Founded in 1820 to educate sons of non-conformist clergy, the school is now co-educational, having admitted girls into the sixth form first in 1976. It now inhabits large grounds near the West Yorkshire border.
Pupils: Total age range 7-18; 737 day pupils (392 boys, 345 girls). Main entry ages 7, 11, 13, 16. Own junior school.
Headmaster: Darryl Wideman, appointed 2008, previously Deputy Head of Ratcliffe College.
GCSE, AS, A-levels. Sixth form: Most sixth formers take 4 subjects at AS-level, 3 at A-level. ICT: taught as a discrete subject throughout the school
Uniform: School uniform worn except in the sixth form. Houses: Competitive houses. Religion: United Reform Church
Sir William Peel (colonial governor of Hong Kong); John Horam (MP); Maurice Yonge (zoologist); Louis Mariette (milliner).
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