Newcastle-under-Lyme School

Independent school in Staffordshire, England

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Newcastle-under-Lyme School is a co-educational private day school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It came about by a merger in 1981 of the old Newcastle High School (founded in 1874)[1] with the Orme Girls' School (founded in 1876).[1] Earlier predecessor boy's and girls schools date back over 400 years.[2]

Present day

The school nowadays consists of nursery and preparatory departments, a senior school and a sixth form. It takes boys and girls from the ages of 3–18. The current Headmaster is Michael Getty.[3]

The school belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). It is one of the top 100 performing schools in England in terms of its A-level results,[4] and managed record GCSE pass levels in 2020.[5]

Controversy

The school recently constructed a new sports hall[6] and was refused planning permission,[7] this refusal came after objection from the council and nearby homeowners. However the school won the appeal and the council was ordered to pay for the cost of the appeal.[8]

The cost of the facilities was provided by Denise Coates[9] who owns Bet365. Objections from pupils surrounding the school taking funding from a betting company were ignored by the school and governors. This led to protest and outrage from the media and students.[10]

Notable former pupils

In birth order:

  • William Watkiss Lloyd (1813–1893), writer and scholar
  • Alfred Webb-Johnson, 1st Baron Webb-Johnson (1880-1958), distinguished surgeon
  • T. E. Hulme (1883–1917), writer
  • George Wade (1891–1986), pottery manufacturer
  • Camilla Wedgwood (1901–1955), anthropologist
  • Frank Barlow (1911–2009), historian
  • Kenneth H. Roscoe (1914–1970), soil engineer
  • John Wain (1925–1994), writer, poet and academic
  • Peter G. "Spam" Hammersley CB OBE (1928–2020), Rear Admiral, Royal Navy[11]
  • Clifford Boulton (1930–2015), parliamentary official
  • Rosemary O'Day, née Brookes, (born 1945), historian and author
  • David Taylor (1947–2001), humourist, editor of Punch magazine.
  • Alan Sinclair (born 1952), diabetologist and clinical scientist
  • Robert Sinclair MacKay (born 1956), mathematician
  • David J. C. MacKay (1967–2016), academic engineer
  • Andy Whittaker (born 1967), media entrepreneur
  • Roger Johnson (born 1970), TV newsreader
  • Sarah Willingham (born 1973), media entrepreneur
  • Dominic Burgess (born 1982), TV and film actor
  • Dan Robson (born 1992), rugby player for Wasps RFC and England
  • Geraint Vincent (living), TV journalist
  • Tom Wagg (born 1997), Astrophysicist

Gallery

  • Sixth Form Centre
    Sixth Form Centre
  • Victoria Building
    Victoria Building

References

  1. ^ a b "About the school". Newcastle-under-Lyme School.
  2. ^ "Newcastle-under-Lyme School". independentschoolsyearbook.co.uk/. ISYB. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ School site. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Top A-level results". The Sentinel. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. ^ School results. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ "State-of-the-art Sports Complex - Newcastle-under-Lyme School". Newcastle under Lyme School, Independent Day School. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Appeal Decision" (PDF). moderngov. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ Ashdown, Kerry (23 June 2020). "Taxpayers to pay up as top North Staffordshire school wins planning fight". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Southern Planning Committee Agenda" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ Ashdown, Kerry (1 April 2019). "Outrage over new school sports hall design". burtonmail. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Another Accolade...". Staffordshire Sentinel. 20 October 1988. p. 15.
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