From a career as a local journalist in northern England, Clarkson rose to prominence as a presenter on Top Gear in 1988.

Staff at Repton School, near Burton ... celebrated authors and three former Archbishops of Canterbury among its alumni. Former pupils include writers Roald Dahl and Christopher Isherwood ...

Repton School, one of England's oldest and most prestigious ... Repton is an elite institution that counts eminent people amongst its alumni, including writers Roald Dahl and Christopher Isherwood ...

Parliamentary standards commissioner Kathryn Stone, a former police chief and a top criminal law barrister, quit after Repton School declined ... Clarkson among its alumni, said its handling ...

Repton has a thousand pupils across the Prep and Senior School, making it small enough to ensure that the talents of each pupil are nurtured and valued, yet large enough to compete on the ...

Dahl wrote about Repton in the semi-autobiographical novel Boy A Derbyshire school attended by Roald Dahl may have provided the inspiration for the author's famous book Charlie and the Chocolate ...

But Mark Semmence, Headmaster at Repton School, is in no doubt that outstanding teachers ... Reptonians are encouraged every day to think big – to be ambitious and unbounded. Alumni go on to achieve ...

Will Hughes turned heads soon after transitioning from prep to senior pupil at the prestigious Derbyshire school, whose alumni include ... scholarship to attend Repton — was a talented cricketer ...

Repton School reputation as a centre for excellence in hockey continues with the Girls 1st XI with an unbeaten return of 22 games since the start of the 2009/10 season. By Gareth A Davies 07 ...

A Derbyshire school attended by Roald Dahl may have provided the inspiration for the author's famous book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl boarded at Repton School in South Derbyshire from ...