Stamford High School, Lincolnshire

Not to be confused with Stamford High School (Stamford, Connecticut) or Stamford High School (Texas).

Stamford High School
Address
Map
High Street, St Martin's Without

Stamford
,
Lincolnshire
,
PE9 2LL

England
Coordinates52°39′19″N 0°28′18″W / 52.65520°N 0.47166°W / 52.65520; -0.47166
Information
TypePublic school, day and boarding
MottoChrist me Spede
Established1877
FounderWilliam Radcliffe
Closed2023 (merged with Stamford School)
Local authorityLincolnshire
GenderAll
Age11 to 18
HousesEliot, Cavell, Beale and Anderson. Boarding – Welland, St Martin’s, Park and Wothorpe
Colour(s)Red and navy blue
PublicationThe High School Herald
Websitestamfordschools.org.uk

Stamford High School, founded in 1877, was an independent school for girls in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was a sister school to the boys' Stamford School. In 2023, the two schools were merged to form one co-educational Stamford School.

Education

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Stamford High School provided education for students aged 11 (year 7) to 18 (year 13). From 2000 until 2023, sixth-form teaching was carried out jointly with Stamford School. The school belonged to the Stamford Endowed Schools, a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[1]

History

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Stamford High School's music school

The school was formally opened on 6 December 1877 by the Home Secretary, Richard Cross and called Browne’s Middle School for Girls.[2][3] Also in attendance were the Marquess and Marchioness of Exeter, the Mayor of Stamford, the MP for Stamford, and the Bishop of Peterborough.[3]

The school stood on its original site on High Street, St Martin's, in the part of the town of Stamford south of the River Welland. The building was erected on the site of the old Daniel Lambert Inn.[2]

The funds for the foundation of the high school were appropriated from the endowment of Browne's Hospital by Act of Parliament in 1871,[citation needed] from a trust by William Browne for the relief of poverty. William Browne (1410–1489) had been a wealthy wool merchant and alderman of the town of Stamford.

In 1888, the school's name was changed to Stamford High School for Girls on Browne’s Foundation.[2]

Second World War

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During the Second World War, 117 girls from the coeducational Mundella Grammar School were evacuated to Stamford.[4][5] They arrived by train on 5 September 1939 and returned on 12 March 1940.[6]

In September 1939, 352 girls from the Camden School for Girls were evacuated to Uppingham School in Rutland but this did not work out and, in October 1939, the Camden girls were subsequently moved to the market town of Grantham to be educated at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School. After 5 terms in Grantham, the Camden girls were relocated to Stamford in March 1941. The girls stayed in Stamford for seven additional terms, leaving the school in summer 1943.[7][8] Stamford girls were unaccustomed to the city dwellers and Camden girls' distinctive green school uniform stood out in the town.

Merger

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In recent years, Stamford High School and the boys' Stamford School were united under the leadership of a single principal as the Stamford Endowed Schools, with sixth-form teaching carried out jointly between Stamford School and Stamford High School. Stamford Endowed Schools as an organisation also included Stamford Junior School, a co-educational establishment for pupils aged between 2 and 11 years (the two other school taught pupils aged 11–18).

Stamford Endowed Schools became co-educational from September 2023 and fully co-educational in every year group from 2024. The old Stamford High School site is now used as a bespoke sixth-form campus, named 'St Martin's'.[9]

School traditions

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The school had a house system for all students with houses named after famous heroines: Cavell, Beale, Anderson and Eliot.

When the school merged with Stamford School, the houses from both schools were also merged with Beale and Anderson becoming years 7–9 houses and Eliot and Cavell becoming years 10–13 houses.

Notable former pupils

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See also: Category:People educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire

Former pupils of the school include:

References

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  1. ^ "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference membership". Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Deed, B. L. (1 January 1954). A History of Stamford School. The School. p. 59.
  3. ^ a b "Mr Cross MP at Stamford". The Standard. London, England. 7 December 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. ^ Sleaford Gazette Friday 23 February 1940, page 4
  5. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 10 May 1940, page 8
  6. ^ Nottingham Evening Post Tuesday 12 March 1940, page 8
  7. ^ Grantham Journal Friday 1 August 1941, page 2
  8. ^ Holloway Press Friday 30 January 1942, page 4
  9. ^ "Co-educational School". stamfordcoed.org. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Izzy Bizu- 'It first started here'". Girls' Schools Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Former Stamford pupil Izzy Bizu up for Brit Award". Peterborough Telegraph. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  12. ^ Wignall, Alice (18 January 2005). "The TV presenter". The Guardian. London, England. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Dreams as She Schemes". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 20 May 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 6 April 2025. she became a pupil at Stamford High School in Lincolnshire.
  14. ^ Stimpson, Mansel (1 December 2006). "Working in a Secret Language (Paule Constable Lights Carmen)". The Classical Source. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d "Notable Alumni". Stamford School. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Students celebrate International Women's Day". Stamford School. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
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