Blundell’s School
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Blundell’s School is a historic independent co-educational boarding and day school in Tiverton, Devon, known for its strong academic reputation and traditional British public school character.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blundell's School | 7 |
| Blundell’s School canonical | 2 |
| Old Blundell’s (historic school buildings) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5211149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blundell’s School Context triple: [Rugby Group, hasMember, Blundell’s School]
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A.
Bedford School
Bedford School is a historic independent boarding and day school for boys in Bedford, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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B.
Pocklington School
Pocklington School is an independent day and boarding school in Yorkshire, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist William Wilberforce.
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C.
Rectory School
Rectory School is a private, coeducational junior boarding and day school serving elementary and middle school students in Pomfret, Connecticut.
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D.
Rossall School
Rossall School is a historic independent co-educational boarding and day school located on the Lancashire coast of England.
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E.
Cotswold School
Cotswold School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form academy located in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, serving students from surrounding Cotswold towns and villages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blundell’s School Target entity description: Blundell’s School is a historic independent co-educational boarding and day school in Tiverton, Devon, known for its strong academic reputation and traditional British public school character.
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A.
Bedford School
Bedford School is a historic independent boarding and day school for boys in Bedford, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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B.
Pocklington School
Pocklington School is an independent day and boarding school in Yorkshire, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist William Wilberforce.
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C.
Rectory School
Rectory School is a private, coeducational junior boarding and day school serving elementary and middle school students in Pomfret, Connecticut.
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D.
Rossall School
Rossall School is a historic independent co-educational boarding and day school located on the Lancashire coast of England.
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E.
Cotswold School
Cotswold School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form academy located in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, serving students from surrounding Cotswold towns and villages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boarding school
ⓘ
co-educational school ⓘ day school ⓘ independent school ⓘ public school (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| ageRange | 3–18 ⓘ |
| alumniDemonym | Old Blundellian ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationSystem | English independent school system ⓘ |
| foundedAs | grammar school ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Peter Blundell ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1604 ⓘ |
| genderAdmission | co-educational ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of governors ⓘ |
| hasAlumni | Old Blundellians ⓘ |
| hasBoarding |
flexi boarding
ⓘ
full boarding ⓘ weekly boarding ⓘ |
| hasCampusFeature |
Old Blundell’s (historic school buildings)
ⓘ
linked to:
Blundell’s School
|
| hasDivision |
prep school
ⓘ
senior school ⓘ |
| hasExtracurricular |
Combined Cadet Force
ⓘ
drama ⓘ music ⓘ sport ⓘ |
| hasHouseSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasSchoolColours |
black
ⓘ
maroon ⓘ |
| heritage | historic English public school ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rugby union
ⓘ
strong academic reputation ⓘ traditional British public school character ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ South West England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
Tiverton ⓘ |
| motto | Non Sibi ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Not for oneself ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Blundell ⓘ |
| offersQualification |
A Level
ⓘ
GCSE ⓘ |
| region | Mid Devon ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| schoolType | independent boarding and day school ⓘ |
| sector | private education ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | independent public school ⓘ |
| tuitionType | fee-paying ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blundell’s School Description of subject: Blundell’s School is a historic independent co-educational boarding and day school in Tiverton, Devon, known for its strong academic reputation and traditional British public school character.
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Richard Doddridge
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