John Beddoes School
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| Motto: | virtue, discipline and learning |
| Established: | 1565 |
| Type: | Mixed non-selective comprehensive |
| Students: | 580 |
| Location: | Presteigne, Wales, United Kingdom |
| School website: | Official school site |
John Beddoes School is a Secondary or Comprehensive school for boys and girls. The school is based on one site in the town of Presteigne. It has a complement of approximately 580 pupils aged 11 – 18 years[1]. It has a largely rural catchment area in east Radnorshire including the towns and villages of Presteigne, Knighton, Bucknell, Shropshire, Beguildy, Bedstone, Gladestry and Whitton.
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[edit] Foundation
Founded in 1565 it is the second oldest Grammar School in Wales. It was founded by John Beddoes - a wealthy woollen manufacturer who provided for the establishment of a Free Grammar School to bring up the youth ... in virtue, discipline and learning. The school was to be maintained from the rents of local properties.
John Beddoes endowed the school with the rent from “Bell Meadow” to pay the ringer. He stipulated that should the Curfew cease to be rung then the school should be closed and the financial endowment revert to his heirs. With financial help from the composer Mike Oldfield the tradition continues today.
The school moved to its current site on Broadaxe Lane in 1907
John Beddoes Grammar School and Knighton Secondary Modern School amalgamated in 1970 to form the current Comprehensive school.
[edit] Alumni
- Former world-champion bowls player, Rob Weale
- Motorcyclist, Chaz Davies
[edit] See also
[edit] Headmaster and teachers
Welsh schools are no longer included in Education League Tables but figures are available for 2001[2].
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Welsh Assembly. Retrieved on 19 February 2007.
- ^ BBC. Retrieved on 19 February 2007.
