Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational

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in Stockport,

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. Founded in 1487 by former

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, it is the second oldest in the North of England, after

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, and a member of the

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History

Foundation

The school was founded in 1487 by Sir

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whose will provided for a school and a small chapel in St Mary's Church in Stockport and funds to maintain a priest to chant masses and teach grammar. Alexander Lowe, the mayor of Stockport, left the school a permanent home in Chestergate in his will. The school became increasingly successful with pupils being accepted at the ancient universities of

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and St Andrews, while the curriculum became increasingly broad with the rudiments of Greek joining a study of Latin, the Christian religion, writing in English and arithmetic.Stockport Grammar School , Stockport Grammar School
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met to discuss the possibility of transferring the school to a different site, new buildings open where Greek Street meets New Wellington Road. As well as paying for the building, the Goldsmiths also increased the salaries of the headmaster and usher and paid the running costs.

Current site on Buxton Road

The Greek Street building became unsuitable for the demands of a modern school, and the school was relocated in 1915 to its present site and was inaugurated on 29 January 1916 by the chairman of the Cheshire county council.

Move to coeducation

In 1980, girls were admitted to the school. Following the government’s decision in 1974 to phase out the direct grant status of schools such as Stockport over a seven-year period commencing in 1976, the school would become independent and the Stopfordian Trust was launched to provide bursaries that were increasingly being requested by entrance exam candidates. By 1978, the school had over 600 pupils and in 1979 the convent site was acquired.

The school site

The Mile End buildings 1916-1980

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The construction of the present buildings took twenty months. The exterior of the West Front has remained virtually unchanged since the time. The Hallam Hall, seen from across the Old Quad below was named after the Mayor of Stockport and major benefactor Ephraim Hallam. This was originally the School’s Assembly Hall and later the main library but due to the expansion of the School site, which included a new, multi-resource 14000 book library, the hall was converted into an entertainments room. The main school building was constructed with a Victorian

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style of architecture, drawing similar appearances to that of Keble College, Oxford, which incidentally was built during the same time period. Other buildings which have been constructed since then have mostly remained continuous with the general style of the main site, particularly the muted red brick and distinctive yellow limestone bands which feature heavily on the main building.

Post-1980 Expansion

Since becoming co-educational in 1980 the school has developed and grown rapidly. Acquisition of the adjacent convent school site, which is now the English and music block, allowed the enclosure of the playing fields and the creation of several footballs and rugby pitches, as well as the inheritance of the convent's swimming pool. In 1997 land was bought to extend the junior school, and in 2001 a new sports and technology centre was built featuring a gymnasium and sports hall. Food technology and textiles technology classrooms were also erected. The building further includes a design technology workshop with equipment able to perform computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture. The sports hall also holds an indoor climbing wall named after alumnus mountaineer

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. In September 2005 a new library and learning resource centre was opened with less than a dozen books, and also new physics labs and an information technology suite. A nursery was opened in 2006. With the purchase of the playing fields at Dialstone Lane, the school site expanded its site to almost 60 acres, one of the largest in

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New Woodsmoor building 2013-

In 2011, planning permission was received to erect a new teaching block on the Woodsmoor side of the site, to replace the Woodsmoor hall and laboratories that were demolished in 2010. The build was completed in June 2012, and the "black and white tower" and classics block were demolished later that year.

Extracurricular Activities

The school offers over 200 extracurricular activities to its pupils, with the Independent Schools Inspectorate rating the school's extracurricular provision as "outstanding" in 2011.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The school is its own

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operating authority. In 2010, the school issued its 1000th Duke of Edinburgh Award, a milestone which was marked by the visit of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

Model United Nations

SGS's Model United Nations programme was founded by Tim Woffenden. In 1985 SGS was honoured to represent the USSR at the 40th anniversary MUN conference held at Central Hall, Westminster, to celebrate the first United Nations General Assembly, which was held there. In 1990 the SGS delegation, led by ambassador Robert Hartley, won the best delegation award at The Hague MUN, the world's largest. The school has hosted a biennial

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(MUN) conference since March 2006. At 2008's conference, Labour MP and former home secretary

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was the school's guest speaker. At 2012's conference, Senior Liberal Democrat MP, Andrew Stunell was the guest speaker. Pupils have also attended MUN conferences in many locations, including Yale, Belfast, Edinburgh, Paris, Genoa, Bath and Cambridge.

Expeditions

The school runs a series of expeditions for Sixth Formers every two years to places such as

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, Rwanda and in 2015 an expedition to Bolivia &

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. In 2017, an expedition took 41 students to

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. Pupils participate in planning the trips and manage their own finances, accommodation, food and transportation.

House System

The school has four houses – Arden, Nicholson, Vernon, and Warren – into which all pupils are divided for the purposes of competitive sport and quizzes. Each year all four house compete for both the Fallow Shield (sporting success) and the Brown Cup (academic success). The houses encourage integration of all pupils into school life. Sport is not the only competitive activity for the houses, there is also chess and the competition of gaining the highest charitable amount.

Origin of the Houses

The four Houses were created initially in 1924 for competition in games and athletics with the undistinguished names of North, South, East and West. These were replaced in 1949 with rather more appropriate names of distinguished local families associated with the School in the past.

Arden

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. Subsequent marriages constantly added to the Arderne estate until they included a great part of

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, Werneth, Offerton, Stockport and

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in the

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. John Ardern (who changed the spelling of the family name), an Old Stopfordian, went to St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1728 and later became

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and his son Richard Pepper Arden was appointed as

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with the title Lord Alvanley at the end of the 18th century. The Ardens had two local residences. Their town house was Underbank Hall, a fine half-timbered mansion (now the National Westminster Bank) and Harden Hall which once commanded a moated in

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Nicholson

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district. Their names occur frequently in the early Parish Registers which were first begun in 1584. Their main home was Wood Hall, Sandy Lane. The family originated in Cumberland (

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) and, after a century or two at Reddish, the main branch moved on to become landowners in

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, but left behind numerous relatives. William Nicholson, born probably in 1561 was a former Master of the School. He attend

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in June 1581, then changed to Jesus College, where he took his B.A. in 1585 and M.A. in 1588. No-one can say when he was appointed Master of Stockport Grammar School because the records of the

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’ Company are missing from 1579 to 1592, but it is likely to be 1587, after the death of Francis Low. He died in office and was buried at Stockport in September 1597. He was a man of substance, his will showing connections with other county families. He left money to pay for an “Usher” or assistant in the School as well as dictionaries and other books, which would of course be valuable in those days.

Vernon

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. William de Vernon arrived in England at the time of the

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and was granted lands in the

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under the patronage of

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. His son Richard was created a medieval Baron and settled at Shipbrook, near Northwich, Cheshire. Branches of the family flourished and its influence spread beyond Cheshire over the following centuries, partly as a result of judicious inter marriage. They were large benefactors of the School around the time of its founding, and out of the four houses, have the longest historic association with Stockport Grammar School.

Warren

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. The Warrens of

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were for centuries benefactors of the School. Sir Edward Warren, Baron of Stockport, gave additional increments to the Masters of the School over and above the salary paid by the

. He was

in 1598. John and Edward Warren in 1705 arranged for a payment out of the manorial rates to be given to the Schoolmaster and Edward Warren, Lord of the Manor of Stockport in 1711 gave a considerable area of Great Moor to provide a permanent income for the Schoolmaster, the Mayor of the Town and the poor. Hugh Warren, 1669 - 1733, son of Judge Warren and brother of Edward, benefactor, attended the School under Headmaster Timothy Dobson M.A. as did doubtless other Warren of whom records now remain. The Warrens lived at Poynton Hall of which nothing now exists. Their town house was Millgate Hall, a fine Tudor mansion in Newbridge lane taken down in 1927. Warren house are the current holders of the Fallow Shield.

Publications

''The Stopfordian''

The school's annual publication is ''The Stopfordian'', now a full-colour comprehensive review of the school year, which was first published in 1929. This makes ''The Stopfordian'' one of the longest-running school publications in the United Kingdom. A predecessor, named simply ''Stockport Grammar School Magazine'', dates back to 1899.

Taking Stock

The school has published Taking Stock, a short glossy newsletter rounding up recent news and photographs, every term since 1996.

''Old Stops' Review''

''Old Stops' Review'', a new annual magazine containing news from ex-pupils, was first published in 2011.

Old Stopfordians

Former pupils are known as "Old Stopfordians", not to be confused with simply Stopfordians (the demonym of Stockport being "Stopfordian"), or the former pupils of

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, who are also known as Old Stopfordians. Pupils automatically become members of the Old Stopfordians Association on leaving the school. The association runs regular reunions and there is a strong network of Old Stopfordians who provide careers advice, work experience and support to current pupils. The association also run a number of social occasions during the year, including an annual dinner, and its members are encouraged to attend several of the school's regular events, including its founder's day and Christmas carol services.

Stopfordians Lacrosse Club

The Old Stopfordians' Association operate Stopfordians

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Club, who currently play in the North of England Men's Lacrosse Association Premier 2 division. The team play their home games at Disley Amalgamated Sports Club.Lacrosse
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* Marianne Elliott (1966-),

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* Chris Jones (1982-), English

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and the first stored-program digital computer

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