| Rugby School | |
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 Rugby School, seen from 'The Close' playing field. | |
| Address | |
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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 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school Private boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Orando Laborando (through work and through prayer) |
| 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]
- ^ Simpson, John Barclay Hope (6 February 1967). "Rugby Since Arnold: A History of Rugby School from 1842". Macmillan. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gabbitas". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "The truth about Flashman: an old Rugbeian writes". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Rugby pupils long to keep old-fashioned skirts". The Times. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Six ways the town of Rugby helped change the world" Archived 4 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2015.