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| Oakham School | |
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Market Place , , LE15 6DT England | |
| Coordinates | 52°40′13″N 0°43′40″W / 52.6704°N 0.7277°W |
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| Type | Public school Private boarding and day school |
| Motto | Latin: quasi cursores vitai lampada tradunt (Like runners, they pass on the torch of life) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1584 |
| Founder | Robert Johnson |
| Department for Education URN | 120322 Tables |
| Chairman of trustees | Professor Neil Gorman |
| Headmaster | Henry Price |
| Chaplain | Timothy Tregunno |
| Staff | 160 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 10 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,082 |
| Houses | 16 day and boarding houses |
| Colour(s) | Red and black |
| Former pupils | Old Oakhamians |
| School Seal | Latin: 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 |
| Website | http://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]
- ^ "Thomas Haywood". London: Daily Telegraph. 7 April 2003. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ John Clare (19 December 2001). "Tradition with an eye on the future". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "BBC - Leicester - Around Leicester - History". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Cricket: Oakham School Ground, Oakham". ESPN Cricinfo.