Roland Wright: Former headteacher denies sexually abusing young boys at Caldicott prep school Roland Wright denies 15 charges relating to 1960s and 1970s 'abuses' Was master then headmaster at Caldicott Preparatory School in Bucks Allegedly abused boys in study bedroom at night, among other places An 82-year-old former headmaster today went on trial accused of sexually abusing a group of boys. Roland Peter Wright denies 15 charges relating to when he was a master then a headmaster at Caldicott Preparatory School in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, in the 1960s and 1970s. Wright - who requires regular court breaks because of his age - abused boys in his study bedroom at night time among other places, John Price QC told Aylesbury Crown Court, sitting at Amersham. Trial: Roland Peter Wright denies 15 charges relating to when he was a master then a headmaster at a school Mr Price said of one boy at the exclusive school who was 12 or 13 at the time: "Late one night he had been asleep in his bed in the dormitory. The master came in, sat on his bed, woke him up and quietly told him to go the master's study bedroom which was nearby. The boy did as he was told. Once there the teacher got the boy in bed, the court heard. The boy then allegedly took part in a series of intimate acts with the teacher. "This was to happen on several further occasions," Mr Price said. The boy recalls that the master was never violent, never threatening. "Indeed he recalls that he was "quite gentle and loving...very softly spoken." At the time of these events the man was a French and sports teacher at the school. He coached the first rugby 15. One pupil, who is the subject of two current charges, described him as "inspirational," and told police that he had found Caldicott an "extremely enjoyable, pleasant place to have been, in the main." Allegations: Wright abused boys in his study bedroom at night time among other places, John Price QC said The court heard more than a dozen complainants came forward to make historic allegations about Wright. The indictment refers to seven alleged victims. Wright, of Farnham Royal, listens to proceedings with a hearing loop. He denies 13 charges of indecent assault and two counts of inciting youngsters to commit gross indecency with him. Witnesses told investigating detectives that the school had "an atmosphere of sexual disinhibition," with some children having sexual contact among themselves, said Mr Price. It was in fact not discouraged, but rather was exploited by this defendant," said the barrister. This was a school which catered for boys aged seven to 13 years. If such an atmosphere did establish itself among boys of that age one is allowed to ask how that should be allowed to happen. 'The master came in, sat on his bed, woke him up and quietly told him to go the master's study bedroom' John Price QC Many of the complainants were only able to report what happened to them decades later, the court heard, with some telling their wives and one man going to his doctor. The jury heard Wright had committed a range of offences against the boys. As well as at the school, the abuse was said to have been carried out on trips to Scotland and in Wright's cottage, where he still lives. The £20,000-a-year school - which was first based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, from 1904 to 1938 - counts Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg among its alumni and has 240 boys aged seven to 13. Mr Clegg did not attend the school when the alleged crimes were committed. Wright, known as Peter, is accused of carrying out the offences between September 1959 and August 1970. Former school: Wright was a master then a headmaster in the 1960s and 1970s at Caldicott Preparatory School in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire Wright was also said to have given one boy whisky in his room. "He was made to feel special," Mr Price said. Some of the boys also said another teacher at the school, Hugh Henry, abused them. The court heard that Wright and Henry were friends who used to visit the boys' dormitory together to abuse them. Two of the alleged victims told police that Henry was abusing them on the school grounds before he had even been appointed a teacher and was taken to the school as Wright's guest. At 2.30am on June 7 1963, when he was part of the staff, Henry was taken from the school by ambulance having taken an overdose. Before that he had been found on a boy's bed, the court heard. An atmosphere of sexual disinhibition (was) exploited by this defendant Inquiry documents held by the Department for Education and Skills show he took the overdose for "the complete mess he had made of everything at the school." One witness told investigators that Henry frequently abused him in the defendant's bedroom during the day. "Why did Hugh Henry feel able to make use of that room with such impunity?" asked the QC. One man, who was a pupil at the time, told investigators that Wright and Henry were almost caught by their headmaster in their dormitory one night, and had to hide under a bed. Five complainants came forward against Wright in the early 2000s but criminal proceedings did not result in a trial because of legal reasons, Mr Price said. But more complaints were made after 2003, when the first investigation fell down, resulting in today's indictment involving seven alleged victims. However, the jury were told they could hear evidence from the first investigation in support of this prosecution. "Twelve men or more do not independently and falsely accuse the same man of doing the same thing," said the prosecutor. Such co-incidences do not happen in real life. The trial continues tomorrow.