Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Crediton
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The former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Crediton
, Devon, England was founded (as The Kyng's Newe Gramer Scole of Credyton) in 1547 by Edward VI
and re-endowed and renamed in 1559 by Elizabeth I
.
was founded and endowed by Edward VI. In 1559 it was "further endowed by Queen Elizabeth, who by her charter vested the patronage in the twelve governors of the church, directing them to elect four boys, under the name of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Scholars, to each of whom 40s. are annually given: there are three exhibition
s, of £6. 13s 4d each, to either of the universities, tenable for five years. "
Teaching began in 1572 in the Lady Chapel of the parish church with 10 pupils
In 1861 it moved into new premises (at St Martins Lane).
In 1911 it absorbed Dunn's School.
It was noted in Hansard
in 1952 as a maintained secondary school which provided boarding .
It now forms the Western Road campus (the upper school) of the Queen Elizabeth's Community College
which is (in 2008) a state run, part boarding school
, community Technology College
.
Copies of the 1547 and 1559 charters are held at the Devon Record Office (ref 2065M/SS6/4).
Crediton
Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837...
, Devon, England was founded (as The Kyng's Newe Gramer Scole of Credyton) in 1547 by Edward VI
Edward VI of England
Edward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant...
and re-endowed and renamed in 1559 by Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
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Foundation
In 1547 the grammar schoolGrammar 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...
was founded and endowed by Edward VI. In 1559 it was "further endowed by Queen Elizabeth, who by her charter vested the patronage in the twelve governors of the church, directing them to elect four boys, under the name of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Scholars, to each of whom 40s. are annually given: there are three exhibition
Exhibition (scholarship)
-United Kingdom and Ireland:At the universities of Dublin, Oxford and Cambridge, and at Westminster School, Eton College and Winchester College, and various other UK educational establishments, an exhibition is a financial award or grant to an individual student, normally on grounds of merit. The...
s, of £6. 13s 4d each, to either of the universities, tenable for five years. "
Teaching began in 1572 in the Lady Chapel of the parish church with 10 pupils
In 1861 it moved into new premises (at St Martins Lane).
In 1911 it absorbed Dunn's School.
It was noted in Hansard
Hansard
Hansard is the name of the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard, an early printer and publisher of these transcripts.-Origins:...
in 1952 as a maintained secondary school which provided boarding .
Merger in 1966
In 1966 the boys grammar school (between St Martins Lane and Western Road) incorporated the Crediton High School For Girls (which had been founded in 1911 on the adjoining site to the west). Subsequently a new multistorey block was built (aligned north-south) on the slope between the former schools.Comprehensive
In the early 1970s it merged with The Shelley Secondary Modern school at Barnfield, Crediton.It now forms the Western Road campus (the upper school) of the Queen Elizabeth's Community College
Queen Elizabeth's Community College
Queen Elizabeth's Community College is a comprehensive school in Crediton, Devon. It is Devon's only state boarding school, and serves over 1600 students, of whom around one in forty are boarders...
which is (in 2008) a state run, part boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, community Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
.
Notable former pupils
- Prof Arthur Baker, Professor of Concrete Structures and Technology at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
from 1945–73 - John Griffith BowenJohn Griffith BowenJohn Griffith Bowen is a British playwright and novelist. He was born in Calcutta, India, studied at the University of Oxford and worked in publishing, drama and television.-Novels:...
, novelist - Michael Boyce, Chief Executive of the Cardiff Bay Development CorporationCardiff Bay Development CorporationThe Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up by the United Kingdom Government on 3 April 1987 to redevelop of one sixth of the area of Cardiff to create Cardiff Bay.-Objectives:...
from 1992–2000 - Henry CallawayHenry CallawayHenry Callaway was a missionary for the Church of England and a bishop of St. John's, Kaffraria, in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa .- Pre-missionary life :Henry Callaway was the son of a bootmaker...
, missionary - Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla...
, poet - Maj-GenMajor-General (United Kingdom)Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
Philip Corp CB, Colonel CommandantColonel CommandantColonel Commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels...
of REMERoyal Electrical and Mechanical EngineersThe Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and WAH64 Apache...
from 1996–2000 - Bill GilesBill GilesWilliam George Giles OBE is a former British weather forecaster and television presenter.-Early life:...
, former BBC weatherman - Sir Robert HicksRobert Hicks (British politician)Robert Adrian Hicks , was a British conservative Party politician.Hicks contested Aberavon in 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Bodmin from 1970 to February 1974 and from October 1974 to 1983...
, Conservative MP for BodminBodmin (UK Parliament constituency)Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
from 1970–83 and South East Cornwall from 1983–97 - Sir Neville Simms, Chairman of International PowerInternational PowerInternational Power PLC is an international electricity generator formed in 2000 by the demerger of National Power. It is headquartered at Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street in the City of London...
since 2000, and Chief Executive of TarmacTarmac (company)Tarmac is a company that is based in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and operates internationally. The company produces aggregates and road-surfacing materials, including tarmacadam, from which the company's name is derived...
from 1992-9
School records
Some of the school records were transferred to the Devon Record Office in 2006.Copies of the 1547 and 1559 charters are held at the Devon Record Office (ref 2065M/SS6/4).
