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Brief History of
Farnham
Grammar School traced its roots to the year 1560, during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I. That is the date of an historical record of the application for a
licence to build a school at Farnham, in the
During
the 17th century, it is recorded that the school received various gifts and bequests.
The school was housed in West Street, Farnham until 1906, when, following the
1902 Education Act by which funding of grammar schools was given to
newly-created Local Education Authorities, new premises were built on
approximately 6 acres of land in Morley Road. Until the introduction of the
Common Entrance Examination under the 1944 Education Act, entrance to the
school was subject to the payment of fees or by scholarships awarded on merit.
A school prospectus from the 1920s makes interesting reading (click here).
Farnham
Grammar School ceased to exist as such in September 1973 when, with the
introduction of educational reforms, the premises were taken over by
This
was a school with a rich history that achieved great success in educating boys
from the rural area that it served. The boys who passed through the school came
from a wide variety of backgrounds. Educational standards and academic
achievements were always good by the norms of the period and the school taught
a stream of pupils who went on to considerable achievement in many fields of
human endeavour.