Philip Larkin's old school being merged with its nearest rival
Philip Larkin will be ‘turning in his grave’ over a recent decision to merge his former school with a rival institution, it was claimed last night. The poet, who attended the 476-year-old King Henry VIII (KHVIII) School in Coventry during the 1930s and 1940s, would be ‘astounded’ to learn that it is to be merged with its even older rival, Bablake School, according to a former headmaster. The Coventry School Foundation, responsible for running both co-educational independent schools – which have a combined history of more than 1,150 years and each charge up to £12,000 in annual fees...
Source: dailymail.co.uk