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Uppingham School

Uppingham, Leicestershire & Rutland, LE15 9QE

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School Information

There are immense rewards in terms of academic and social development to be gained from the Uppingham experience and whilst the School is noted for its strong commitment to all round education, its superb pastoral care and magnificent facilities, the pupils’ academic studies are a priority. In 2008 more than 60% of all A-Levels were graded A; 87.2% A or B. At GCSE the A-C pass rate was 99.2%.

General Information

Gender: Coeducational
Day/Boarding: Full Boarding, Day
Age Range - Boys: Senior, Sixth
Age Range - Girls: Senior, Sixth
Size: 790
Last Inspected: Latest Inspection Report
ISC Association: HMC

Fees per term

Boarding (£): 8780 - 8780
Day (£): 6146 - 6146

Entry Requirements & Financial Assistance

Entry Requirements: CEE, Scholarship Exam, Report & Test, Assessment & Interview, Report & Exam & Interview
Scholarships, Bursaries: Academic scholarships, Bursaries for new entrants, Art scholarships, Music scholarships, All Rounder awards, Design scholarships, Hardship awards for existing pupils

Age Ranges & Pupil Numbers

  Boarding Day Sixth Form
  Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Age Range 13 - 18 13 - 19 13 - 17 14 - 17    
Pupil Numbers 470 306 10 4 189 174

Subjects taught

Ancient History/Classical Civ, Art, Art and Design, Biology, Business Studies/Finance, Chemistry, Chinese, Computing/ICT, Coordinated/Combined Science, Design and Technology (DT), Drama/Theatre Studies, Economics, EFL/ESL, Electronics, English Language, English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, General Studies, Geography, German, Government/Politics, Greek, History, History of Art, Integrated Science, Italian, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Photography, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish, Sports Science, Statistics

Facilities

All Weather Pitch, All weather surface, Art & Technology Centre, Astroturf, CDT Centre, Chapel, Climbing Wall, Common Room, Concert Hall, Conference facilities, Dance Studio, Drama Studio, Fitness suite, Gymnasium, IT Suite, Language Centre, Learning Support Unit, Library, Music Centre, Performing Arts Centre, Photography Studio, Playing Fields on-site, Science laboratories, Sixth Form Centre, Sports Hall, Squash Courts, Swimming Pool (covered), Tennis Courts, Theatre

Activities

Archery, Art, Astronomy, Ballet/Dance, Bell ringing, Board games, Bridge, CCF/ACF, Ceramics, Chess, Chinese, Choir, Climbing, Computing/IT, Cookery, Creative Writing, Current Affairs, Dancing, Debating/Public Speaking, Design/Technology, Drama/Theatre Studies, Duke of Edinburgh, Electronics, Film/Video Club, Fishing, Forum Debating, Life Saving/First Aid, Mandarin, Music with theory, Natural History, News Club, Orchestra/Band, Orienteering, Outdoor Pursuits, Photography, Pottery, Practical Engineering, Printing, Riding, School newspaper, Science club, Scuba diving, Skiing, Spanish Club, Student Magazine, Textiles, Theatre trips, Understanding Industry, Year book, Yoga, Young Enterprise

Sports

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Canoeing, Climbing Wall, Cricket, Cross Country, Fencing, Fitness Training, Fives, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Netball, Polo, Rounders, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball

Travel Information

Map: www.multimap.co.uk
Major Railway Station: 15-45 minutes
International Airport: 60-120 minutes
Location: Rural

Miscellaneous Information

Religious Affiliation: Church of England
Dietary Catered For: Vegetarians

Reference Numbers

ISC Reference Number: 63991
ISI Reference Number: 1258
DCSF Reference Number: 857 / 6002