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

• John Langshaw Ayer
• Christopher Booker
• Tim Booth (lead singer of the band James)
• Samuel Butler
• Charles Darwin
• Paul Foot
• Fulke Greville, 1st Lord Brooke
• Nick Hancock
• Michael Heseltine
• Ian Hislop
• Lord Hutton (Hutton Commission)
• Richard Ingrams (Private Eye)
• Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
• Nic Owen (TV presenter)
• Michael Palin
• John Peel (the DJ)
• Sir Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal)
• Willie Rushton
• Nevil Shute
• Sir Philip Sidney
• Mark Sinker (author, journalist and former editor of The Wire magazine)

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 .

Charles Darwin quote

Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as it was strictly classical, nothing else being taught, except a little ancient geography and history. The school as a means of education to me was simply a blank. (The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1887)

External links

• Shrewsbury School website