Stamford High School, Lincolnshire

Not to be confused with Stamford High School (Stamford, Connecticut) or Stamford High School (Texas).

Stamford High School
Address
Map
High Street, St Martin's Without

Stamford
,
Lincolnshire
,
PE9 2LL

England
Coordinates52°39′19″N 0°28′18″W / 52.65520°N 0.47166°W / 52.65520; -0.47166
Information
TypePublic school, day and boarding
MottoChrist me Spede
Established1877
FounderWilliam Radcliffe
Closed2023 (merged with Stamford School)
Local authorityLincolnshire
GenderAll
Age11 to 18
HousesEliot, Cavell, Beale and Anderson. Boarding - Welland, St Martin’s, Park and Wothorpe
Colour(s)Red and navy blue
PublicationThe High School Herald
Websitestamfordschools.org.uk

Stamford High School, founded in 1877, was an independent school for girls in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. In 2023, it merged with Stamford School to form a co-educational school.

Education

Stamford High School provided education for students aged 11 (year 7) to 18 (year 13). From 2000 until 2023, Sixth form teaching was carried out jointly with Stamford School. The school belonged to the Stamford Endowed Schools, a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[1]

History

Stamford High School's music school

The school was founded in 1877 and, until it merged in 2023, stood on its original site on High Street, St Martin's, the part of Stamford south of the River Welland. The partner school, Stamford School was founded in 1532.

The funds for the foundation of the High School and the further endowment of the existing boys' school were appropriated from the endowment of Browne's Hospital by Act of Parliament in 1871.[citation needed] This trust had originally been established for the relief of poverty by William Browne (died 1489), a wealthy wool merchant and alderman of the town.

In recent years, the two schools were united under the leadership of a single principal as the Stamford Endowed Schools. This organisation comprised Stamford Junior School, a co-educational establishment for pupils aged between 2 and 11 years and Stamford School and Stamford High School for students aged 11–18. Sixth form teaching was carried out jointly between Stamford School and Stamford High School.

Stamford Endowed Schools became co-educational from September 2023 and fully co-educational in every year group from 2024. The High School site is now used as a bespoke Sixth Form campus, named 'St Martin's'.[2]

School traditions

There was a house system for all students with houses named after famous heroines - Cavell, Beale, Anderson and Eliot. In the merger with Stamford School, the houses from both schools have joined together. Beale and Anderson are houses for Years 7-9 and Eliot and Cavell for Years 10-13.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire

References

  1. ^ "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference membership". Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Co-educational School". stamfordcoed.org. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Izzy Bizu- 'It first started here'". Girls' Schools Association. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Author spells out her fears over books for the internet generation". The Yorkshire Post. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2018.