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'{{short description|Public school in York, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox school | name = St Peter's School, York | coordinates = {{coord|53.966418|-1.092850|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | motto = Super Antiquas Vias<br>("Over ancient ways") | established = AD {{start date and age|627}} | closed = | type = [[Public school (United Kingdom)|Public school]]<br>[[Independent school (UK)|Independent]] day and [[Boarding school|boarding]] | religion = [[Church of England]] | president = | head_label = Headmaster | head = Jeremy Walker | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = [[St Paulinus of York]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} | specialist = | address = St Peter's | city = [[Clifton, York|Clifton]]<br>[[York]] | county = [[North Yorkshire]] | country = England | postcode = YO30 6AB | local_authority = [[City of York Council]] | urn = 121724 | dfeno = 816/6002 | ofsted = | staff = | enrolment = {{c.|1,000}} | gender = [[Co-educational]] | lower_age = 2 | upper_age = 18 | houses = Dronfield (girls' boarding)<br />The Rise (girls' boarding)<br />Linton (boys' boarding)<br />The Manor (boys' boarding)<br />Clifton (day house)<br />The Grove (day house)<br />Queen's (day house)<br />School House (day house)<br />Temple (day house)<br />Hope (day house) | colours = Brown, Blue, White | publication = | free_label_2 = Former pupils | free_2 = [[:Category:People educated at St Peter's School, York|Old Peterites]] | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | website = https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/ }} '''St Peter's School''' is a co-educational [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent boarding and day school]] (also referred to as a [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]]), in the English City of [[York]], with extensive grounds on the banks of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]. Founded by [[St Paulinus of York]] in AD 627, it is considered to be the third oldest school in the world although some historians take a more sceptical view.<ref>[https://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/5c62d8bb809d8e27588adcc0/t/5d039e6506046d0001bd34a5/1560518251215/A+History+of+St+Peters+School+1557+-+1644+at+Union+Terrace+Site+-+Paul+Toy.pdf "A History of St Peter’s School circa 1557 – 1644 at the Union Terrace Site" ]</ref> It is part of the York Boarding Schools Group.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Schools|url=http://www.yorkboarding.co.uk/schools|publisher=York Boarding Schools Group (YBSG)|access-date=5 June 2012}}</ref> The school accepts pupils aged two to eighteen. ==History== [[File:St Peter's school, York.jpg|thumb|left|St Peter's School, York]] [[File:St Peter's School York by T Boys YORAG-R2386.jpg|thumb|St Peter's School, York in {{circa|1870}}]] Founded in the English city of [[York]] by [[St Paulinus of York]] in the year AD 627,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/stpeters_info.asp?pid=1&sid=28|title=About the School|publisher=St Peter's School|access-date=17 January 2012|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521172324/http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/stpeters_info.asp?pid=1&sid=28|archive-date=21 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the school was originally based at [[York Minster]]. An early headmaster, [[Alcuin]] (Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus), went on to be Chancellor to the Emperor Charlemagne, and founded several of the earliest schools in mainland Europe. It is the [[List of the oldest schools in the world|third oldest school in the world]].<ref>Mortimore, M.J.A. ''Bridlington School: A History'', p. 13. Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire: Alan Twiddle Publishing, 1999. {{ISBN|1-902508-03-3}}.</ref> For most of its history, the school was a boys' school, but welcomed girls into the [[sixth form]] from 1976 before becoming fully coeducational in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?pid=1&sid=28&ssid=919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424173022/http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/stpeters_info.asp?pid=1&sid=28&ssid=919|url-status=dead|title=St Peter's School, York|archive-date=24 April 2013|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> ==Campus== The school grounds are located near the centre of [[York]] and stretch to the banks of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]. The main front of the school faces along [[Bootham]]; this is the oldest part of the site and comprises the Memorial Hall, Alcuin Library and Chapel, as well as dining facilities. Temple House and School House, the Department of Politics, the Department of Business, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Latin and Classics are also based in these buildings, accessed from an area known to the school community as the 'monkey cage'. Behind here is the Pascal building (Maths), Old Science Building (Chemistry), New Science Building (Physics, IT, and DT), Shepherd Rooms (Languages), The Grove and Clifton House. The Music School, the [[Judi Dench|Dame Judi Dench]] Drama Centre, Hope House, and Queen's Building (History, Religious Studies, and English) are also located along the top of the Campus.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} Boarding Houses Wentworth and Rise border the main campus, while Linton, Dronfield and The Manor are located across the road from the main school front accessible by footbridge. In the 2000s the school expanded its site under Headmaster Andrew Trotman to include the new lower campus, formally the site of Queen Anne's, a state school that had been recently closed. The move was not without its challenges, including the distance between the old and new sites and the dissection of a public footpath. {{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} ==St Peter's 2-8== {{Main|St Peter's 2-8}} St Peter's 2-8 (formerly Clifton Pre-preparatory School) is the pre-prep school to St Peter's School, York. St Peter's 2-8 is located on the Upper Campus of the school, next door to the senior school which runs along the main road of [[Bootham]] in the centre of [[York]]. The current Head of St Peter's 2-8 is Phil Hardy. In February 2018, Clifton School and Nursery was named as the best pre-prep/prep school in the annual [[TES (magazine)|TES]] Independent School Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/news/winner-pre-prep-prep-school-year-clifton-school-and-nursery|title=The winner of pre-prep/ prep school of the year is: Clifton School and Nursery |work=[[TES (magazine)|TES]]|date=8 February 2018|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> In summer 2020 Clifton Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery was renamed St Peter's 2-8 and, in April 2021, St Peter's 2-8 was named the best pre-prep school and independent school of the year in the annual [[TES (magazine)|TES]] Independent School Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isawards.co.uk/2021/en/page/winners|title=Winner of the independent school of the year award 2021 |work=[[TES (magazine)|TES]]|date=30 April 2021|accessdate=5 August 2021}}</ref> ==St Peter's 8-13== {{anchor|St Peter's 8-13}} St Peter's 8-13 (formerly St Olave's School) is the junior school to St Peter's, with grounds on the banks of the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]. The current Head of St Peter's 8-13 is Andy Falconer. St Olave's was founded by Reverend Henry Andrew Wilson in 1876 and named after its original site of St Olave’s House in [[Marygate]]. The school was acquired by St Peter's School in 1901 <ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/st_olaves/about/history_of_st_olaves |title=History of St Olave's |publisher=St Peter's School |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> and St Olave's was renamed St Peter's 8-13 in 2020. <ref name="york.ac.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about-us/department/daab/andy-falconer/|title=Andy Falconer - Archaeology, The University of York|website=www.york.ac.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>{{Better source|date=April 2019}} In September 2001, St Olave's moved from the White House (the Chilman Building), and its half of the Queen's Building, to the newly acquired Queen Anne site. The pre-prep, St Peter's 2-8 (formerly Clifton Prep) moved from its original 19th-century building on The Avenue to occupy the buildings previously used by St Olave's. St Peter's 8-13 is now located on the Lower Campus of the St Peter's School, which is also home to the senior school Biology and Art Departments. ==Controversies== '''Complaints:''' In 2006, St Peter's School closed a public footpath running through the school grounds using ''The Countryside and Rights of Way Act'' 2000. This was hotly disputed by local people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkstories.co.uk/york_walks-3/clifton_right-of-way.htm|title=footpath closure|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> '''Expulsions:''' In 2014, four students were expelled, two for use of illegal drugs and two for inappropriate use of social media. A significant amount of parental dissatisfaction was reported due to poor communication about these matters. North Yorkshire Police noted that no report had been made to them with regards to the drugs offences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11113728.st-peters-school-pupils-excluded-after-drug-inquiry/|title=St Peters School Pupils excluded after drug enquiry|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref> '''Initiation Rituals:''' In 2018 a former pupil reported in The Times that boys were subjected to humiliating and painful initiation rituals such as being shot with BB guns, hit in their genitalia with pool cues, and locked in closed spaces for hours at a time. The same pupil also reported being waterboarded with Listerine. Alistair Dunn, the school's acting headmaster, said in response that "St Peter's is a caring and nurturing school and initiation rites are unacceptable."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pool-cue-to-the-groin-at-top-public-school-7kqqcbclb|title=pool cue to the groin at top public school|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref> '''Residential Development:''' In 2022, St Peter's submitted an application to develop land in the green belt of York, behind the school. The plan would turn green fields on the flood plan into artificial sports fields and a large car and coach park. The plan would also turn a neighbouring narrow cul-de-sac into a busy through road for coaches and cars, with over 100 local residents submitting complaints to the council with regards to this development. Local residents have reported health and safety concerns for their families, as well as the loss of grass verges and protected ancient trees on the road. York Central MP Rachael Maskell and local councillors have expressed alarm over the impending redesignation of this land as educational facilities, removing the green belt protection. They noted that the site was already in a flood level 3 area and that as recently as 2015, local houses next door to St Peter's were flooded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23257893.york-councillor-alarmed-st-peters-land-removed-green-belt/|title=york councillor alarmed st peters land removed green belt|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23181633.st-peters-school-plans-road-blasted-local-residents/|title=st peters school plans road blasted local residents|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-63875211|title=neighbours oppose plans for school car park|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref> ==Whimsy== In March 2022, the ''York Press'' reported that Headteacher Jeremy Walker rolled up his sleeves one Saturday to serve meals in the school canteen, due to a high level of COVID-19 related staff absences. Jeremy commented, "I was delighted to respond to the call for help this weekend and I am happy to report to duty whenever required".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/20025759.st-peters-school-head-teacher-drafted-serve-dinners/|title=st peters school head teacher drafted in to serve dinners|accessdate=21 January 2023}}</ref> ==Academic== The school has a history of high academic achievement across all age ranges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?ssid=&sid=46&pid=4&id=386|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?ssid=&sid=46&pid=4&id=385|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> Language-learning is also encouraged from a young age. Latin is compulsory for the first four years of study<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?pid=14&sid=94&ssid=246|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> and also offered at GCSE and A Level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?pid=5&sid=52&ssid=175|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> Religious Studies is a compulsory GCSE subject.<ref name="st-peters.york.sch.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?pid=5&sid=53|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> ==Sport== A wide range of activities are available at the school: these include rugby, football, hockey, netball, tennis, cricket, rowing, athletics, basketball, badminton, cross-country, climbing, squash, swimming, weight training, trampolining, water polo and aerobics. The school has sporting fields, gymnasiums, an indoor swimming pool, two multi-sport indoor centres, tennis courts, multi-use astroturf pitches, a rifle range, and a boathouse. For 27 years, cricket was coached by [[Keith Mohan]]. In 2002 the school's U15 rugby team won the national [[Daily Mail Cup]] competition and the U18 team were narrowly beaten in 2005 in the final against [[Exeter College, Exeter]] {{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}. In 2011 the U16 team won the [[University of Central Lancashire|UCLAN]] Northern Schools Floodlit Competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolssports.com/CompetitionMicrosite/Competition.asp?TSID=1309|title=Competition Microsite - UCLAN Northern Schools U16 Floodlit Competition|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> St Peter's School Boat Club was founded in the 1850s and is one of the oldest school rowing clubs in the world. It has had success at international level with over 28 GB 'vests' earned by Peterites since 1998. On the domestic scene it has won nine medals at The National Schools' Regatta,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsr.org.uk/|title=Results can be seen here|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> 12 medals at The National Championships, and 25 appearances at Henley (both Men's and Women's), all since 1991. ==Music== The School Choir averages over 150 members a year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/st_peters_13_18/life_at_st_peters/music|title=Music|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> but there is also a more selective Chapel Choir as well as an elite Chamber Choir. Highlights of the choral calendar include the Carol Service at York Minster, as well as visits to the Minster and further afield to sing Evensong. The school has Barbershop Quartets, a Brass Group, Chamber Groups, a Choral Society, a Close Harmony Group, String Orchestras, String Quartets, Swing Band/Traditional Jazz, a Symphony Orchestra, Senior Wind Band, Woodwind, Quintets and Quartets. ==Headmasters== * Paulinus 627 * James, The Deacon 630-660 * Wilfrid I 668 * Bosa 691 * John of Beverley 705 * Wilfrid II 718 * Egbert 732 * Albert 766 * Alcuin 778-782 * Laurentius Sirius 1094 * Robert 1120 *Murdach 1130 * Gwydo 1140 * Walter de Nessam 1266 * Alexander of York 1350 * John of York 1368 * Walter Heriez 1397 * John de Rishton 1400 * John Brockholes 1410 * John Saxton 1426 * John Marshall 1426 * W Marshall 1426 * Gilbert Pinchbeck 1426 * Master Gilbert 1453 * Roger Lewsay 1457 * John Hamundson 1465 * John Gylliott 1484 * James Sheffield 1486 * Christopher Holdsworth 1531 * Master Amler 1535 (Royal Charter) * Rev. John Fletcher 1565 * Rev. William James 1575 * Rev. John Pulleyn 1576 * Rev. John Bayles 1590 * Rev. Canon William Thomas 1595 * Rev. John Johnson 1614 * Rev. Christopher Wallis 1638 * Rev. W illiam Langley 1660 * William Thomlinson 1679 * Rev. W Herbert 1711 * Rev. Zachariah Blake 1726 * Rev. John Blake 1757 * Rev. John Robinson 1784 * Rev. Isaac Grayson 1793 * Rev. Stephen Creyke 1827 * Rev. William Hewson 1838 * Rev. Archdeacon William Hey 1844 * Rev. Richard Elwyn 1864 * Rev. Henry M Stephenson 1872 * Rev. George T Handford 1887 * Rev. Edward C Owen 1900 * Samuel M Toyne 1913 * Aubrey J Price 1936 * John Dronfield 1937 * Peter D R Gardiner 1967 * Peter Hughes 1980 * David Cummin 1984 * Robin Pittman 1985 * Andrew Trotman 1995 * Richard Smyth 2004 * Leo Winkley 2010 * Jeremy Walker 2019 <ref> https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/about-us/our-history-archive <ref> ==Houses== The school has ten day- and boarding houses, and each house has its own colour. Dronfield (pink) and Rise (white) are girls' boarding houses; Linton (baby blue) and The Manor (gold) are boys' boarding houses. The rest are day houses: Clifton (yellow), The Grove (red), Queens (purple), Temple (green), School (maroon), and Hope (orange). The [[house system]] is a long-standing tradition throughout the school's history. As the houses are physical, located in various buildings and parts of buildings throughout the school campus,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/?pid=1&sid=44|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> a sense of community is developed, bringing pupils of all ages together to compete in inter-house competitions, like rugby. "House Colours" are an award that is given in the form of a tie (formerly a badge for female students as they did not wear ties when they were first admitted) to pupils for an outstanding contribution to house activities. In 1982 there were only seven houses: the boarding houses were: School, Rise, Dronfield, and The Manor; the day houses were: Queens, Grove, and Temple. Hope, Clifton, and Linton are of more recent origin. Houses were mixed and female boarders had their own quarters. ==Boarding== St Peter's has received an overall quality rating of 'Outstanding' in their 2007 Ofsted Boarding Inspection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC015837|title=Ofsted review|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> ==Religion== The school has a Chapel with compulsory services 3 mornings a week. Eucharist is also held once a term and there are special services to mark Festivals in the [[Liturgical year|Christian calendar]].<ref name="Chapel"/> A service is held on [[Remembrance Sunday]] during which all pupils place poppies on the book of remembrance in the [[Ante-chapel]] (which contains names of alumni killed in conflict). The school's Christmas Carol Service is held in [[York Minster]].<ref name="Chapel">{{cite web|url=http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/stpeters_info.asp?pid=3&sid=42|title=Chapel|publisher=St Peter's School|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> [[Religious education]] is compulsory at the school until Sixth Form,{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} and is taught by both academic staff and the school's two Church of England clergy. ==York Minster== [[York Minster]] has a long connection with St Peter's, as the school's founder was an [[Archbishop of York]]. This relationship is also evident in the school's name, which mirrors the formal title of the Minster, ''The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter''. At its foundation, the school was probably housed next to the earliest cathedral building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkminster.org/learning/the-minsters-history/|title=St Peter's association with York Minster|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> At the end of each academic year a Commemoration and Prizegiving service is held in the Minster and a Carol Service is also held there at Christmas. The school choir often sings in the Minster and in the 2006/2007 year they participated in ''[[Verdi's Requiem]]'', which brought together the wider York community.{{clarify|date=November 2022}} St Peter’s School is now the home of York Minster’s Choristers, after the closure of the Minster School in Summer 2020. ==Traditions== *'''Morning Prayers''' – all members of the school attend a chapel service, *'''Eucharist''' – a whole school [[Eucharist]] service takes place each term and at other significant Christian festivals.<ref name="Chapel"/> *'''Uniform''' – the school has a brown uniform featuring the "cross keys" of St Peter for all pupils (except members of the Sixth Form). The old woollen blazer was later replaced with a more modern cotton jacket. Other changes to the uniform have also taken place, including the removal of ties for female pupils, who now wear an open blouse. In Sixth Form, dark suits must be worn. *'''Gowns''' – the school has a tradition of gowns which reflect pupils' authority or commitments. These are worn during public events such as services at [[York Minster]] and during school events (including Chapel and Assembly). The Head Boy and Head Girl wear brown, followed by the Head Master's Prefects who wear navy. These are issued during the 'gowning' at First Assembly each academic year. Members of the Chapel Committee and choirs wear red gowns, which are fuller depending upon level (Chamber Choir; Chapel Choir; School Choir). School masters also wear collegiate gowns for services and public events. *'''Capping''' – is the practice of reward for exceptional sporting achievement and is awarded at the end of the relevant sports season. *'''5 November''' – on [[Guy Fawkes Night]], the school does not partake in the common tradition of burning a 'Guy' on the bonfire, as [[Guy Fawkes]] was an Old Peterite (alumnus).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/|title=St Peter's School, York|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> There is, however, a long tradition of putting on a firework display for the Boarders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/iloveny/people/guy_fawkes/school.shtml|title=BBC report on North Yorkshire|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> *'''[[Fagging]]''' – the tradition of younger pupils serving older pupils was abolished in 1977. ==Notable alumni== {{See also|Category:People educated at St Peter's School, York}} Current members of the school are known as 'Peterites' (and 'Olavites' for St Olave's Junior School) with alumni referred to as "'''Old Peterites'''", or OPs for short. Notable OPs include: '''Sport:''' *[[:fr:Andrew Springgay|Andrew Springgay]] - professional [[Rugby union|rugby]] player for [[Aviron Bayonnais]], [[SU Agen]] and England A *Helen Austin - British rower *[[Jonny Bairstow]] – first class [[cricketer]] for [[Yorkshire]] and England *[[Sam Bond]] – professional [[bodybuilder]] and TV personality on [[Gladiators]] *[[Oli Denton]] – professional [[rugby union]] player for [[Leeds Tykes|Leeds Carnegie/Leeds Tykes]] *[[Tom Denton (rugby union)|Tom Denton]] – professional [[rugby union]] player for [[Leeds Tykes|Leeds Carnegie]] *[[Frank Mitchell (sportsman born 1872)|Frank Mitchell]] – first class [[cricketer]] for [[Yorkshire]] *[[James Thompson (racing driver)]] – [[auto racing]] driver and commentator for [[Eurosport]]'s [[World Touring Car Championship]] coverage *[[Peter Wackett]] – professional [[rugby union]] player for [[Leeds Tykes]] *[[Norman Yardley]] – English [[cricketer]] '''Academics and historians:''' *[[Alcuin]] (Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus), former Head Master, went on to be Chancellor to the Emperor Charlemagne.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} *[[Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes]] – renowned [[classical scholar]] <!-- *[[Andrew Bowie]] (not mentioned in his article, so not linked - a day-boy in Temple ca. 1965-1970)--> *[[Angus M. Bowie]], classical scholar *[[Henry Dodwell]] – an [[Anglo-Irish]] writer, scholar, theologian and controversialist *[[William Fishburn Donkin]] – Professor of Astronomy, University College, Oxford *[[Christopher Hill (historian)|Christopher Hill]] – English [[Marxism|Marxist]] historian and textbook author *[[C. Northcote Parkinson]] – naval historian and author of some sixty books, the most famous of which was his bestseller [[Parkinson's Law]] *[[Francis W. Pixley]] – accountant, [[barrister]] and author; was [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[Buckinghamshire]] '''Artists and media figures:''' *[[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] – composer, best known for composing 11 [[James Bond]] soundtracks *[[Katherine Downes]] - television presenter, specialising in sports coverage *[[Laurence Eusden]] – became Poet Laureate in 1718 *[[Harry Gration]] – broadcaster with the [[BBC]] *[[Rob Heaps]] - English actor *[[Justin Hill (writer)|Justin Hill]] – English novelist *[[Fleur Keith]] - English actress *[[Basil Radford]] - film actor *[[Mark Simpson (journalist)|Mark Simpson]] – journalist, writer, and broadcaster specialising in pop culture, media, and masculinity credited with coining the word ''[[metrosexual]]'' *[[Jimmy Thompson (actor)|Jimmy Thompson]] – actor, writer, and director *[[Greg Wise]] – English actor '''Political figures:''' *[[Neil Carmichael (Conservative politician)|Neil Carmichael]] – Conservative Member of Parliament for Stroud *[[James Clappison]] – [[British politician]] and [[barrister]]. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertsmere. *[[John Healey (politician)|John Healey]] – [[British Labour]] politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpetersyork.org.uk/foundation_alumni/alumni_news/1042-shadow-housing-secretary-returns-to-st-peters|title=Shadow Housing Secretary returns to St Peter’s|website=www.stpetersyork.org.uk|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> *[[Alan Mak (politician)|Alan Mak]] - Conservative Member of Parliament for [[Havant (UK Parliament constituency)|Havant]] *[[Sir John Rodgers, 1st Baronet]] – British Conservative politician *[[Frank Swettenham]] - British colonial official '''Religious figures:''' *[[George Forrest Browne]] – clergyman, became [[Bishop of Bristol]] *[[Maurice Harland]] – 20th century [[Bishop of Durham]] *[[Robert William Bilton Hornby]] – an [[antiquarian]], priest, and [[Lord of the Manor]] of [[Heworth York]] *[[Henry Herbert Williams]] – Bishop of Carlisle '''Judges:''' *[[John B. Mortimer|John Mortimer]] – Judge of the [[Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal]] and President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam '''Armed forces:''' *[[Frank Bingham]] – [[army officer]] who died in [[World War I]] *[[Walbanke Ashby Pritt]] – British [[World War I]] flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He flew with the [[Royal Flying Corps]] in 1917/1918; flying Sopwith Pups. '''Business leaders:''' *[[Gordon Gibb]] – prominent businessman, owner of theme park [[Flamingo Land Resort]] and former director of [[Bradford City Football Club]] *[[Frank Pick]] – manager in transport sector including [[Underground Group]] and [[London Passenger Transport Board]] *[[Joseph Terry]] – confectioner who presided over [[Terry's|Joseph Terry & Sons Ltd.]] '''Historical figures:''' *[[Guy Fawkes]] – conspirator of the [[Gunpowder Plot]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9230|title=Fawkes, Guy (bap. 1570, d. 1606)|last=Nicholls|first=Mark|year=2004|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|publisher=Oxford University Press|access-date=17 January 2012}}{{Subscription}}</ref> *[[John Wright (Gunpowder Plot)|John Wright]] – conspirator in the [[Gunpowder Plot]] ==See also== *[[The Minster School, York]] *[[List of the oldest schools in the world]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ;Secondary sources *{{cite book | title=A history of St Peter's school published in the year of the school's 1350th anniversary | editor-last= Hamilton | editor-first= D.M. | date= 1977 }} ==External links== *[http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/ St Peter's website] *[http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/st-olaves/ St Olave's website] *[http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/clifton/ Clifton Pre-prep website] *[http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/opclub/framesOP.htm Old Peterite Club] *[http://www.stpetersboatclub.co.uk Boat Club website] *[http://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/yorkshire-area-north/york/st-peters-school Profile] on the [[Independent Schools Council|ISC]] website {{Schools in North Yorkshire}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Peter's School, York}} [[Category:Independent schools in York]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in the 7th century]] [[Category:People educated at St Peter's School, York| ]] [[Category:Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]] [[Category:Boarding schools in North Yorkshire]] [[Category:7th-century establishments in England]] [[Category:Church of England independent schools in the Diocese of York]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 627]]'