Rugby Free School
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| Motto |
Orando Laborando (Latin: "I prayed, I worked / Through prayer I work") |
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| Established | 1567 |
| Type |
Public school Independent day and boarding school Coeducational school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Head Master | Peter Green |
| Founder | Lawrence Sheriff |
| Location |
Lawrence Sheriff Street Rugby Warwickshire CV22 5EH England 52°22′03″N 1°15′40″W / 52.36750°N 1.26114°WCoordinates: 52°22′03″N 1°15′40″W / 52.36750°N 1.26114°W |
| DfE URN | 125777 Tables |
| Students | 810 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 10–18 |
| Houses | 16 |
| Colours |
Oxford Blue (colour), Cambridge Blue (colour), and Green |
| Former Pupils | Old Rugbeians |
| School Song | Floreat Rugbeia |
| Website | www |
Oxford Blue (colour), Cambridge Blue (colour), and Green
Rugby School is a day and boarding co-educational independent school in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Its re-establishment by Thomas Arnold during his time as Headmaster, from 1828 to 1841, was seen as the forerunner of the Victorian Public School. It is one of the original seven English Public Schools defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. Total enrolment of day pupils from forms 4 to 12 numbers around 800.
Rugby School was the birthplace of Rugby football. In 1845, three Rugby School pupils produced the first written rules of the "Rugby style of game".
Rugby School was founded in 1567 as a provision in the will of Lawrence Sheriff, who had made his fortune supplying groceries to Queen Elizabeth I of England. Since Lawrence Sheriff lived in Rugby and the neighbouring Brownsover, the school was intended to be a free grammar school for the boys of those towns. Up to 1667, the school remained in comparative obscurity. Its history during that trying period is characterised mainly by a series of lawsuits between the Howkins family (descendants of the founder's sister), who tried to defeat the intentions of the testator, and the masters and trustees, who tried to carry them out. A final decision was handed down in 1667, confirming the findings of a commission in favour of the trust, and henceforth the school maintained a steady growth. "Floreat Rugbeia" is the traditional school song.
Pupils beginning Rugby in the F Block (first year) study various subjects. This is continued through to D block (GCSE year). The school then provides standard A-levels in 29 subjects. Students at this stage have the choice of taking three or four subjects and are also offered the opportunity to take an extended project.
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