Rendcomb College
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| Motto |
Quo Lux Ducit (Where The Light Leads) |
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| Established | 1920 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteachers | Mr Rob Jones (Senior School) & Mrs Victoria Beevers (Junior School) |
| Founder | Frederick Noel Hamilton Wills (Noel Wills) |
| Location |
Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 7HA England |
| DfE number | 916/6017 |
| Students | 450~ |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Old Rec, Godman, Stable, Lawn and Park House |
| Former pupils | Old Rendcombians |
| Website | www |
Rendcomb College is a co-educational independent boarding and day school for 3 to 18-year-olds, located in the village of Rendcomb five miles north of Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England.
Rendcomb College was founded in 1920 by Frederick Noel Hamilton Wills (Noel Wills). The School has benefited from the stewardship of the Wills family for almost a century and from the two-tiered Governance of Trustees and Governing Body.
In 1918, Noel Wills bought Rendcomb Park with a view to forming a ‘Transition School’ to provide a free boarding education to about forty boys from the elementary schools of Gloucestershire and prepare them for entry to Public School. He envisaged that by giving them ‘the best possible education, some would gain entry by scholarship to Public Schools and perhaps, a few ultimately to University. This initial vision was broad and generous, involving supplements from the endowment to subsidise scholarships and leaving scholarships for those who could not secure entry to Public Schools for ‘assistance in beginning professions and trades’.
On June 2, 1920, Rendcomb College opened with twelve boys, James Herbert Simpson (formerly a House Master at Rugby School) at the helm as Headmaster and Noel Wills as Chair of Governors. The two men shaped the path of the School for a little over seven years and their relationship was founded on mutual respect and affection.
Rendcomb Park was established in 1544 and by 1676 held 250 acres. In 1086, two estates at Rendcomb were owned by Gilbert, son of Turold. Five hides had formerly belonged to Aluric and three to Walter, his son-in-law. These estates passed to the Earls of Gloucester by the late 12th century, and were subsequently sub-let to the De La Mare family. In 1255, Earl Richard de Clare reserved two plowlands for himself; that land became Rendcomb manor. From 1387 until 1503 the manor was held by Thomas and Robert De La Mare and their descendants. In 1503, Edmund Tame of Fairford obtained it and by marriage it passed to the Staffords in 1547. Richard Berkely of Stoke Gifford obtained it in 1564. The Guises purchased it in 1635 but a Berkely continued to live there until after 1661. During the period when the Berkely family held it, Elizabeth I visited in 1592. Sir Thomas Roe lived at Rendcomb during the time his mother Dame Eleanor Berkely owned the Manor (1608). As a rule, the Berkely family were only visitors. The De La Mares and the Tames lived at the manor. The Guises built a new house there.
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