Amberfield School
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| Amberfield School | |
| Motto | Valens sed Clemens |
| Established | 1927 |
| Type | Independent school |
| Religious affiliation | protestant |
| Headmistress | Linda Ingram |
| Location | Nacton House Ipswich Suffolk IP10 0HL England |
| Students | c. 300 |
| Gender | Girls (Boys 3 - 7 years) |
| Ages | 3 to 16 |
| Houses | Dunwhich,Rendlesham,Thetford and Tunstall |
| School colours | Blue,red,yellow and green |
| Publication | Amberfield Plus |
| Website | Amberfield School |
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Amberfield School is a private school, coeducational up to the age of 7 years, and for girls up to the age of 16 years, which was established in 1927. It won the Lego League Robotics UK Championships[1] and the World Primary Robot Dance Championship held in Bremen as part of RoboCup Junior in 2006.[2] It is located on the site of Nacton Workhouse,[3] Nacton, opposite some woodland where the body of Anneli Alderton, one of the victims of the Ipswich 2006 serial murders, was found.[4]
[edit] Sport
The school has been successful in tennis with the under-15 team reaching the quarter-finals of the national competition.[5]
[edit] Notable alumnae
Maggi Hambling, artist
[edit] References
- ^ Robot students set for global trip. Evening Star. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (2005-03-02). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Dancing, daring, dribbling robots to invade Shrewsbury. General News. The Open University (2007-03-26). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Actor's date with family history. BBC News. BBC (2003-10-17). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ "Women murdered in Suffolk", BBC News, BBC, 2006-12-16. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Watson, Stuart (2007-12-05). School bids for LTA club status. Evening Star 24. Archant Regional Ltd.. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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