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	==History==		==History==
	Nathaniel Woodard founded the school, originally called '''St Chad's College''', as his flagship school in the Midlands, following earlier foundations in southern England. Work on the school began in 1868 and it opened in 1873 with 46 boys, under the direction of ], provost of the Midland district of the ]. The buildings were designed by ] and ] in the ] style. The school buildings, hall, chapel and war memorial are all ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1230650&resourceID=5\|title=Denstone College\|work=Listed Buildings Online\|accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> The school's chapel was built in 1879–87 by Carpenter and ] in a late 13th-century Gothic style; it consists of a four-bay nave with a polygonal apse.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1230582&resourceID=5\|title=Denstone College chapel\|work=Listed Buildings Online\|accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> Land for the school was given by ] who owned the nearby Riverside Doveleys mansion.<ref>Raven, Michael. 2004. ''Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, The Potteries and the Peak''. p. 115. {{ISBN\|0-906114-33-0}}</ref> Sir Thomas was the school's first bursar.		Nathaniel Woodard founded the school, originally called '''St Chad's College''', as his flagship school in the Midlands, following earlier foundations in southern England. Work on the school began in 1868 and it opened in 1873 with 46 boys, under the direction of ], provost of the Midland district of the ]. The buildings were designed by ] and ] in the ] style. The school buildings, hall, chapel and war memorial are all ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1230650&resourceID=5\|title=Denstone College\|work=Listed Buildings Online\|accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref>

			The school's chapel was built in 1879–87 by Carpenter and ] in a late 13th-century Gothic style; it consists of a four-bay nave with a polygonal apse.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1230582&resourceID=5\|title=Denstone College chapel\|work=Listed Buildings Online\|accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> Land for the school was given by ] who owned the nearby Riverside Doveleys mansion.<ref>Raven, Michael. 2004. ''Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, The Potteries and the Peak''. p. 115. {{ISBN\|0-906114-33-0}}</ref> Sir Thomas was the school's first bursar. The war memorial, representing ], stands in the Lonsdale quadrangle and was unveiled in 1925. The design was by Sir Aston Webb and Son and the sculptor Alfred Drury.<ref>''The Denstonian''; July 1925, pp. 71–78</ref>
⚫	The war memorial, representing St George, stands in the Lonsdale quadrangle and was unveiled in 1925. The design was by Sir Aston Webb and Son and the sculptor Alfred Drury.<ref>''The Denstonian''; July 1925, pp. 71–78</ref> Day boys and girls were admitted in 1976, with girls’ boarding launched in two houses in 1981. A Royal and Ancient-accredited nine-hole golf course was opened in 1992, a new sports hall in 2000 and the schoolroom was completely refurbished as a modern theatre in 2003. A purpose-built music school and additional classrooms were completed in 2010. A further classroom block and the new sports pavilion and complex were completed in 2012, followed by a new library in 2014 and a university-style extension to girls boarding accommodation. The most recent addition to the school is the new languages and maths classroom block, titled "The Derbyshire Building", completed in 2017.

		⚫	Day boys and girls were admitted in 1976, with girls’ boarding launched in two houses in 1981. A Royal and Ancient-accredited nine-hole golf course was opened in 1992, a new sports hall in 2000 and the schoolroom was completely refurbished as a modern theatre in 2003. A purpose-built music school and additional classrooms were completed in 2010. A further classroom block and the new sports pavilion and complex were completed in 2012, followed by a new library in 2014 and a university-style extension to girls boarding accommodation. The most recent addition to the school is the new languages and maths classroom block, titled "The Derbyshire Building", completed in 2017.
⚫	The school is divided into the following houses, named after the founders and benefactors of the school: Heywood, Philips, Shrewsbury, Meynell, Woodard, and Selwyn. Previously, there were two other houses, Lonsdale and Lowe, which now no longer exist. These were also named after benefactors of the school.<ref>''The Denstone Register'' (1932); pp. 387–89</ref>

		⚫	The school is divided into the following houses, named after the founders and benefactors of the school: Heywood, Philips, Shrewsbury, Meynell, Woodard and Selwyn. Previously, there were two other houses, Lonsdale and Lowe, which now no longer exist. These were also named after benefactors of the school.<ref>''The Denstone Register'' (1932); pp. 387–89</ref>

	==Preparatory School==		==Preparatory School==

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Independent, boarding and day school in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England

Denstone College


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Denstone Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5HN England
Coordinates	52°57′35″N 1°52′05″W / 52.959613°N 1.868062°W / 52.959613; -1.868062
Information
Type	Independent, boarding and day school
Motto	Template:Lang-la (The wood of the cross is the tree of knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1868; 157 years ago (1868)
Founder	Nathaniel Woodard
Local authority	Staffordshire County Council
Oversight	Woodard Schools
Department for Education URN	124473 Tables
Headmaster	Miles Norris
Gender	Mixed
Age range	11–18
Enrolment	619 (2018)
Capacity	620
Houses	Heywood Philips Shrewsbury Meynell Woodard Selwyn
Affiliation	Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Alumni	Old Denstonians
Website	www.denstonecollege.org

Denstone College is an 11–18 mixed, independent, boarding and day school in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It was founded by Nathaniel Woodard in 1868 and is a Woodard School with strong Christian and private school traditions. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

History

Nathaniel Woodard founded the school, originally called St Chad's College, as his flagship school in the Midlands, following earlier foundations in southern England. Work on the school began in 1868 and it opened in 1873 with 46 boys, under the direction of Edward Clarke Lowe, provost of the Midland district of the Woodard Corporation. The buildings were designed by William Slater and Richard Carpenter in the Neo-Gothic style. The school buildings, hall, chapel and war memorial are all Grade II listed.

The school's chapel was built in 1879–87 by Carpenter and Benjamin Ingelow in a late 13th-century Gothic style; it consists of a four-bay nave with a polygonal apse. Land for the school was given by Sir Thomas Percival Heywood who owned the nearby Riverside Doveleys mansion. Sir Thomas was the school's first bursar. The war memorial, representing St George, stands in the Lonsdale quadrangle and was unveiled in 1925. The design was by Sir Aston Webb and Son and the sculptor Alfred Drury.

Day boys and girls were admitted in 1976, with girls’ boarding launched in two houses in 1981. A Royal and Ancient-accredited nine-hole golf course was opened in 1992, a new sports hall in 2000 and the schoolroom was completely refurbished as a modern theatre in 2003. A purpose-built music school and additional classrooms were completed in 2010. A further classroom block and the new sports pavilion and complex were completed in 2012, followed by a new library in 2014 and a university-style extension to girls boarding accommodation. The most recent addition to the school is the new languages and maths classroom block, titled "The Derbyshire Building", completed in 2017.

The school is divided into the following houses, named after the founders and benefactors of the school: Heywood, Philips, Shrewsbury, Meynell, Woodard and Selwyn. Previously, there were two other houses, Lonsdale and Lowe, which now no longer exist. These were also named after benefactors of the school.

Preparatory School

Denstone College opened a preparatory school in 1902, which moved in 1938 to its present site of Smallwood Manor. From 1959 to 1964 the headmaster was W. P. C. Davies. The school became co-educational and opened a pre-school department in 1983. It also provided boarding accommodation until 1997 but now is a day school for ages 2–11.

Expedition to Inaccessible Island

Denstone College is noted for carrying out the most extensive scientific exploration of Inaccessible Island in the South Atlantic. A group of 16 teachers and pupils led by Michael Swales sailed to the island, landing on 25 October 1982 and remained on the island until 9 February 1983, apart from an excursion to the island of Tristan da Cunha at Christmas. The members of the expedition managed to ring 3,000 birds during their stay on the island, and 17 research papers were produced. The hut that they built at Blenden Hall on the island was demolished in 2000.

Film location

The exterior of the school was used as a location for the convent where Novice Joyce Fuddle lived for episode 4 of the 1985 BBC comedy series Happy Families.

Masters

Notable staff

David Edwards, former physics teacher at the school who was the first man to win a million pounds on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Arthur Calder-Marshall, novelist and essayist, schoolmaster 1931–1933.
Moorhouse Clark (1872–1935), priest and classical master at the school for 20 years, buried at Harlow Hill Cemetery.

Headmasters

1875–78 W. Bedell Stanford (died 1929)
1879–1903 D. Edwardes (died 1916)
1903–05 J. Ll. Dove
1905–19 F. A. Hibbert
1919–31 Roy M. Grier
1931– T. A. Moxon
- Barry Trapnell, cricketer

Old Denstonians

Main article: Old Denstonians

References

"Headmaster's Welcome". Denstone College. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "Denstone College". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
"Denstone College". Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
"Denstone College chapel". Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
Raven, Michael. 2004. Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, The Potteries and the Peak. p. 115. ISBN 0-906114-33-0
The Denstonian; July 1925, pp. 71–78
The Denstone Register (1932); pp. 387–89
M. K. Swales, C. P. Siddall, N. J. Mateer, H. N. Hall, R. C. Preece, M. W. Fraser. The Denstone Expedition to Inaccessible Island. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 151, No. 3 (Nov. 1985), pp. 347–350
Tristan da Cunha Government and the Tristan da Cunha Association – Inaccessible Island
Denstone Expedition to Inaccessible Island Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine; Denstonian Supplement, Autumn 1983, Page 49
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre – Protected Areas Programme – Gough Island Wildlife Reserve
Guardian – How I made a million, 24 April 2001
Gravestone photographic resource: Louise Clark grave monument. Retrieved 17 March 2014
The Denstone Register (1932); p. 349

External links

v t e Woodard Schools
Owned schools	Abbots Bromley School for Girls Ardingly College Bloxham School Denstone College Ellesmere College Hurstpierpoint College King's College Lancing College The Peterborough School Prestfelde School Queen Mary's School St James School The Cathedral School Worksop College Worksop College Preparatory School
Affiliated schools	Archbishop Temple School Bishop Stopford School Crompton House Church of England Academy Derby Grammar School St Olave's Grammar School St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School St Peter's Church of England Aided School St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School St Marylebone School Wren Academy
Associated schools	Alderley Edge School for Girls Derby High School
Academies	St Augustine Academy Kings Priory School The Littlehampton Academy The Sir Robert Woodard Academy Wren Academy

v t e Schools in Staffordshire (including Stoke-on-Trent)
Secondary	Abbot Beyne School Alleyne's Academy Biddulph High School Birches Head Academy Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Blessed William Howard Catholic School Blythe Bridge High School Cannock Chase High School Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Chase Terrace Academy The Cheadle Academy Cheslyn Hay Academy Chesterton Community Sports College Clayton Hall Academy Codsall Community High School Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent The de Ferrers Academy Discovery Academy Endon High School Erasmus Darwin Academy Excel Academy The Friary School Great Wyrley Academy The Hart School Haywood Academy JCB Academy John Taylor High School Kidsgrove Secondary School King Edward VI High School, Stafford King Edward VI School, Lichfield The King's Church of England Academy Kingsmead School Kinver High School Landau Forte Academy Amington Landau Forte Academy QEMS Leek High School Madeley High School Moorside High School Nether Stowe School Newcastle Academy Norton Canes High School The Orme Academy Ormiston Horizon Academy Ormiston Meridian Academy Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Paget High School Painsley Catholic College Paulet High School The Rawlett School The Rural Enterprise Academy St John Fisher Catholic College St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy St Peter's Academy St Thomas More Catholic Academy Sir Graham Balfour School Sir Thomas Boughey Academy Stafford Manor High School Staffordshire University Academy Tamworth Enterprise College Thistley Hough Academy Thomas Alleyne's High School Trentham Academy Walton High School Weston Road Academy Westwood College The Wilnecote School Wolgarston High School Wombourne High School
Grammar	St Joseph's College
Special	Abbey Hill Academy Blackfriars Academy The Meadows School Shenstone Lodge School Walton Hall Academy
Further education	Burton & South Derbyshire College Buxton & Leek College Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Moorlands Sixth Form College Newcastle-under-Lyme College South Staffordshire College Stafford College Stafford Collegiate
Independent	Denstone College Lichfield Cathedral School Newcastle-under-Lyme School St Dominic's Grammar School St Dominic's Priory School Stafford Grammar School Yarlet School
Former	Abbots Bromley School Berry Hill High School and Sports College Brewood Grammar School Edial Hall School Fair Oak Academy Hagley Park Academy Hanley High School Longton High School Mitchell High School

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