Shrewsbury School is a leading British public school, located in Shrewsbury in the county of Shropshire. It was listed by the Clarendon Report as one of the great schools of England. It is a boarding school for boys aged 13 ("Year 9") to 18 ("Year 13") with a current enrollment of about 720 students.

Ex-pupils are named 'Old Salopians', and famous Alumni include

• Sir Philip Sidney
• Fulke Greville, 1st Lord Brooke
• Charles Darwin
• Michael Heseltine
• Michael Palin
• Willie Rushton
• John Langshaw Ayer
• Nevil Shute
• Richard Ingrams (Private Eye)
• Christopher Booker
• Paul Foot
• Lord Hutton (Hutton Commission)
• John Peel (the DJ)
• Tim Booth (lead singer of the band James
• Mark Sinker (author, journalist and former editor of The Wire magazine)
• Sir Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal)
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Shrewsbury ("The Free School") was founded in 1552 by King Edward VI, and in 1571 was augmented by Queen Elizabeth I. Headmasters include Sir Thomas Ashton , Samuel Butler, Dr. Benjamin Hall Kennedy , CA Alington , and Sir Eric Anderson .

External links

• Shrewsbury School website http://www.shrewsbury.org.uk/