Ipswich School
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| Motto | Semper Eadem (Latin for Always The Same) |
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| Established | 1399 |
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Public school Independent day and boarding private school |
| Headmaster | Nicholas J Weaver |
| Chairman of Governors | Henry Staunton |
| Location |
Suffolk IP1 3SG England Coordinates: 52°03′51″N 1°09′06″E / 52.0641°N 1.1516°E |
| DfE URN | 124881 Tables |
| Students | c.850 pupils |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Houses | 6 day houses and 1 boarding house |
| Colours | Navy blue, blue and white |
| Publication | The Ipswichian, The OI Journal, The Occasional |
| Visitor | HM Queen Elizabeth II |
| Website | www |
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| Establishment | 1859 (first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 13 August 2010 Source: Ground profile |
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Ipswich School is an independent school for children aged 3 to 18, situated in Suffolk, England, in the town of Ipswich. It is, in English terms, a "public school", and is a registered charity.
Located north of the town centre, Ipswich School has four parts on three adjacent sites. The Pre-Prep and Nursery were established in 1883 with the aim of preparing children aged 7 to 11 for entry into the Senior School. The Senior School occupies the main school site. The main buildings are a distinctive example of Victorian architecture, with Tudor style brick. The main building and chapel are both Grade II listed. The school buildings surround a central playing field and cricket square along with the Cricket Pavilion. The remainder of the School's sport's fields are located at a nearby site on the edge of the town. The School has a new purpose-built music school, adjacent to the Cricket Pavilion.
Within the Senior School the students are divided into three: the Lower School (Years 7 and 8), the Middle School (Years 9-11) and the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13).
The School operates on an independent, fee-charging basis, with a few scholarships and means-tested bursaries. It selects pupils by the use of entrance exams. Pupils appear in examination league tables (though the statistics are not directly comparable to state schools or are not published, such as value added) and in university entrances, and the school typically sends between 6 and 12 students to Oxford and Cambridge every year. The School was designated as having a "Church of England" Religious Character. The school has, however, not chosen to register as having a Religious Charter under the 2009 order.
The oldest record that may refer to the school in Ipswich goes back to 1399, in a legal dispute over unpaid fees. The first recorded mention of a grammar school in Ipswich is 1416. The school was likely set up by the Merchant Guild of Ipswich, which became the Guild of Corpus Christi. The sons of the ruling burgesses were educated for a fee, and the sons of nobility and gentry could attend at higher fees.
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