Langley School, Loddon
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Langley School is an independent
coeducational boarding school
situated in the market town of Loddon
in South Norfolk
, England
. The school was founded in 1910 and is a member of the HMC
.
The school's latest Ofsted
report gives it an overall quality rating of "good".
which was founded in Norwich
in 1910 by Jeremiah George Chapman. Just after World War II
the school moved to Langley Hall
at Loddon. Langley Hall is a red-brick building in the Palladian style
, built in 1737 for Richard Berney, on land that originally belonged to Langley Abbey
. In 1744 the estate was inherited by Sir William Beauchamp
and remained in the family until the 20th century. The hall is set in well laid out grounds with an extensive spread of daffodils during the spring which are opened to the public annually on "Daffodil Day".
Per term tuition is £3440 for a day student, £5830 for students boarding weekly and £6995 for full boarding.
, cricket
and hockey
. Football is offered during the spring term. The school has several cricket, football and rugby pitches. There is an astroturf
hockey pitch.
Additional sports fields and a swimming pool are planned.
, debating, CCF
, rock climbing
and yoga
. Many activities involve expert visiting staff.
Due to the nature of the different terms (weather and seasonal changes, rotation in sports), students change their activity routines termly, initially choosing their activities for Autumn Term (the first term of the academic year) during the first week back of school, and then by picking new activities for the coming term at the end of the current. Halfway through the Autumn Term, as sunset occurs earlier, the time of activities switches from the last hour of the school day to directly after lunch. This continues through the first half of the Spring Term until improving light permits a swap back. At the end of each academic year, questionnaires are handed to students asking for their opinions on current activities and suggestions for future ones.
in North Norfolk
, Dereham
in Breckland
and Southwold
on the Suffolk
coast in Waveney
.
Accommodation
There is separate accommodation for boys and girls. Communal social facilities exist for all. The boys live in the main Hall in rooms which house up to six students, but in individual units. Senior students have single and double study bedrooms.
Younger girls live in Salisbury House (the former stable block) which has almost all single and double rooms. Salisbury has its own common room and limited kitchen and laundry facilities.
Senior girls have separate accommodation in the White House, which hosts up to 9 girls (with staff resident). There are kitchen and laundry facilities.
The ground floor of the main hall has common rooms, games room, a music room and quiet rooms. In the evening, younger boarders have access to the Learning Resource Centre, in the main hall, for supervised homework. In addition to library resources there are ten open access terminals plus wifi.
Routine
Meals are taken in the dining room. After breakfast students tidy their rooms, and attend school in adjacent classrooms.
In the afternoon there are over 80 extra curricular activities. From 5pm-5.45pm is free time, followed by the evening meal and supervised prep
. The length of prep varies according to age group and at the end of prep the Matrons open up the kitchens for tea and toast. Students are then free until their fixed bedtimes. These range from 9pm to 11pm when seniors are expected to be in their study bedrooms.
Weekends are less structured though there are allocated times for study.
There is a planned programme of visits, events and outings. A Chapel service is held on Sunday.
Staffing
There are 13 resident teachers and matrons. There are cultural and recreational events and visits at weekends and in the evenings. Senior students assist the matrons in the running of the house. The children have their own representatives to promote their views, as well as access to Independent Listeners as approved by the regulatory bodies.
Students
Children board from the ages of 10-18. There are some weekly boarders who live relatively locally, but the majority are full boarders - some of whom come from different parts of the world including the Far East and Africa as well as Europe.
at Beech Hill, Thorpe St Andrew
, near Norwich. Langley Preparatory School accepts children aged 2 to 11 (Nursery to Year 6). The school has recently completed a merger with adjacent Thorpe House School which had provided girls-only education for 100 years.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
coeducational boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
situated in the market town of Loddon
Loddon, Norfolk
Loddon is a small market town about southeast of Norwich on the River Chet, a tributary of the River Yare within The Broads in Norfolk, England. The name "Loddon" is thought to mean muddy river in Celtic in reference to the Chet.-Origins:...
in South Norfolk
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school was founded in 1910 and is a member of the HMC
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
.
The school's latest Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report gives it an overall quality rating of "good".
History
Langley School was originally the Norwich High School for BoysNorwich High School for Boys
Norwich High School for Boys was an independent school in Norwich, England. Founded in 1910, it became the Langley School shortly after World War II.-History:...
which was founded in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
in 1910 by Jeremiah George Chapman. Just after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the school moved to Langley Hall
Langley Hall
Langley Hall is a red-brick building in the Palladian style, located in Loddon, Norfolk. It was built in 1737 for Richard Berney, on land that until the Dissolution of the Monasteries belonged to Langley Abbey, and sold two years later to George Proctor to enable Berney to repay his debts...
at Loddon. Langley Hall is a red-brick building in the Palladian style
Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of...
, built in 1737 for Richard Berney, on land that originally belonged to Langley Abbey
Langley Abbey
Langley Abbey was an abbey in Norfolk, England.There are remains of the church and barn as well as earthworks of other buildings and fish ponds. The site was partially restored and opened to the public to a museum in 2010....
. In 1744 the estate was inherited by Sir William Beauchamp
Proctor-Beauchamp Baronets
The Beauchamp-Proctor, later Proctor-Beauchamp Baronetcy, of Langley Park in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 20 February 1745 for the twenty-two-year-old William Beauchamp-Proctor, subsequently Member of Parliament for Middlesex...
and remained in the family until the 20th century. The hall is set in well laid out grounds with an extensive spread of daffodils during the spring which are opened to the public annually on "Daffodil Day".
Curriculum and fees
Programmes are offered in the arts and music. Typical class sizes range from as small as 12 students a class to 18, with 20 being the maximum number of students in any class.Per term tuition is £3440 for a day student, £5830 for students boarding weekly and £6995 for full boarding.
Sport
Sports include rugbyRugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
. Football is offered during the spring term. The school has several cricket, football and rugby pitches. There is an astroturf
AstroTurf
AstroTurf is a brand of artificial turf. Although the term is a registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. The original AstroTurf product was a short pile synthetic turf while the current products incorporate modern features such as...
hockey pitch.
Additional sports fields and a swimming pool are planned.
Extracurricular activities
The final hour of each school day is for extra-curricular activities. Academic lessons end at 3.30pm allowing students a short break before their chosen activity for that weekday. The school offers a range of activities, including, as well as typical school sports, sailingSailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, debating, CCF
Combined Cadet Force
The Combined Cadet Force is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance,...
, rock climbing
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
and yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
. Many activities involve expert visiting staff.
Due to the nature of the different terms (weather and seasonal changes, rotation in sports), students change their activity routines termly, initially choosing their activities for Autumn Term (the first term of the academic year) during the first week back of school, and then by picking new activities for the coming term at the end of the current. Halfway through the Autumn Term, as sunset occurs earlier, the time of activities switches from the last hour of the school day to directly after lunch. This continues through the first half of the Spring Term until improving light permits a swap back. At the end of each academic year, questionnaires are handed to students asking for their opinions on current activities and suggestions for future ones.
Facilities
The school transports day students from SheringhamSheringham
Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer.The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns"....
in North Norfolk
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.-History:...
, Dereham
Dereham
Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of...
in Breckland
Breckland (district)
Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...
and Southwold
Southwold
Southwold is a town on the North Sea coast, in the Waveney district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is around south of Lowestoft and north-east...
on the Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
coast in Waveney
Waveney
Waveney is a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district...
.
Boarding
The school accepts students aged 10 to 18 (Year 6 to Year 13) for boarding fulltime or weekly.Accommodation
There is separate accommodation for boys and girls. Communal social facilities exist for all. The boys live in the main Hall in rooms which house up to six students, but in individual units. Senior students have single and double study bedrooms.
Younger girls live in Salisbury House (the former stable block) which has almost all single and double rooms. Salisbury has its own common room and limited kitchen and laundry facilities.
Senior girls have separate accommodation in the White House, which hosts up to 9 girls (with staff resident). There are kitchen and laundry facilities.
The ground floor of the main hall has common rooms, games room, a music room and quiet rooms. In the evening, younger boarders have access to the Learning Resource Centre, in the main hall, for supervised homework. In addition to library resources there are ten open access terminals plus wifi.
Routine
Meals are taken in the dining room. After breakfast students tidy their rooms, and attend school in adjacent classrooms.
In the afternoon there are over 80 extra curricular activities. From 5pm-5.45pm is free time, followed by the evening meal and supervised prep
Homework
Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside of class. Common homework assignments may include a quantity or period of reading to be performed, writing or typing to be completed, problems to be solved, a school project to be built...
. The length of prep varies according to age group and at the end of prep the Matrons open up the kitchens for tea and toast. Students are then free until their fixed bedtimes. These range from 9pm to 11pm when seniors are expected to be in their study bedrooms.
Weekends are less structured though there are allocated times for study.
There is a planned programme of visits, events and outings. A Chapel service is held on Sunday.
Staffing
There are 13 resident teachers and matrons. There are cultural and recreational events and visits at weekends and in the evenings. Senior students assist the matrons in the running of the house. The children have their own representatives to promote their views, as well as access to Independent Listeners as approved by the regulatory bodies.
Students
Children board from the ages of 10-18. There are some weekly boarders who live relatively locally, but the majority are full boarders - some of whom come from different parts of the world including the Far East and Africa as well as Europe.
Preparatary School
There is separately located preparatory schoolPreparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
at Beech Hill, Thorpe St Andrew
Thorpe St Andrew
Thorpe St Andrew is a small town and suburb of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk.It is situated about two miles east of the city centre, outside the city boundary in the district of Broadland...
, near Norwich. Langley Preparatory School accepts children aged 2 to 11 (Nursery to Year 6). The school has recently completed a merger with adjacent Thorpe House School which had provided girls-only education for 100 years.
Notable alumni
Former pupils of the school are known as Icenians, and include:- Sir John MillsJohn MillsSir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:...
1926?, actor - Allen ClarkeAllen Clarke (educationalist)Cyril Alfred Allen Clarke was the founding head of Holland Park School, which was the flagship of the comprehensive education ideal. Holland Park School, of which Allen Clarke was the first headmaster, was in the 1960s the most famous of its kind in the UK...
1928?, educator - Frederic JevonsFrederic JevonsFrederic Raphael Jevons was a British biochemist and later an Australian educator...
1947?, biochemist - Ben PienaarBen PienaarBen Pienaar is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.Born in South Africa, Pienaar previously played for Langley School, Loddon before moving to Gresham's School and for England Schools,...
2004, professional rugby player