Shiplake College
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| Motto |
Latin: Exemplum Docet ("The Example Teaches") |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Type |
Public school Independent day and boarding |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Head Master | Gregg Davies |
| Chairman of Governors | The Rt Hon Tim Eggar |
| Founder | Alexander Everett |
| Location |
Shiplake Court Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire RG9 4BW England Coordinates: 51°29′53″N 0°53′39″W / 51.498056°N 0.894167°W |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| DfE number | 931/6050 |
| DfE URN | 123285 Tables |
| Students | c. 450 |
| Gender | Boys; Coeducational Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 8 |
| Colours | Black, Maroon and Gold |
| Publication | Riverbank |
| Campus | 45 acres |
| Athletics | 17 sports |
| Former pupils | Old Vikings |
| Website | www |
Shiplake College is an independent boarding and day school in Shiplake, by the River Thames just outside Henley-on-Thames, England. The school, with 450 pupils, welcomes boys from 11–18 and girls from 16-18.
The College offers small class sizes, multi-sensory teaching, outstanding sporting opportunities and pastoral care. Pupils are encouraged to pursue a broad education taking part a diverse programme of co-curricular activities. Courses are organised to develop leadership and management skills. The College aims to 'add value' to pupils of all abilities both inside and outside the classroom and has an extensive learning development department to provide support to all students.
According to the Good Schools Guide, the College is "A good school on an upward curve, with a charismatic, no-nonsense, forward looking head (complete with iPad and tweets) plus a dedicated team in an enchanting location."
Shiplake College was founded in 1959 by Alexander and Eunice Everett. The land on which the school now stands was bought by Robert Harrison in 1888 and the original buildings date from 1890. The main building, which houses Skipwith House and the Great Hall, was built as a private residence for the Harrison family. The house was sold in 1925 and was at first a private home to Lord Wargrave and then a prep school, before being sold to the BBC in 1941. Initially the BBC used Shiplake Court as a storage facility until in 1943 the BBC Monitoring Service moved to Caversham and the house became a hostel for BBC staff. The BBC closed the hostel in 1953 and the house remained largely unused until the arrival of the Everetts in 1958. The College now stands in 45 acres of land on the banks of the Thames. In late 1958 the Everetts purchased Shiplake Court with the intention of founding a school which duly opened as Shiplake College on 1 May 1959. In 1963 John Eggar, a Derbyshire cricketer who had been a housemaster at Repton School, became headmaster. By the time he retired in 1979, numbers had increased to 300.
Girls aged 16–18 were introduced towards the end of the 20th Century, forming a co-educational Sixth Form. The College now stands in 45 acres of land on the banks of the Thames and the site and buildings have been imaginatively adapted to the needs of the 21st Century.
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