Southwell Minster School
| Established | 956 A.D |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Mr Matthew Parris |
| Chair of Governors | Mr N W Turner BA(Hons)FCA |
| Location |
Nottingham Road Southwell Nottinghamshire NG25 0LG England Coordinates: 53°04′21″N 0°57′28″W / 53.0724°N 0.9579°W |
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
| DfE number | 891/4669 |
| DfE URN | 122898 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1510 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 7–19 |
| Former pupils | Old Southwellians |
| Website | The Minster School |
Southwell Minster School is a Church of England school and sixth form located in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England for children aged 8 to 18. In December 2011 the School was graded Outstanding by Ofsted, in 30 out of 31 areas, among only 3% of schools in the country. The school provides both boy and girl choristers to Southwell Minster.
The Minster School is a Church of England voluntary aided school with its roots in the 10th century. It has 400 pupils in the Sixth Form. The Junior Department was established over fifty years ago to provide free education for the choristers of Southwell Minster and has special facilities for musically gifted pupils. For twenty-five years it has also provided a Junior School curriculum for other pupils who wish to develop their abilities in a musically stimulating environment; it takes pupils from the age of seven.
Canon Blinston was the executive headteacher of the Minster School for 20 years. Canon served as the Head of Magnus School in Newark, the school with which the Minster School has joined. Mrs White was the head teacher up until December 2013. Mr C. Stevens was the acting head teacher, until Mr Matthew Parris joined the school in September 2014. He was appointed in late February 2014. The school is on Nottingham Road next to Southwell Leisure Centre.
The school was founded in 956 and is one of the oldest schools in England. From a gift of land by King Edwy to Oscytel, Archbishop of York thence was created a Chapter, a Church and a school to teach the singing boys Latin. The earliest named master, in 1313, was Henry de Hykeling. In 1547 the churchwardens petitioned Edward VI "that our Grammar School may also stand with such stipend as appertains the like, wherein our poor youth may be instructed" - his Commissioners replied "that the school is very meet and necessary to continue". In 1580 Hugh Baskafield, the Master, was discharged by the Chapter as "he had notoriously slacked and neglected his duties" while William Neep in 1716 ordered the school's rules to be written in English after abolishing the Latin version.
The 1944 Education Act determined the Governors to seek "Aided Status" to enable the school to continue to exert its inspiring influence on the generations to come as it had their forefathers. The fund-raising at that time suggested that this school's life would run from 956 A.D. to 2956 A.D. Once a selective school, known as Southwell Minster Collegiate Grammar School, and more recently until amalgamation with the local comprehensive known simply as Southwell Minster Grammar School.
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