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Ardingly College
Ardingly College is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1858 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard.[1] The college is located in the village of Ardingly near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, having moved to its present location in 1870.[2] The school's headmaster, Peter Green, is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the school is a member of the Woodard Corporation of independent schools and as such has a strong Anglo-Catholic tradition.[3] The school became fully co-educational in 1982.[4]
Foundation and overviewArdingly College was originally founded as St. Saviour?s School, Shoreham in 1858 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard whose aim was to provide education based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith.[5] St Saviour?s School opened on 12 April 1858, occupying the New Shoreham buildings in the lee of the churchyard of St Mary de Haura vacated by Lancing College when it moved to its permanent home in April 1858.[5] The site at Shoreham however was never intended to be permanent and it was left to Woodard to scour the South of England for a suitable permanent location for St Saviour?s School.[5] In 1861 Woodard came across the 196 acre (0.79 km²) Saucelands estate at the southern edge of Ardingly village, which was acquired in 1862 for £6,000.[5] Woodard employed Richard Carpenter as the school's architect, and the foundation stone at Ardingly was laid on 12 July 1864 by Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.[5] St Saviour?s School moved to the partially completed site at Ardingly on 14 June 1870 when the new school was officially opened by the Bishop of Chichester, with the inaugural sermon delivered by Samuel Wilberforce.[5] Today Ardingly is divided into three autonomous schools, comprising a Pre-Preparatory School catering for pupils aged 2½ -7, Junior School catering for pupils aged 7-13 and Senior School for pupils aged 13-18.[6] Both Junior and Senior Schools accommodate boarders who make up the majority of the Senior School student population.[7] All Junior and Senior School students are assigned to a boarding house in which boarders live and study and where day-pupils have study areas. In all, the college has approximately 750 pupils.[8] As of the academic year 2008/09 Senior School day fees are approximately £18,000 per year, with Senior School boarding fees approximately £24,000, though a number of bursaries and scholarships are available.[9] According to the Good Schools Guide, "Ardingly College has admitted more pupils this year than at any point in its history and places are at a premium."[10] Brief history
South Quad as viewed from the Terrace In 1958 the College celebrated its centenary. As part of the celebrations Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the College on 9 June 1958.[5] A stone plaque on the terrace parapet commemorates the Queen's visit, where she 'beheld the view'.[5] Later that week on 14 June 1958 the then Prime Minister Harold Macmillan visited the College to formally open the Centenary Building, which comprises the College Cricket Pavilion and Centenary Room upstairs.[5] On 8 May 2008 His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent visited the College as part of its sesquicentenary celebrations where he officially opened a new teaching block at the Pre-Preparatory School.[11] AcademicIn 2008, 59% of GCSE entries were awarded A* or A grades, with 100% of pupils gaining at least 5 A*-C grades.[12] In 2001 Ardingly introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme enabling students entering the sixth-form to choose between conventional A-Levels or the IB Programme.[13] In 2007 Ardingly was ranked 13th in the UK based on the average points of sixth formers taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.[14] In the same year The Times ranked Ardingly 83rd in the UK in terms of the average UCAS points achieved per pupil; pupils achieved an average of 386.8 UCAS points, with 40% of A-Level entries being awarded A grades.[15] Campus
North Quad as viewed from The Green Today Ardingly occupies a 260 acre (1.1 km²) site situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[16] The main school building incorporates St. Saviour's Chapel, the Crypt, the Dining Hall, and the Under and Green Room, in addition to four wings, namely South School, School House, The New Wing and Junior School Wing. South School incorporates the school laundry, computer labs, administrative offices and mathematics classrooms, while School House incorporates Crosse House, a drama studio, art studios, and a gallery. The New Wing, or ABC block as it is sometimes known, is a four-storied later edition to the Main School where most lessons are held. The New Wing houses the McLaren Library, named after Old Ardinian and former Chairman of Governors Sir Robin McLaren. The final wing of Main School, Junior School Wing, houses the Junior School boarding houses, classrooms, and a Theatre/Cinema. The formation of Main School gives way to two semi-enclosed areas known as North and South Quads. At the rear of South Quad is The Terrace, a concrete platform which terminates with a low brick parapet looking down onto Headmaster's Garden and to the 9 acre playing fields beyond. Other notable features on campus include the Centenary Building incorporating the College Cricket Pavilion and Centenary Room, the Music School, the Science Block, the CCF Hut incorporating the Armory and Rifle Range, the Observatory, Headmaster's Lake, and the Pre-Prep School. Sporting facilities include a sports hall known as Flecker Hall, an indoor swimming pool, 18 tennis courts, an astroturf pitch, and extensive games fields.[17] Notable Old ArdiniansPast students of Ardingly College are referred to as Old Ardinians. See also Category:Old Ardinians. Politics & Diplomatic Service
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Headmasters of Ardingly
The Revd Frederick Mertens, Ardingly's first Headmaster
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Ardingly College LodgeThe school has its own Masonic Lodge, Ardingly College Lodge, which is a member of the elite Freemason 'Public School Lodges' Council.[47] The Lodge, which is open to male Old Ardinians as well as those with an affiliation to the College, was founded in 1922 by the then Headmaster The Revd Thomas Erskine Wilson together with masters, the Provost of the school, and the Bishop of Lewes.[48] Southern Railway Schools classThe School lent its name to the eighteenth steam locomotive (Engine 917) in the Southern Railway's Class V of which there were 40.[49] This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English Public Schools. 'Ardingly', as it was called, was built in 1934 and was withdrawn in 1962.[49] ReferencesFurther reading
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