Ardvreck School

Preparatory day and boarding school in Crieff, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Ardvreck School
Location
Map
Crieff
,
Perth and Kinross
,
PH7 4EX

Scotland
Information
TypePreparatory day and boarding school
MottoHonor praemium virtutis
(Honour is the reward of virtue)
Established1883
Local authorityPerth and Kinross
HeadmistressAli Kinge
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 13
Enrolment130~
Former pupilsOld Ardvreckians
Websitehttp://www.ardvreckschool.co.uk/

Ardvreck School is an independent boarding and day preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3–13, located in Crieff in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was established in 1873.[1]

Notable former pupils

  • Rear-Admiral Hugh Balfour (1933-1999), senior Royal Navy officer.[2]
  • Jonathan Hammond (born 1980), British sport shooter and Commonwealth Games gold medalist.[3]
  • Major General George Henry Inglis (1902-1979), senior British Army officer.[4]
  • James Provan (born 1936), farmer and politician.[5]
  • Ivor Ramsay (1902-1956), Anglican priest.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ardvreck School, Perthshire and Kinross". Which School Ltd. Retrieved 11 September 2010. Founded 1873
  2. ^ "Balfour, Rear-Adm. Hugh Maxwell". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 March 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Jon Hammond". The Daily Telegraph. 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Inglis, Maj.-Gen. George Henry". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 March 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Provan, James Lyal Clark". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 March 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Rev. Ivor Ramsay". The Times. 23 January 1956. p. 10. The Rev. Ivor St Clair Ramsay, whose death at Cambridge is reported on another page, had been the Dean of King's College since the beginning of 1949. He was born in 1902, the son of Alfred Alexander Ramsay, of Glasgow. He was educated at Ardvreck, Crieff, at Uppingham, at Glasgow University, and at King's College, Cambridge.

External links

  • Ardvreck School
  • Ardvreck School's page on Scottish Schools Online
  • Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
  • Profile on the Good Schools Guide

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