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King Edward VI Grammar School, Shrewsbury , more commonly known as Shrewsbury School (founded 1552) is a leading British Independent School (sometimes called Public School ) located in Shrewsbury in the county of Shropshire . It is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868 and is now a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . It is in the main a boarding school for boys aged 13 ("Year 9") to 18 ("Year 13") though day pupils are also accepted. The current enrollment is about 670 students.
On November 30th 2005, the BBC [link ] confirmed that as of September 2007, Shrewsbury School would be accepting girls in the sixth form, initially aiming to admit 30 girls and eventually increasing this to accommodate 100 female students, and breaking the 453-year-long tradition of being a boys-only school.
However, in March 2006, the Headmaster announced that this would be delayed for a year, due to construction delays with accommodation for the girls.
History
Shrewsbury School ("The Free School") was founded in 1552 by King Edward VI , and in 1571 was augmented by Queen Elizabeth I . In 1868 the school was named one of the nine ‘great’ schools of England (along with Charterhouse , Eton , Harrow , Merchant Taylors' Rugby , St Paul's , Westminster and Winchester ) in the Public Schools Act passed by the British Parliament. Headmasters include Sir Thomas Ashton, Samuel Butler , Benjamin Hall Kennedy , C.A. Alington, and Sir Eric Anderson . Sir Thomas Ashton, the first headmaster, gave the school a classical and humanistic tone that has been retained, though sciences and other studies are now also prominent in the curriculum.
Charles Darwin wrote, of his time at the school:
Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as it was strictly classical, nothing else being taught, except a little ancient geography and history. The school as a means of education to me was simply a blank. (The Autobiography of Charles Darwin , 1887)Alumni
Ex-pupils are named '', and famous pupils include:
John Langshaw Austin (Philosopher of Language)Alex Walters (Writer) Christopher Booker (Journalist)Tim Booth (Lead singer of the band James )Samuel Butler (Writer)Charles Darwin (Naturalist)Gen Otsubo (Architect) Alexander Cooper (Chef) Paul Foot (Journalist)Fulke Greville, 1st Lord Brooke (Poet, Statesman)Nick Hancock (Actor, TV presenter)Michael Heseltine (Politician)Lord Hutton (British Law Lord)Lord Lane (Lord Chief Justice)Brian Inglis (Journalist, Historian, TV presenter)Richard Ingrams (Journalist)Andrew Irvine (Mountaineer)Harry Gawler (Traveller, Gentleman) William Oakley (Footballer, Captain of England National team)Nick Owen (TV presenter)Michael Palin (Comedian, Actor, TV presenter)John Peel (Disc Jockey, Journalist)Martin Rees (President of Royal Society, Astronomer Royal, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge)Willie Rushton (Comedian, Actor)Nevil Shute (Writer)Sir Philip Sidney (Poet, Courtier, Soldier)Mark Sinker (Writer, Journalist)Peter Brown (Historian of Late Antiquity , Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford )External links
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