to 1982. Other alumni include author John Gordon (1925-2017), known for his children's novel The Giant Under The Snow; economist Professor Stephen Littlechild, who developed the price-cap system of electricity regulation; Denys Bullard (1912–1994), MP for South West Norfolk, Ray Palma (later known as Ray DaSilva), founder of the Norwich Puppet Theatre; Richard Blakesley, joint inventor of the Kymera wand, which won £200,000 backing on Dragons' Den, Mike Stevens, musical director and record producer and Will Millard, writer, explorer and presenter of BBC2's Hunters of the South Seas. Magdalene House Magdalene House is a 5–11 mixed, private preparatory school and is an integral part of Wisbech Grammar School with which it shares staff and facilities. The school takes its name from Magdalene College, Cambridge. A junior and infant department opened in September 1997 after the closure of St Audrey's Convent school. St Audrey's was a feeder school, and its closure allowed the then grammar school headmaster, Robert Repper, to transfer most of the teaching staff to the new junior school. The junior and infant school has now become a preparatory school for the senior school. It was retitled as Magdalene House in 2005, a reference to a 17th-century scholarship which allowed two Wisbech Grammar School pupils to study at Magdalene College, Cambridge. There were 177 pupils registered in 2018, of whom 15 were in reception and 136 in years 1 to 6. References Bibliography External links Wisbech Grammar School at the Independent Schools Council Wisbech Private schools in Cambridgeshire Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference Educational institutions established in the 14th century 1379 establishments in England