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'''Abbotsholme School''' is a co-educational [[Independent school (UK)|independent]] [[boarding school|boarding]] and [[day school]] near the village of [[Rocester]] in [[Staffordshire]], England. The school is situated on a 140-acre campus on the banks of the [[River Dove, Central England|River Dove]] in [[Derbyshire]], near the county border. It is a member of the [[Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools|SHHIS]] (Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools) and is a [[Round Square (educational organisation)|Round Square]] school. The school was bought by Chinese company, Achieve Education, in 2017.
'''Abbotsholme School''' is a co-educational [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[boarding school|boarding]] and [[day school]]. The school is situated on a 140-acre campus on the banks of the [[River Dove, Central England|River Dove]] in [[Derbyshire]], England near the county border and the village of [[Rocester]] in [[Staffordshire]]. It is a member of the [[Society of Heads]] (formerly Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools) and is a founding member of the [[Round Square]] conference of schools.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Adityajit Singh Kang (second from left in red Scholar Blazer & blue Scarf) with Classmates at Abbotsholme School, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, UK.jpg|thumb|Exchange student and classmates at Abbotsholme School in 2012]]
[[File:Adityajit Singh Kang (second from left in red Scholar Blazer & blue Scarf) with Classmates at Abbotsholme School, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, UK.jpg|thumb|Exchange student and classmates at Abbotsholme School in 2012]]
Abbotsholme was founded by Scottish academic and educationist [[Cecil Reddie]]<ref>{{cite web
Abbotsholme was founded by the Scottish academic and educationalist [[Cecil Reddie]]<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> as an experiment in his progressive educational philosophies and theories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abbotsholme.com/pdfs/inspection_report.pdf |title=Inspection Report |access-date=2008-09-01 |publisher=INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320060819/http://www.abbotsholme.com/pdfs/inspection_report.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Burns|first=R.W.|title=The Life and Times of Alan Dower Blumlein|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2z2ONO7nBQC|publisher=[[Institute of Engineering and Technology|IET]]|year=2000|pages=19|isbn=9780852967737}}</ref> The school, then known "The New School", opened in 1889 to boys aged 10 to 19. From the very beginning, it departed from the structure of the traditional [[Public school (UK)|public school]] in favour of a less rigid environment and more liberal education. "[[Eton College|Eton]] collars" were discarded in favour of a more comfortable and practical uniform, and English, French and German were taught in place of [[Classics]] (Latin and Greek). The fine arts were introduced as core subjects, considered unusual at that time, since music was mostly taught at cathedral schools and art at specialist art institutes. Practical skills such as animal husbandry and carpentry were integrated into the curriculum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/Abbotsholmes-History|title=Our History|access-date=2012-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826045726/http://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/Abbotsholmes-History|archive-date=2012-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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}}</ref> as an experiment for his progressive educational philosophies and theories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abbotsholme.com/pdfs/inspection_report.pdf |title=Inspection Report |accessdate=2008-09-01 |work= |publisher=INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320060819/http://www.abbotsholme.com/pdfs/inspection_report.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-20 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Burns|first=R.W.|title=The Life and Times of Alan Dower Blumlein|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2z2ONO7nBQC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=[[Institute of Engineering and Technology|IET]]|year=2000|pages=19}}</ref> The school, then known "The New School", opened to boys aged 10 to 19 in 1889. From the very beginning, the school departed from the structure of the traditional [[Public school (UK)|public school]] in favour of a less rigid environment and more liberal education. [[Top hat]]s and "[[Eton College|Eton]] collars" were discarded in favour of a more comfortable and practical uniform, and English, French and German were taught in place of [[Classics]] (Latin and Greek). The fine arts were introduced as core subjects, considered unusual at that time, since music and art were mostly taught at cathedral schools or specialist art institutes. Practical skills such as animal husbandry and carpentry were integrated into the curriculum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/Abbotsholmes-History|title=Our History|publisher=|access-date=2012-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826045726/http://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/Abbotsholmes-History|archive-date=2012-08-26|dead-url=no|df=}}</ref> It has been coeducational since 1969; girls now make up over one third of overall pupil numbers.
The school has been coeducational since 1969; girls now make up over one third of overall pupil numbers. {{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

In 2017 the school was bought by the Chinese company Achieve Education Ltd, owned by Mrs Tong Zhou, who sits on the Achieve Advisory Board. The directors of the school are now those of Achieve Education and are chaired by Mike Farmer, a former head of [[Kilgraston School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/about-abbotsholme/achieve-education-limited|title = Achieve Education Limited - Abbotsholme School}}</ref>

==Abbotsholme Arts Society==
Gordon Clark, director of music at the school from the 1950s, founded the Abbotsholme Arts Society in 1968. The first concert, on 24 September, featured oboist [[Léon Goossens]] and the organisers have continued to book front-rank professionals and promising newcomers in classical music and jazz - including [[Alfred Brendel]], [[Paul Tortelier]], [[Yehudi Menuhin]], [[John Dankworth]] and [[Cleo Laine]], [[Evelyn Glennie]] and [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]].<ref>Christopher Morley. 'Forty years of luring some of the best artists around', in ''The Birmingham Post'', 27 September 2007</ref> Along with concerts there are also films, lectures and visual arts events.<ref name=past>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk/pastprogrammes/|title=Past Programmes|website=Abbotsholme Arts Society}}</ref>

Performances are mostly held in the school's chapel, though some are held at outside venues. Clark pioneered the idea of subscription concerts.<ref>Vivien Ardley. ''Neil Ardley: Kaleidoscopes and Rainbows'' (2023), p. 184</ref> Since 1968 there have been over 1,000 concerts: 2022-23 was the 55th season.<ref name=past/> Clark also founded the [[The Lichfield Festival|Lichfield Festival]] in 1981. He retired from teaching in 1984, and died suddenly in New York in August 1989, after which the Gordon Clark Memorial Trust Fund was established.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.i-m-s.org.uk/support-us/gordon-clark-memorial-scholarship-trust/|title=Gordon Clark Trust|website=International Musicians Seminar}}</ref> Subsequent artistic directors of the Arts Society were [[Paul Spicer (musician)|Paul Spicer]], [[Meurig Bowen]] (from 2001), Richard Hawley (previously orchestral manager of the [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]]) and Neil Millensted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/school-community/abbotsholme-arts-society|title=Abbotsholme Arts Society - Abbotsholme School|website=www.abbotsholme.co.uk}}</ref>


==Notable former pupils==
==Notable former pupils==
{{see also|Category:People educated at Abbotsholme School}}
{{see also|Category:People educated at Abbotsholme School}}
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* [[Roger Altounyan]] – physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of [[sodium cromoglycate]] as a preventative for asthma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2012/06/if-not-duffers-wont-drown/|title='If not duffers won't drown'|access-date=2016-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121171323/http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2012/06/if-not-duffers-wont-drown/|archive-date=2016-11-21|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((AltRefNo='pp/rca')AND(Level='collection'))|title=Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue|website=archives.wellcome.ac.uk}}</ref>
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* Sir [[Samuel Bedson|Samuel Phillips Bedson]], FRS Professor of [[Bacteriology]], [[University of London]]
* [[Alan Dower Blumlein]], Electronics engineer and inventor
* [[Alan Dower Blumlein]], Electronics engineer and inventor
* [[Lytton Strachey]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.proquest.com/openview/6f3d89c1b106e348/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1434|title=REDDIE OF ABBOTSHOLME. - ProQuest|website=search.proquest.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> British writer and critic
* [[Peter Crossley-Holland]], Ethnomusicologist and composer
* [[Peter Crossley-Holland]], Ethnomusicologist and composer
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* [[Alfred Angas Scott|Alfred Angas Scott (1875-1923)]], motorcycle designer, inventor and founder of The Scott Motorcycle Company <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotttechnicalities.com.au/technicalities/Scott%20eNewsletter/Scott%20eNewsletter%2018.pdf |format=PDF |title=Scott e Newsletter |accessdate=5 October 2008}}</ref>
* [[Robin Gandy]], Mathematician
* [[Robin Gandy]], Mathematician
* [[Ted Koppel|Edward James Martin Koppel]], British-born American broadcast journalist,
* [[Ted Koppel|Edward James Martin Koppel]], British-born American broadcast journalist,
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* [[Alfred Angas Scott|Alfred Angas Scott (1875-1923)]], motorcycle designer, inventor and founder of The Scott Motorcycle Company <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotttechnicalities.com.au/technicalities/Scott%20eNewsletter/Scott%20eNewsletter%2018.pdf |title=Scott e Newsletter |access-date=5 October 2008}}</ref>
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* Sir [[Alan Muir Wood]], FRS FREng FICE, Civil Engineer
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* [[Roger Altounyan]] – physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a preventative for asthma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2012/06/if-not-duffers-wont-drown/|title=‘If not duffers won’t drown’|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121171323/http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2012/06/if-not-duffers-wont-drown/|archive-date=2016-11-21|dead-url=no|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((AltRefNo='pp/rca')AND(Level='collection'))|title=Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue|website=archives.wellcome.ac.uk}}</ref>
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* Sir [[Samuel Bedson|Samuel Phillips Bedson]], FRS Professor of [[Bacteriology]], [[University of London]]
*[[Ian Shapiro]], political scientist
*[[Ian Shapiro]], political scientist
*[[Olaf Stapledon]] (1886-1950)<ref>Crossley, Robert, Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future, Liverpool University Press, 1994</ref> Novelist and philosopher; author of Last and First Men, Star Maker, and other works of speculative fiction.
* [[Lytton Strachey]],<ref>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|3102481}} |last1=Johnson |first1=W Branch |title=REDDIE OF ABBOTSHOLME |magazine=The Bookman |location=London |date=May 1934 |page=129 }}</ref> British writer and critic
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* Sir [[Alan Muir Wood]], FRS FREng FICE, Civil Engineer
* [[Peter Gautrey]], British [[soldier]] and [[diplomat]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/ School Website]
* [http://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/ School Website]
* [http://www.ukboardingschools.com/school/abbotsholme-school.html UK Boarding Schools Guide Profile]
* [https://archive.today/20130205094736/http://www.ukboardingschools.com/school/abbotsholme-school.html UK Boarding Schools Guide Profile]
* [http://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/derbyshire/uttoxeter/abbotsholme-school Profile] on the [[Independent Schools Council|ISC]] website
* [http://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/derbyshire/uttoxeter/abbotsholme-school Profile] on the [[Independent Schools Council|ISC]] website


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Latest revision as of 16:17, 26 April 2024

For the defunct Australian school, see Abbotsholme College.

Abbotsholme School
Location
Map
Rocester
,
Derbyshire
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ST14 5BS

England
Coordinates52°56′40″N 1°49′32″W / 52.944374°N 1.82542°W / 52.944374; -1.82542
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding school
MottoGlad Day Love and Duty
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1889
FounderCecil Reddie
Department for Education URN113003 Tables
PrincipalHelen Wilkinson [1]
GenderCoeducational
Age2 to 18
Enrolment290~
Colour(s)Green, Gold   
Former pupilsOld Abbotsholmians
Websitehttp://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/

Abbotsholme School is a co-educational private boarding and day school. The school is situated on a 140-acre campus on the banks of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England near the county border and the village of Rocester in Staffordshire. It is a member of the Society of Heads (formerly Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools) and is a founding member of the Round Square conference of schools.

History

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Exchange student and classmates at Abbotsholme School in 2012

Abbotsholme was founded by the Scottish academic and educationalist Cecil Reddie[2] as an experiment in his progressive educational philosophies and theories.[3][4] The school, then known "The New School", opened in 1889 to boys aged 10 to 19. From the very beginning, it departed from the structure of the traditional public school in favour of a less rigid environment and more liberal education. "Eton collars" were discarded in favour of a more comfortable and practical uniform, and English, French and German were taught in place of Classics (Latin and Greek). The fine arts were introduced as core subjects, considered unusual at that time, since music was mostly taught at cathedral schools and art at specialist art institutes. Practical skills such as animal husbandry and carpentry were integrated into the curriculum.[5]

The school has been coeducational since 1969; girls now make up over one third of overall pupil numbers. [citation needed]

In 2017 the school was bought by the Chinese company Achieve Education Ltd, owned by Mrs Tong Zhou, who sits on the Achieve Advisory Board. The directors of the school are now those of Achieve Education and are chaired by Mike Farmer, a former head of Kilgraston School.[6]

Abbotsholme Arts Society

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Gordon Clark, director of music at the school from the 1950s, founded the Abbotsholme Arts Society in 1968. The first concert, on 24 September, featured oboist Léon Goossens and the organisers have continued to book front-rank professionals and promising newcomers in classical music and jazz - including Alfred Brendel, Paul Tortelier, Yehudi Menuhin, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Evelyn Glennie and Vladimir Ashkenazy.[7] Along with concerts there are also films, lectures and visual arts events.[8]

Performances are mostly held in the school's chapel, though some are held at outside venues. Clark pioneered the idea of subscription concerts.[9] Since 1968 there have been over 1,000 concerts: 2022-23 was the 55th season.[8] Clark also founded the Lichfield Festival in 1981. He retired from teaching in 1984, and died suddenly in New York in August 1989, after which the Gordon Clark Memorial Trust Fund was established.[10] Subsequent artistic directors of the Arts Society were Paul Spicer, Meurig Bowen (from 2001), Richard Hawley (previously orchestral manager of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) and Neil Millensted.[11]

Notable former pupils

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See also: Category:People educated at Abbotsholme School

References

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  1. ^ "Abbotsholme School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  4. ^ Burns, R.W. (2000). The Life and Times of Alan Dower Blumlein. IET. p. 19. ISBN 9780852967737.
  5. ^ "Our History". Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Achieve Education Limited - Abbotsholme School".
  7. ^ Christopher Morley. 'Forty years of luring some of the best artists around', in The Birmingham Post, 27 September 2007
  8. ^ a b "Past Programmes". Abbotsholme Arts Society.
  9. ^ Vivien Ardley. Neil Ardley: Kaleidoscopes and Rainbows (2023), p. 184
  10. ^ "Gordon Clark Trust". International Musicians Seminar.
  11. ^ "Abbotsholme Arts Society - Abbotsholme School". www.abbotsholme.co.uk.
  12. ^ "'If not duffers won't drown'". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue". archives.wellcome.ac.uk.
  14. ^ "Scott e Newsletter" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  15. ^ Crossley, Robert, Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future, Liverpool University Press, 1994
  16. ^ Johnson, W Branch (May 1934). "REDDIE OF ABBOTSHOLME". The Bookman. London. p. 129. ProQuest 3102481.
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