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Borden Grammar School is a
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with academy status in
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,
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, England, which educates boys aged 11–18. A small number of girls have also been admitted to the Sixth Form. The school holds specialist status in sports.


History

Plans for a boys' school in Borden began in 1875, as a new way of using some of the accumulated funds from the Barrow Trust, established from the estate of William Barrow (d. 1707), a local farmer, for the benefit of the poorer inhabitants of the village. The trustees of the Barrow Trust became the new school's governors, and they began organising a suitable sum of money to allow the project to go ahead. Within a few years, they had amassed £9,500 and the building of the school began on a seven-acre site in Riddles Road, which belonged to the trust. The Barrow Boys' School, Borden, was to be an independent day and boarding school, designed to have some fifty boarders and some 150 day pupils. The school formally opened in October 1878, with just twenty-three pupils (nine of them from the village of Borden) and one full-time member of staff (the headmaster, Rev. William Henry Bond). A full-time assistant master was recruited in 1880, followed by a second full-time assistant master in 1883.K. Hughes, Borden Grammar School: A History in Photographs (Sittingbourne 1998) In 1893, Rev. Bond left to become headmaster of
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, and was replaced by James Williamson Thurnham, who was keen to increase the number of boarders at the school, which by now was known as Barrow School, Borden. Boarders came from all parts of the country and, indeed, the world, with some hailing from France, Spain, India and Jamaica. Thurnham left to establish New College, Herne Bay in 1906, and took most of the 120 boarders and the majority of the school's staff with him, leaving the next headmaster, William Murdock, with the difficult task of building up numbers once more. Soon after Murdock's appointment, the school began to be referred to as Borden Barrow's Boys' School and was taken into the state education system in 1906. The school now became known as Borden School, a name that had appeared as part of the school badge since at least 1885, but, by 1910, there were six annual scholarships to 'Borden Grammar School', the name by which the school has been known ever since. Up until the 1914, there had still been a few boarders at the school but, after the First World War, it became a day grammar school. In the early summer of 1929, the school moved to its present site on the Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, not only because of the rising maintenance costs of the original premises and the fact that it was no longer possible to attract suitable numbers of boys with the school being so far from the centre of Sittingbourne. The new building was formally opened by George, Lord Harris in October 1929, but the school retained its original name despite no longer being located in Borden. The old school building was used for a time as an agricultural college, and is now an
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Centre. In January 1931, work began on the construction of a cricket pavilion as a memorial to all those Old Bordenians who were killed in the
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, most of the money being provided by the Old Bordenian Association. The original pavilion was replaced by a modern structure in 2004, which continues to serve as a memorial to all those old boys who were killed in the First World War. In May 1940, the Government announced that a number of towns on the Southeast Coast were to have their children evacuated:
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was one such town, and some sixty-five pupils from Borden, accompanied by three masters, were evacuated to
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, South Wales, where the boys were to attend the Lewis School. Meanwhile, air raid shelters were built on the east side of the school site in Sittingbourne and, later, to the north of the cricket pavilion. In May 1949, a clock tower was unveiled by the
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as a memorial to all those Old Bordenians who lost their lives in the
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, the funds once again being provided by the Old Bordenian Association. The word 'Grammar' was removed from the school's name in 1972, in accordance with a change in the local education system, and there were fears that Borden might be turned into a Sixth Form college. These fears were, however, not realised, and Borden remained a selective school, admitting pupils at thirteen rather than after the 11+ Examination. In 1982, the word 'Grammar' was restored to the school's name, and entry at eleven resumed in 1994. In 1979, a new teaching block, the Hardy Block (named for the school's fifth headmaster, George Hardy), was opened by
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John Bostock,
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, RN, chairman of governors. The first phase of another new teaching block, the Short Block (named for the school's sixth headmaster, Bryan Short), was opened in 1995 and completed in 1998; the finished building was formally opened by Robin, Lord Kingsdown, the great-grandson of the school's first chairman of governors, Sir Edward Leigh Pemberton. One of the science laboratories, the Hooker Advanced Physics Laboratory, was named for and opened by Sir
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, an Old Bordenian and aeronautical engineer. The School looks forward to the sesquicentenary of its foundation, and the centenary of relocating to its present site, both in 2028.


Modern School

On 1 September 2006 the school was awarded Specialist status for Sports and Modern Foreign Languages. With this status and an associated increase in funding, the school has built many new facilities, including a multi use games area (MUGA) and the William Barrow Library. In 2011 the school also received a sports bursary, with which it used to construct a climbing wall in the gym. In 2011, three updated war memorials were installed in the school vestibule, commemorating all those Old Bordenians known to have given their lives in the conflicts of the twentieth century (forty casualties in the First World War, sixty casualties in the Second World War, and single casualties in the Boer War, Korean War and Northern Ireland). Borden became an
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in 2012, which changed the flexibility of the curriculum able to be taught at the school as well as increased funding. The school, along with other Sittingbourne-based secondary schools,
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for Girls, maintain a close community and share teaching responsibilities of specialised subjects at A-Level, with Borden teaching
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School badge, motto and song

The school's badge, which in heraldic terms is blazoned as 'azure, a chevron or between three crescents of the last', is believed to have been derived from the coat of arms of William Barrow; however, no proof of this connection has been uncovered, despite extensive efforts in the 1930s. Some sources fancifully state that the three crescents represent successive generations of pupils at the school, but the badge was in use as early as 1885, when the school was still in its infancy. The gold border that surrounds the shield is believed to have been added when a navy blazer became part of the school uniform, so that the blue field of the shield would stand out. The school has a Latin motto, 'Nitere Porro', which translates as 'Strive Forward'. Adopted during the headmastership of William Claydon, it was taken from a speech by
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quoted in Horace's
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. ' Forty Years On' was also adopted as the school song under William Claydon. This replaced an earlier school song, which began with the words 'Borden, you merit all our praise, Our home through countless happy days.'


Houses

In common with many
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s in England, Borden has long had a
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. At the time of the First World War, the houses were 'Blue', 'Buff' and 'Red'. These were later replaced with 'Barrow', 'Borden' and 'School', to which 'Swale' was added in the 1930s. Aside from the references to the school's location and benefactor, the
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of 'Swale' can be explained by reference to the local stretch of water,
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, which runs between
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and the
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and also lends its name to the local
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Council. This house system was brought to an end by headmaster Stephen Wright in 2002. A house system was reinstated at the start of the school year beginning September 2007. The new house names are
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, named after the homes of
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in England; ironically, the school predates the namesakes of two of its houses, Wembley and Twickenham. With the loss of Barrow House, there is no longer any reference to the school's benefactor, William Barrow.


Uniform

No formal uniform existed for the first few decades of the school's existence. Prior to the First World War, some pupils wore a cap that carried a metal badge depicting the school shield; this badge later became embroidered. In the 1920s, pupils wore a tie with horizontal stripes in navy blue and gold, the school's colours. Members of the school's Cadet Corps wore khaki military uniform. By the end of the Second World War, a uniform was in place that continues to be worn, with minor modifications, to the present day: navy blazer with the school shield on the left breast pocket; grey trousers; white shirt; and tie with diagonal stripes in navy blue and gold. This tie was formerly worn by all pupils in Lower and Middle school; members of the Sixth Form wore a navy blue tie with small representations of the school shield arranged diagonally, while prefects wore a plain red tie. However, following the introduction of lounge suits for the Sixth Form in 2002, the former Sixth Form tie was adopted by Middle School and the former Lower and Middle School tie adopted by Lower School only. The school scarf is navy blue in colour with two narrow yellow stripes.


Old Bordenian Association

The Old Bordenian Association (OBA) is open to all former pupils and staff of Borden Grammar School. The OBA was established in 1912 and re-established in 1925, following an interregnum caused by the First World War. The OBA supports the School financially by funding extra-curricular enrichment and practically with the skillset of its membership. The OBA funded two war memorials dedicated to Old Bordenians who fell in the First and Second World Wars. In 1931, a brick-and-timber sports pavilion was constructed and dedicated to the fallen Old Bordenians of the First World War. This was replaced by a modern brick building, which was rededicated in 2004. Wooden plaques placed over the entrances to individual classrooms within the School commemorate the names of the fallen Old Bordenians of the First World War. The School's clock tower was unveiled in 1949, and commemorates the fallen Old Bordenians of the Second World War. In recent years, the OBA has provided a minibus for the School, and contributed toward the costs of refurbishing the school's William Barrow Library and the foundation of a well-being garden, in addition to offering career mentoring to current pupils and recent leavers. The OBA's annual journal, ''The Maroon'', was first published in 1937 and replaced by a website in 2009. The name ‘Maroon’ was derived from a signal rocket, used to summon crew or assistance, which creates a bright flash and a loud bang. The Association badge is similar to the School badge, but with three crescents on a maroon- rather than blue-coloured background. The OBA holds an annual reunion dinner, each spring, held inside the Old Hall. The OBA also organises a Remembrance Service on the Saturday closest to Remembrance Sunday, honouring all those Old Bordenians who have lost their lives in the armed conflicts of the Twentieth Century. In addition to these annual events, the OBA maintains the Old Bordenian Football Club and retains a strong association with the Sittingbourne Hockey Club (formerly the Old Bordenian Hockey Club) which has a clubhouse and pitch onsite.


Cadet Corps

The school's first cadet corps was formed in 1903, affiliated to 4th Volunteer Battalion,
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and commanded by one of the masters. The Cadet Corps was removed from the Army List in 1906, following the transfer of the headmaster, James Thurnham, and most of the school's staff and boarders, to New College, Herne Bay. It was then revived in 1917, this time affiliated to 4th
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and commanded by the then headmaster, William Murdock. It appears to have been finally wound up by the time the school moved to the Avenue of Remembrance in 1928.


Headmasters

* 1878-1893: Rev. William Henry Bond, MA (
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Notable former pupils

* Lloyd Amsdon, Matthew Bowling and Stuart Hennell, founders of Watchfinder * Francis Baker,
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, trade union leader * James Bostock, RE, ARCA, painter and engraver * Steve Brown,
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Kevin Keohane Kevin William Keohane CBE, KCSG, FInstP (1923-1996) was a British physicist and education administrator. Keohane was the first Professor of Science Education in the United Kingdom, holding the position with the Chelsea College of Science and Tec ...
,
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, Professor of Science,
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1967-76; rector,
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, 1976-88 * Sir Alexander King, 6th
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of Charlestown, Co. Roscommon * Sir Peter Kitcatt, CB,
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, 1986-93 *
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Ronald Knott, CB, DSO, DFC, AFC and
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RAF The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
, Station Commander of
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, 1959–61 *
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, field hockey coach and former international player *
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Douglas Littlejohns,
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, RN,
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, adviser to
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'' and former CEO of
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Brian Luck, CMG, DSO, late
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, Commander Royal Artillery
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, director-general of Inland Water Transport, France, 1917-19 * Sean McGinty, professional footballer *
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, philosopher *
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Noel Muddiman,
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, late
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, Commander Transport and Movements,
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; former director of
Motability Motability is a charity in the United Kingdom. It oversees Motability Operations Ltd, which runs the Motability Scheme intended to enable disabled people, their families and their carers to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair, usin ...
* Sir Alfred Road,
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, Chief Inspector of Taxes,
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, 1952-56 *
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, FBA, Emeritus Professor of
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and
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,
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* Patrick Sims-Williams, FBA, Emeritus Professor of
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* Michael Smith, author * Nicholas Vincent, FBA,
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, FSA, professor of
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* Edward Wakeford,
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* Sir
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, 1st
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of Liss, KBE, CB,
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, president of the
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, 1949–54;
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,
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George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave ...
, character actor


Notable former staff

*
Robert Ladds Robert Sidney Ladds (born 15 November 1941) is an English Anglican bishop. From 1999 to 2008, he served as the Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. Early life and education Ladds was born on 15 November 1941. After schoo ...
(ex-Chemistry staff),
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, 1999-2008


Notable people associated with Borden Grammar School

*Sir Edward Leigh Pemberton, KCB, JP, DL, first chair of governors


References


External links

{{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1878 Boys' schools in Kent Sittingbourne Grammar schools in Kent 1878 establishments in England Academies in Kent *