- Queen's College, Taunton
Infobox UK school
name = Queens College Taunton
type = Publicboarding school
head_label = Headmaster
head = Christopher Alcock
street = Trull Road
city =Taunton
county =Somerset
country =England flagicon|England
postcode = TA1 4QS
phone = (01823) 272990
fax = (01823) 323811
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enrollment = 700-750 students
gender =Co-education al
lower_age = 3
upper_age = 18
houses = 8 Boarding houses
colours =Black andYellow color box|Black color box|Yellow
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website = http://www.queenscollege.org.uk/Queen's College is a co-educational public school located in Taunton, the
county town ofSomerset ,England . It is an independent day/boarding school for children aged 2–18. The school incorporates Nursery, Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior schools. The current headmaster of the Senior School (11–18) is Chris Alcock. Justin Backhouse heads the Junior School (8–11)History
First known as the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute, Queen's College was established by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1843. Originally built in a late Domestic Tudor style and set in approximately 35 acres of grounds, Queen's was regarded in its time as the premier Methodist school. The college's motto: "non scholae sed vitae discimus", "we learn not for scholarship but for life", reflected its ethos of providing more than academic learning to its students.
ports
Queen's is well known for its sporting tradition including:
cricket ,rugby union ,hockey ,swimming , athletics,netball andtennis . The school also performs commendably in less popular disciplines such ascanoe polo ,fencing andequestrianism .Arts
Queen's College has a strong reputation for the performing arts, orignally drama and music, but now dance is also gaining a good reputation. The Quartz festival, running from the first Wednesday of October each year for ten days, is extremely popular and attracts over 6,000 visitors annually.
Houses
The Junior School is split into four day houses and one boarding house, each accepting both boys and girls. The houses are named after local hill ranges: Quantocks, Brendons, Blackdowns and Mendips.
The Senior School is split into boarding and day houses for girls and boys. The houses are named after past headmasters or early pupils:
Notable alumni
* Harold Arthur Watkinson- 1st Viscount Watkinson of Woking, PC, CH, Minister of Defence 1959–1962
* John Passmore Widgery- Baron Widgery of South Molton, OBE, TD, QC, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 1971–1980
* Arthur Henderson- Baron Rowley of Rowley Regis, PC, Secretary of State for Air 1947–1951
* Leighton Seager- 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons, Shipping Magnate
* Sir Robert Hart- 1st Baronet, GCMG, Inspector-General of China's Imperial Maritime Customs Service 1863–1907
* SirRobert Bond - KCMG, Prime Minister of Newfoundland 1900–1909
* SirGeorge Shenton - KB, Mayor of Perth, Australia 1880–1884 & 1886–1888
*Nick Harvey - Liberal Democrat MP
* John Baron- Conservative MP
*Martin Pipe - Racehorse trainer
*Carrie Davis - Radio 1 sports analyst
*Peter Mitchell - 1978 Nobel Prize Winner (Chemistry)
* Matthew Clay- 2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist (Swimming)
*Peter Honess - Oscar-nominated,BAFTA award-winning Hollywood film editor (L.A. Confidential); Member of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
*Dean Ryan - Internation England Rugby Union player and Head Coach of Gloucester RFU ClubExternal links
* [http://www.queenscollege.org.uk/ Queen's College School Website]
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