Kelly College
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Kelly College is a coeducational independent school on the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, with around 350 students ranging from ages 11 to 18; there is an associated preparatory school for younger children, Kelly College Preparatory School, nearby. Although predominantly a boarding school, Kelly also accepts day pupils.
There are some 8 hectares of landscaped grounds, including playing fields, set on the edge of Dartmoor and including a stretch of the River Tavy, and five separate boarding houses, each with its own facilities. The college enjoys a good academic reputation, and is renowned for its strength in sports, particularly swimming and rugby.
The college is at present under the headship of Mr Mark S. Steed MA; its motto is fortiter occupa portum - "defend your harbours bravely".
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1877 by Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly, for the education the "sons of Naval officers and other gentlemen".
[edit] External links
- The school's official website
- The school's page at "D'Arch's school guide", with some data about the school
- A page from "ISBI Schools", with some information from the head
- Another page on the school, from "Intense Educational Ltd."
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