Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is an English state

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with academy status located in Wragby Road in Lincoln. It was established in 1974, taking over the pupils and many of the staff of the older Lincoln Grammar School and Christ's Hospital Girls' High School (established in 1893), and two 20th-century secondary modern schools, St Giles's and Myle Cross. Greestone Place - geograph

Foundation stone of Christ's Hospital Girls' High School - geograph

History

Hospital schools date from the 13th century as boys' schools for parents who could not afford to pay school fees. They were also known as

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s. The former Lincoln School may have dated from the 11th century, but it was re-founded as a charity school in the 17th century. The endowment for Christ's Hospital Girls' School was derived from the former

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on Christ's Hospital Terrace, Lincoln which was closed in 1883. This school was originally established in 1614 in St. Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln before it was moved to Christ Hospital Terrace in 1623. In September 1893 Lincoln Christ's Hospital Girls' High School was started, with

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as its headmistress.Margaret A. E. Hammer, "Body, (Mary) Agnes (1866–1952)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 200
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Grammar schools

LCHS was formed from the merger of two single-sex

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s, both of which had some boarders. From 1906 the boys' school, Lincoln School (probably dating back to 1090), also known as Lincoln Grammar School, occupied a site on Wragby Road. The girls' school, Christ's Hospital Girls' High School, was founded in 1893 and was based at Greestone Place on Lindum Hill. During the

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, the building was requisitioned by the

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to create the 4th Northern General Hospital, a facility for the

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to treat military casualties.

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choristers were educated at the school until the mid-20th century; the Cathedral School for Boys, now known as

Lincoln Minster School Lincoln Minster School (Known locally as "LMS" or "The Minster") is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Lincoln, England. It comprises three schools: the nursery and pre-preparatory, preparatory, and senior school. While t ...

, subsequently took over that role. On 22 July 1941 an RAF

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crashed into the boarding house of the Girls' High School on Greestone Stairs, killing Miss Edith Catherine Fowle, a languages teacher, as well as the occupants of the aircraft.

Comprehensive

In September 1974 the City of Lincoln was the only part of the county in which

Lincolnshire County Council Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire an ...

decided to abolish selective education. As a result, the city's two grammar schools merged with two secondary modern schools founded in 1933, St Giles's Secondary Modern School for Boys on Swift Gardens and Myle Cross Secondary Modern School for Girls on Addison Drive, to become a new comprehensive school. The buildings of St Giles's are now a temporary primary school, and those of Myle Cross are the Chad Varah Primary School. The present-day school has had

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status since 2001, and offers lessons in French, Spanish, German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and most recently Latin.

Academy

Lincoln Christ's Hospital School became an

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in September 2011. It is now independent of local authority control, and funded directly from central government. However, the school continues to coordinate its admissions with

Heads of Lincoln Grammar or Free School

At the Lincoln Greyfriars

*1576 Mr Plumtre *1585 William Temple. Later secretary to Sir Philip Sidney and Provost of Trinity College, Dublin. *1593/4 Mr Nethercotes *1597 Mr Mason *1601-10 Robert Houghton *1616 John Phipps *1624-1652 Nathaniel Clarke *1656-1665 Mr Umfrevile *1681 Mr Bromsgrove *1683 Mr France *1663 Mr Gibson *1704-1724 Rev Samuel Garmston *1724 -1742 Mr John Goodall *1752- ? Rev. Mr Rolt *1765-91 Re. John Hewthwaite *1792-1821 Rev John Carter *1828-50 Rev James Adcock *1852–1857: Revd George Foster Simpson, previously the first Rector of the High School of Montreal *1857-1875. Rev. John Fowler.

Greyfriars and Upper Lindum Terrace

*1857–1875: Revd John Fowler. *1875-?1883 Rev A Babington. Headmaster of the Classical School *1875-1897 Rev Robert Markham. Headmaster of the Middle School in the Greyfriars *1883-1897 William Weekes Fowler. Headmaster of the Lincoln Classical School on Upper Lindum Terrace. *1898 -?1906 F H Chambers. Head master of Lincoln Grammar School on Upper Lindum Terrace.

Wragby Road

*1911–1929: Reginald Moxon *1929–1937: Charles Edgar Young *1937–1957: George Franklin *1958–1962: Patrick Martin (later headmaster of

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, 1962–77) *1962–1973: John Collins Faull (later headmaster of Tewkesbury School, 1972–?) *1973–1974: Arthur Behenna

Heads of Lincoln Christ's Hospital School

*1974–1985: Arthur Behenna *1985–2004: David Cox *2005–2014: Andy Wright *2014–present: Martin Mckeown

Curriculum

Academic subjects studied include: English, Maths, Double and Triple Award Sciences, BTEC Science, Forensic and Medical Sciences,* Media, Modern Languages, Latin, History, Geography, RE, Psychology,* Sociology,* Philosophy and Ethics,* and Citizenship. Vocational subjects studied include Fine Art, Art Textiles, BTEC Art, Music, Design & Technology, Drama, Drama & Theatre Studies,* Law,* ICT & Business Studies, Resistant Materials, Child Care, Electronics, Product Design,* Production Arts BTEC,* Performance Arts BTE,* Graphic Design, Photography and Engineering.* (*) 6th form only subject.

Academic performance

When a grammar school, LCHS would have been the best performing school in Lincoln. As a comprehensive, its results place it in the top five most improved language colleges nationally. It gets GCSE results slightly above average, but A level results below average.

Admissions

Pupil population is just under 1,400, including over 300 in the sixth form. Of the school roll, 15 per cent receive

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Notable former pupils

* Allison Pearson (born 1960), novelist and newspaper columnist *

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(born 1969), professional footballer with Middlesbrough F.C., Burnley F.C. and Luton Town F.C.: 1982–86 * Paul Palmer, Olympic silver medal-winning swimmer at

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: c. 1986

Lincoln Grammar School

* Colonel John Hutchinson (1615–1664) Parliamentarian leader *Sir Francis Thornhagh (1617–1648), Parliamentarian soldier and MP: c. 1628–33 * John Disney (1677–1730), churchman, and great-grandfather of John Disney the archaeologist: c. 1689–94 * Peniston Booth, FRS (1681 – 1765), Dean of Windsor. *

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in 1757–60: c. 1733–38 * John Sibthorp, botanist: c. 1770–75 * Henry Digby Beste, Christian scholar: 1776–84 * Richard Watson, Methodist minister: c. 1792–97 *

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: c. 1792–94 * Henry Whitehead Moss, scholar: c. 1852–54 *

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, Greek scholar: c. 1854–59 * George Francis Carline (1855–1920), RBA artist: 1866–73 *

William Henry Battle William Henry Battle (23 February 1855 – 1936) was an English surgeon and teacher. Education William Henry Battle was born in Lincolnshire on 23 February 1855 and died in 1936. Starting in 1866, he attended Lincoln Christ's Hospital Schoo ...

, surgeon, known for

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: c. 1866–70 *

James Ward Usher James Ward Usher (1845–1921) was a businessman and philanthropist in Lincoln. Usher's father, also James, opened a Jewellers and Watchmakers in High Street, Lincoln in 1837. His son, James Ward, was born on 1 January 1845. Leaving school in 18 ...

(1845–1921), art jeweller and philanthropist *

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, artist: c. 1870–75 * Robert Humphreys OBE, director of Institute of Latin American Studies, 1965–74, and President of the

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, 1964–68: 1908–15 * Basil Boothroyd, humorous writer with ''

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'': c. 1921–26 *

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chief test pilot: 1922–27 *

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Edward Johnson DFC,

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of AJ-N Lancaster of the Dambuster 617 Sqn squadron, who destroyed the Eder Dam: 1923–30 * Noel Duckworth, coxed the 1934–36 Cambridge crews to victory in the Boat Race, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics GB Eight: 1924–31 * David Cartwright, Bishop of Southampton, 1984–89: 1931–38 * Steve Race (1921–2009), Home Service/Radio 4 presenter of '' My Music'': 1932–39 *Sir

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(1924–2016) CH CBE, conductor: 1935–42 *Dr

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(1925–2008) OBE, organist: 1936–43 *

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, Light Programme/Radio 2 disc jockey and first presenter of ''

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'': 1940–47 * David Robinson, arts journalist for ''

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'': 1941–48 * Michael Marshall (born 1936), Bishop of Woolwich 1975–84: 1947–54 * Colin Semper (born 1938), head of Religious Programmes 1966–69 at BBC Radio: 1949–57 *Sir David Blatherwick OBE (born 1941), UK Ambassador to

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and

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: 1952–59 *

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(1945–1999), Labour MP 1983–99 for Leeds Central: 1956–63 * Peter Day (born 1947), Home Service/Radio 4 presenter of ''In Business'': 1958–65 * Mark Byford (born 1958), BBC deputy director-general: 1969–76 * John Hurt (1940-2017), actor: c. 1952–57 (boarder)

Christ's Hospital Girls' High School

* Bridget Cracroft-Eley (née Clifton-Brown), Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire 1995–2008: 1940s * Nancy Durrell (née Myers), first wife of

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, and mother of

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, the author and ''Guardian'' crime fiction reviewer *

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Lincoln Christ's Hospital School website. Retrieved 19 November 2013

Sister school

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References

External links

Official websiteOld Lincolnians Cricket ClubEduBaseEduBase for voluntary aided school
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