Marling School
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Marling School is a grammar school
for boy
s located in Stroud
, Gloucestershire
, England
, next to its sister school, Stroud High School
. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5.
The school won the Schools Achievement Award for 2002.
, having been founded in 1887 by Sir Samuel Marling, a local cloth manufacturer and former Liberal Member of Parliament, along with Sir Francis Hyett and Mr S S Dickinson.
In 1882, Sir Samuel Marling offered £10,000 towards the building of the school, and the school also inherited a number of endowment
s from the Red Coat School which was founded in 1642 by Thomas Webb, the St Chloe School founded at Amberley
by Nathaniel Cambridge in 1699, and the educational charities established in the 17th and 18th centuries by William Johns and Robert Aldridge.
The left hand side of the school shield contains the Marling family crest
while the right hand side relates to the marriage of
Samuel Stephens Marling to Margaret Williams Cartwright of Devizes.
The new school opened to fee-paying pupils in 1889 and in 1909 the school became a public secondary school. Its endowments, along with those of the Stroud School of Science and Art and the Stroud High School
for girls, were placed under the administration of a body called the Stroud Educational Foundation.
In 1965 the school was amalgamated with the Stroud Technical School for Boys which had been founded on a neighbouring site in 1910. The Technical School buildings now form much of the Lower School portion of the Marling campus.
The original buildings were built shortly after the school's foundation, and both the long and short corridors were formerly temporary army field hospital
s and as such became classified as listed buildings. The short corridor has, however, now been demolished to make way for a new classroom block, commonly referred to as 'The New Building'. It is used for IT, History, English and Foreign Language Lessons as well as containing a New Library.
block is now operational and serving the students of the joint Marling School and Stroud High School combined sixth form. A new design and technology block incorporates teaching rooms for food technology
, graphical products, resistant materials and electronics
, some of the rooms however are shared with Stroud High School
Other new facilities include the sports hall, the sharing of a music block with Stroud High School which includes a recording studio and music technology classroom's as well as a large Music Hall used for concerts since it can hold 100-200 people comfortably. The Music Hall and Rooms are well equipped with modern equipment such as Apple Macs, electronic keyboards, a piano in the Hall along with other musical instrumetns (such as 2 Full Drum Kits).
Parents learned of the unavailability of Mr Lock in a letter dated November 5 from Chairman of Governors Neil Carmichael who was the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Stroud and has a son at the school.
The issue was raised in the British Houses of Parliament on 2 April 2009 by Stroud Labour MP David Drew who said that the suspension was damaging the school.
A panel of three governors made the decision to dismiss Mr. Lock after a two day disciplinary hearing held at Stonehouse Court Hotel on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The allegations against Roger Lock were made under the charge of “Gross Misconduct”. Parents and students were made aware of this event by the local press and a Facebook group and not by any formal communication from the school, which was unable to make any comment as the case was the subject of on-going legal proceedings.
On 31 March 2010, following a four day hearing, Roger Lock's dismissal for bullying and harassment of fellow members of staff was upheld by an Employment Tribunal in Bristol.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
for boy
Boy
A boy is a young male human , as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both...
s located in Stroud
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, next to its sister school, Stroud High School
Stroud High School
Stroud High School is a state funded grammar school for girls aged 11 to 18 located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.-History:Stroud High School was founded in 1904 as the Girls' Endowed School by a group of local citizens led by solicitor Mr. A. J...
. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5.
The school won the Schools Achievement Award for 2002.
History
Marling School is the oldest secondary school in StroudStroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
, having been founded in 1887 by Sir Samuel Marling, a local cloth manufacturer and former Liberal Member of Parliament, along with Sir Francis Hyett and Mr S S Dickinson.
In 1882, Sir Samuel Marling offered £10,000 towards the building of the school, and the school also inherited a number of endowment
Financial endowment
A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution. The total value of an institution's investments is often referred to as the institution's endowment and is typically organized as a public charity, private foundation, or trust....
s from the Red Coat School which was founded in 1642 by Thomas Webb, the St Chloe School founded at Amberley
Amberley, Gloucestershire
Amberley, Gloucestershire is a small village near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England.-Places of interest:*A War memorial to the soldiers who died in World War II*Amberley Church*The Black Horse Pub*The Amberley Inn Hotel-External links:***...
by Nathaniel Cambridge in 1699, and the educational charities established in the 17th and 18th centuries by William Johns and Robert Aldridge.
The left hand side of the school shield contains the Marling family crest
while the right hand side relates to the marriage of
Samuel Stephens Marling to Margaret Williams Cartwright of Devizes.
The new school opened to fee-paying pupils in 1889 and in 1909 the school became a public secondary school. Its endowments, along with those of the Stroud School of Science and Art and the Stroud High School
Stroud High School
Stroud High School is a state funded grammar school for girls aged 11 to 18 located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.-History:Stroud High School was founded in 1904 as the Girls' Endowed School by a group of local citizens led by solicitor Mr. A. J...
for girls, were placed under the administration of a body called the Stroud Educational Foundation.
In 1965 the school was amalgamated with the Stroud Technical School for Boys which had been founded on a neighbouring site in 1910. The Technical School buildings now form much of the Lower School portion of the Marling campus.
The original buildings were built shortly after the school's foundation, and both the long and short corridors were formerly temporary army field hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s and as such became classified as listed buildings. The short corridor has, however, now been demolished to make way for a new classroom block, commonly referred to as 'The New Building'. It is used for IT, History, English and Foreign Language Lessons as well as containing a New Library.
Facilities
Marling School has a programme of rebuilding and refurbishment to improve the learning environment. A new sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
block is now operational and serving the students of the joint Marling School and Stroud High School combined sixth form. A new design and technology block incorporates teaching rooms for food technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
, graphical products, resistant materials and electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, some of the rooms however are shared with Stroud High School
Other new facilities include the sports hall, the sharing of a music block with Stroud High School which includes a recording studio and music technology classroom's as well as a large Music Hall used for concerts since it can hold 100-200 people comfortably. The Music Hall and Rooms are well equipped with modern equipment such as Apple Macs, electronic keyboards, a piano in the Hall along with other musical instrumetns (such as 2 Full Drum Kits).
Notable former pupils
- Sir Michael R Angus - Businessman
- Laurie LeeLaurie LeeLaurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, MBE was an English poet, novelist, and screenwriter, raised in the village of Slad, and went to Marling School, Gloucestershire. His most famous work was an autobiographical trilogy which consisted of Cider with Rosie , As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and...
- Poet, Novelist and Screenwriter - Michael BallMichael Ball (clergyman)Michael Thomas Ball is an Anglican bishop and the co-founder of the Community of the Glorious Ascension. He was the Bishop of Truro from 1990 to 1997....
- Bishop - Peter BarnesPeter BarnesPeter Barnes was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His most famous work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination....
- Dramatist - Eugene Paul BennettEugene Paul BennettEugene Paul Bennett VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Soldier, holder of the Victoria Cross - Mark ChappellMark ChappellMark Chappell is a British sitcom writer and screenwriter. His credits include My Life in Film , Tony Blair, Rock Star Perfect Day, The Millennium and the fourth series of Cold Feet .He attended Marling School, Stroud, Gloucestershire.-External links:...
- Writer - Reginald ClarryReginald ClarrySir Reginald George Clarry, , was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1922 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1945....
- MP - Peter HennessyPeter HennessyPeter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, FBA is an English historian of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London.-Early life:...
- Historian and political journalist - Jack LeeJack Lee (film director)Jack Lee was a film director, writer, editor and producer.Wilfred John Raymond Lee was born in the village of Slad near Stroud in Gloucestershire...
- Film director - Tim McInnernyTim McInnernyTim McInnerny is an English actor. He is known for his role as Percy in Blackadder and Blackadder II, and as Captain Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth...
- Actor - William MoseleyWilliam Moseley (actor)William Peter Moseley is a British actor, currently best known for appearing as Peter Pevensie in the film series The Chronicles of Narnia. Previously, he had a small role as Forrester in a 2002 adaptation of the novel Goodbye Mr...
- Actor - Roderick Oliver RedmanRoderick Oliver RedmanRoderick Oliver Redman FRS was Professor of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge.Roderick was born at Rodborough near Stroud, Gloucestershire and educated at Marling School and St John's College, Cambridge....
- Professor of Astrophysics at Cambridge University and a past President of the Royal Astronomical Society - Christian RibeiroChristian RibeiroChristian Michael Ribeiro is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship team Bristol City.-Personal life:...
- Professional Footballer - Colin WalkerColin WalkerColin Walker is a British cellist.Colin Walker was a cellist for the Electric Light Orchestra, between 1972 and 1973 .-Sources:...
- Cello player with the Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraElectric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
Dismissal of Headmaster
On 6 November 2008 Roger Lock, Headmaster since 2002, was suspended and an investigation into the undisclosed reasons for his suspension began.Parents learned of the unavailability of Mr Lock in a letter dated November 5 from Chairman of Governors Neil Carmichael who was the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Stroud and has a son at the school.
The issue was raised in the British Houses of Parliament on 2 April 2009 by Stroud Labour MP David Drew who said that the suspension was damaging the school.
A panel of three governors made the decision to dismiss Mr. Lock after a two day disciplinary hearing held at Stonehouse Court Hotel on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The allegations against Roger Lock were made under the charge of “Gross Misconduct”. Parents and students were made aware of this event by the local press and a Facebook group and not by any formal communication from the school, which was unable to make any comment as the case was the subject of on-going legal proceedings.
On 31 March 2010, following a four day hearing, Roger Lock's dismissal for bullying and harassment of fellow members of staff was upheld by an Employment Tribunal in Bristol.