Abbotsholme School

Abbotsholme School is a co-educational private boarding and day school. The school is situated on a 140-acre campus on the banks of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England near the county border and the village of Rocester in Staffordshire. It is a member of the Society of Heads (formerly Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools) and is a Round Square school.

For the defunct Australian school, see Abbotsholme College.

Abbotsholme School
Location
Rocester
,
Derbyshire
,
ST14 5BS

England
Coordinates52°56′40″N 1°49′32″W
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding school
MottoGlad Day Love and Duty
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1889
FounderCecil Reddie
Department for Education URN113003 Tables
HeadmasterSimon Ruscoe-Price [1]
GenderCoeducational
Age2 to 18
Enrolment290~
Colour(s)Green, Gold   
Former pupilsOld Abbotsholmians
Websitehttp://www.abbotsholme.co.uk/

History
Exchange student and classmates at Abbotsholme School in 2012

Abbotsholme was founded by the Scottish academic and educationalist Cecil Reddie[2] as an experiment in his progressive educational philosophies and theories.[3][4] The school, then known "The New School", opened in 1889 to boys aged 10 to 19. From the very beginning, it departed from the structure of the traditional public school in favour of a less rigid environment and more liberal education. "Eton collars" were discarded in favour of a more comfortable and practical uniform, and English, French and German were taught in place of Classics (Latin and Greek). The fine arts were introduced as core subjects, considered unusual at that time, since music was mostly taught at cathedral schools snd art at specialist art institutes. Practical skills such as animal husbandry and carpentry were integrated into the curriculum.[5]

The school has been coeducational since 1969; girls now make up over one third of overall pupil numbers.

In 2017 the school was bought by the Chinese company Achieve Education Ltd, owned by Mrs Tong Zhou, who sits on the Achieve Advisory Board. The directors of the school are now those of Achieve Education and are chaired by Mike Farmer, a former head of Kilgraston School.[6]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Abbotsholme School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Encyclopædia Britannica". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. "Inspection Report" (PDF). INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  4. Burns, R.W. (2000). The Life and Times of Alan Dower Blumlein. IET. p. 19. ISBN 9780852967737.
  5. "Our History". Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  6. "Achieve Education Limited - Abbotsholme School".
  7. "'If not duffers won't drown'". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  8. "Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue". archives.wellcome.ac.uk.
  9. "Scott e Newsletter" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  10. Crossley, Robert, Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future, Liverpool University Press, 1994
  11. Johnson, W Branch (May 1934). "REDDIE OF ABBOTSHOLME". The Bookman. London. p. 129. ProQuest 3102481.
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