Ipswich School

Ipswich School
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Coordinates52°03′51″N 1°09′06″E / 52.0641°N 1.1516°E / 52.0641; 1.1516
Information
TypePublic school
Private day and boarding school
MottoSemper Eadem
(Latin for Always The Same)
Established1399 (1399)
Department for Education URN124881 Tables
Chairman of GovernorsHenry Staunton
HeadmasterNick Gregory
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 18
Enrolmentc.850 pupils
Houses6 day houses and 1 boarding house
Colour(s)Navy blue, blue, grey, yellow and white      
PublicationThe Ipswichian, The OI Journal, The Occasional
VisitorKing Charles III
Websitehttp://www.ipswich.school

Ipswich School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) for pupils aged 3 to 18 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

North of the town centre, Ipswich School has four parts on three adjacent sites. The Pre-Prep and Nursery were established in 1883 with the aim of preparing children aged 7 to 11 for entry into the Senior School. The Senior School occupies the main school site. The main buildings are a distinctive example of Victorian architecture, with Tudor style brick. The main building and chapel are both Grade II listed.[1] The school buildings surround a central playing field and cricket square along with the Cricket Pavilion. The remainder of the School's sport's fields are located at a nearby site on the edge of the town. The School has a new purpose-built music school, adjacent to the Cricket Pavilion.

Within the Senior School the students are divided into three: the Lower School (Years 7 and 8), the Middle School (Years 9–11) and the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13).

The School operates on an independent, fee-charging basis, with a few scholarships including sports, academic and art and music and means-tested bursaries. It selects pupils by the use of entrance exams. The School was designated as having a Church of England Religious Character.[2] The school has, however, not chosen to register as having a Religious Charter under the 2009 order.[3]

  1. ^ "Listed Buildings in Ipswich". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  2. ^ The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2005
  3. ^ The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2009

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