Rugby School | |
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![]() Rugby School, seen from 'The Close' playing field. | |
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Lawrence Sheriff Street , CV22 5EH England | |
Coordinates | 52°22′03″N 1°15′40″W / 52.3675°N 1.2611°W |
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Type | Public school Private boarding school |
Motto | Latin: Orando Laborando (by praying, by working) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1567 |
Founder | Lawrence Sheriff |
Department for Education URN | 125777 Tables |
Executive Head Master | Peter Green |
Head | Gareth Parker-Jones |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 13 to 18 |
Enrolment | 810 |
Houses | 16 |
Colour(s) | Duck Egg Blue |
Alumni | Old Rugbeians (OR) |
School song | Floreat Rugbeia |
Website | rugbyschool.co.uk |
Rugby School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.[1]
Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.[2] Up to 1667, the school remained in comparative obscurity. Its re-establishment by Thomas Arnold during his time as Headmaster, from 1828 to 1841, was seen as the forerunner of the Victorian public school.[3] It was one of nine schools investigated by the Clarendon Commission of 1864 and later regulated as one of the seven schools included in the Public Schools Act 1868. Originally a boys school, it became fully co-educational in 1992.[4]
The school's alumni – or "Old Rugbeians" – include a UK prime minister, a French prime minister, several bishops, poets, scientists, writers and soldiers.
Rugby School is the birthplace of rugby football.[5]