Parmiter's Grammar School
| Motto |
Nemo Sibi Nascitur (Latin: "No one is born unto himself alone") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1722 and 1887 in Bethnal Green 1977 in current site |
| Type | Academy |
| Headmaster | Nick Daymond |
| Chair of Governors | Mrs J Glossop |
| Founder | Thomas Parmiter |
| Location |
High Elms Lane Garston Hertfordshire WD25 0UU England 51°42′11″N 0°23′20″W / 51.703°N 0.389°WCoordinates: 51°42′11″N 0°23′20″W / 51.703°N 0.389°W |
| DfE URN | 136899 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 80 teaching, 50 support |
| Students | 260 (Sixth Form) 1237 (total) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colours | Burgundy , Sky Blue , White and Navy Blue |
| Website | www.parmiters.herts.sch.uk |
Parmiter's School is a co-educational state comprehensive school with academy status in Garston, Hertfordshire on the outskirts of North West London, England with a long history. Although the school admits pupils of all abilities it is partially selective. It is currently the most oversubscribed school in Hertfordshire, and has often been recognised by the DfES for being one of the highest performing schools in the country by value added and score as a mixed ability school.
Thomas Parmiter was a wealthy silk merchant in East London, who died in 1681. He left two farms in southwest Suffolk in his will to provide £30 per annum for six almshouses and £100 per annum for "one free school house or room for ten poor children" in Bethnal Green, London. Mrs Elizabeth Carter donated land for the school and an annual income of £10, while William Lee donated £100 for the building of a school house and a further annual £10. The building in St John Street (now Grimsby Street) was completed in 1722. Over the years the Trustees of Thomas Parmiter's Estate looked after its investments carefully. A notably prescient move was the purchase in 1723 of property in Cambridge Heath using money lent by Edward Mayhew.
By 1730 the school accommodated 30 boys, growing to 50 in 1809. In 1839 it moved to new premises in Gloucester Street (now Parmiter Street) after the original site was acquired by the Eastern Counties Railway. Unfortunately these buildings were destroyed by bombing during World War II. Peter Renvoize left the foundation the sum of £500 on his death in 1842.
In 1870, the Great Eastern Railway acquired most of the Cambridge Heath property for the sum of £27,000. The Charity Commission, acting under the Endowed Schools Act 1869, forced a new constitution on the foundation, directing one third of the income to the almshouses and two thirds to the school, which was by this time providing secondary education to 70 boys. Fees were to be introduced, with 40 foundation scholarships for boys from St Matthew's parish, Bethnal Green.
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