Hull Grammar School
| Motto | Floreat Nostra Schola |
|---|---|
| Established | c. 1330 |
| Closed | 2015 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Location |
Cottingham Road Hull East Riding of Yorkshire HU5 2DL England Coordinates: 53°46′05″N 0°21′43″W / 53.768120°N 0.362070°W |
| Local authority | Hull |
| Staff | 100+ |
| Students | 1200+ |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Wilberforce, Marvell, Alcock, and Gee (Named after famous men associated with the school) |
| Colours | Red and Black |
Hull Grammar School was a secondary school in Hull, England, founded around 1330 and endowed in 1486 by Dr. John Alcock. In 1988, with the loss of its sixth form, it was renamed the William Gee School for Boys. In 2001 the latter merged with the girls-only Amy Johnson High School as Endeavour High School, before closing permanently in 2015.
Hull Grammar School was founded around 1330 and was endowed by Dr. John Alcock (Bishop of Rochester, Worcester, and Ely, and afterwards Lord Chancellor of England; founder of Jesus College, Cambridge) in 1479. The School flourished till its revenues were seized under the Chantries Act of 1547. The people of Hull objected and eventually re-established the school. In 1586 the school was declared, by inquisition, the property of the Crown. In the following year Queen Elizabeth I gave the school house, the garden, and other tenements, "formerly given to superstitious uses," to Luke Thurcross, the then mayor, and others. He, in 1604, being the only survivor of those who had obtained this grant, gave his interest in the school and gardens to four trustees for the use of the mayor and burgesses for ever. The appointment of masters was now in the hands of the Corporation, and by the charter of James I, the right of presentation was secured to them. An exhibition of £40 to Cambridge University was given to the School by Thomas Bury in 1627, and augmented by Thomas Ferries in 1630. Another scholarship of £60 a year at Clare College, Cambridge, founded by Alexander Metcalf. Amongst the eminent men who were masters of this school were the Rev. Andrew Marvell, M.A., the father of the patriot; the Rev. John Clarke, the translator of Suetonius and Sallust; and the Rev. Joseph Milner, author of the 'History of the Church.' In 1892 the endowments produce about £80 a year, for which the master taught the Classics free, but the scholars paid for other subjects, under Town Council regulations.
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