Academic work is at the heart of what we do and our overall aim is to allow each pupil to develop his or her potential to the maximum. Each year around 10% of pupils are offered places at either Oxford or Cambridge Universities.
Repton is recognised as one of the top sporting schools in the UK and excels at Hockey, Football, Tennis and Cricket. The School also has very strong Music and Art departments and an outstanding record in Drama. Repton’s education addresses the whole person through a rich balance of the three primary facets of school life: the educational, the pastoral and the co-curricular.
When I first visited Repton, I was struck by the warmth and purposefulness of the staff and pupils that I encountered. This was an educational family of which I wanted to be a part. Having been in post now for over a year, I have grown to understand how this warmth is central to the work of the school. Repton is a truly happy place to work and study. Happy environments create pupils who are confident and well-balanced, and therefore best-placed to thrive. Academically, culturally, and in sports, our pupils do just that.
Reptonians possess a great variety of talents and ambitions, some of them as yet undiscovered: with care and professionalism, my colleagues and I develop these talents. What is Repton all about? Repton stands for its Values, provides an education that is rooted in and prepares for the Real World and keeps in mind Heritage, both the one it benefits from and the one it leaves for the next generation.
- Harold Abrahams, 100 m Gold Medallist, 1924 Olympics
- Charles A. Adeogun-Phillips, genocide and war crimes prosecutor
- James Airy, cricketer and soldier
- Sir Harry Altham CBE, cricket historian, coach and administrator
- James Theodore Bent, FRGS, FSA, (1852–1897), English explorer, archaeologist and author
- Paul Borrington, cricketer
- Walter Buckmaster, (1872–1942) Polo player (1900 summer Olympics)
- Sydney Carline, (1888–1929), artist
- Donald Carr, (1926–) Cricketer for Derbyshire and England
- Tom Chambers, actor and winner of Strictly Come Dancing
- Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and ex-presenter of the BBC show Top Gear. Current The Grand Tour host alongside James May and Richard Hammond
- Adrian Newey OBE, Formula One engineer
- John Cornforth, architectural historian
- Jack Crawford, cricketer
- Roald Dahl, author
- Sir James Darling OBE, Headmaster of Geelong Grammar School and chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission
- Norman Demuth, Classical music composer & writer
- Anthony Devas, artist
- Blair Dunlop, musician and actor
- James Fenton, poet
- Sir Maurice Finnes, industrialist
You can find more from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repton_School
