The Norton Knatchbull School
Encyclopedia
The Norton Knatchbull School is a grammar school
for boys located in Ashford
, Kent
, England
. Girls are accepted into the Sixth Form. As of 2008, the school serves more than one thousand students aged 11 to 18.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
for boys located in Ashford
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Girls are accepted into the Sixth Form. As of 2008, the school serves more than one thousand students aged 11 to 18.
History
The Norton Knatchbull Grammar School for Boys was founded in the early seventeenth century (probably around 1630) by Sir Norton Knatchbull. The school was later known as Ashford Grammar School. It is one of two Grammar Schools in Ashford.Notable former pupils
- Daniel PearceDaniel PearceDaniel Pearce is an English musician who was a finalist on the reality TV show Popstars The Rivals. He won a place in the boyband One True Voice, which subsequently released two top ten singles, "Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone" and "Shakespeare's Words...
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- Michael Birchenough, Chief Inspector of ILEAInner London Education AuthorityThe Inner London Education Authority was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.-History:...
from 1973–83 - Sir Ronald CookeRonald Urwick CookeProfessor Sir Ronald Urwick Cooke, FRGS is a Professor of geography and geomorphology who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of York from 1993 to 2002.-Life:...
, Vice-Chancellor of the University of YorkUniversity of YorkThe University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
from 1993–2002, and President of the Royal Geographical SocietyRoyal Geographical SocietyThe Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
from 2000-3 - David Crawford CMG, Ambassador to Bahrain (briefly) in 1981, and Ambassador to Qatar from 1974-8
- Roger Dean, artist
- Prof John Elliott, Professor of Education at the University of East AngliaUniversity of East AngliaThe University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
from 1987–2002 - Bob Holness, actor
- Prof Phil Hubbard, University of KentUniversity of KentThe University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
- Robert Kirby-HarrisRobert Kirby-HarrisBob Kirby-Harris has been the Chief Executive of the Institute of Physics since 2005.-Early life:He went to Ashford Grammar School . He gained a 1st Class BSc in Theoretical Physics in 1973 from the University of Kent. From Clare College, Cambridge, he gained an MA in Applied Maths and Theoretical...
, Chief Executive of the Institute of PhysicsInstitute of PhysicsThe Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
2005- - Prof Leonard Marsh OBE, Principal of Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln from 1974–96, and Chairman of the National Association for Primary Education from 1981-3
- Roderick Nye, Director of PopulusPopulus LtdPopulus is a market research company in the United Kingdom formed in 2003. Populus co-founded the British Polling Council in 2004 and regularly publishes opinion polls on voting intention and as well as other political and commercial issues. Clients have included national brands such as the AA and...
, an opinion poll company. - Prof Geoffrey Petts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of WestminsterUniversity of WestminsterThe University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
since 2007 - Surgeon Vice-Admiral Anthony RevellAnthony RevellSurgeon Vice-Admiral Anthony Revell CB FRCA is a retired British Royal Navy medical officer and Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces from 1994 to 1997.-References:...
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from 1994-7 - Stephen Timms OBE, Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering and Technology Board 2006-
- Bertram Weston OBE CMG, former Commander-in-Chief of Saint HelenaSaint HelenaSaint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
- Josh DoyleJosh DoyleJosh Doyle is a British-American songwriter and musician who was the lead singer and guitarist for British punk-pop band Dum Dums. He disappeared after the break-up of Dum Dums in 2001, the band having released one album...
, lead singer of Dum Dums (band)Dum Dums (band)The Dum Dums were a British guitar-pop band. London based, they split up in August 2001. The band members were Josh Doyle - vocals and guitar, Steve Clarke - bass and vocals, Stuart 'Baxter' Wilkinson - drums and vocals.-Career:... - William ColeWilliam Cole (scholar)William Cole was an English classical scholar.-Life:Cole was born on 8 December 1753 at Mersham in Kent, and received in early life great assistance from a friend of his mother, John Chapman, archdeacon of Sudbury...
- a classical scholar.
See also
- Highworth Grammar School for GirlsHighworth Grammar School for GirlsHighworth Grammar School for Girls is a state-funded selective secondary school in Ashford, Kent.The school also admits boys to the sixth form....
- Spelthorne CollegeSpelthorne CollegeSpelthorne College was a sixth form college in Ashford, Surrey, England, positioned on the High Street.-Former school:It was originally founded as Ashford County Grammar School, for 11-18 year olds, in 1911 in what was then the county of Middlesex....
(former Ashford County Grammar School in MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
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