Foster's School
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Foster’s Grammar School for Boys, Sherborne
, Dorset
, was founded by Richard Foster in 1640.
By 1939, a new building had been provided at Tinney’s Lane to educate 150 boys with the old school buildings in Hound Street being retained as a small boarding house
and headmaster’s residence.
The school worked closely with the girls' grammar school, Lord Digby’s, and in later years each school provided distinct areas of expertise and adopted a co-educational
approach for pupils from both schools for “A” level studies.
Although both schools were small, educational standards were high.
In 1987, it was announced that both Foster’s School and Lord Digby’s School would be closed and incorporated into a comprehensive
with St Aldhelm’s school.
In 1992, the schools were closed and a new school, The Gryphon School
, was created on the site of the old St Aldhelm’s. The Foster’s site at Tinney’s Lane and all of the property associated with the school were sold off for housing development, the school being commemorated by the naming of the main estate as “Foster’s Field”.
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, was founded by Richard Foster in 1640.
By 1939, a new building had been provided at Tinney’s Lane to educate 150 boys with the old school buildings in Hound Street being retained as a small boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
and headmaster’s residence.
The school worked closely with the girls' grammar school, Lord Digby’s, and in later years each school provided distinct areas of expertise and adopted a co-educational
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
approach for pupils from both schools for “A” level studies.
Although both schools were small, educational standards were high.
In 1987, it was announced that both Foster’s School and Lord Digby’s School would be closed and incorporated into a comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
with St Aldhelm’s school.
In 1992, the schools were closed and a new school, The Gryphon School
The Gryphon School
The Gryphon School is a Church of England comprehensive school for 11–18 year olds in Sherborne, Dorset, England. Established in September 1992, pupil numbers have grown steadily from 850 to over 1,400. The sixth form has around 400 students and teaches a variety of A-levels...
, was created on the site of the old St Aldhelm’s. The Foster’s site at Tinney’s Lane and all of the property associated with the school were sold off for housing development, the school being commemorated by the naming of the main estate as “Foster’s Field”.