Monkton Combe School is a public school (fee-charging boarding and day school), located in the village of Monkton Combe near Bath in Somerset, England.
Monkton Combe School | |
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Location | |
Monkton Combe, near Bath , , BA2 7HG England | |
Coordinates | 51°21′25″N 2°19′37″W / 51.3569°N 2.3270°W |
Information | |
Type | Public school Private boarding school |
Motto | Latin: Verbum Tuum Veritas (Thy Word is Truth) |
Established | 1868 |
Founder | The Revd Francis Pocock |
Head Master | Christopher Wheeler (Senior School), Catherine Winchcombe (Prep School) |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 2 to 18 |
Enrolment | 711 (all three schools from September 2015) |
Houses | Eddystone (MSS Boys)
Farm (MSS Boys) Grange (MSS Girls) School (MSS Boys) Clarendon (MSS Girls) Nutfield (MSS Girls) Hatton (MPS Mixed):
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Colour(s) | Red, white, blue |
Former pupils | Old Monktonians |
Website | http://www.monktoncombeschool.com |
It is a member of the Rugby Group of independent boarding schools in the United Kingdom.[1]
Monkton Combe School was founded in 1868 by the Revd. Francis Pocock, a former curate to the Bishop of Sierra Leone in the 1850s.[2]
Several of the school's buildings are listed, including the main Senior school block known as The Old Farm,[3] and the part of the Terrace Block known as The Old Vicarage.[4]
The following have been Head Masters or Principals of Monkton Combe School:[5]
Name | Years as Head Master |
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Revd F. Pocock | 1868–1875 |
Revd R.G. Bryan | 1875–1895 |
Revd W.E. Bryan | 1895–1900 |
Revd N. Bennett | 1900 |
Revd J.W. Kearns | 1900–1926 |
Revd E. Hayward | 1926–1946 |
D.R. Wigram | 1946–1968 |
R.J. Knight | 1968–1978 |
R.A.C. Meredith | 1978–1990 |
M.J. Cuthbertson | 1990–2005 |
R. Backhouse | 2005–2015 |
C. Wheeler | 2016–Present |
According to the school's website, it has produced six Olympic rowing medalists. Each represented Great Britain and three won gold medals. Students row as the Monkton Bluefriars Boat Club.
One Old Monktonian achieved an Olympic Gold Medal representing Great Britain at men's hockey. Another Old Monktonian captained the England Netball Team which won Gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]