Uppingham School
| Uppingham School | |
|---|---|
High Street West, Uppingham , LE15 9QE England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school Private boarding and day school |
| Religious affiliation | Church of England |
| Established | 1584 |
| Founder | Archdeacon Robert Johnson |
| Department for Education URN | 120320 Tables |
| Headmaster | Richard J. Maloney |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | c. 849 pupils and students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Campus size | 120-acre (49 ha) (non-contiguous) |
| Campus type | Semi-rural |
| Houses | 16 (9 boys', 6 girls',1 day) |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Budget | £42,969,003 (2024) |
| Revenue | £42,952,918 (2024) |
| Alumni | Old Uppinghamians |
| School Seal | Latin: Sig Com Gubern Scholar et Hospiciorum in Okeham et Uppingham in Com Rutl Common seal of the governors of the schools and hospitals of Oakham and Uppingham in the county of Rutland |
| Website | uppingham |
Uppingham School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils 13–18) in Uppingham, Rutland, England, founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester, who also established Oakham School. The headmaster, Richard Maloney, belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the school to the Rugby Group of British independent schools. Edward Thring was the school's best-known headmaster (in 1853–1887). His curriculum changes were adopted in other English public schools. John Wolfenden, headmaster from 1934 to 1944, chaired the Wolfenden Committee, whose report recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality appeared in 1957. Uppingham has a musical tradition based on work by Paul David and Robert Sterndale Bennett. It has the biggest playing-field area of any school in England, in three separate areas of the town: Leicester to the west, Middle to the south, and Upper to the east.