Sudbury Grammar School
| Sudbury Grammar School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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School Street , Suffolk | |
| Coordinates | 52°02′15″N 0°43′36″E / 52.0375°N 0.7266°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Established | 1491 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| Local authority | West Suffolk |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Fate | Became Sudbury Upper School in 1972 |
Sudbury Grammar School was a boys' grammar school in Sudbury. The school was founded in 1491. In 1972, the school was amalgamated with other local schools to form Sudbury Upper School.
History
It was a boys' grammar school. The analogous school for girls was Sudbury High School, which later became a bi-lateral school. There was flexible transfer from the Sudbury Secondary Modern School, a boys' school - upwards and downwards.[1]
In December 1966, seven sixth form boys made a formal protest about the admission of Prince Charles to Trinity College, Cambridge, whom they claimed had entered by a backdoor entry method.
Former teachers
- Captain Robert Stewart Smylie, headmaster c.1911-1914; commissioned into the Royal Scots Fusiliers, killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 14 July 1916 while serving as company commander to C Company, 1st Battalion.[2][3]
- Claude Abbott, Professor of English Language and Literature from 1932-54 at Durham University
Former pupils
- Thomas Gainsborough, painter, two years below Robert Andrews, who he painted in his famous Mr and Mrs Andrews (c. 1750)
- Michael Goodman, Child Support Commissioner from 1993-8, Social Security Commissioner from 1979-98, and Professor of Law from 1971-6 at Durham University
- Sir Leander Starr Jameson, Prime Minister from 1904-8 of the Cape Colony, and the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's famous 1895 poem If—
- John Eric Loverseed, military pilot and politician
- Prof Keith Morton, Professor of Numerical Analysis from 1983-97 at the University of Oxford, Professor of Applied Maths from 1972-83 at the University of Reading, and Winner in 2002 of the IMA Gold Medal
- Venerable Roy Southwell, Archdeacon of Northolt, 1970 - 1980
- Wickham Steed, Editor from February 1919 - November 1922 of The Times newspaper
- Sir Roger Walters CBE, architect, commissioned the Thames Barrier[4]
- Andy 'Dog' Johnson, artist and illustrator
Emeritus Professor of Probation Studies Paul Senior, Sheffield Hallam University, at the Grammar School 1964-1970
References
- ^ "Sudbury Society" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012.
- ^ Imperial War Museum (2006). "Robert Smylie". The Battle of the Somme. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Casualty details: Smylie, R S R". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ Medawar, Charles (19 October 2010). "Sir Roger Walters obituary". the Guardian.
External links
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1180935)". National Heritage List for England.
Categories:
- 1491 establishments in England
- Educational institutions established in the 15th century
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1972
- Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk
- Grade II listed educational buildings
- Defunct grammar schools in England
- Boys' schools in Suffolk
- People educated at Sudbury Grammar School
- Defunct schools in Suffolk
- 1972 disestablishments in England
- Sudbury, Suffolk