions...
, writer and postal historian - Charlie SimpsonCharlie SimpsonCharles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...
, musician, Busted and FightstarFightstarFightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi... - Harry George SmartHarry George SmartHarry George Smart, CBE, DFC, AFC, is best known as the commander of RAF Habbaniya during the first part of the Anglo-Iraqi War. Smart was a British officer in the British Army, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Royal Air Force...
CBE, DFC, AFC, a Royal Air Force air vice marshal - The RH Lord Jeremy SullivanJeremy SullivanSir Jeremy Mirth Sullivan PC has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2009.He was educated at Framlingham College and King's College London and was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1968 where he became a bencher in 1993.By 1976 Sullivan was Counsel for the Department of Environment's M25...
, former high court judge - Laura WrightLaura Wright (singer)Laura Wright is an English soprano.She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs classical and operatic music, popular songs, musical theatre and folk songs....
singer and former member of All AngelsAll AngelsAll Angels are a British classical crossover group formed in 2006, consisting of Daisy Chute, Rachel Fabri, Melanie Nakhla andCharlotte Ritchie.... - John Ross, photographer
Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients
Three Old Framlinghamians have won the Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, and one the George Cross
George Cross
The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
(converted from the Albert Medal
Albert Medal (lifesaving)
The Albert Medal for Lifesaving was a British medal awarded to recognise the saving of life. It has since been replaced by the George Cross.The Albert Medal was first instituted by a Royal Warrant on 7 March 1866 and discontinued in 1971 with the last two awards promulgated in the London Gazette of...
).
Recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Lieutenant Gordon Muriel Flowerdew, VC (1885–1918). Awarded VC for cavalry charge in March 1918, in France in World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, from which he died of his wounds the following day. This was the last British cavalry charge in military history. - Lance CorporalLance CorporalLance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.- Etymology :The presumed...
William Henry HewittWilliam Henry HewittWilliam Henry Hewitt VC was a South African soldier, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, during the First World War....
, VC (1885–1966). Awarded VC for attack on pillbox in September 1917. - CaptainCaptain (Royal Navy)Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
Augustus Willington Shelton AgarAugustus AgarCaptain Augustus Willington Shelton Agar, VC, DSO, RN was a noted Royal Navy officer in both World War I and World War II and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.In...
, VC, DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, RNRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
(1890–1968). Awarded VC for attack on Russian navy in June 1919 at Kronstadt, Russia, in the North Russia CampaignNorth Russia CampaignThe North Russia Intervention, also known as the Northern Russian Expedition, was part of the Allied Intervention in Russia after the October Revolution. The intervention brought about the involvement of foreign troops in the Russian Civil War on the side of the White movement...
.
Recipients of the George Cross
- Commander Henry De Beauvoir TupperHenry De Beauvoir TupperCaptain Henry de Beauvoir Tupper, AM was a British Royal Navy officer and recipient of the Albert Medal.-Early life:Henry de Beauvoir Tupper joined the Royal Navy after leaving Framlingham College.-First World War:...
, GC. Awarded the Albert Medal (later replaced by the George Cross) on 21 February 1919, for gallantry in saving lives at sea on 4 August 1918 while serving on HMS CometHMS CometThe name HMS Comet, after the comet, has been used no fewer than sixteen times by the Royal Navy. was a 4-gun bomb vessel built in 1695 and captured by the French in 1706. was a 14-gun bomb vessel in use from 1742 to 1759. was a galley used in 1756. was a 10-gun brig-sloop in India in 1758...
during World War I.