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Repton School
Established 1557
Type Independent school
Religious affiliation Anglican
Headmaster Robert A Holroyd
Chairman of Governors Jonathan M Fry
Founder Sir John Port
Location Repton
Derbyshire
England Flag of England
Students ~600
Gender Coeducational
Houses 10
School colours Blue & Yellow

         
Preparatory School Foremarke Hall
Website www.repton.org.uk

Repton School, founded in 1557, is a British independent public school located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, England. An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and For persons with the same name see John Port. Sir John Port the younger (d History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Foremarke Hall is a Georgian - Palladian Country house ( Stately home, Manor house) completed in 1762 and located at The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and Repton is a large Village in Derbyshire, England between Derby and Burton upon Trent, situated at the edge of the River Some of the remains of the oldest buildings date back to the 6th century.

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Sports

Repton competes in sports typical of a medium-sized English public school (football, rugby, athletics, etc. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School ), and more recently hockey and tennis. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Repton also competes in lesser-known sports such as Eton Fives and has fully equipped facilities for most sports on site. Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand-ball game similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court Repton sport is pushed very highly and the sports teams contain many players who represent local counties and even Great Britain.

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House system

All of Repton's pupils are placed into one of ten houses, each of which has approximately 70 boarding and day pupils. The house system is a traditional feature of British Schools and schools in ex- British colonies, similar to the collegiate system of a University Repton is unusual in that all meals are taken in houses, as opposed to a central dining system.

The boys' houses are Cross, Latham, New, Orchard, Priory and School. The girls' houses are Abbey, Field, Garden and Mitre.

Repton Dubai

On 24 January 2006, it was announced that Repton School is to branch out internationally with the launch of new boarding school in Dubai[2], an initiative of the Dubai Education Council (DEC). Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE The School opened to the public in September 2007. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday

Notable Alumni

Former Headmasters of Repton

References

  1. ^ Picture from Wikimedia Commons
  2. ^ Repton Dubai Website
  3. ^ Harold Abrahams' Blue Plaque details
  4. ^ Harry Altham Biography at Cricinfo.com
  5. ^ a b Dahl, Roald "Boy" ISBN 0-435-12300-9 (hardcover, 1986) (see also Boy:_Tales_of_Childhood)
  6. ^ Basil Rathbone biography
  7. ^ Robinson, Patrick "Horsetrader" ISBN 0-00-638105-7 (paperback, 1993)
  8. ^ Robert Sangster's Times obituary

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