Conyers' School

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Conyers School
Image:Conyers school crest.jpg
Motto	Perseverando (By perseverance)
Established	1590
Type	Comprehensive community school
Religious affiliation	Secular
Headteacher	John Morgan
Deputy Heads'	John Downs, Louise Spellman, Bob Whittingham
Chair of Governors	Andrew Cuthbertson
Specialism	Maths and Computing College
Location	Green Lane Yarm Stockton-on-Tees North Yorkshire TS15 9ET England
LEA	Stockton-on-Tees
Ofsted number	111730
Students	1,382.5
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11 to 18
Website	http://www.conyers.stockton.sch.uk

Conyers School is a mixed comprehensive school and sixth-form in the town of Yarm, England. It is run by Stockton-on-Tees borough council.

1 History
2 Present day
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The Free Grammar School was founded in 1590 by Thomas Conyers of Egglescliffe, who was issued letters patent by Queen Elizabeth I to found a grammar school in the parish of Yarm. The original Free Grammar School of Thomas Conyers was in the grounds of Yarm Parish Church, but transferred to a site off The Spital in 1884. In the 1970s, the school moved to its present site on Green Lane when it became a comprehensive school. The site at The Spital became the fee-paying Yarm School.^[1]

[edit] Present day

The school catchment area covers the parish of Yarm and the surrounding villages including Kirklevington, as well as part of Ingleby Barwick. Conyers has approximately 1200 pupils in the lower school and 200 in the sixth form, with pupils studying for GCSE and GCE A-level examinations. Students are also able to study certain NVQ and BTEC courses. The current headmaster is Mr John Morgan.^[2] Conyers currently has an excellent sixth form, and is placed with in the top range of sixth forms in the local area. Conyers has a football team which has reached semi final and quarter finals of the English School Boys National Cup in consecutive years.