Sir Roger Manwood's School
| Sir Roger Manwood's School | |
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Manwood Road , , CT13 9JX England | |
| Coordinates | 51°16′18″N 1°20′43″E / 51.2718°N 1.3454°E |
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| Typ | Grammar school; Academy; Boarding school (until 2020) |
| Motto | Let the children come to me |
| Established | 1563 |
| Gründer | Sir Roger Manwood |
| Department for Education URN | 136501 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Lee John Hunter |
| Gender | Co-educational (since 1982); Boys (until 1982) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,027 |
| Houses | Atlas, Carmarthen, Founders, Stour and Ypres (previously Dorman, Knolles, Trappes and Tudor) |
| Publication | The Manwoodian |
| Former pupils | Old Manwoodians |
| Website | http://www.manwoods.co.uk/ |
Sir Roger Manwood's School is a selective grammar school located in the medieval town of Sandwich, Kent, England. Founded in 1563, it is one of the oldest schools in Britain and the third oldest state grammar school in Kent. Originally an all-boys school, the school became coeducational in 1982 and had boarders until 2020, but is now a day school only.
History
The school was founded in 1563 by Sir Roger Manwood, an eminent barrister, jurist and supporter of the reformation of the Church in England. Manwoods intention was to create a free grammar school to make education more accessible to the local townspeople. The original location of the school was at Ash Road in Sandwich but it was moved to its current location at Manwood Road in 1895. There are four foundations which appoint governors: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lincoln College, Oxford, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and the Diocese of Canterbury.[1]
In 1960 there were 100 boarders. The boarders were separated into two houses; ‘The Grange’ accommodating the girls and ‘The Lodge’ the boys. After a long-running tradition of being an all-boys school, girls were first admitted in 1982. As of September 2020, the school no longer ran their boarding facilities.
The school was reported as being 'Good' in all categories by Ofsted in 2022, dropping from the previous report's 'outstanding'.[2]
Admissions
In order to gain entry the prospective student must first pass the 11+ examination.
Once enrolled, new pupils are assigned a house, which will also be their form group from Years 7 to 9. From Years 10 to 13 pupils from each house are mixed into new forms. Each house is identified by a different colour. The houses and colours are as follows: Atlas House is red, Carmarthen House is orange, Founders' House is green, Stour House is light blue and Ypres House is dark blue.
The houses were previously Tudor (light blue), Trappes (dark blue), Knolles (dark green) and Dorman (red).
Headteachers
- Edward Henry Blakeney, M.A. (Cantab.), (1895–1901)
- Rev. Harold Buchanan Ryley, M.A. (Oxon.), (1901–1905)
- Rev. George Edward Battle, M.A. (Dublin), (1905–1914)
- Rev. William Burton, M.A. (Cantab.), (1914–1935)
- Ephraim Parker Oakes, M.A. (Cantab.), (1935–1960)
- John Frederick Spalding, M.Sci. (London), J.P., (1960–1978)
- Howell Griffiths (1978–1990)
- Ian Mellor (1991–96), then Stockport Grammar School from 1996 to 2005
- Christopher Morgan (1996–2013)[3]
- Lee Hunter (September 2013 – present)
Sport
Facilities include a full size sports hall, a gym, a half sized hockey astroturf. Sports offered include gymnastics, badminton, football, basketball, trampolining and table tennis, in addition to the main sports of rugby, hockey, netball, rounders, cricket and athletics. The astroturf was opened by Mel Clewlow, an England women's hockey captain and Old Manwoodian.[citation needed]
Combined Cadet Force
The school has a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) group with an army section. Annual events include an Inspection day, Founder's Day parade, which celebrates the founding of the school and pays homage to Sir Roger Manwood and a summer camp.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
The Old Manwoodians Association is an alumni association for ex pupils of the school.The OMs help out the school sports by playing regular fixtures in many of the sports. Three of the OM fixtures on the calendar are the OM v 1st team girls' hockey, OM U21s v 1st XI Cricket and OM v 1st XI Cricket which are all popular fixtures. The two cricket fixtures usually take place in "Cricket Week" which is usually after the busy A Level exam period. Old Manwoodians include:
Business
Jonathon Akeroyd, CEO of Burberry, having previously been CEO at Versace and previously at Alexander McQueen [4]
Murray Lambrell, General Manager of eBay UK
James Mannings, founder of Topvillas [5]
Tom Mannings, founder of Topvillas
Grahame Millwater, Head of Global insurance for Acrisure [6]
Gini Mines, Global Marketing Director Haagen-Dazs
Arts and entertainment
Johnny Beerling, controller of Radio 1 1985–93[7] who launched the Radio 1 roadshow and was responsible for broadcasting Live Aid
Jon Driscoll, an Olivier Award-winning and Tony-nominated theatre projection designer
Peter Jones, documentary with over 70 films for the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery Channel
Patrick Miles, an English writer and translator
Christopher Newton, theatre director
Gale Pedrick, Scriptwriter, author and broadcaster[8]
Jack Scanlon, child actor and title character in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas[9]
Frances Tophill, a horticulturalist and TV presenter, working on Gardeners World amongst other programmes [10]
Richard Taylor-Jones, wildlife cameraman and presenter on shows such as Countryfile, Springwatch and the One Show[11]
Richard Webster, a British author
Nick Wilton, actor and scriptwriter who has appeared in shows including Eastenders
Academia
Dr Ken Riley, Physicist, Senior Tutor at Clare College, Cambridge and Emeritus Lecturer in Physics at Cambridge University.
Professor Richard Fardon, Professor of West African Anthropology at SOAS in London
Professor John Hartley, Director of the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University in Western Australia and Professor of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.
Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian at the Bodleian Library
Dr Christopher Welch, Professor of Astronautics and Space Engineering at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France, where he was Head of the Space Payloads Laboratory and Director of the interdisciplinary MSc in Space Studies.
Medicine
Naren Basu, Lead Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham[12]
Professor Michael Escudier, Executive Dean at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
Professor David Linch, Professor of Haematology at UCL and President of the British Society of Haematology
Professor Donald Longmore OBE, who was one of the team that performed the UK's first heart transplant[13]
Military
Lt Colonel Fiona Galbraith, who commanded 1 Military Intelligence Battalion [14]
Lt Colonel David Hollas MBE, who was awarded the MBE in Queens Birthday Honours list 1999 for his Company Command at Army Training Regiment Pirbright[15]
Major General Richard Semple CBE, the army’s first Chief Information Officer
Technik
Hayne Constant, a mechanical and aeronautical engineer who developed jet engines during WWII
Zoe Laughlin, a British artist, materials engineer and Director of the Institute of Making at University College London Journalism Journalism
Architecture
Jeremy Blake,
Journalism
Jonathan Beale, BBC Defence Correspondent since 2017
Sport
Tammy Beaumont, England international cricketer and world number 1 female batter in 2021 [16]
Melanie Clewlow, England international hockey player
Eugene Gilkes, Commonwealth athelete representing England at 1986 an 1990 games. Bronze medal winner in 1990.
Richard Hope, round the world sailor
Keith Stock, pole-vaulter who competed at the 1984 Olympics
Clergy
Rt Rev John Kingsmill Cavell, Bishop of Southampton from 1972 to 1984
Politics, the diplomatic service & the law
Ross Allen, UK ambassador to Estonia [17]
William Brown, Labour MP from 1929 to 1931 for Wolverhampton West and from 1942 to 1950 for Rugby
Sir Robin Knowles CBE, High Court judge[18]
References
- ^ Sir Roger Manwoods School, Sandwich,
- ^ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/136501
- ^ "Sir Roger Manwoods School". www.manwoods.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (20 October 2021). "Burberry appoints Versace boss as CEO with £6m 'golden hello'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Our Story | Top Villas". www.thetopvillas.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Gazette 2021-06-30T17:34:00+01:00, The Royal. "Acrisure appoints Grahame Millwater in the new role of head of global insurance". Global Reinsurance. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BBC - History of the BBC, Johnny Beerling, interviewed about Live Aid". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Mr Gale Pedrick". The Times. 24 February 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2014. (subscription required)
- ^ "Three-day exhibition in Deal marks holocaust anniversary". www.kentonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
- ^ Joyner, Lisa (15 March 2022). "Frances Tophill reveals the surprising colour she one painted her family bathroom". House Beautiful. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "'Peas are a big hit with tadpoles'". BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham Breast Group". Birmingham Breast Group. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "1968: Surgeons conduct UK's first heart transplant". 3 May 1968. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Business, Ex-Forces in (1 June 2020). "How veterans can upskill the rural economy". Ex-Forces in Business Awards | World's Largest Celebration of Veterans in Second Careers. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ nottssouth2015 (8 April 2015). "DAVID HOLLAS – UKIP". nottingham south - election 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dream to become number one - Beaumont". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Ross Allen". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Mr Justice Robin Knowles". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links
Further reading
- John Cavell & Brian Kennett (1963). A History of Sir Roger Manwoods School Sandwich 1563–1963. Cory, Adams & Mackay.
