Ruthin School
The main building of Ruthin School. The 1980 extension is to the left of this picture
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| Established | c. 1284 |
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| Type | Independent day & boarding |
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Mold Road Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 1EE Wales Coordinates: 53°07′02″N 3°17′59″W / 53.1171°N 3.2997°W |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Visitor | HM Queen Elizabeth II |
| Website | www |
Ruthin School is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom. Located on the outskirts of Ruthin, the county town of Denbighshire in North Wales, the school is over seven hundred years old and has been co-educational since 1990.
On the school webpage, the principal, Mr. Belfield said, "The Independent Schools' Inspectorate report was very favourable and commented most positively on not only the academic achievements, but also the demeanour and positive attitude of the pupils."
In the 2013 A Level results, 60.23% of grades attained by students at the school were A* or A. Steady improvement has continued throughout Toby Belfield's tenure, with 2016's A*-A grades making up 76% of all A Level grades attained, as well as a pass rate of 100%. The school places emphasis on placing its students into reputable universities, notably sending a significant proportion of the year to Oxbridge every year. 90% of 2017 university applications at Ruthin School were to Russell Group or Top 20 universities.Ruthin School now features prominently as Britain's fourth best coeducational boarding school in terms of A Level results.
Ruthin School utilises its academic talent in national competitions, especially successfully in mathematics, where the school won the 2016 and 2017 UKMT national mathematics competitions, resulting in their selection to represent the United Kingdom in Europe for consecutive years. The school won the national Chemistry Analyst Competition in 2015, and regularly fields gold award winners in Olympiads for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
According to the 2014 Estyn inspection report, English and mathematics at key stage four is well above the Wales' average, and percentage of year 11 students achieving the level 2 threshold is also above the Wales' average. A* to C grades awarded for GCSE entries has improved and increased steadily for the past few years. Sixth Form students are at well above the Wales average at level 3, achieving good results in their A levels.
Ruthin School was founded in the wake of Edward I's conquest of Wales. Whilst the precise date of the foundation is not clear, in his history of the school "Ruthin School: The First Seven Centuries", Keith Kenyon-Thompson suggested that 1284 was the most likely date and Reginald de Grey the most likely founder. In any event it is clear from the Taxatio of 1291 that there was a flourishing collegiate church and school at Ruthin.
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