Mount Grace School is a Mixed academy school based in

Potters Bar Potters Bar is a town in Hertfordshire, England,in the historic County of Middlesex Hertsmere Borough Council – Community Strategy First Review (PDF) north of central London. In 2011, it had a population of 21,882. In 2022 the population was ...

, Hertfordshire.

History

Mount Grace was originally a

Manor House A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

built by

Roger Fenton Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was a British photographer, noted as one of the first war photographers. Fenton was born into a Lancashire merchant family. After graduating from London with an Arts degree, he became interested i ...

and named after his wife Grace. In 1949 the Manor House was used as a children's home and in 1954 the school itself was built.

Local football

Potters Bar Town F.C.(originally named Mount Grace Old Scholars) was established on 29 June 1960 by the then PE Master Ken Barrett along with pupils and other old scholars. This is why the nickname of the Towns team today is ''Scholars'' as the reference to Mount Grace School.The name was changed to Potters Bar Town FC.in 1991. In the early days of the team other staff members of the school also helped including Bert Wright, the school's Caretaker.

References

External links

Official website.

BBC , League Tables , Mount Grace School.
Academies in Hertfordshire Potters Bar Educational institutions established in 1954 1954 establishments in England Secondary schools in Hertfordshire {{Hertfordshire-school-stub