This article is about Sheffield Collegiate School (1836-1884) in Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

, England

England

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Sheffield Collegiate School began in 1836 in new buildings on the corner of Ecclesall Road and Collegiate Crescent (now Grade II listed and part of Sheffield Hallam University). The school enjoyed academic success but lacked sound finances and was taken over by Sheffield Grammar School

Sheffield Grammar School

Sheffield Grammar School began in 1604 as 'The Free Grammar School of James King of England within the Town of Sheffield in the County of York' in buildings in the Townhead area of Sheffield, resulting from the benefaction of John Smith of Crowland...

 in 1884, to become Sheffield Royal Grammar School (SRGS) in 1885.

In 1905 Sheffield City Council acquired both Wesley College

Wesley College, Sheffield

Wesley College, a school to educate the sons of the laity, opened in 1838 in new buildings designed by William Flockton on Glossop Road, Sheffield, England. It was founded by Rev...

 and SRGS and they were merged on the site of the former to form King Edward VII School (KES)

King Edward VII School (Sheffield)

King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...

, named after the reigning monarch.

Headmasters of Sheffield Collegiate School

1836-1842	Thomas W. Mellor, M.A.	1861-1871	George B. Atkinson, M.A.
1843-1853	George A. Jacob, M.A. DD George Andrew Jacob The Reverend George Andrew Jacob DD was an English clergyman and schoolmaster and author of many books about education and Christianity....	1872-1879	James Cardwell, M.A.
1853-1855	William S. Grignon, M.A.	1880-1884	John J. Dyson, M.A.
1856-1860	Edward D. Ward, M.A

Notable alumni of Sheffield Collegiate School

• John Cordeaux
  John Cordeaux
  John Kyme Cordeaux , was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.Cordeaux was elected at the 1955 general election as Member of Parliament for Nottingham Central, narrowly defeating the Labour MP Ian Winterbottom.He held the seat in 1959, but lost it at the 1964 election to the Labour...
  
   (1831-?) - ornithologist
• Nathaniel Creswick
  Nathaniel Creswick
  Sir Nathaniel Creswick K.C.B. was a footballer who co-founded Sheffield FC, the oldest football club in the world, in 1857. With William Prest, he established the Sheffield Rules, which were highly influential upon the modern laws of association football...
  
   (1826-1917) - Co-founder of Sheffield F.C.
  Sheffield F.C.
  Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club is most noted for the fact that they are the world's oldest club now playing Association football, founded in 1857...
  
   and the Sheffield Rules
  Sheffield Rules
  The Sheffield Rules were a code of football devised and played in the English city of Sheffield between 1857 and 1877. They were devised by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest for use by the newly founded Sheffield Football Club. The rules were subsequently adopted as the official rules of...
  
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• Henry Jackson (classicist)
  Henry Jackson (classicist)
  Henry Jackson, OM, , was an English classicist. He served as the vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1914 to 1919, praelector in ancient philosophy from 1875 to 1906 and Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge from 1906 to 1921, and was awarded the Order of Merit on 26...
  
  
• Henry Clifton Sorby
  Henry Clifton Sorby
  Henry Clifton Sorby , was an English microscopist and geologist.-Biography:Sorby was born at Woodbourne near Sheffield in Yorkshire and attended Sheffield Collegiate School. He early developed an interest in natural science, and one of his first papers related to the excavation of valleys in...
  
  (1826-1908) - scientist, microscopist

Notable staff of Sheffield Collegiate School

• Ainger, Alfred (1837-1904) - English divine and man of letters, assistant master 1864-66
• Richard Deodatus Poulett Harris (1817-1899) - Second Master at Collegiate School (1843), then Rector of Hobart Town High School in Tasmania

External links

• King Edward VII School and Language College
• Old Edwardians - site for alumni association + archive material
• Sheffield Collegiate School - Sheffield Collegiate School history on Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club's site