| Shrewsbury School Libera Scola Grammaticalis Regis Edvadri Sexti or King Edward VI School at Shrewsbury | |
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Kingsland , , SY3 7BA England | |
| Coordinates | 52°42′14″N 2°45′44″W / 52.7038°N 2.7622°W |
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| Type | Public school Private boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Intus Si Recte Ne Labora (If Right Within, Trouble Not) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1552[1] |
| Founder | King Edward VI |
| Local authority | Shropshire Council |
| Department for Education URN | 123608 Tables |
| Chair of Governing Body | James Pitt[2] |
| Headmaster | Leo Winkley |
| Staff | ca. 120 |
| Gender | Co-educational (from 2015) |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | ca. 840 |
| Houses | 13 |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Publication | The Salopian |
| Former pupils | Old Salopians |
| School Song | Carmen Salopiense |
| Website | www.shrewsbury.org.uk |
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Shrewsbury School is a public school in Shrewsbury.
Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter,[1] to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsbury School is one of the seven public schools subject to the Public Schools Act 1868 and one of the nine schools reviewed by the Clarendon Commission between 1861 and 1864.[3]
It was originally a boarding school for boys, girls have been admitted into the Sixth Form since 2008, and the school has been co-educational since 2015. As of Michaelmas Term 2023, the school has 842 pupils: 522 boys and 320 girls. There are seven boys' houses and five girls' houses.[4]
The present site, to which the school moved in 1882, is on the south bank of the River Severn.[1]
- ^ a b c Ofsted Social Care report 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2010
- ^ "Governing Body Members' Details". 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Fleming Report (1944)". www.educationengland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Independent Schools Inspectorate report 2007 Retrieved 19 March 2010