Marling School
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| Headmaster | Roger Lock BA |
| Founded | 1887 |
| School type | Grammar School, male |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Location | Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Enrollment | roughly 750 students |
| Surroundings | Semi-rural suburb |
| Mascot | None |
| School colors | Blue, Black |
Marling School (centre number 57037) is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire in England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5.[1]
The school won the Schools Achievement Award for 2002.[2]
Notable alumni include the actor Tim McInnerny, the dramatist Peter Barnes, the historian and political journalist Peter Hennessy (Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary College, University of London), Mark Chappell the BBC sitcom writer, and actor William Moseley (who played Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe).
History
Marling School was founded in 1887 by Sir Samuel Marling, Sir Francis Hyett and Mr S S Dickinson. Its roots, however, lie in the inherited endowments of 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. Both the long and short corridors were World War 1 army hospitals and as such are listed buildings.[3]
Facilities
Marling School is currently undergoing extensive modernising and building work. The new sixth form block is now operational and servicing the students of the combined Downfield Sixth Form centre. There is a new Design and Technology block following a fire that destroyed the former block in 2002. The cause of this fire is still unknown, but presumed to be an electrical fault. The block incorporates teaching rooms for Food technology, Graphical Products, Resistant materials and Electronics. Other new facilities include the shared music block and sports hall (otherwise affectionately known as the "Green Goddess" by some staff and students). The school also shares a new Music block with Stroud High School, which has very good facilities including a Recording Studio and Music Technology Classroom, used by GCSE and sixth form students.
Other than this, the rest of the buildings are rather run down. Some of the buildings are old, and require replacing, like the long corridor. Also, the temporary classrooms are in need of getting rid of. A scheme is currently in place to replace these old buildings for new classrooms.
Building work is currently being done on a new 20 classroom, 2 storey block, in the place of the old short corridor. This is now due to open in May 2007. [4]
There are also plans to sell the East Campus (Previously known as the Lower School and containing the English and Modern Foreign Language rooms) after the building works and move all of the students to the West Campus (Previously known as the Upper School). This is being met with some opposition by parents, teachers and students.
Gallery
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The Short Corridor. Now demolished for the new 20 class room block.
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The Marling School West Campus sign. -
The new Food technology room. -
The Marling Crest.
References
- ^ "Marling School Track", School Track. URL last accessed on 2006-05-04.
- ^ "Candidates for Information", Schools Portal. URL last accessed on 2006-05-04.
- ^ "Stroud Education", British History Online. URL last accezssed on 2006-05-04.
- ^ "Ofsted Report for Marling School", Ofsted Government Agency. URL last accessed on 2006-05-04.