Thetford Grammar School: Fourteen Centuries of Education
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Overview
Thetford Grammar School’s formation is shrouded in mystery, but it may date back as far as 631. First re-founded by the Bishop of Norwich in 1114, the school was revitalised following the dissolution of the monasteries, and firmly re-established by an Act of Parliament in 1610 and then by a new foundation document in 1876. A Girls’ School was set up alongside the ancient Boys’ School in 1888 and both schools spent the middle years of the twentieth century as county council grammar schools, before their re-foundation as a co-educational independent school in 1981.
Written to coincide with the 450th anniversary of Thetford Grammar School’s re-founding and drawing on the school’s archives, David Seymour discusses four and a half centuries of governance, pupils, headteachers, ushers and assistant teachers, phases of building, and the development of the curriculum.
A fully illustrated history of Thetford Grammar school, its schoolmasters, ushers, pupils and buildings.
Publishing to celebrate the 450th anniversary of this famous Norfolk school, where Thomas Paine (author of The Rights of Man) was once a pupil.
Covers the history of Thetford Grammar School, Thetford Girls’ Grammar School and the current co-educational school.
Will appeal to current and former staff, students and parents, and to those with an interest in Norfolk and/or educational history.
Introduction – The Three Ages Of The School/Foundation And Governance/Schoolmasters/Ushers/Girls’ School Foundation/Headmistresses/Assistant Masters And Mistresses/Buildings/Pupils/Staying On – Sixth Forms Develop/Curriculum/Conclusion
- Title: Thetford Grammar School: Fourteen Centuries of Education
- Author: David Seymour
- Publisher: Shire Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 64
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781784421410, 1784421413
- Resource ID: LLS:9781784421410
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T14:35:24Z
David Seymour, M.A. (Oxon), M.Phil. (UEA), was Head of History at Thetford Grammar School for three decades. As honorary archivist he managed and researched the school's archives, using them to teach the history of the school and to mount exhibitions.