Shrewsbury School

Shrewsbury School
Libera Scola Grammaticalis Regis Edvadri Sexti or King Edward VI School at Shrewsbury
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Kingsland

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SY3 7BA

England
Coordinates52°42′14″N 2°45′44″W / 52.7038°N 2.7622°W / 52.7038; -2.7622
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TypePublic school
Private boarding school
MottoLatin: Intus Si Recte Ne Labora

(If Right Within, Trouble Not)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1552 (1552)[1]
FounderKing Edward VI
Local authorityShropshire Council
Department for Education URN123608 Tables
Chair of Governing BodyJames Pitt[2]
HeadmasterLeo Winkley
Staffca. 120
GenderCo-educational (from 2015)
Age13 to 18
Enrolmentca. 840
Houses13
Colour(s)Royal Blue and White   
PublicationThe Salopian
Former pupilsOld Salopians
School SongCarmen Salopiense
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ a b c Ofsted Social Care report 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2010
  2. ^ "Governing Body Members' Details". 20 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Fleming Report (1944)". www.educationengland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ Independent Schools Inspectorate report 2007 Retrieved 19 March 2010

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