Reading Blue Coat School - Notable Former Pupils

Notable Former Pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Reading Blue Coat School

Former pupils are known as Old Blues. Some better known Old Blues include:

  • Piers Adams 'Reigning recorder virtuoso in the world today' according to The Washington Post
  • Matt Allwright, presenter of BBC's Rogue Traders (television)
  • Paul Burnell - 53 Scotland rugby caps 1989 - 1999 and 1 Lions Cap 1993 v New Zealand 1st test
  • Luke Busby, producer of pop band Temposhark
  • Jon Courtney, Musician, Guitarist, Vocalist, and songwriter of the band Pure Reason Revolution
  • Robert Diament, singer/songwriter of pop band Temposhark
  • Natalie Dormer, actress, works including Casanova (2005 film), The Tudors, Captain America: The First Avenger and W.E (film)
  • Robert Gaines-Cooper, contributed to the old science block yet became infamous as the subject of a huge tax ruling in February 2010
  • Mike Golding, round-the-world yachtsman and OBE
  • Stephen Brown, Fitness guru and actor, Leading role in 'Check out the Beefcake" 1 & 2
  • George Edmund Forbes Griffiths, PR, Communications and Marketing guru, R/GA London,
  • Richard Josey engraver, works include Whistler's Mother after James McNeill Whistler
  • Jeremy Kyle, broadcaster
  • Fraser Craddock, Author of "Le Grande Patat - the diary of a Barrel"
  • Tom Rowlands of the Chemical Brothers
  • Tom Rosenthal, stand-up comedian and actor in Friday Night Dinner
  • Fraser T Smith - music producer / writer / guitarist ( James Morrison, Cee Lo Green,Tinchy Stryder, Craig David, Taio Cruz)
  • Alok Sharma - Member of Parliament for Reading West. Elected on May 6th 2010 for the Conservative Party

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