Newcastle-under-Lyme School
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Motto |
Nunquam Non Nova, Summa Sequendo (literally, "Never Not New, Strive for the Highest", usually taken to mean "Always Striving for New Heights") |
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Established | c. 1604 |
Type | Independent school |
Headmaster | Michael Getty |
Chair of Governors | David Wallbank |
Location |
Mount Pleasant Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1DB England 53°00′37″N 2°13′04″W / 53.0104°N 2.2179°WCoordinates: 53°00′37″N 2°13′04″W / 53.0104°N 2.2179°W |
DfE URN | 124487 Tables |
Staff | 85 |
Students | 865 |
Gender | Mixed |
Ages | 3–18 |
Houses | Barratt, Dutton, Kitchener and Myott |
Colours | Red and Black |
Former pupils | Castilians |
Affiliation | Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
Website | Newcastle-under-Lyme School Website |
Newcastle-under-Lyme School is an independent school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It came about when the old Newcastle High School (formed 1874)[1] and the Orme Girls' School (formed 1876) were merged.[1]
Present day
The school nowadays consists of nursery and preparatory departments, a senior school, and a sixth form. It takes both boys and girls from 3–18.
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Sixth Form Centre
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Victoria Building
The school belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). It is reported to be one of the top 100 performing schools in England in terms of A-level results.[2]
Notable former pupils
In birth order:
- William Watkiss Lloyd (1813–1893), writer and scholar
- T. E. Hulme (1883–1917), writer
- George Wade (1891–1986), pottery manufacturer
- Camilla Wedgwood (1901–1955), anthropologist
- Frank Barlow (1911–2009), historian
- Kenneth H. Roscoe (1914–1970), soil engineer
- John Wain (1925–1994), writer, poet and academic
- Clifford Boulton (1930–2015), parliamentary official
- Alan Sinclair (born 1952), diabetologist and clinical scientist
- Robert Sinclair MacKay (born 1956), mathematician
- David J. C. MacKay (1967–2016), academic engineer
- Roger Johnson (born 1970), TV newsreader
- Sarah Willingham (born 1973), media entrepreneur
- Janine Machin (born 1978), BBC News journalist
- Dominic Burgess (born 1982), TV and film actor
- Geraint Vincent (living), TV journalist
- Dan Robson (born 1992), Rugby player for Wasps RFC and England
References
- 1 2 "About the school". Newcastle-under-Lyme School.
- ↑ "Top A-level results". The Sentinel. 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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