Bishop's Stortford College
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Bishop's Stortford College is a co-educational independent school
for day and boarding pupils from the ages of four to eighteen, with a 130 acre (0.5260918 km²) campus located on the edge of Bishop's Stortford
, Hertfordshire
, England
. As an "all-through" school it is a member of both the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
and the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools
.
who wanted to establish a public school
They approached the Bishop's Stortford Collegiate School, a non-sectarian school founded in 1850, and acquired the school buildings, naming the new educational establishment as the Nonconformist Grammar School.
Two grammar schools in the town proved confusing so in 1901 the name was changed to the Bishop’s Stortford College and the association became instead a board of governors with nominees from the Baptist
, Congregational
and Presbyterian churches on the panel.
The school’s first headmaster was the Reverend Richard Alliott and its first pupils were 40 in number. Rev Alliott led the school for 31 years and his successor Francis Young was also in post for 31 years.
It is notable that the school only had five head teachers during its first one hundred years:
then:
During its early years, the school built up a strong reputation in the sports field and swimming, and was one of the first schools in the country to have its own indoor heated pool, built in 1895. The Bishop's Stortford College Centenary Chronicle records:
Under the headmastership of Francis Young, the school continued to grow in both size and reputation. Young commissioned many of the red brick school buildings designed in the arts and craft style by Herbert Ibberson (an old scholar with an architectural practive in Hunstanton), acquired the sports fields which occupy 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of land and, in 1902, took over an existing school for boys aged 7 to 13 years. The life of the Bishop's Stortford College Preparatory School, now referred to as the Junior School, began with just eight day pupils and eight boarders.
The Memorial Hall, Bishop's Stortford College’s most distinctive building, was designed in Georgian Colonial style by architect Clough Williams-Ellis
who was known chiefly as creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion
in North Wales. The Memorial Hall was erected in 1922 to commemorate the 62 pupils who had lost their lives in the First World War. A second Roll of Honour was added in 1949, inscribed with the names of a further 154 former students who lost their lives in World War II.
In 1968 the school celebrated its centenary with a visit from the Queen Mother
and in 1978 the first girls were admitted into its Sixth Form. The transition to full co-education throughout the school began in 1995 coinciding with the opening of a new Pre-Preparatory Department for both girls and boys aged 4 to 7 years.
Belonging to one of the Stortford houses continues to be a major part of life for all Senior School pupils and Junior School boarders. There are nine houses in total in the senior school; Benson House (girls day), Alliot House (girls day), Young House (girls boarding), Tee House (flexi-boarding girls), Sutton House (boys day), Collett House (boys day), Hayward House (boys day, School House (boys boarding), and Robert Pearce House (boys boarding).
The original school buildings are still in use and many facilities have since been added including accommodation for the Junior School, the Pre-Prep Department and extensions to the boarding facilities. The Charles Edward Centre houses ICT, Physics and Design and Technology and the Leo Price Theatre, which began life as a gymnasium, has been developed into a highly versatile performance venue.
The original indoor bath was replaced in 2002 by a modern swimming facility with a 25 metre, six-lane main pool, learner pool and large spectator gallery.
In 2005, a new home for the Pre-Prep was built with six classrooms, a large assembly hall, library, music room and IT suite.
In 2006, an innovative Science Action Centre was opened housing over 40 interactive displays. Believed to be the only one of its kind in a school in the UK, the centre is open to local schools, as well as being used as a learning resource for the College's own pupils.
The Ferguson Building (opened 2007) was added to the school campus providing a lecture theatre, IT suite and Sixth Form Centre. The Ferguson Lectures were launched at the same time. These focus on contemporary issues and are open to the public.
Facilities for hockey and tennis were extended in 2008, with the construction of a second astroturf and, a year later, a new Art Centre for the Senior School was opened.
The next major development project, currently at the planning stage, is an extension to the Junior School facilities.
Notable teachers have included
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
for day and boarding pupils from the ages of four to eighteen, with a 130 acre (0.5260918 km²) campus located on the edge of Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated just west of the M11 motorway, on the county boundary with Essex and is the closest large town to London Stansted Airport and part of the...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, 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...
. As an "all-through" school it is a member of both the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
and the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools
Independent Association of Preparatory Schools
The Independent Association of Preparatory Schools is a professional association for headteachers of independent preparatory schools in the UK and worldwide. The association is based in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England...
.
History
Bishop's Stortford College was founded in 1868 by a group of prominent Nonconformists in East AngliaEast Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
who wanted to establish a public school
- in which Evangelical Nonconformists might secure for their boys an effective and Christian education on terms that should not be beyond the reach of the middle class generally.
They approached the Bishop's Stortford Collegiate School, a non-sectarian school founded in 1850, and acquired the school buildings, naming the new educational establishment as the Nonconformist Grammar School.
Two grammar schools in the town proved confusing so in 1901 the name was changed to the Bishop’s Stortford College and the association became instead a board of governors with nominees from the Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
, Congregational
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
and Presbyterian churches on the panel.
The school’s first headmaster was the Reverend Richard Alliott and its first pupils were 40 in number. Rev Alliott led the school for 31 years and his successor Francis Young was also in post for 31 years.
It is notable that the school only had five head teachers during its first one hundred years:
- Rev Alliott (1869–99)
- F S Young (1900–31)
- H L Price (1932–43)
- A N Evans (1944–57)
- P W Rowe (1957–68)
then:
- G C Greetham (1971–84)
- S G G Benson (1984–97)
- John Trotman (1997—2011)
- Jeremy Gladwin (2011- )
During its early years, the school built up a strong reputation in the sports field and swimming, and was one of the first schools in the country to have its own indoor heated pool, built in 1895. The Bishop's Stortford College Centenary Chronicle records:
- The new bath, which cost something in the region of £5000, was an immense addition to the athletic life and the amenities of the school. Before it was built, swimming was possible only in the summer term, in the part of the River Stort near the cattle market that had been railed off as a town swimming pool; here such things as broken glass bottles would be found at times on the muddy bottom with grave danger to the bathers’ feet. Now, with a heated bath under cover, it was possible to bathe the whole year round, and the swimming standards of the boys improved greatly.
Under the headmastership of Francis Young, the school continued to grow in both size and reputation. Young commissioned many of the red brick school buildings designed in the arts and craft style by Herbert Ibberson (an old scholar with an architectural practive in Hunstanton), acquired the sports fields which occupy 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of land and, in 1902, took over an existing school for boys aged 7 to 13 years. The life of the Bishop's Stortford College Preparatory School, now referred to as the Junior School, began with just eight day pupils and eight boarders.
The Memorial Hall, Bishop's Stortford College’s most distinctive building, was designed in Georgian Colonial style by architect Clough Williams-Ellis
Clough Williams-Ellis
Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC was an English-born Welsh architect known chiefly as creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales.-Origins, education and early career:...
who was known chiefly as creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a popular tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village and is now owned by a charitable trust....
in North Wales. The Memorial Hall was erected in 1922 to commemorate the 62 pupils who had lost their lives in the First World War. A second Roll of Honour was added in 1949, inscribed with the names of a further 154 former students who lost their lives in World War II.
In 1968 the school celebrated its centenary with a visit from the Queen Mother
Queen mother
Queen Mother is a title or position reserved for a widowed queen consort whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since at least 1577...
and in 1978 the first girls were admitted into its Sixth Form. The transition to full co-education throughout the school began in 1995 coinciding with the opening of a new Pre-Preparatory Department for both girls and boys aged 4 to 7 years.
Present day
Bishop's Stortford College today caters for girls and boys from the age of 4 to 18 years within the 130 acre (0.5260918 km²) campus.Belonging to one of the Stortford houses continues to be a major part of life for all Senior School pupils and Junior School boarders. There are nine houses in total in the senior school; Benson House (girls day), Alliot House (girls day), Young House (girls boarding), Tee House (flexi-boarding girls), Sutton House (boys day), Collett House (boys day), Hayward House (boys day, School House (boys boarding), and Robert Pearce House (boys boarding).
The original school buildings are still in use and many facilities have since been added including accommodation for the Junior School, the Pre-Prep Department and extensions to the boarding facilities. The Charles Edward Centre houses ICT, Physics and Design and Technology and the Leo Price Theatre, which began life as a gymnasium, has been developed into a highly versatile performance venue.
The original indoor bath was replaced in 2002 by a modern swimming facility with a 25 metre, six-lane main pool, learner pool and large spectator gallery.
In 2005, a new home for the Pre-Prep was built with six classrooms, a large assembly hall, library, music room and IT suite.
In 2006, an innovative Science Action Centre was opened housing over 40 interactive displays. Believed to be the only one of its kind in a school in the UK, the centre is open to local schools, as well as being used as a learning resource for the College's own pupils.
The Ferguson Building (opened 2007) was added to the school campus providing a lecture theatre, IT suite and Sixth Form Centre. The Ferguson Lectures were launched at the same time. These focus on contemporary issues and are open to the public.
Facilities for hockey and tennis were extended in 2008, with the construction of a second astroturf and, a year later, a new Art Centre for the Senior School was opened.
The next major development project, currently at the planning stage, is an extension to the Junior School facilities.
Notable Old Stortfordians
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