Repton School, founded in 1557, is a Public school (UK) in Derbyshire, England. Students have been in attendance at Repton since the 12th century, though some of the remains of the oldest buildings date back to the 6th century. Like many British public schools, Repton is subdivided into various House (school) within which the students are allocated. Repton has 10 such houses (6 boys, 4 girls) housing approximately 60 pupils in each. Whilst Repton competes in a variety of sports typical of a medium sized English public school (Football (soccer), Rugby football, Athletics etc...) in recent years Repton has excelled in Field hockey and Tennis. ==Noted alumni== *Harold Abrahams (100m Gold Medalist, 1924 Summer Olympics); *Joseph Bosworth, scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language; *Jeremy Clarkson (television presenter for the BBC's ''Top Gear''); *Roald Dahl (author); *Stuart Hampshire (Oxford philosopher); *Christopher Isherwood (Novelist and screenwriter) *Thomas Mather (research fellow, Jane's Information Group). *Robin Merrill (singer, artist). *Denton Welch (novelist, short story writer) ==External link== *[http://www.repton.org.uk/ Repton School webite] Combined Cadet Force Public schools in England Schools established in the 1500s Schools in Derbyshire
Can we either explain, or link to an explanation of why the UK term 'public school' is not the same as the US term? Thanks, User:Mark Richards 06:03, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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Repton School, founded in 1557, is a Public school (UK) in Derbyshire, England. Students have been in attendance at Repton since the 12th century, though some of the remains of the oldest buildings date back to the 6th century. Like many British public schools, Repton is subdivided into various House (school) within which the students are allocated. Repton has 10 such houses (6 boys, 4 girls) housing approximately 60 pupils in each. Whilst Repton competes in a variety of sports typical of a medium sized English public school (Football (soccer), Rugby football, Athletics etc...) in recent years Repton has excelled in Field hockey and Tennis. ==Noted alumni== *Harold Abrahams (100m Gold Medalist, 1924 Summer Olympics); *Joseph Bosworth, scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language; *Jeremy Clarkson (television presenter for the BBC's ''Top Gear''); *Roald Dahl (author); *Stuart Hampshire (Oxford philosopher); *Christopher Isherwood (Novelist and screenwriter) *Thomas Mather (research fellow, Jane's Information Group). *Robin Merrill (singer, artist). *Denton Welch (novelist, short story writer) ==External link== *[http://www.repton.org.uk/ Repton School webite] Combined Cadet Force Public schools in England Schools established in the 1500s Schools in Derbyshire
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Can we either explain, or link to an explanation of why the UK term 'public school' is not the same as the US term? Thanks, User:Mark Richards 06:03, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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