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440:Headmasters
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165:Established
143:Preparatory
134:Information
121: /
96:Coordinates
1470:Categories
1301:Sixth form
531:References
505:Old Ravens
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370:Beckington
294:Beckington
106:51°18′41″N
74:Beckington
1451:includes
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878:Secondary
749:The Times
601:The Times
512:Guy Hands
507:include:
197:Colour(s)
109:2°17′30″W
642:Archived
559:, p. 666
453:Hawtreys
378:dyslexia
374:dyslexic
310:Wanstrow
250:Dartmoor
223:Somerset
84:Somerset
76:, later
63:Location
1354:Defunct
1275:Special
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168:1930s
153:Motto
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389:GCSE
176:1996
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