Silcoates School
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Silcoates School is a public (private) school in Wakefield
, England
. It was founded in 1820 as the Northern Congregational School at Silcoates House, for the board and education of the sons of non-conformist clergy; it was located close to Ossett
and Horbury
, which both had unusually large nonconformist populations.
It was a boys' boarding school until 1995, with pupils from all over of the world. Girls were admitted in the sixth form from 1976, with female boarders accommodated in the 'Coach House'. The school now exists as a co-educational day school with a large and attractive campus straddling the border between the West Yorkshire villages of Wrenthorpe
and Alverthorpe
.
The Silcoates School Foundation has three schools under its name: Silcoates School, Silcoates Sunny Hill House, and St Hilda's School. Silcoates has the most pupils, around 750 in total. The foundation caters for pupils from infancy up to eighteen.
, on the coast of North Yorkshire between Whitby
and Middlesbrough
.
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
, England
England
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. It was founded in 1820 as the Northern Congregational School at Silcoates House, for the board and education of the sons of non-conformist clergy; it was located close to Ossett
Ossett
Ossett is a market town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on junction 40 of the M1 motorway, half-way between Dewsbury, to the west, and Wakefield, to the east. In the 2001 census, it was classified as part of the West Yorkshire...
and Horbury
Horbury
-Demography:In 2008 Horbury had a largely white population compared with Yorkshire and the Humber.-Population change:The population of Horbury in 2001 was 10,002-Transport:...
, which both had unusually large nonconformist populations.
It was a boys' boarding school until 1995, with pupils from all over of the world. Girls were admitted in the sixth form from 1976, with female boarders accommodated in the 'Coach House'. The school now exists as a co-educational day school with a large and attractive campus straddling the border between the West Yorkshire villages of Wrenthorpe
Wrenthorpe
Wrenthorpe is a village north-west of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England.It is located in the Rhubarb Triangle.-History:Although earlier remains, such as Roman coins and pottery, have been found in the area, the current settlement dates from after the Domesday Books compilation in 1086.Pottery...
and Alverthorpe
Alverthorpe
Alverthorpe is a suburb of, and former village in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.-History:After the start of the Industrial Revolution woollen and worsted yarns were spun and woollen and worsted cloth woven in...
.
The Silcoates School Foundation has three schools under its name: Silcoates School, Silcoates Sunny Hill House, and St Hilda's School. Silcoates has the most pupils, around 750 in total. The foundation caters for pupils from infancy up to eighteen.
Motto
The school's motto is Clarior ex Ignibus (brighter through the flames), commemorating the Great Fire of 1904 which forced the school to move into temporary exile in SaltburnSaltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside resort in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The town is around east of Middlesbrough, and had a population of 5,912 at the 2001 Census.-Old Saltburn:...
, on the coast of North Yorkshire between Whitby
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...
and Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
.
Houses
There are four houses representing notable headmasters:- Evans' (Yellow and school green tie)
- Spencer's (Blue and school green tie)
- Moore's (Light green and school green tie)
- Yonge's (Red and school green tie)
Notable former pupils
- Theodore Cooke TaylorTheodore Cooke TaylorTheodore Cooke Taylor was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He was best known for pioneering profit-sharing in his business activities and for leading a movement against the opium trade...
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(1988-) Actress, starred in series Down to EarthDown to Earth- Media :* Down to Earth , an Indian science and environment magazine* Down to Earth , a 1999 non-fiction book by Tim Winton and Richard Woldendorp* Down to Earth , a 1983–1987 television series... - James Guinness RogersJames Guinness RogersJames Guinness Rogers , was a British Nonconformist clergyman.Rogers was born at Enniskillen, Ireland. He was educated at Silcoates School, Wakefield, and Trinity College, Dublin. From 1865 to 1900 he was a minister of the Clapham Congregational Church. He is best remembered for his close...
(1822-1911), Nonconformist divine - William Thomas SteadWilliam Thomas SteadWilliam Thomas Stead was an English journalist and editor who, as one of the early pioneers of investigative journalism, became one of the most controversial figures of the Victorian era. His 'New Journalism' paved the way for today's tabloid press...
(1849-1912), journalist, campaigner, victim of RMS Titanic disaster - Sir Henry Norman RaeHenry Norman RaeSir Norman Rae was an English wool merchant and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:Rae was the son of a Congregational Minister, the Reverend James Rae from Harrogate in North Yorkshire...
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MP for Shipley - J. S. FletcherJ. S. FletcherJoseph Smith Fletcher was a British journalist and writer. He wrote about 200 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the "Golden Age"....
(1865-1935), historian, writer of historical and detective novels - Sir William PeelSir William PeelSir William Peel was a British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong.-Early life:...
(1875-1945), colonial governor of Hong Kong - Maurice YongeMaurice YongeSir Charles Maurice Yonge CBE FRS was a British zoologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946 and won its Darwin Medal in 1968. He was born and later educated at Silcoates School, where his father was headmaster....
(1899-1986), zoologist - David Suratgar (1938-), Senior British banker and lawyer
- John HoramJohn HoramJohn Rhodes Horam is a politician in the United Kingdom. He sat in the House of Commons for two separate periods between 1970 and 2010, as a member of three different political parties, latterly as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Orpington until 2010.-Early life:Horam was born in...
(1939-), Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington - Andrew BurtAndrew BurtAndrew Burt is an English actor, who has appeared in many British TV drama series from the 1970s to the present day...
(1945-), Actor - Tim StimpsonTim StimpsonTimothy Richard George Stimpson is a former rugby union international full back . During his career he played for Wakefield, West Hartlepool, Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers, Perpignan, Leeds Tykes and Nottingham, England and the British Lions...
(1973-), International rugby player - David StiffDavid StiffDavid Stiff is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He went to school at Silcoates School, Wakefield but later moved to Batley Grammar School....
(1984-), County Cricketer - Hugh BantonHugh BantonHugh Robert Banton is a British organist and organ builder, most widely known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...
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