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Ipswich School is a private day and
boarding school in
Ipswich,
Suffolk,
England, serving pupils of both sexes from two to eighteen years of age. The school is designated as having a "
Church of England" Religious Character as defined in "The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2005 (No. 1195)".
Located north of the town centre, the school's main buildings are a distinctive example of
Victorian architecture, with
Tudor style brick. It has several annexes, including a
preparatory school, a large boarding house and extensive sport fields. A new preparatory school has recently been constructed, costing £3.8 million, which has allowed the former preparatory buildings to be converted into new
sixth form facilities. The main building and chapel are both Grade II
listed.
Ipswich School was founded (in its current form) in
1528 by Cardinal
Thomas Wolsey as a model grammar school. (
The King's School, Ipswich). There had been older educational institutions in the town (including St. Mary's College) which were absorbed into this new college. The oldest of these schools is first recorded as existing in
1299.
The current headmaster is Ian G Galbraith, a member of the
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. He was preceded by Dr John Blatchly. The school runs many activities including the Debating Society, Economics Club, Sub Aqua, Life Saving, Duke of Edinburgh, Symphony and Intermediate Orchestras, Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, School and Chapel choirs and a non-compulsory
Combined Cadet Force, of which the school has an Army and a Royal Air Force section. Sports offered include rugby, hockey, cricket, football, tennis, badminton, squash, fives, sailing, and athletics.
The school continues to flourish under an independent, fee-charging basis, and does very well in league tables and with university entrances, sending about seven pupils on average to Oxford and Cambridge every year. In 2008, twelve pupils from Ipswich School were offered conditional
Oxbridge places.
The school has two student councils, the Lower School Council and the Middle School Forum, which were formed to discuss aspects and improvements of the school from the students' point of view.
The Houses of Ipswich School
The school has six 'houses', into which pupils from year 9 onwards are filtered: Holden, Rigaud, Sherrington, School, Broke and Felaw. Those with relatives who attended the school are generally expected to be placed in the same house. Every year, the houses compete for the Ganzoni Cup (house cup), which is won by gaining points from winning inter-house events. These include Inter-House debating, swimming, squash and many athletic events. Felaw has won more times than any other house, with Rigaud in second place; it's believed that School hasn't won since the days of the reign of Queen Victoria. However, School is the oldest house and its name comes from when it used to be boys in one house, taught by a head master. The house in which they lived and were taught was called School House.
| House |
House Colours |
| Sherrington |
Maroon/Yellow |
| Felaw |
Brown/Blue |
| School |
Navy/Yellow |
| Broke |
Purple/Yellow |
| Holden |
Scarlet/Yellow |
| Rigaud |
Green/Yellow |
| Westwood |
Grey/Black |
The school has a single large boarding house which is called Westwood. Past boarding houses included Highwood and a Junior House. A high number of overseas students, often Asian, join the school in year 7 and year 9.
Literary References
Ipswich School is mentioned in Shakespeare's play,
Henry VIII:
'Those twins of learning that he rais'd in you,
Ipswich and Oxford! One of which fell with him,
Unwilling to outlive the good that did it;
The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous'
Notable Old Ipswichians
include:
- Sir H. Rider Haggard, author of King Solomon's Mines and She.
- Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, Nobel Laureate, Physician who coined the word synapse.
- Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England, Head of Roman Catholic church in England
- Sir Robert Hitcham, 17th century Judge and member of parliament.
- William Kirby, 'the father of entomology'
- Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke KCB, naval hero, Commander of HMS Shannon
- Edward Ardizzone, artist
- Johnny Torino, civil rights campaigner.
- Peter Florence, founder of the Hay Festival held in Hay-on-Wye
- Charles Keene, artist, Punch
- Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Commander of English forces, Battle of the Flodden.
- Edward Poynter, Artist, President of the Royal Academy & Baronet
- Henry Staunton, Businessman and media mogul
- Tom Withers Klute (musician), Music Producer and DJ
- James King, Radio One film critic
- Tim Marshall, Sky News reporter.
- Geoffrey Rees-Jones, Former Welsh rugby international.
- John Penrose (born 1964), Conservative Member of Parliament
- Peter Brunt (1917-2005), ancient historian
- Harold Smith (1916-2006) of Ipswich Town Football Club
- Cecil Howard Lay, Architect, artist and poet
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