Public school in Ardingly near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Ardingly College St. Saviours's College at Ardingly
Address
College Road
Ardingly
,
West Sussex
England
Information
Type
Public school Private boarding and day school
Motto
Latin: Beati mundo corde (Blessed are the pure in heart)
Religious affiliation(s)
Church of England
Established
1858
Founder
Nathaniel Woodard
Chairman of Governors
Robert Haynes Brown
Head Master
Ben Figgis
Provost
Jonathan Meyrick
Gender
Coeducational
Age
13 to 18
Enrolment
416
Houses
8[1]
Colour(s)
Ardingly Green, Brown & Mellowa
Publication
Old Ardinian Ardingly Journal Ardingly Annals Logos Wonderful Bird Scientia
Former pupils
Old Ardinians
Visitor
The Bishop of Chichester ex officio
Affiliation
Woodard Corporation
Website
www.ardingly.com
Ardingly College (/ˈɑːrdɪŋlaɪ/)[2] is a fee-charging boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located near Ardingly, West Sussex, England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and of the Woodard Corporation of independent schools and as such has a strong Anglo-Catholic tradition.[3] It was originally a boarding school for boys, and became fully co-educational in 1982.[4]
Ardingly played an important role in providing infantry throughout the 20th century conflicts, with around 1,200 Ardingly pupils going on to fight in the First World War, 146 of whom were killed, along with two former members of staff.[5] In addition, 88 Old Ardinians died in World War II; their names being recorded in a book of remembrance.[6]
The school's former pupils – or "Old Ardinians" – include four Conservative MPs;[7] satirist Ian Hislop;[8] actor Terry-Thomas;[9] Formula One World Champion Mike Hawthorn;[10] author Neil Gaiman;[11] Interscan inventor John Paul Wild;[12] and Allard Motor Company founder Sydney Allard.[13]
^"Overview | Ardingly College". ardingly.com.
^Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
^"HMC Schools". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^"UK School Guide – Ardingly College". Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^Perry, R; Ardingly 1858–1946: A History of the School. Old Ardinians Society (1951)
^Cite error: The named reference AC_Gibbs_History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"The Telegraph: Sports teacher at leading public school jailed for cocaine dealing (April 3, 2009)". telegraph.org.uk.
^'HISLOP, Ian David', Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
^Flint, Peter B. (9 January 1990). "New York Times: Terry-Thomas, 78, Actor Who Satirized Britons (1990)". The New York Times.
^Bailey, Tony; Skilleter, Paul: Mike Hawthorn, Golden Boy – The life and death of Britain's first World Champion driver (2008)
^"Financial Times, The Inventory: Neil Gaiman (June 28, 2013)". Financial Times. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^Wild, J. P. (John Paul); Bhathal, R.S. (interviewer) (7 February 1995), Paul Wild interviewed by Ragbir Bhathal for the Australian astronomers oral history project, Canberra: National Library of Australia., p. 2 {{citation}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
^"Motorsport Magazine: The Mud-Plugger (September 1990)". motorsportmagazine.com.
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mother died when he was 32. On his return to Britain he was educated at ArdinglyCollege, an independent boarding school, where he became head boy, and began...
cousin. Following a secondary education at the independent school ArdinglyCollege, he joined the Royal Army Service Corps as a transport officer. He...
Church of England schools, including Fonthill School in East Grinstead, ArdinglyCollege (1970–1974), and Whitgift School in Croydon (1974–1977). His father's...
Lumpur and schooled at ArdinglyCollege where his satirical career began, working on revues with Ian Hislop. In his last term at Ardingly, Newman was 'asked...
as dictionaries of personal names. Hanks was educated at ArdinglyCollege, University College, Oxford (BA, MA), and Masaryk University (PhD). After graduation...
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and Duchess of Sussex. Manning was educated at ArdinglyCollege and went on to study at Oriel College, Oxford, and at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced...
also collected around £77m for his stake. Max Chilton was educated at ArdinglyCollege from 2000 to 2008. His brother, Tom Chilton, is also a racing driver...
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the British West Indies. He was educated in England, initially at ArdinglyCollege, before gaining a scholarship to Oxford University in 1979. He joined...
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Oxford, and then a first music scholar at ArdinglyCollege in Sussex. He gained a scholarship to Trinity College of Music London, studying composition with...
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