Oakham School
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Oakham School is a British
co-educational independent school
in the historic market town of Oakham
in Rutland
, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils (including about 10% from overseas). The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and non-spoiling start in life for the lucky". It was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School
, a few miles away. They share a common badge design (and a strong rivalry), but while Uppingham's colours tend towards blue and white, Oakham's are usually black and red. Under the late John Buchanan, Oakham was the first independent secondary school in Britain to accept both male and female pupils. In 1995, it was the first public school to go on-line. The current headmaster is Nigel Lashbrook, who replaced Joseph Spence in 2009.
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
occasionally plays games on the school grounds
.
Annual fees range from £13,560 to £25,050.
and Uppingham
. As someone on the Puritan
wing of the Church of England
he had a strong belief in the benefits of education.
According to Johnson's statutes for the school, "the schoolmaster shall teach all those grammar scholars that are brought up in Oakham
, freely without pay, if their parents be poor and not able to pay, and keep them constantly to school." The master of the school was to teach Hebrew
, Latin
and Greek
. Of course, although the schooling was free, permanent attendance meant the loss to a family of an income, so not many very poor would have attended, or wanted the education. The master could supplement his income of £24 per year by taking in boarders. Johnson was careful to ensure that his schools were sufficiently endowed. This endowment was confirmed by Royal Charter
granted by Queen Elizabeth I.
The original school building was restored in the eighteenth century, but remained the sole classroom for 300 years. In 1749 a case involving payment of rates recorded that "the school of Uppingham
is not nor hath been of equal repute with that of Oakham
." However, while Uppingham
flourished in the second half of the nineteenth century, Oakham
did not. In 1875 there were just 2 day boys and 2 boarders in the school. A new headmaster lasted three years before being dismissed.
All classes were still taught in the one room - the original old school. The school did see some development. Science
and Modern Languages had recently been added to the curriculum. The subjects examined for a scholarship within the school were: English History (1066-1603), Geography of the British Isles, English Grammar, Arithmetic
, English Composition and Dictation
. A more successful headmaster, the Rev. E.V. Hodge, headmaster from 1879 to 1902, saw numbers increase, to 125 in 1896, with slightly more boarders than day boys.
This was a temporary peak - by 1905 numbers had fallen back to 66. The response to the obvious financial difficulties which accompanied this decline was to apply for Direct Grant
status, and to become in effect the boys' grammar school
for Rutland
at the same time as continuing as a public school
. New facilities for Science
teaching were created, boarding accommodation was improved with new building and then a new school house was built. Pupil numbers rose again, to 105 in 1910, and to 200 in 1923.
The Chapel
was built in 1925 as a memorial to the 69 old boys who were killed in the First World War.
In 1970, the school became fully independent from the local authority, and in 1971, Oakham admitted female pupils for the first time.
In 2005 Oakham School was one of fifty of the country's leading private schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents. Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.
During their time in the Lower School, pupils study all of the core subjects (Mathematics, English, Science, History and Geography) as well as French and either German or Spanish, Religious Education, Latin and ICT. There is also a carousel system of Creative Arts courses, which include textiles, 2D art and sculpture, and pupils take part in a Physical Education scheme of swimming and general ball skills.
Pupils also take part in Physical Education, but not to an academic standard. Students in the higher sets for Mathematics are given the opportunity to study for an FSMQ in Further Mathematics.
There are ten houses in the Middle School, six boarding and four day houses, split evenly between boys and girls. The day houses are located at the north end of campus, in the grounds of the old Rutland Hospital. The main building houses the two girls houses, Gunthorpe and Hambleton, while the boys houses, Barrow and Clipsham, are in a much newer house alongside.
Most students take 4 subjects at AS Level and continue to A2 level in at least 3 of those subjects. However, there will be those who wish to study 5 subjects or an additional AS level subjects in the second year.
Studying within the Upper School, all students take six subjects. Usually, students take a literature course in their own language, another modern or classical language, a science and a mathematics course, a humanities and an arts course. These are at standard or higher level.
In addition, all students complete an extended essay, take a course in theory of knowledge and complete a programme of creativity, action and service (CAS).
School House is the Seventh Form Boys' Boarding House, which sees all boys in that form housed under one roof. It is set in Chapel Close, separate from the main school campus and located by the Market Place, at the centre of the town.
The Head of School House is traditionally the Head Boy, who is supported by the Headmaster's prefects - the male members of the School's Decem.
Girls
The Seventh Form Girls' Boarding house, Round House brings all the Middle School girls together under one roof for their last year. It is situated in Chapel Close, next to School House.
The Head of Round House is the Head Girl, who is supported by the female members of the Decem.
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co-educational independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
in the historic market town of Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils (including about 10% from overseas). The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and non-spoiling start in life for the lucky". It was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...
, a few miles away. They share a common badge design (and a strong rivalry), but while Uppingham's colours tend towards blue and white, Oakham's are usually black and red. Under the late John Buchanan, Oakham was the first independent secondary school in Britain to accept both male and female pupils. In 1995, it was the first public school to go on-line. The current headmaster is Nigel Lashbrook, who replaced Joseph Spence in 2009.
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
occasionally plays games on the school grounds
Oakham School Ground
Oakham School is a cricket ground in Oakham, England. The land is owned by Oakham School. The ground was first used by the Leicestershire 1st XI in 1935 for County Championship matches and in 2001 for one-day matches...
.
Annual fees range from £13,560 to £25,050.
History
Oakham School was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson. Johnson received an income from four church positions and used this wealth to set up a number of charitable institutions, including the two free grammar schools at OakhamOakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
and Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
. As someone on the Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
wing of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
he had a strong belief in the benefits of education.
According to Johnson's statutes for the school, "the schoolmaster shall teach all those grammar scholars that are brought up in Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
, freely without pay, if their parents be poor and not able to pay, and keep them constantly to school." The master of the school was to teach Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. Of course, although the schooling was free, permanent attendance meant the loss to a family of an income, so not many very poor would have attended, or wanted the education. The master could supplement his income of £24 per year by taking in boarders. Johnson was careful to ensure that his schools were sufficiently endowed. This endowment was confirmed by Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
granted by Queen Elizabeth I.
The original school building was restored in the eighteenth century, but remained the sole classroom for 300 years. In 1749 a case involving payment of rates recorded that "the school of Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
is not nor hath been of equal repute with that of Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
." However, while Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
flourished in the second half of the nineteenth century, Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
did not. In 1875 there were just 2 day boys and 2 boarders in the school. A new headmaster lasted three years before being dismissed.
All classes were still taught in the one room - the original old school. The school did see some development. Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and Modern Languages had recently been added to the curriculum. The subjects examined for a scholarship within the school were: English History (1066-1603), Geography of the British Isles, English Grammar, Arithmetic
Arithmetic
Arithmetic or arithmetics is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of combining numbers...
, English Composition and Dictation
Dictation
Dictation can refer to:*Dictation , when one person speaks while another person transcribes what is spoken.*A dictation machine, a device used to record speech for transcription....
. A more successful headmaster, the Rev. E.V. Hodge, headmaster from 1879 to 1902, saw numbers increase, to 125 in 1896, with slightly more boarders than day boys.
This was a temporary peak - by 1905 numbers had fallen back to 66. The response to the obvious financial difficulties which accompanied this decline was to apply for Direct Grant
Direct grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
status, and to become in effect the boys' grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
for Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
at the same time as continuing as a public school
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
. New facilities for Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
teaching were created, boarding accommodation was improved with new building and then a new school house was built. Pupil numbers rose again, to 105 in 1910, and to 200 in 1923.
The Chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
was built in 1925 as a memorial to the 69 old boys who were killed in the First World War.
In 1970, the school became fully independent from the local authority, and in 1971, Oakham admitted female pupils for the first time.
In 2005 Oakham School was one of fifty of the country's leading private schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents. Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling three million pounds into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.
Jerwoods
The current school set-up comprises three distinct "levels" of education. The Lower School, for children aged 10-13, is known as "Jerwoods" after the former headmaster and benefactor John Jerwood. The buildings that comprise it mostly date back to the early 70s, when the four houses that comprise the area were established, but the main building, now the boys boarding house, Peterborough House, was the old vicarage, which was bought by the school in 1870. The girls boarding house, Lincoln, is in a round building to the west, while the two day houses, Sargants for boys and Ancaster for girls, are found on different floors of the main eastern building, which also houses all seven classrooms.During their time in the Lower School, pupils study all of the core subjects (Mathematics, English, Science, History and Geography) as well as French and either German or Spanish, Religious Education, Latin and ICT. There is also a carousel system of Creative Arts courses, which include textiles, 2D art and sculpture, and pupils take part in a Physical Education scheme of swimming and general ball skills.
The Middle School
All pupils study English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, a dual-award Science course (taught as three separate subjects), RE short course and a foreign language (French, German or Spanish) to GCSE, as well as at least two of History, Geography and French, which is offered as an alternative to a second humanities subject. Pupils are then expected to choose two subjects from a varied selection, which includes a second foreign language, Drama and Theatre Studies, Art and Design subjects, Food Studies, PE and a combined Greek and Latin course. "Gratin", as it is nicknamed, is taught in one slot of the timetable, and pupils receive two full GCSEs at the end of the course.Pupils also take part in Physical Education, but not to an academic standard. Students in the higher sets for Mathematics are given the opportunity to study for an FSMQ in Further Mathematics.
There are ten houses in the Middle School, six boarding and four day houses, split evenly between boys and girls. The day houses are located at the north end of campus, in the grounds of the old Rutland Hospital. The main building houses the two girls houses, Gunthorpe and Hambleton, while the boys houses, Barrow and Clipsham, are in a much newer house alongside.
The Upper School
The Upper School academic curriculum is designed to give students a wide range of choices that will prepare them for higher education and future careers. Oakham offers both the International Baccalaureate (IB) and AS/A2 levels.AS/A2 levels
The AS/A2 levels structure at Oakham has been designed to encourage students to take a wider variety of subjects and offers increased permutations of choice and much greater flexibility than was possible within the previous A Level system.Most students take 4 subjects at AS Level and continue to A2 level in at least 3 of those subjects. However, there will be those who wish to study 5 subjects or an additional AS level subjects in the second year.
International Baccalaureate(IB)
The IB Diploma is an international pre-university qualification recognised by universities and governments throughout the world.Studying within the Upper School, all students take six subjects. Usually, students take a literature course in their own language, another modern or classical language, a science and a mathematics course, a humanities and an arts course. These are at standard or higher level.
In addition, all students complete an extended essay, take a course in theory of knowledge and complete a programme of creativity, action and service (CAS).
Houses
Oakham School has a total of 16 houses; 2 in the Upper School (1 for boys and 1 for girls), 10 in the Middle School (5 boys houses, 5 girls; 6 boarding, 4 day) and 4 in the Lower School (Jerwoods) (2 boys, 2 girls; 2 boarding, 2 day).Upper School
Boys- School House, Mr. D. Jackson
School House is the Seventh Form Boys' Boarding House, which sees all boys in that form housed under one roof. It is set in Chapel Close, separate from the main school campus and located by the Market Place, at the centre of the town.
The Head of School House is traditionally the Head Boy, who is supported by the Headmaster's prefects - the male members of the School's Decem.
Girls
- Round House, Mrs. L. Asher-Roche
The Seventh Form Girls' Boarding house, Round House brings all the Middle School girls together under one roof for their last year. It is situated in Chapel Close, next to School House.
The Head of Round House is the Head Girl, who is supported by the female members of the Decem.
Boarding
- Boys: Chapmans, Mr. C. Dawson; Haywoods, Mr. D. Taylor; Wharflands, Mr. N. Paddock
- Girls: Buchanans, Mrs. M. Nicholls; Rushebrookes, Mrs. T. Drummond; Stevens, Mrs. A. Lear
Day
- Boys: Barrow, Mr. A. Williams; Clipsham, Mr. A. Speers
- Girls: Gunthorpe, Miss. M. Grimley; Hambleton, Mrs. S. Healey
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Religion
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monk
Public service
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Broadcasting
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player
Aristocracy
- Prince Alexander of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Alexander Friedrich Antonius Johannes), next in line to succeed as Head of the House of Hohenzollern
Adventurers and record breakers
- Richard ProfitRichard ProfitRichard Profit is an English mountaineer, sailor, a former British Army officer and polar adventurer. In 2007 he took part in the Polar Race with the mother and son pair Janice Meek and Daniel Byles, successfully walking and skiing 350 miles from Resolute, Nunavut to the Magnetic North Pole in ...
, polar explorer
Other
- Ronald Light, defendant in the Green Bicycle CaseGreen Bicycle CaseThe Green Bicycle Case involved the death of a young woman named Bella Wright in Little Stretton, near Leicester, England on 5 July 1919. Wright was killed by a bullet wound to the head. Earlier that evening she had been seen with a man on a green bicycle...
Masters
- Frank JerwoodFrank JerwoodFrank Harold Jerwood was an English clergyman and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
Olympic Rower - Bronze medallist 1908 - Anthony Little, headmaster 1997-2002, now headmaster of Eton CollegeEton CollegeEton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
- Phillip DeFreitasPhillip DeFreitasPhillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas is a retired English cricketer. He played county cricket for Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire, as well as appearing in forty four Test matches and 103 ODIs...
cricket master, ex-England international - Jeffrey SkitchJeffrey SkitchJeffrey Ralph Skitch is a retired teacher, actor and operatic baritone best known for his performances and recordings with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1952 to 1965....
, formerly baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
with the D'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyD'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was a professional light opera company that staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas. The company performed nearly year-round in the UK and sometimes toured in Europe, North America and elsewhere, from the 1870s until it closed in 1982. It was revived in 1988 and...
(1952-7)