Shiplake College

Shiplake College is a small fee-paying private school in Shiplake, by the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, England. The school, with just over 300 pupils, has houses for day, full and weekly boarding boys. Boys usually enter the college at 13 or 16. Day and boarding girls are admitted in the sixth form. [http://www.shiplake.org.uk/ Official website] ]

According to the school website, it has small classes and dedicated, experienced teachers.Fact|date=February 2007 Pupils are encouraged to pursue a broad education taking part in plays, concerts, the Young Enterprise and The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards as well as many other extra-curricular activities. In a small school all pupils are encouraged to take responsibility and courses are organised to develop leadership and management skills.

port

Rowing is particularly strong with two boys representing England and Great Britain in 2006.

Cricket, football, hockey, rugby, tennis and squash are also popular.

Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies, who became Headmaster in 2004, prides himself in personal appearance (which "reflects on the boys' standards"), and thus introduced an original blazer for the boys.

The following are quotes from him, taken from the official website.

*"Shiplake should be a dynamic, purposeful, happy and caring place which produces tolerant young men and women who have a sense of humour yet are responsible and articulate and have the knowledge and skills to play an informed and useful part in their society."

*"If you are looking for an academic hot-house then Shiplake is not the school for you."
*"...In my very first assembly I told the school that my Housemaster had once said to my mother that good manners and a good appearance will get you at least as far as good A-Levels..."

Exam results

The "Daily Telegraph" 2006 table of exam results for 301 independent schools placed Shiplake College last. [cite news | title =INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS A-LEVEL RESULTS | url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2006/08/26/ngcse.pdf | format =pdf | work = The Daily Telegraph| publisher = | date = 26 August 2006 | accessdate = 2006-08-30 ]

Notable alumni

*Ben Hunt-Davies Gold Olympian in the Sydney VIII
*Nick Jones, Soho House proprietor
*Kia Joorabchian, businessman
*Alex Pettyfer, actor
*Dhani Harrison, George Harrison's son, musician
*Nicholas Medforth-Mills, Romanian Prince and throne pretender
*Joesiph Alphred, model (sports illustrated)
*Howard Shone, legend
*Stephen O'connor, 3D Animator
*Ed Bailey, pilot

References