Mount Kelly School

Mount Kelly School
Logo of the Mount Kelly Foundation
The College
Established June 2014
Type English Independent school
day and boarding school
Trust Mount Kelly Foundation
Religion Church of England
Headmaster Mark Semmence
Chaplain Richard Bache
Deputy Head Adam Reid
Head of Prep Dominic Floyd
Chair of the Governors Dr Kevin Wilson
Founder Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly  Royal Navy
Location Parkwood Road
Tavistock
West Devon
Devon
PL19 0HZ
England , United Kingdom ,
50°33′22″N 4°08′07″W / 50.5561°N 4.1354°W / 50.5561; -4.1354Coordinates: 50°33′22″N 4°08′07″W / 50.5561°N 4.1354°W / 50.5561; -4.1354
DfE URN 113573 Tables
Students 585 as of September 2017
Gender co-educational
Ages 3–18
Houses College; School (Junior Girls), Marwood (Senior Girls), Newton (Junior Boys), Courtenay (Senior Boys) & Conway (Day House)
Colours Navy, red and gold               
Publication Mount Kelly Newsletter
School Hymn Eternal Father, Strong to Save  Play 
Former Pupils Old Mount Kelleians (OMK)
Virtual Houses
Website www.mountkelly.com

Mount Kelly is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils from 3 to 18,[1] in Tavistock.

History

Kelly College was founded in 1877 after Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly left the great part of his real and personal estate to Trustees, founding a charity which he directed should be called 'The Kelly College',[2] which should be for the education of the 'sons of Naval officers and other gentlemen'.[3] In recognition of the generosity of this bequest William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford, 8th Marquees of Tavistock, gifted 20 acres of his Tavistock estate for the College.

Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly as a captain in 1838

Mount House School was founded in 1881 by Miss Parker and Miss Tubbs at Alton House, Tavistock Hill, Plymouth. In 1890 the school moved location to North Hill, Plymouth (now the site of St Matthias church hall[4]), moving in 1900 to larger premises at Mount House, Approach Road, Plymouth (the birth place of Miss Tubbs). Plymouth was heavily bombed in World War II and the school re-located to 50 acre site at Mount Tavy in 1940. Mount House School became co-educational in 1996 with a Pre-prep established for 3-7 year olds ten years later.[5]

Mount Kelly was established in June 2014 following the merger of two neighbouring schools, Kelly College (founded in 1877) and Mount House School (founded in 1881).[6]

Houses

The College has five houses:

  1. School house (Girls Year 9-11 Boarding House) (founded 1877)
  2. Courtenay House (Senior Boys Boarding & Day House) (founded 1901)
  3. Newton House (Boys Year 9-11 Boarding House) (founded 1939)
  4. Conway House (Mixed Year 9-11 Day House) (founded 1975)
  5. Marwood House (Senior Girls Boarding & Day House) (founded 1983)

There are four Virtual Houses. named after eminent historical figures: Brunel (Red), Scott (Green), Hepworth (Yellow) and Fry (Blue). Pupils can gain House Points by participating in Inter-House competitions in sport or music or for excellent academic work.

Co-curricular activities

Mount Kelly offers a co-curricular activity programme. College pupils can take part in the Combined Cadet Force, the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race or the Ten Tors Challenge.[7]

Swimming

The head coach is former Olympian Robin Brew. Pupils and alumni have won a total of 29 Olympic and Commonwealth medals since 1979 and been selected for the last five Olympic and Paralympic games. Sharron Davies and Andy Jameson are two of its most celebrated swimmers.

In 2016 the school built a 50-metre, 8-lane Olympic Legacy swimming pool, financed in part by Sport England and the National Lottery (United Kingdom).[8]

Inspections

The school was last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in March 2015.[9]

Notable alumni

Kelly College:

Mount House School:

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Kelly Foundation :: Independent Schools Inspectorate". www.isi.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ↑ Scheme for the Establishment&regulation of the Kelly College Founded by Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly: Dated August 9, 1872. G. Vincent. 1872.
  3. ↑ Scheme for the Establishment&regulation of the Kelly College Founded by Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly: Dated August 9, 1872. G. Vincent. 1872.
  4. ↑ "Category:St Matthias' Church, Plymouth - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Mount House Association" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Westcountry's Prestigious Schools Merge". www.westernmorningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mount Kelly". hmc.org. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "World class pool set to make waves in west of England". Sport England. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "6585". ISI.net.
  10. ↑ "Rugby Union:Day of Adebayo arrives". 17 November 1996.
  11. ↑ "Dawn Airey to join ITV as Director of Global Content - itvplc".
  12. ↑ "Former Kelly College pupil wins silver at Paralympics". 3 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Meet the Plymouth athletes competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". Plymouth Herald. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Slowtwitch.com. "The unsinkable Flora Duffy".
  15. ↑ "Femi Fani-Kayode Biography: All There Is To Know About Him - Nigerian Infopedia". 28 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "COLSC History & Fame".
  17. ↑ "Paralympic games success for HMC alumni - HMC". 15 September 2016.
  18. ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George".
  19. ↑ "Mount Kelly swimmers gain eight medals at Rio".
  20. ↑ Archipelago, World. "Gerald Seymour".
  21. ↑ "Lauren Steadman".
  22. ↑ "Obituaries:The Right Rev Mervyn Stockwood". 14 January 1995.
  23. ↑ "Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford".
  24. ↑ "Union marks beginning of new era".
  25. ↑ www.whataboutawebsite.co.uk. "The Mount House School Association".
  26. ↑ "Two of the Westcountry's most prestigious schools to merge". 17 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "The University of Liverpool ~ SC&A ~ Home".
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