Sudbury Grammar School
| Established | 1491 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 1972 |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Location |
School Street Sudbury Suffolk Coordinates: 52°02′15″N 0°43′36″E / 52.0375°N 0.7266°E |
| Local authority | West Suffolk |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Fate | Became Sudbury Upper School in 1972 |
Sudbury Grammar School was a boys' grammar school in Sudbury. The school was founded in 1491. In 1972, the school was amalgamated with other local schools to form Sudbury Upper School.
History
It was a boys' grammar school. The analogous school for girls was Sudbury High School, which later became a bi-lateral school. Another nearby former grammar school was Woodbridge Grammar School. There was flexible transfer from the Sudbury Secondary Modern School, a boys' school - upwards and downwards.[1]
In December 1966, seven sixth form boys made a formal protest about the admission of Prince Charles to Trinity College, Cambridge, whom they claimed had entered by a backdoor entry method.
Former teachers
- Captain Robert Stewart Smylie, headmaster c.1911-1914; commissioned into the Royal Scots Fusiliers, killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 14 July 1916 while serving as company commander to C Company, 1st Battalion.[2][3]
- Claude Abbott, Professor of English Language and Literature from 1932-54 at Durham University
Former pupils
One old boy paints another, c. 1750, in Mr and Mrs Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough
- Thomas Gainsborough, painter, two years below Robert Andrews, who he painted in his famous Mr and Mrs Andrews (c. 1750)
- Michael Goodman, Child Support Commissioner from 1993-8, Social Security Commissioner from 1979-98, and Professor of Law from 1971-6 at Durham University
- Sir Leander Starr Jameson, Prime Minister from 1904-8 of the Cape Colony, and the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's famous 1895 poem If—
- John Eric Loverseed, military pilot and politician
- Prof Keith Morton, Professor of Numerical Analysis from 1983-97 at the University of Oxford, Professor of Applied Maths from 1972-83 at the University of Reading, and Winner in 2002 of the IMA Gold Medal
- Venerable Roy Southwell, Archdeacon of Northolt, 1970 - 1980
- Wickham Steed, Editor from February 1919 - November 1922 of The Times newspaper
- Sir Roger Walters CBE, architect, commissioned the Thames Barrier[4]
- Andy 'Dog' Johnson, artist and illustrator
References
- ↑ Sudbury Society
- ↑ Imperial War Museum (2006). "Robert Smylie". The Battle of the Somme. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Casualty details: Smylie, R S R". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/oct/19/sir-roger-walters-obituary
External links
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