School Details
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a full-boarding school for boys and girls aged 13–18. Established in 1584, the School has around 760 pupils and is situated in a small market town in a beautiful part of central England, about 100 miles north of London and midway between Leicester and Peterborough. There are immense rewards in terms of academic and social development to be gained from the Uppingham experience. In addition to the School’s strong commitment to music, drama, art, design and technology, and sports, high academic standards are a priority.
Living
Central to a pupil’s life at Uppingham is their boarding house. There are 15 houses, which are dotted around the town and School estate: nine for boys (ages 13–18), four for girls (ages 13–18) and two for sixth-form girls only. The house is where pupils eat, sleep, work, socialise and feel they belong. Houses are kept relatively small, and are usually home to between 50 and 60 children (45 in the case of the sixth-form girls’ houses).
Learning
With a staff:pupil ratio of almost 1:7, all subjects enjoy the benefit of small class sizes. The curriculum begins with a broad range of subjects, which are then used as a basis upon which to build gradual specialization. A wide range of subjects is taught: 28 different A-level subjects and 21 GCSE subjects are offered. In 2007, 51% of all A-levels were A grades, and 83.3% A or B. At GSCE the pass rate was 99.4% (A-C).
Growing up
Children change enormously between 13 and 18. In a good boarding school, individual development takes place against a backdrop of challenge and responsibility. Pupils are guided through Uppingham by their housemaster or housemistress, an assigned tutor and pastoral figures within the School community, to help ensure their progress both academically and as individuals.
Living
Central to a pupil’s life at Uppingham is their boarding house. There are 15 houses, which are dotted around the town and School estate: nine for boys (ages 13–18), four for girls (ages 13–18) and two for sixth-form girls only. The house is where pupils eat, sleep, work, socialise and feel they belong. Houses are kept relatively small, and are usually home to between 50 and 60 children (45 in the case of the sixth-form girls’ houses).
Learning
With a staff:pupil ratio of almost 1:7, all subjects enjoy the benefit of small class sizes. The curriculum begins with a broad range of subjects, which are then used as a basis upon which to build gradual specialization. A wide range of subjects is taught: 28 different A-level subjects and 21 GCSE subjects are offered. In 2007, 51% of all A-levels were A grades, and 83.3% A or B. At GSCE the pass rate was 99.4% (A-C).
Growing up
Children change enormously between 13 and 18. In a good boarding school, individual development takes place against a backdrop of challenge and responsibility. Pupils are guided through Uppingham by their housemaster or housemistress, an assigned tutor and pastoral figures within the School community, to help ensure their progress both academically and as individuals.
Facilities
Uppingham pupils are fortunate to live and learn in inspiring surroundings and the School has an extensive range of excellent facilities.
• The Arts: Three Music Schools, the most recent of which is a state-of-the-art facility including a 100-seat recital room and recording studios, and this addition brings the total number of practice rooms to 60. A 300-seat Theatre and a new £1.6m drama studio consisting of a foyer, two new drama classrooms, a workshop space and a state-of-the-art drama studio designed to provide a flexible performance space. An award-winning Art, Design & Technology Centre.
• Sport: Sports Hall, indoor swimming pools, gymnasium, weights room, tennis, netball, squash and fives courts, three Astroturf surfaces (one floodlit), a hard play area for hockey, shooting range and approx. 60 acres of playing fields.
• IT: 2622 network outlets, every study and bedsit has a networked PC, and pupils have PC access at various locations around the School.
Uppingham pupils are fortunate to live and learn in inspiring surroundings and the School has an extensive range of excellent facilities.
• The Arts: Three Music Schools, the most recent of which is a state-of-the-art facility including a 100-seat recital room and recording studios, and this addition brings the total number of practice rooms to 60. A 300-seat Theatre and a new £1.6m drama studio consisting of a foyer, two new drama classrooms, a workshop space and a state-of-the-art drama studio designed to provide a flexible performance space. An award-winning Art, Design & Technology Centre.
• Sport: Sports Hall, indoor swimming pools, gymnasium, weights room, tennis, netball, squash and fives courts, three Astroturf surfaces (one floodlit), a hard play area for hockey, shooting range and approx. 60 acres of playing fields.
• IT: 2622 network outlets, every study and bedsit has a networked PC, and pupils have PC access at various locations around the School.
Statement from the Head
There are very few real boarding schools left. We are one of them. If full boarding is what you want we believe we are among the best, especially if you are also interested in the extra-curricular side (spectacular music, art and drama).
‘If you are willing to be helped and guided, there is virtually nothing you cannot achieve here.’
There are very few real boarding schools left. We are one of them. If full boarding is what you want we believe we are among the best, especially if you are also interested in the extra-curricular side (spectacular music, art and drama).
‘If you are willing to be helped and guided, there is virtually nothing you cannot achieve here.’
Scholarships
Each year Uppingham awards a varying number of Scholarships across a number of disciplines. There are also some Exhibitions (minor Scholarships) available in music.
Entry at 13+ (Year 9)
For each of the 13+ scholarships, candidates are expected to be under 14 on or close to 1st September in the year of application.
Academic Scholarships
Academic awards are made annually to candidates who distinguish themselves in the scholarship examination. The awards range in value up to one half of the fees. The scholarship examination is held in February each year.
Music Scholarships
The Uppingham Music Scholarships exist to offer awards to talented musicians of 13+ who can contribute to the life of a 7-day a week boarding community through high musical achievement. The awards range in value up to one-half of the School fees, plus remission of instrumental tuition fees on two instruments with the option of a third (or singing) at the discretion of the Director of Music. Exhibitions covering only instrumental tuition may also be awarded. The music scholarship examination is held at Uppingham in January each year.
Art/Design & Technology Scholarships
Awards in Art/Design and Technology are made annually to candidates who distinguish themselves in our Scholarship Examination, and are worth up to one-half of the fees. The scholarship examination is held in March each year.
Thring Scholarships (13+ only)
The Thring Scholarships offer awards to boys and girls of 13+ who can contribute to the life of a 7-day a week boarding community through high all round achievement. These boys and girls should demonstrate ability and future potential in two or more fields of extra curricular activity. In exceptional cases, award may be made for outstanding achievement and potential in one field, for example, in sport or drama. Potential Scholars must be academically able and must set such standards as to be a credit to themselves and the School. The scholarships are worth up to one-half of the fees; the examinations take place in March each year.
Entry at 16+ (Sixth Form – Year 12)
For those joining the School in the Sixth Form, there is a competitive academic examination, on the basis of which a number of scholarships may be awarded. A number of music and art scholarships are also awarded annually for Sixth Form entry. The 16+ scholarship examinations take place in November.
Further information
Candidates may be awarded one or more awards, so that Academic, Music, Art/Design and Technology and Thring (13+ only) awards may be held concurrently. Any award may be supplemented by a bursary if need be shown.
Closing dates and examination dates for the applications along with full details of all Scholarships may be obtained direct from the Admissions Secretary, Christine Yates, on 01572 820611, or by email admissions@uppingham.co.uk .
Contact information
Uppingham
Rutland
LE15 9QE
tel: +44 (0)1572 822216
email: admissions@uppingham.co.uk
web: www.uppingham.co.uk
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