Repton School
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| Founded | 1557 by Sir John Port |
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| Location | Repton, Derbyshire, England |
| School Type | Independent, coeducational |
| Age Range | 13 to 18 (Y9-Y13; US: 7-12) |
| Headmaster | Robert A Holroyd |
| Chairman of Governors | Jonathan M Fry |
| Number of Pupils | c.600 |
| Preparatory School | Foremarke Hall |
| Colours | Navy and gold / blue and yellow |
| Homepage | www.repton.org.uk |
Repton School, founded in 1557, is one of the most famous co-educational public schools in the UK, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, England. Some of the remains of the oldest buildings date back to the 6th century.
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[edit] Sports
Whilst Repton competes in a variety of sports typical of a medium sized English public school (football, rugby, athletics, etc...) in recent years Repton has excelled in hockey and tennis. Repton also competes in less known sports such as Eton Fives and has fully equipped facilities for most sports on site.
[edit] House system
Like many British public schools, Repton is subdivided into various houses within which the students are allocated. Repton has ten such houses, housing approximately 60 of a combination of boarding and day pupils in each, and is fairly unique in that all meals are taken in the houses, as opposed to using a central dining system.
The boys' houses are Cross, Latham, New, Orchard, Priory and School. The girls' houses are Abbey, Field, Garden and Mitre.
[edit] Repton in Dubai
On the 24th January 2006, it was announced that Repton School is to branch out internationally with the launch of new boarding school in Dubai, an initiative of the Dubai Education Council (DEC). The School will begin to admit pupils as early as September 2007, and as a boarding school, will be the first of its kind. Strong support exists for calling the first house Brook House, after the house of the same name that closed in 1997.
[edit] Old Reptonians
- Harold Abrahams, 100m Gold Medalist, 1924 Olympics
- Roald Dahl, author
- Charles Fry, cricketer
- Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and television presenter
- Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes in the 1930's and 40's black & white films
- Eric Maschwitz, entertainer, writer, broadcaster
- Joseph Bosworth, scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language
- Stuart Hampshire, Oxford philosopher
- Christopher Isherwood, novelist and screenwriter
- Edward Upward, novelist, short story writer
- Denton Welch, novelist, short story writer
- Michael Ramsey, archbishop of Canterbury
- Lord Grimston, politician
- Graeme Garden, comedian, member of The Goodies
- Denys Rayner, Battle of the Atlantic veteran, writer and boat designer
