- Scorton Grammar School
Scorton Grammar School is a former
grammar school that was located in Scorton village, inRichmondshire ,North Yorkshire ,England .It was founded by Leonard Robinson who bequeathed money, land and his house so that someone should "teach school in the town of Scorton"
The school's
latin motto was Sola in Deo Salus means "Safety in God alone".The school crest was theroebuck (the family crest of the the founder).The school was run as a private boys
boarding school with day students from nearby villages until the decision was made to accept female pupils from 1989 in order to raise numbers at the school.During the 1991 summer holidays, chairman of the governors John Bell announced, that the school was no longer viable with only 100 pupils. The school was a
charitable trust but it was heavily indebted and the lack of new admissions meant that it would be impossible to continue operating and to balance the books.Other small independent schools in the area have also closed over recent years, these include the
Assumption Convent in Richmond in 1993 and theGreat Ayton Friends' School in 1997.List of Headmasters
*John Noble was its first headmaster from 1720.*Charles Illman, was headmaster from 1959-1984,
*Martin Folliot was headmaster from 1984-1989,
*Dennis Hart was headmaster from 1989 until closure in 1991.Alumni
*Rev. David Simpson, (1745-1799)Smith, Mark (2004) 'Simpson, David (1745–1799)', "
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ",Oxford University Press . [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25579] Retrieved on27 November 2007 .]
*John Leonard Wilson (1897-1970)He was
Bishop of Singapore from 1941-1949, his ministrations at the Japanese PoW camp atChangi prison featured in a film calledSingapore Story . He wasBishop of Birmingham from 1953-1969.
*Prof Richard Lisle (1948- )Redevelopment of the site
After closure the four
acre site was bought by a local builder named Randall Orchard. The main building was renovated and converted into flats, five large houses were built and an estate of more than 80 smaller homes were built on the grounds.References
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