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((short description|Co-educational Independent school in Coventry, England))
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'''Bablake School''' is a [[secondary school|secondary]] [[co-educational]] [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[day school]] located in [[Coventry]], [[England]]. It was founded in 1344 by [[Isabella of France]], widow of [[Edward II of England|Edward II]], making it [[List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom|one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom]]. It is a part of the Coventry School Foundation, a [[Charitable organization|registered charity]],<ref>((EW charity|528961|Coventry School Foundation))</ref> along with [[King Henry VIII School, Coventry|King Henry VIII School]], [[King Henry VIII Preparatory School]] and Cheshunt School. As of January 2021, Bablake is a selective, fee-charging independent school and a member of the [[Headmaster's Conference|HMC]].

==History==
[[File:Gittins BablakeSchool HAGAM.jpg|thumb|The school in the 1860s.]]
Started by [[Edward II of England|Edward II]]'s widow [[Isabella of France|Queen Isabella]] in 1344,<ref name="auto">((Cite web|url=http://www.bablake.com/646/information/history|title=History &#124; Bablake School|website=www.bablake.com|accessdate=2 December 2020))</ref> Bablake (or Babbelak in Middle English) was a public school first sited at Hill Street in  Coventry. Isabella endowed the Guild of St John with the Babbelak land on which was founded the St John's chapel and the Bablake school linked to it.((Citation needed|date=October 2015)) Bablake church, now known as St John's, still stands adjacent to the school's original buildings. The school still holds concerts in the church, and has even sung [[Evensong]] there once.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.bablake.com/media/news/article/3761/Choral-Evensong-At-St-John-s|title=Choral Evensong At St John's|website=www.bablake.com|accessdate=2 December 2020))</ref> Many of the pupils were originally choristers of the church. The relationship continued through the figure of Edward Jackson, who from 1734 was both vicar of the church and headmaster of the school. The expansion of the Bablake site continued via land grants.<ref name="auto"/> In the 1890s, Bablake began to move to its current site in Coundon Road, where it continued as a public school with six all-boys boarding houses.

In the 1930s fifty acres of land on Hollyfast Road were purchased to expand the playing fields of the school. During the [[Second World War]], the school was evacuated to [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]]. In 1975 the first female pupil was admitted. The school had long ceased taking boarders; what had been the bedrooms became the Mathematics department, and the headmaster's house became the Geography department. In the late 1980s the school built its Modern Languages block; a few years later Bablake Junior School opened and in 2000 the English, Drama and Music block was completed, sited on what was originally the headmaster's garden.

In October 2020, it was announced that Bablake would merge with [[King Henry VIII School, Coventry|King Henry VIII School]].<ref name="Covlivemerger">((cite web |last1=Souza |first1=Naomi de |title=Two historic Coventry schools announce they are merging |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/two-historic-coventry-schools-announce-19035738 |website=CoventryLive |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=en |date=2 October 2020))</ref> The proposed new school was initially named ''Coventry School'', before backlash from parents and staff led to ''Bablake and King Henry VIII School'' being chosen.<ref name="Covlivebacklash">((cite web |last1=Souza |first1=Naomi de |title=New name revealed in private schools merger |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/new-name-revealed-bablake-school-19614726 |website=CoventryLive |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=en |date=14 January 2021))</ref> The combined school was set to open in September 2021.<ref name="Covobsmerge">((cite web |title=Bablake and King Henry VIII to merge into a single all-through school in 2021 |url=https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/bablake-and-king-henry-viii-to-merge-into-a-single-all-through-school-in-2021/ |website=Coventry Observer |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=en |date=2 October 2020))</ref> In June 2022, Governors agreed to return to the original name, Bablake School.

===List of headmasters===

*Rev. Edward Jackson (1734–1758)
*Sir William Moore (1822–1824)
*Dr. Henry Mander (1824–1870)
*F.W. Humberstone MA (1870–1890)
*Rev. Dr. Franklyn (?–?)
*E.A. Seaborne MA (1937–1962)
*E.H. Burrough MA (1962–1977)
*Martin W. Barker MA (1977–1991)
*Dr. Stuart Nuttall (1991–2006)
*John W. Watson MA (2006–2019)
*Andrew M. Wright BSc (2019–2021)
*Chris R. Seeley MPhil (2021) 
*Dr. Deneal Smith (2021–2022) 
*Andrew M. Wright BSc (2022–Present)

==Coat of arms==

The arms of Bablake School are those of its benefactor, Thomas Wheatley: Sanguine a Lion Rampant Argent, on a Chief Or, Three Mullets of the second.

==Layout==
[[File:Bablake summer 2007.jpg|thumb|350px|Main school building in the centre, with the English, Drama and Music block and the Language block to the right of the photo; Sixth Form block and Science Quadrant to the left]]
The Bablake site houses two schools: a junior school that takes children between year 3 and year 6, and a senior school that takes children between year 7 and sixth form.  Although the junior school is formally independent, its intake generally move up as a group to the senior school. In the main school, there are blocks allocated to specific subjects, such as science,  music, drama and English combined, and a languages block. The main school building contains rooms for history, geography, computer science,  art, design & technology and maths. The school has a swimming pool and indoor sporting facilities on site including an indoor artificial climbing wall and fully equipped gym. It also has four tennis courts, which are used as netball courts at other times in the year. Off site there are six rugby pitches, hockey astroturf (with floodlights) and three cricket squares. The cricket pavilion, which housed the changing rooms, was hit by lightning on 28 June 2005, and was out of use until spring 2006. In the EDM – English/Drama/Music block – there is a large theatre and a rehearsal room which are both used for plays and music recitals.

==Houses==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! House name
! Establishment
! Retired
! Re-established
! Crest
! House colours
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| Wheatley
| 1563
| n/a
| n/a
| Sanguine a Stag's Head Or
| Maroon and gold
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| Billing 
| 1894
| ?
| n/a
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|-
| Crow
| 1894
| n/a
| n/a
| Sable a Corvus Argent
| Black and white (later navy blue and purple)
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| Baker
| 1896
| ?
| 2021
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| Fairfax
| 1896
| n/a
| n/a
| Azure a Crosslet Argent
| Sky blue and gold
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| Bayley
| 1900
| n/a
| n/a
| Gules a Motte Argent
| Red and white
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==Notable former pupils==
((alumni|date=February 2017))
((See also|Category:People educated at Bablake School))
Former students, known as "Old Wheatleyans", include:
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*[[Kare Adenegan]] (born 2000), won 2018 [[BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year]]
*[[Mark Best]] (born 1994), cricketer for Loughborough MCCU
*[[Paul Best (cricketer)|Paul Best]] (born 1991), cricketer for Warwickshire
*[[Olivia Broadfield]] (born 1981), singer-songwriter
*[[Robert Clift]] (born 1962), hockey player, Olympic gold medallist
*[[Norman Coke-Jephcott]] (1893–1962), composer and organist
*[[Martine Croxall]] (born 1969), BBC News presenter
*[[Fred Daniels]] (1892–1959), stills photographer
*Sir [[John Egan (industrialist)|John Egan]], (born 1939), Executive, Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Warwickshire
*[[Geoff Evans (rugby union, born 1950)]] England and British Lions Rugby Player
*[[Tony Fairbrother]] (1926–2004), aeronautical engineer, flight test engineering on the maiden flight of the [[de Havilland Comet]], the first jet airliner
*[[Shane Geraghty]] (born 1986), rugby union player
*[[Courtenay Griffiths]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], criminal barrister
*[[Kenneth Hegan]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (1901–1989), England international footballer
*[[Melissa Kite]] (born 1972), journalist
*[[Leonard Lord|Leonard Lord, 1st Baron Lambury]] [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] (1896–1967), industrialist
*[[Tony Mottram]] (born 1920), tennis player, former British number 1
*[[Brian Matthew]] (1928–2017), broadcaster
*[[Simon Over]] (born 1964), pianist and conductor
*[[Jack Parsons (cricketer)|Jack Parsons]] (1890–1981), cricketer
*[[Angus Russell]] (born 1956), businessman, former CEO of [[Shire plc]]
*[[James Shelley|Sir James Shelley]] (1884–1961), educationalist, critic and broadcaster
*[[Nick Skelton]] (born 1957), showjumper, Olympic gold medallist
*[[Donald Trelford]] (1937–2023), former editor of ''[[The Observer]]''
*[[Melissa Walton]] (born 1990), Hollyoaks actress, as Loretta Jones
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==Appearances in the media==
Part of the 2009 Christmas film ''[[Nativity!]]'' was filmed at the school.<ref>((cite web |last1=McMullen |first1=Marion |title=How Nativity! turned Coventry into a film star |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/film-tv/how-nativity-turned-coventry-film-3073630 |website=CoventryLive |accessdate=19 October 2020 |date=20 November 2009))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=5 Star 'Nativity' opens! |url=http://www.bablake.com/media/news/article/2022/ |website=www.bablake.com |accessdate=19 October 2020 |date=27 November 2009))</ref>

The first three episodes of the 2019 [[BBC Two]] series ''[[Back in Time for...#Series Six – Back in Time for School|Back in Time for School]]'', covering the period from 1895 to 1959, were filmed at the school.<ref>((cite web |last1=Hainey |first1=Fionnula |title=BBC's Back In Time For School puts Cov back in the spotlight |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/back-in-time-for-school-15661045 |website=CoventryLive |accessdate=19 October 2020 |date=10 January 2019))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Grade I listed buildings in Coventry]]

==References==
((reflist))

==Further reading==
* Peter Burden, ''The Lion and the Stars: A History of Bablake School, Coventry'' (Coventry: Coventry School Foundation, 1990)

==External links==
((Commons category|Bablake school, Coventry|Bablake School))
* [http://www.bablake.com/ Official Homepage]
* [http://www.coventryschoolfoundation.org/ Coventry School Foundation]

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[[Category:Private schools in Coventry]]
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