Repton School
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-->Repton School, founded in 1557, is a public school in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, England. Some of the remains of the oldest buildings date back to the 6th century.
Sports
Whilst Repton competes in a variety of sports typical of a medium sized English public school (Football, Rugby, Athletics, etc...) in recent years Repton has excelled in Hockey and Tennis. Repton also competes in less known sports such as Eton Fives and has fully equipped facilities for most sports on site.
House system
Like many British public schools, Repton is subdivided into various houses within which the students are allocated. Repton has 10 such houses (6 boys, 4 girls) housing approximately 60 pupils in each. The boys' houses are The Cross, Latham House, New House, The Orchard, Priory House and School House. The girls' houses are The Abbey, Field House, The Garden and The Mitre.
Repton in Dubai
On the 24th January 2006, it was announced that Repton School is to branch out internationally with the launch of new boarding school in Dubai, an initiative of the Dubai Education Council (DEC). The School will begin to admit pupils as early as September 2007, and as a boarding school, will be the first of its kind. Strong support exists for calling the first house Brook House, after the house of the same name that closed in 1997.
Old Reptonians
- Harold Abrahams, 100m Gold Medalist, 1924 Olympics
- Roald Dahl, author
- Charles Fry, cricketer
- Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and television presenter
- Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes in old black & white movies
- Eric Maschwitz, entertainer, writer, broadcaster
- Joseph Bosworth, scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language
- Stuart Hampshire, Oxford philosopher
- Gilbert O'Sullivan, singer/songwriter
- Christopher Isherwood, novelist and screenwriter
- Edward Upward, novelist, short story writer
- Denton Welch, novelist, short story writer
- Michael Ramsey, archbishop of Canterbury
- Graeme Garden, comedian, member of The Goodies
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