Oakham School

Oakham School
Address
Map
Market Place

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LE15 6DT

England
Coordinates52°40′13″N 0°43′40″W / 52.6704°N 0.7277°W / 52.6704; -0.7277
Information
TypePublic school
Private boarding and day school
MottoLatin: quasi cursores vitai lampada tradunt
(Like runners, they pass on the torch of life)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1584 (440 years ago) (1584)
FounderRobert Johnson
Department for Education URN120322 Tables
Chairman of trusteesProfessor Neil Gorman
HeadmasterHenry Price
ChaplainTimothy Tregunno
Staff160
GenderCoeducational
Age10 to 18
Enrolment1,082
Houses16 day and boarding houses
Colour(s)Red and black    
Former pupilsOld Oakhamians
School SealLatin: Sig Com Gubern Scholar et Hospiciorum in Okeham et Uppingham in Com Rutl
Common seal of the governors of the schools and hospitals of Oakham and Uppingham in the county of Rutland
Websitehttp://www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk/

Oakham School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in Oakham, Rutland, England.

The school was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with Uppingham School, a few miles away.[1] They share a common badge design (and a strong rivalry), but while Uppingham's colours tend towards blue and white, Oakham's are black and red.

Under headmaster John Buchanan, in 1971 Oakham was the first boys' independent secondary school in Britain to accept both male and female pupils throughout the whole school and not just in the sixth form.[2] In 1995, it was the first public school to go on-line.[3]

Leicestershire County Cricket Club occasionally plays games on the school grounds.[4]

  1. ^ "Thomas Haywood". London: Daily Telegraph. 7 April 2003. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  2. ^ John Clare (19 December 2001). "Tradition with an eye on the future". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  3. ^ "BBC - Leicester - Around Leicester - History". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Cricket: Oakham School Ground, Oakham". ESPN Cricinfo.