Malvern College
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Malvern College is a coeducational English public school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded in 1865. It is located at Malvern in Worcestershire, England, on the Malvern Hills.
Its junior school is called Hillstone. It was originally an all boys school, on a different site, but is now coeducational. It is not to be confused with Malvern Girls' College, which is a separate school.
History
The founding of Malvern College came about as a result of the development of Malvern itself. As Malvern rose to prominence as a result of its developing tourism and health attractions (its hills, spa and developed transport infrastructure), the college was founded by a group of local businessmen. Opening in January 1865, it originally hosted not more than 24 boys, who were taught by 6 masters. From this initially small base, Malvern College grew to accommodate 290 boys by 1877.
During the Second World War the college's premises were occupied by the Telecommunications and Radar Establishment.
At the beginning of the 1990s, Malvern was one of the first schools in Britain to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the Sixth Form.
It is a school with excellent academic performance.
Noted alumni
- Alistair Crowley
- Denholm Elliott
- C.S. Lewis
- J.F.C. Fuller
- Sidney Goodsir Smith
- Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth
- James Meade
- Jeremy Paxman
- Oliver Selfridge
- Bernard Weatherill
External link
- Malvern College official web site (http://www.malvern-college.co.uk/welcome.shtml)
- Hillstone official web site (http://www.malvern-college.co.uk/hillstone/welcome.shtml)