Newcastle-under-Lyme School

Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Address
Mount Pleasant Newcastle-under-Lyme , Staffordshire , ST5 1DB England
Coordinates	53°00′37″N2°13′04″W / 53.0104°N 2.2179°W / 53.0104; -2.2179
Information
Type	Private day school
Motto	Nunquam Non Nova, Summa Sequendo (Latin for, "Never Not New, Strive for the Highest", usually taken to mean "Always Striving for New Heights")
Established	c. 1604;421 years ago (1604)
Department for Education URN	124487 Tables
Chair of Governors	David Wallbank
Headmaster	Michael Getty
Staff	85
Gender	Mixed
Age	2to 18
Enrolment	867
Houses	Barratt, Dutton, Kitchener and Myott
Colour(s)	Red and black
Former pupils	Castilians
Affiliation	Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Website	http://www.nuls.org.uk

Newcastle-under-Lyme School is a co-educational private day school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It came about by a merger in 1981 of the old Newcastle High School (founded in 1874) ^[1] with the Orme Girls' School (founded in 1876). ^[1] Earlier predecessor boy's and girls schools date back over 400 years. ^[2]

Present day

The school nowadays consists of nursery and preparatory departments, a senior school and a sixth form. It takes boys and girls from the ages of 3–18. The current Headmaster is Michael Getty. ^[3]

The school belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). It is one of the top 100 performing schools in England in terms of its A-level results, ^[4] and managed record GCSE pass levels in 2020. ^[5]

Sports Complex

In September 2022, Newcastle-under-Lyme School opened their new state-of-the-art Sports Complex. The state-of-the-art facility is beyond the normal scale, incorporating multiple courts for netball, tennis and more, as well as a fully equipped Strength and Conditioning Suite. ^[6] The new complex is the perfect addition to the school's extensive sporting facilities including a flood-lit Astro Turf, outdoor and indoor cricket nets, 25m indoor swimming pool, rugby and cricket pitches and athletics track. ^[7]

Notable former pupils

In birth order:

See also: Category:People educated at Newcastle-under-Lyme School

• William Watkiss Lloyd (1813–1893), writer and scholar
• Alfred Webb-Johnson, 1st Baron Webb-Johnson (1880-1958), distinguished surgeon
• T. E. Hulme (1883–1917), writer
• George Wade (1891–1986), pottery manufacturer
• Camilla Wedgwood (1901–1955), anthropologist
• Frank Barlow (1911–2009), historian
• Kenneth H. Roscoe (1914–1970), soil engineer
• John Wain (1925–1994), writer, poet and academic
• Peter G. "Spam" Hammersley CB OBE (1928–2020), Rear Admiral, Royal Navy ^[8]
• Clifford Boulton (1930–2015), parliamentary official
• Rosemary O'Day, née Brookes, (born 1945), historian and author
• David Taylor (1947–2001), humourist, editor of Punch magazine.
• Alan Sinclair (born 1952), diabetologist and clinical scientist
• Robert Sinclair MacKay (born 1956), mathematician
• David J. C. MacKay (1967–2016), academic engineer
• Andy Whittaker (born 1967), media entrepreneur
• Roger Johnson (born 1970), TV newsreader
• Sarah Willingham (born 1973), media entrepreneur
• Dominic Burgess (born 1982), TV and film actor
• Dan Robson (born 1992), rugby player for Wasps RFC and England
• Geraint Vincent (living), TV journalist
• Tom Wagg (born 1997), Astrophysicist

Gallery

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  Sixth Form Centre
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  Victoria Building

References

1. "About the school". Newcastle-under-Lyme School.
2. "Newcastle-under-Lyme School". independentschoolsyearbook.co.uk/. ISYB. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
3. School site. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
4. "Top A-level results". The Sentinel. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
5. School results. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
6. "State-of-the-art Sports Complex - Newcastle-under-Lyme School". Newcastle under Lyme School, Independent Day School. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
7. "Senior School".
8. "Another Accolade...". Staffordshire Sentinel. 20 October 1988. p. 15.