Kelly College
Kelly College was a coeducational independent school situated in the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, with around 350 students ranging from ages 3 to 18; there was an associated preparatory school for primary school children, Kelly College Preparatory School, nearby. In June 2014, the school formally merged with Mount House School to form Mount Kelly School.[1]
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| Type | Independent school Day and boarding school Co-educational |
| Motto | Fortiter Occupa Portum ("Defend your harbours bravely") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1877 |
| Founder | Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Chairman of the Governors | Rear Admiral Christopher Snow CBE DL |
| Head Master | Graham Hawley BSc. PhD. |
| Staff | c.66 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 310 |
| Houses | School (Girls YR9-11)
Marwood (Girls Sixth Form Boarders) Russell (Girls Day Sixth Form) Courtenay (Boys Sixth Form) Newton (Boys YR9-11) Conway (Mixed) 1st & 2nd years only |
| Colour(s) | Navy & white |
| Publication | Kelly College Chronicle (Annual) |
| Former pupils | Old Kelleians |
| Ofsted | Good |
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The college had twenty acres (eight hectares) of landscaped grounds, including playing fields, set on the edge of Dartmoor and including a stretch of the River Tavy, and four separate senior boarding houses, and a junior house, each with its own facilities.
The last headship was of Mr Mark Semmence who joined the college in 2013. The college's motto is fortiter occupa portum - "defend your harbours bravely", a quotation from Ode XIV from the first Book of Odes by Horace.(1)
It offered many extracurricular activities, such as the CCF (Combined Cadet Force) and the DofE Scheme; in addition to a wide variety of sporting activities.
History
The school was founded in 1877 after Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly left the great part of his real and personal estate to Trustees, founding a charity which he directed should be called "The Kelly College", which should be for the education of the "sons of Naval officers and other gentlemen". The school opened in October 1877, under the Headmastership of Robert West Taylor, late fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, with twelve boys on the school roll. It became co-educational in the early 1970s, initially with entrants into the Sixth Form, and in September 1991 welcomed thirty one girls into the First Form, fourteen of whom became Kelly Veterans in 1998.[2]
Houses
The School had six houses;
School house (Girls Year 9-11 boarding/day House) (founded 1877), Courtenay House (Senior Boys House boarding /day) (founded 1901), Newton House (Boys Year 9-11 boarding/day house) (founded 1939), Conway House (Junior house, 1st and 2nd form only) (founded 1975), and Marwood House (Senior Girls House) (founded 1983),
Notable attendees
"Old Kelleians"
- Adedayo Adebayo,[3] rugby player
- Dawn Airey, Chief executive officer (CEO) of Getty Images, chairman of National Youth Theatre; managing director of global content ITV; SVP EMEA of Yahoo; president CLT Ufa; chairman and CEO of Channel 5.[4]
- Claire Cashmore MBE,[5] swimmer
- Sharron Davies MBE, swimmer
- Flora Duffy, Bermudan triathlete[6][7]
- Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigerian politician[8]
- George Hacker, Bishop of Penrith
- Andy Jameson, BBC Sports commentator & former Olympic swimmer[9]
- Ellen Keane,[10] swimmer
- John Lucas, Archdeacon of Totnes
- Rod Mason, Trad Jazz Vocalist, trumpet and cornet player[11]
- Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur, first British resident in Brunei
- Sir Gordon Minhinnick KCMG CVO, cartoonist[12]
- Hannah Russell MBE,[13] swimmer
- Michael Jones MBE,[14] swimmer
- Gerald Seymour, novelist and former ITN correspondent[15]
- Lauren Steadman,[16] triathlete
- Bishop Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark[17]
- Charles Symons CB MC, Chaplain-General to the Forces
- Sir Hugh Thornton KCMG CVO, civil servant
- Air Marshall Sir Richard Gordon Wakeford KCB, LVO, OBE, AFC, RAF officer[18]
- Jakie Wellman, Zambian Olympic Swimmer
- Robin Brew, British Olympic Swimmer
References
- http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/kelly-college-mount-house-school-announce-merger/story-21741010-detail/story.html
- (1) Kelly College Chronicle 1997 - 1998
- "Rugby Union:Day of Adebayo arrives". 17 November 1996.
- "Dawn Airey to join ITV as Director of Global Content - itvplc".
- "Former Kelly College pupil wins silver at Paralympics". 3 September 2012.
- "Meet the Plymouth athletes competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". Plymouth Herald. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- Slowtwitch.com. "The unsinkable Flora Duffy".
- "Femi Fani-Kayode Biography: All There Is To Know About Him - Nigerian Infopedia". 28 September 2016.
- "COLSC History & Fame".
- "Paralympic games success for HMC alumni - HMC". 15 September 2016.
- Rod Mason ObituaryThe Guardian
- Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George".
- "Mount Kelly swimmers gain eight medals at Rio".
- "Mount Kelly swimmers gain eight medals at Rio".
- Archipelago, World. "Gerald Seymour".
- "Lauren Steadman".
- "Obituaries:The Right Rev Mervyn Stockwood". 14 January 1995.
- "Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford".