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Trent College
Trent College is a co-educational private boarding and day school located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, between Nottingham and Derby. Founded in 1868 as a local 'middle class alternative' to the more famous public schools, it is now a coeducational school and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
It has over 1,000 pupils, including 760 pupils in the Senior School and 330 pupils in the Junior School (The Elms School).[citation needed]
On 28 March 2014, the governors announced that Bill Penty would be taking over as Head from September 2014 onward.[citation needed]
The foundation of Trent College was proposed in 1868 by Francis Wright at a meeting of the Midland branch of the Clerical and Lay Association. His vision was to open a boarding school for "boys of the middle class" as a more affordable alternative to the public schools, and to counter the Anglo-Catholic leaning of the schools set up by the Woodard Trust. The foundation stone was laid by William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. Today, the school still retains its ties with the Cavendish family through the Duke's descendant, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, who is president of the board of governors.
The school opened in April 1868 with 53 boys on roll, and, within four months, the number had risen to 118. By 1870, 225 boys were registered as pupils. The school's initial success was hit by the outbreak of scarlet fever in 1873 and the death of its first Headmaster, Thomas Ford Fenn, in 1883. Francis Wright was actively involved with the school until his death in 1873. In 1875, a school chapel was opened in his memory.
In 1975, the school welcomed its first girls into Sixth Form following the trend set by many previously single-sex independent schools. It became fully coeducational in 1992.
The sexual abuse of pupils at Trent College was first revealed in 1989, leading to a major criminal investigation by Derbyshire Police.
As a result of the investigation, two teachers were prosecuted and convicted of serious sexual assaults against male pupils. Peter James Joseph O'Gorman pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court on 6 April 1990, to two counts of buggery, one count of attempted buggery, and three counts of indecent assault, receiving a four-year sentence. Anthony Edmonds pleaded guilty at Reading Crown Court to four counts of buggery and seven counts of indecent assault, and was sentenced to a total of six years in prison.
Trent College
Trent College is a co-educational private boarding and day school located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, between Nottingham and Derby. Founded in 1868 as a local 'middle class alternative' to the more famous public schools, it is now a coeducational school and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
It has over 1,000 pupils, including 760 pupils in the Senior School and 330 pupils in the Junior School (The Elms School).[citation needed]
On 28 March 2014, the governors announced that Bill Penty would be taking over as Head from September 2014 onward.[citation needed]
The foundation of Trent College was proposed in 1868 by Francis Wright at a meeting of the Midland branch of the Clerical and Lay Association. His vision was to open a boarding school for "boys of the middle class" as a more affordable alternative to the public schools, and to counter the Anglo-Catholic leaning of the schools set up by the Woodard Trust. The foundation stone was laid by William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. Today, the school still retains its ties with the Cavendish family through the Duke's descendant, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, who is president of the board of governors.
The school opened in April 1868 with 53 boys on roll, and, within four months, the number had risen to 118. By 1870, 225 boys were registered as pupils. The school's initial success was hit by the outbreak of scarlet fever in 1873 and the death of its first Headmaster, Thomas Ford Fenn, in 1883. Francis Wright was actively involved with the school until his death in 1873. In 1875, a school chapel was opened in his memory.
In 1975, the school welcomed its first girls into Sixth Form following the trend set by many previously single-sex independent schools. It became fully coeducational in 1992.
The sexual abuse of pupils at Trent College was first revealed in 1989, leading to a major criminal investigation by Derbyshire Police.
As a result of the investigation, two teachers were prosecuted and convicted of serious sexual assaults against male pupils. Peter James Joseph O'Gorman pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court on 6 April 1990, to two counts of buggery, one count of attempted buggery, and three counts of indecent assault, receiving a four-year sentence. Anthony Edmonds pleaded guilty at Reading Crown Court to four counts of buggery and seven counts of indecent assault, and was sentenced to a total of six years in prison.
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