The King's School, Ottery St Mary
| Motto | Schola Regia De Ottery |
|---|---|
| Established | 1335 and 1545 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Miss Faith Jarrett |
| Founders | John Grandisson (1335), Henry VIII (1545) |
| Location |
Barrack Road Ottery St Mary Devon EX11 1RA England Coordinates: 50°45′01″N 3°17′34″W / 50.75032°N 3.29266°W |
| DfE number | 878/4005 |
| DfE URN | 136673 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 100 |
| Students | 1100 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Coleridge Kennaway Patteson Raleigh |
| Website | www |
The King's School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a grammar school by Henry VIII in 1545. It became a comprehensive school in 1982, and an academy in 2011. The school's pupils are mainly drawn from its five feeder primaries in the surrounding area: Ottery St Mary primary school, West Hill Primary School, Payhembury Church of England Primary School, Feniton Church of England Primary School and Tipton St John Church of England Primary School.
The school has access to facilities shared with the public, the Colin Tooze Sports Centre. Faith K Jarrett became headteacher in 2004, succeeding Roger A Fetherstone.
The King's School is an 11-18 secondary school with just over 1100 students and 100 staff. In 1335, Bishop John de Grandisson bought the manor of Ottery St Mary from the Dean and Chapter of Rouen who had owned it since 1061. He obtained a royal licence from Edward III to found his College of Secular Canons and established a choir school in Ottery St Mary in 1335 for eight boys and a Master of Grammar. The school did not start very promisingly in 1337 with the members of the choir-school being accused of "dissolute and insolent behaviour in the parish". Grandisson being a disciplinarian, flogging was the punishment, but this had no effect and consequently the boys were heavily fined for every day's absence from the choir. For over two hundred years the canons carried out Bishop Grandisson's instructions and the choir school boys were educated.
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