Oswestry School
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Oswestry School is a British independent school for both boys and girls. Founded in 1407 by David Holbache and his wife Gwenwhyvver Holbache, it is the second oldest non-church school in England.
Some notable pupils and staff of the school include Dr Thomas Bray, Edward Lhuyd, Rev. Dr. William Ewart Dudley, James Donne, George Legh-Jones, Sir Charles Moses, John Godfrey Parry Thomas, Ivor Roberts-Jones, William Archibald Spooner and Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby.
The school currently owns three sites: the main Oswestry School site, Bellan House School site, and the playing fields. The playing fields are reputed to be the location of the battleground of Maesyllan where King Penda of Mercia defeated King Oswald of Northumbria.
As of 2001 the headmaster is Paul Stockdale. The school has five departments, divided according to the pupils' age. There are four houses at the school: Burnaby, Donne, Oswald and Spooner. Each house is made up of pupils and staff and the compete against each other in the fields of music, theatre and sport. At the end of the year the house that is most successful is awarded a trophy.
Among the many activities the school offers is the CCF (Combined Cadet Force), which offers pupils the chance to engage in military training. There is also the Decimus Society, which is a philosophical society that members of the sixth form, staff and guests can attend. Works of the Decimus Society can be found on the school website.
