Sir Roger Manwood's School
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| Motto |
Sinite Parvulos Venire Ad Me (Let the children come to me, Mark 10:14) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1563 |
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy Day and boarding school |
| Headteacher | Lee Hunter |
| Founder | Sir Roger Manwood |
| Location |
Manwood Road Sandwich Kent CT13 9JX England 51°16′18″N 1°20′43″E / 51.2718°N 1.3454°ECoordinates: 51°16′18″N 1°20′43″E / 51.2718°N 1.3454°E |
| DfE URN | 136501 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1027 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Atlas, Carmarthen, Founders, Stour and Ypres (previously Dorman, Knolles, Trappes and Tudor) |
| Publication | The Manwoodian |
| Boarders | (Up to) 55 |
| Former pupils | Old Manwoodians |
| Website | www.manwoods.co.uk |
Sir Roger Manwood's School is a coeducational grammar school with academy status located in Sandwich, Kent, England. It is one of 35 state boarding schools in England.
History
The school was founded in 1563 by Sir Roger Manwood, an eminent barrister, jurist and supporter of the reformation of the Church in England. Manwood's intention was to create a free grammar school to make education more accessible to the local townspeople. The original location of the school was at Ash Road in Sandwich but it was moved to its current location at Manwood Road in 1895. There are four foundations which appoint governors: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lincoln College, Oxford, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and the Archdiocese of Canterbury.[1]
In 1960 there were 100 boarders. The school today mainly consists of day pupils, although up to 55 boarders can reside in the school grounds. The boarders are separated into two houses; ‘The Grange’ accommodating the girls and ‘The Lodge’ the boys. After a long-running tradition of being an all-boys school, girls were first admitted in 1982.
Admissions
In order to gain entry the prospective student must first pass the 11+ examination, informally known as the "Kent Test". Once enrolled the new pupils are assigned a house, which will determine their form group from Years 7 to 10. The houses are Trappes, Tudor, Dorman, Knolles and Carmarthen, and each can be identified by a specific colour. Trappes are dark blue, Tudor light blue, Dorman red, Knolles green and Carmarthen is orange.
Headteachers
- Edward Henry Blakeney, M.A. (Cantab.), (1895-1901)
- Rev. Harold Buchanan Ryley, M.A. (Oxon.), (1901-1905)
- Rev. George Edward Battle, M.A. (Dublin), (1905-1914)
- Rev. William Burton, M.A. (Cantab.), (1914-1935)
- Ephraim Parker Oakes, M.A. (Cantab.), (1935-1960)
- John Frederick Spalding, M.Sci. (London), J.P., (1960–1978)
- Howell Griffiths (1978–1990)
- Ian Mellor (1991–96), then Stockport Grammar School from 1996–2005
- Christopher Morgan (1996–2013)[2]
- Lee Hunter (September 2013 -)
Sport
The school sports department has a large range of facilities at its disposal, including a full size sports hall, a gym, a half sized hockey astroturf and a tarmac'd area, and three sports fields one with a pavilion on the main field. A variety of sports are offered, including gymnastics, badminton, football, basketball, trampolining and table tennis, in addition to the main sports of rugby, hockey, netball, rounders, cricket and athletics. The astroturf is used to play tennis and hockey and was opened by Mel Clewlow, an England women's hockey captain and Old Manwoodian. The school first XI were Kent county champions (The Frank Mason Cup) in 2017/18. The school has produced several notable national sports alumni - Mel Clewlow was England women's hockey captain for many years; Tamzin Beaumont is a member of the current England women's cricket team; Eugene Gilkes and Keith Stock both GB athletes.
Combined Cadet Force
The school has a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) group with an army section. Annual events include an Inspection day, Founder's Day parade, which celebrates the founding of the school and pays homage to Sir Roger Manwood and a summer camp.
Notable former pupils
The Old Manwoodians Association is an alumni association for ex pupils of the school. They are reasonably active and play a part in the school on a day-to-day basis. The OMs help out the school sports by playing regular fixtures in many of the sports. Three of the most notable OM fixtures on the calendar are the OM v 1st team girls' hockey, OM U21s v 1st XI Cricket and OM v 1st XI Cricket which are all popular fixtures. The two cricket fixtures usually take place in "Cricket Week" which is usually after the busy A Level exam period. Old Manwoodians include:
- Tammy Beaumont, England international cricketer
- Johnny Beerling, controller of Radio 1 1985-93
- William Brown, Labour MP from 1929-31 for Wolverhampton West and from 1942-50 for Rugby
- Rt Rev John Kingsmill Cavell, Bishop of Southampton from 1972–84
- Melanie Clewlow, England international hockey player
- John Hougham, CBE, Commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission from 2000-7
- William Knight, Chairman since 2004 of the Financial Reporting Review Panel
- Sir Robin Knowles, High Court judge
- Christopher Newton, theatre director
- Richard Ovenden, Associate Director at the Bodleian Library
- Gale Pedrick, Scriptwriter, author and broadcaster[3]
- Dr Ken Riley, Physicist, Senior Tutor at Clare College, Cambridge and Emeritus Lecturer in Physics at Cambridge University.
- Jack Scanlon, child actor[4]
- Keith Stock, pole-vaulter who competed at the 1984 Olympics
References
- ↑ Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich,
- ↑ http://www.manwoods.co.uk/heads-welcome/headmasters-newsletters/
- ↑ "Mr Gale Pedrick". The Times. 24 February 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2014. (subscription required)
- ↑ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2010/january/27/three-day_exhibition_in_deal.aspx
External links
Further reading
- John Cavell & Brian Kennett (1963). A History of Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich 1563-1963. Cory, Adams & Mackay.
