Uppingham School

Uppingham School is a independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 in Uppingham, Rutland, England. It was founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester, who also founded Oakham School. It belongs to the Rugby Group of British independent schools, and its headmaster, Richard Maloney, belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Edward Thring, who was headmaster between 1853 and 1887, was the school's best known headmaster, and his curriculum changes were adopted by other English public schools. John Wolfenden, who was headmaster between 1934 and 1944, chaired the Wolfenden Committee, whose report recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality appeared in 1957. Uppingham has a musical tradition that is informed by the work of Paul David and Robert Sterndale Bennett, and has the biggest playing-field area of any school in England that consists of three separate areas of the town: Leicester to the west, Middle to the south, and Upper to the east.