Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Newcastle-under-Lyme School is an independent school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It came about by a merger of the old Newcastle High School (founded in 1874)[1] with the Orme Girls' School (founded in 1876).[1] Earlier antecedents date back over four hundred years.
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School | |
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| Address | |
Mount Pleasant , , ST5 1DB England | |
| Coordinates | 53°00′37″N 2°13′04″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school |
| Motto | Nunquam Non Nova, Summa Sequendo (Latin for, "Never Not New, Strive for the Highest", usually taken to mean "Always Striving for New Heights") |
| Established | c. 1604 |
| Department for Education URN | 124487 Tables |
| Chair of Governors | David Wallbank |
| Headmaster | Michael Getty |
| Staff | 85 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 865 |
| Houses | Barratt, Dutton, Kitchener and Myott |
| Colour(s) | Red and black |
| Former pupils | Castilians |
| Affiliation | Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
| Website | http://www.nuls.org.uk |
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.
Sixth Form Centre
Victoria Building
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.[2]
Notable former pupils
In birth order:
- William Watkiss Lloyd (1813–1893), writer and scholar
- 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[3]
- Clifford Boulton (1930–2015), parliamentary official
- Rosemary O'Day, née Brookes, (born 1945), historian and author
- Alan Sinclair (born 1952), diabetologist and clinical scientist
- Robert Sinclair MacKay (born 1956), mathematician
- David J. C. MacKay (1967–2016), academic engineer
- 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
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References
- "About the school". Newcastle-under-Lyme School.
- "Top A-level results". The Sentinel. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- "Another Accolade...". Staffordshire Sentinel. 20 October 1988. p. 15.
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