Mount Kelly School

Mount Kelly School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils from 3 to 18,[1] in Tavistock.

Mount Kelly School
The College
Address
Parkwood Road

Tavistock
,
Devon
,
PL19 0HZ

England
Coordinates50.5561°N 4.1354°W / 50.5561; -4.1354
Information
TypeEnglish Independent school
day and boarding school
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
EstablishedJune 2014 (2014-06)
TrustMount Kelly Foundation
Department for Education URN113573 Tables
HeadmasterGuy Ayling
Genderco-educational
Age3 to 18
Enrolment585 (September 2017)
HousesCollege; School (Junior Girls), Marwood (Senior Girls), Newton (Junior Boys), Courtenay (Senior Boys) & Conway (Day House)
Colour(s)Navy, red and gold      
SongEternal Father, Strong to Save Play 
PublicationMount Kelly Newsletter
AlumniOld Mount Kelleians (OMK)
Websitemountkelly.com

History

Mount Kelly was established in June 2014 following the merger of two neighbouring schools, Kelly College and Mount House School.[2]

Kelly College was founded in 1877 after Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly left the great part of his real and personal estate to trustees, founding a charity which he directed should be called 'The Kelly College',[3] which should be for the education of the 'sons of Naval officers and other gentlemen'.[4]

Mount House School was founded in 1881 by Miss Parker and Miss Tubbs at Alton House, Tavistock Hill, Plymouth. In 1890 the school moved location to North Hill, Plymouth (now the site of St Matthias church hall[5]), moving in 1900 to larger premises at Mount House, Approach Road, Plymouth (the birthplace of Miss Tubbs). Plymouth was heavily bombed in World War II and the school re-located to a 50-acre site at Mount Tavy in 1940. Mount House School became co-educational in 1996 with a pre-prep established for 3- to 7-year-olds ten years later.[6]

Co-curricular activities

The school has a Combined Cadet Force, and runs the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.[7]

Facilities

In 2016 the school built a 50-metre, 8-lane Olympic Legacy swimming pool, financed in part by Sport England and the National Lottery (United Kingdom).[8]

Inspections

The school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.[9]

  • Mount Kelly Foundation ISI Integrated Inspection – March 2015.
  • Mount Kelly Foundation ISI Regulatory Compliance Report – March 2018.

Notable alumni
Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly as a captain in 1838

Kelly College

"Old Kelleians"

Mount House School

References
  1. "Mount Kelly Foundation :: Independent Schools Inspectorate". www.isi.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. "Westcountry's Prestigious Schools Merge". www.westernmorningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. Scheme for the Establishment&regulation of the Kelly College Founded by Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly: Dated August 9, 1872. G. Vincent. 1872.
  4. Scheme for the Establishment&regulation of the Kelly College Founded by Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly: Dated August 9, 1872. G. Vincent. 1872.
  5. "Category:St Matthias' Church, Plymouth - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  6. "Mount House Association" (PDF).
  7. "Mount Kelly". hmc.org. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. "World class pool set to make waves in west of England". Sport England. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. "6585". ISI.net.
  10. "Rugby Union:Day of Adebayo arrives". 17 November 1996.
  11. "Dawn Airey to join ITV as Director of Global Content - itvplc".
  12. "Former Kelly College pupil wins silver at Paralympics". 3 September 2012.
  13. "Meet the Plymouth athletes competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". Plymouth Herald. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. Slowtwitch.com. "The unsinkable Flora Duffy".
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  18. Rod Mason ObituaryThe Guardian
  19. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George".
  20. "Mount Kelly swimmers gain eight medals at Rio".
  21. "Mount Kelly swimmers gain eight medals at Rio".
  22. Archipelago, World. "Gerald Seymour".
  23. "Lauren Steadman".
  24. "Obituaries:The Right Rev Mervyn Stockwood". 14 January 1995.
  25. "Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford".
  26. "Union marks beginning of new era".
  27. www.whataboutawebsite.co.uk. "The Mount House School Association".
  28. "Two of the Westcountry's most prestigious schools to merge". 17 March 2014.
  29. "The University of Liverpool ~ SC&A ~ Home".
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