Sir Roger Manwood's School
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| Motto | Sinite Parvulos Venire Ad Me (Let the children come to me, Mark 10:14) |
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| 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 Coordinates: 51°16′18″N 1°20′43″E / 51.2718°N 1.3454°E |
| DfE URN | 136501 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 886 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Dorman, Knolles, Trappes and Tudor |
| Publication | The Manwoodian |
| Boarders | (Up to) 55 |
| Former pupils | Old Manwoodians |
| Website | www |
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.
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 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.
In 1960 there were 100 boarders. The school today mainly consists of day pupils, although there are approximately 50 boarders residing in the school grounds. The boarders are separated into two houses; ‘The Grange’ accommodating the boys and ‘The Lodge’ the girls. After a long-running tradition of being an all-boys school, girls were first admitted in 1982. The school has language college and computing status, specialising in teaching modern foreign languages and ICT. The school has a sporting rivalry with Dover Grammar School for Boys and Dover Grammar School for Girls.
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 and Knolles, and each can be identified by a specific colour. Trappes are dark blue, Tudor light blue, Dorman red and Knolles green.
The school sports department has a large range of facilities at its disposal. The school possesses a swimming pool, tennis courts, and three sports fields with a pavilion on the main field. A Sports Centre was built in 1999, which contains two sports halls, and an upstairs gym. The sports halls internal space is flexible and can be utilised to support a variety of sports including gymnastics, badminton, indoor football, basketball and trampolining. Additionally there is an astro-turf and a tarmac netball area. The astro turf is used to play tennis and hockey and was opened by Mel Clewlow, an England women's international hockey player and Old Manwoodian.
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