Stafford Grammar School - 1785-249752

Stafford Grammar School is a mixed independent day school at Burton Manor, located on the outskirts of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire. Founded in 1982, the school inhabits a building built by the famous Victorian architect Augustus Pugin.HistoryThe school was founded in 1982 decided to establish a selective, independent school to provide a liberal education with the ethos and quality of a grammar school in response to the merger of the town's grammar schools to form the comprehensive King Edward VI High School.Chosen to house the school was a Victorian manor house, originally designed and built for the Whitgreave family by Augustus Pugin. Pugin was and remains famous for his pivotal role in the Gothic Revival, his work on churches, and the British Houses of Parliament. Initially this property was leased but the school now has full ownership of the house and attendant 50acre of grounds. Still intact are many of the original design features such as the integrated chapel and the folly, neither of which are currently in use.In September 1982, in a leased building, the School was officially opened by its first patron the Right Honourable, the Earl of Shrewsbury. Dr J R Garrood, the founder Headmaster began his first day with 17 pupils and 3 part-time teachers. Since then, the School has grown to over 400 pupils and obtained ownership of its buildings and grounds.The main school building is a fine Victorian manor house designed by Augustus Pugin and originally owned by the Whitgreave family. Set in 38 acres of grounds there are facilities for all major team sports as well as floodlit tennis courts. Recent building additions include the Sports and Music Centre extension (2004), Sixth Form Centre, Science and Stafford Preparatory School (2007), 16 acres of additional sports fields (2008) and a new School Shop (2008).

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