Stationers' Company's School
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The Stationers' Company's School was a former boys' grammar school
, then comprehensive in Hornsey.
. In 1891 it moved to Mayfield Road in Hornsey, west of Crouch End
.
. It was a voluntary aided school
, becoming voluntary controlled
in 1966.
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...
, then comprehensive in Hornsey.
History
It started as the Stationers' Company's Foundation School. In 1861 it was established at Bolt Court near Fleet StreetFleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
. In 1891 it moved to Mayfield Road in Hornsey, west of Crouch End
Crouch End
Crouch End is an area of north London, in the London Borough of Haringey.- Location :Crouch End is in a valley between Harringay to the east, Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green to the north, Finsbury Park and Archway to the south and Highgate to the west...
.
Grammar school
The speech night was sometimes held at the Stationer's Hall. The analogous girls' was Hornsey High School, which became Hornsey Secondary School for GirlsHornsey Secondary School for Girls
Hornsey School for Girls is the only all-girl secondary school located in the borough of Haringay, situated in the Hornsey/Crouch End area of North London. With over sixty different first languages spoken by approx 1,500 pupils, it is a truly inclusive, multicultural school. In summer 2009, 66% of...
. It was a voluntary aided school
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
, becoming voluntary controlled
Voluntary controlled school
A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school...
in 1966.
Alumni
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since 2003