Rugby School

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independent boarding school public school in England

Rugby School is a historic English independent boarding school in Warwickshire, renowned as one of the country’s leading public schools and as the birthplace of the sport of rugby football.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent boarding school → public school in England →
ageRange	11–18 →
associatedWithSport	rugby football → rugby union →
campusType	boarding campus →
country	United Kingdom →
educationSystem	English independent school system →
foundedIn	1567 →
founder	Lawrence Sheriff →
genderAdmission	boys and girls →
governedBy	Rugby School governing body →
governingAuthority	Charity Commission for England and Wales →
hasBoarders	yes →
hasCampusFeature	extensive playing fields → historic school buildings →
hasChapel	yes →
hasCharitableStatus	yes →
hasDayPupils	yes →
hasHistoricBuildings	yes →
hasHouseSystem	yes →
hasMotto	Orando Laborando →
hasNotableAlumni	Lewis Carroll → Matthew Arnold → Neville Chamberlain → Thomas Hughes →
hasNotableHeadmaster	Thomas Arnold →
heritage	one of the oldest independent schools in England →
knownFor	being the birthplace of rugby football → status as a leading English public school →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	England → Rugby, Warwickshire →
memberOf	Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	By praying, by working →
namedAfter	Rugby (town) →
offersQualification	A level → GCSE →
region	Warwickshire →
religiousAffiliation	Church of England →
schoolType	co-educational → day and boarding school →
sector	independent →
sportsOffered	athletics → cricket → hockey → rugby union →
tuitionType	fee-paying →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Stott → Neville Chamberlain → R. H. Tawney → Rupert Brooke → Salman Rushdie → Sholto Douglas → William Bateson → William Erasmus Darwin →	educatedAt