St Bees School
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St Bees School is a co-educational fee-charging school of the English public school tradition, located in West Cumbrian village of St Bees, England.
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St Bees School | |
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Address | |
Wood Lane , , CA27 0DS England | |
Coordinates | 54.4944°N 3.5925°W / 54.4944; -3.5925 |
Information | |
Type | Public school Private day and boarding |
Motto | Latin: Ingredere ut proficias (Enter so that you may make progress[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1583; 441 years ago (1583) (reformed 2015–2018) |
Founder | Archbishop Edmund Grindal |
Department for Education URN | 145292 Tables |
Headmaster | Robin Silk [2] |
Years offered | 7 – 12 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18[2] |
Enrollment | 101 [3] |
Houses | Bega Foundation Elizabeth Grindal |
Publication | The Hive |
School fees | £12,975 |
Former Pupils | Old St. Beghians |
Website | www |
It was founded in 1583 by Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a free grammar school for boys. The school remained small, with fewer than 40 pupils, until the expansions of the Victorian era. Paid for by mineral revenues, and helped by the arrival of railway, by the First World War there were 300 pupils.
The 1930s saw a large decrease in numbers due to the Great Depression. However,the numbers rose again during World War II, and this was followed by an era of further expansion.
In 1978, the school became co-educational.[4]
On Friday 13 March 2015, it was announced by the school governors that due to falling pupil numbers the school would close in summer 2015.
The school reopened on 6 September 2018 in a partnership with Full Circle Education Group. Numbers at the school have continued to increase; as of 2022 there are over 90 students.