Arnold School

Arnold School is an independent school located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England on the Fylde coast. It is in the United Church Schools Trust group of schools and is a member of HMC. Fees range from £6,175 - £7,935 making it one of the cheapest independent schools in the UK.

History

Arnold School was founded by Frank Truswell Pennington on 4 May 1896. Known initially as South Shore Collegiate School, the school moved to its present site in Lytham Road when Pennington took over and gradually expanded the buildings of an earlier Victorian School. He then adopted the former school's name of Arnold House School, named after Dr Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby School. The name was later amended to Arnold School. [ [http://www.arnoldschool.com/html/History_34.html Arnold School website] ]

Headmasters

* 1896 - 1932 F T Pennington
* 1932 - 1933 H C Cooksey MA
* 1933 - 1938 F T Pennington
* 1938 - 1966 F W Holdgate MA
* 1966 - 1973 O C Wigmore MA
* 1973 - 1979 A J C Cochrane MA
* 1979 - 1987 R D W Rhodes JP.,B.A.
* 1987 - 1993 J A B Kelsall MA
* 1993 - 2003 W Gillen MA
* 2003 - B M Hughes BSc

House system

After entry into the Arnold education system, each pupil is assigned to a house which will form the basis for his allegiances during sporting events. Houses are headed by House Captains, whose duties include the formation of teams for Sports Days and inter-house academic debates and challenges. The houses are:
* Howarths
* Listons
* Penningtons
* School

Notable Old Arnoldians

* John Schofield (1892–1918), World War I Victoria Cross
* Sir William Lyons (1901–1985), co-founder of Jaguar
* Bob Hesford (born 1916), rugby union player
* Sir Walter Clegg (1920–1994), politician
* Tom Graveney (born 1927), cricketer
* Sir Martin Holdgate, environmental scientist and zoologist
* Michael Smith (1932–2000), Nobel Laureate for chemistry
* Peter Beighton (born 1934), geneticist
* Jimmy Armfield (born 1935), footballer
* David Wilde (born 1935), pianist and composer
* George Eastham (born 1936), footballer
* Peter Purves (born 1939), actor and presenter of "Blue Peter"
* John Pritchard (born 1948), Bishop of Oxford.
* Dave Ball (born 1959), member of Soft Cell
* Chris Lowe (born 1959), member of the Pet Shop Boys
* Jonas Armstrong, actor, Robin in the BBC's Robin Hood
* David Stephenson, rugby league player
* Jenna-Louise Coleman, actress in "Emmerdale"
* Carrie Bower, actress in "My Best Friend's Wedding"
* Tom Blyth, (musician), member of the Smokestacks, Leeds based pop/rock outfit.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.arnoldschool.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.arnoldleavers.eu/ 6th Form Class of 2006 Leavers' Site]