Milham Ford School
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Milham Ford School was a girl's secondary school in Oxford
, England
.
The school was established in 1906 close to Magdalen College School
in Cowley Place. It began as a private foundation but in 1923 was sold to the local education authority
, which rapidly expanded it by adding huts as extra classrooms.
In 1939 the school moved to new and larger premises on a 16 acres (6.5 ha) site between Harberton Mead (which was its address) and Marston Road
, south of Jack Straw's Lane
.
Milham Ford became a girls' grammar school
in 1944 and a girls' comprehensive school
in 1974. The school was closed in 2003 and was sold.
Mary Roper Price was a Headmistress of the school.
In 2004, the School of Health Care of Oxford Brookes University
started to use the building.
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, 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...
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The school was established in 1906 close to Magdalen College School
Magdalen College School, Oxford
Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys aged 7 to 18 and girls in the sixth form, located on The Plain in Oxford, England. It was founded as part of Magdalen College, Oxford by William Waynflete in 1480....
in Cowley Place. It began as a private foundation but in 1923 was sold to the local education authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
, which rapidly expanded it by adding huts as extra classrooms.
In 1939 the school moved to new and larger premises on a 16 acres (6.5 ha) site between Harberton Mead (which was its address) and Marston Road
Marston Road
Marston Road is a road in the east of Oxford, England. It links the junction of St Clements and the foot of Headington Hill to the south with the suburb of New Marston to the north. This is a mini-roundabout connecting with Cherwell Drive and Headley Way at the northern end. To the north is the ...
, south of Jack Straw's Lane
Jack Straw's Lane
Jack Straw's Lane is a residential road in Oxford, England.It runs between the north end of Pullens Lane on Headington Hill and Marston Road.- History :...
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Milham Ford became a girls' grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
in 1944 and a girls' comprehensive school
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...
in 1974. The school was closed in 2003 and was sold.
Mary Roper Price was a Headmistress of the school.
In 2004, the School of Health Care of Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
started to use the building.