The Norton Knatchbull School

The Norton Knatchbull School
Motto Benefactorum Recordatio Jucundissima Est (Latin: "Things done well make the best memories")
Established c.17th century
Type Voluntary aided grammar school[1]
Headmaster S. Staab
Chair Jill R. Humphreys[1]
Founder Sir Norton Knatchbull
Specialism Language College,[1] Science College
Location Hythe Road
Ashford
Kent
TN24 0QJ
England
Local authority Kent
DfE URN 118838
Ofsted Reports
Students 1053
Gender Boys (secondary)
Mixed (sixth form)
Ages 11–18
Houses Apps, Barrett, Burra, Harper, Knatchbull
Former names

Ashford Grammar School

The Norton Knatchbull Grammar School for Boys
Website www.nks.kent.sch.uk

The Norton Knatchbull School is a grammar school for boys located in Ashford, Kent, England. Girls are accepted into the Sixth Form. As of 2008, the school serves more than one thousand students aged 11 to 18.

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History

The Norton Knatchbull Grammar School for Boys was founded in the early seventeenth century (probably around 1630) by Sir Norton Knatchbull.[2] The school was later known as Ashford Grammar School. It is one of two Grammar Schools in Ashford.

Notable former pupils

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c The Norton Knatchbull School, Office for Standards in Education.
  2. ^ NKS Sir Norton Knatchbull. The Norton Katchbull School. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ Welch, Chris (2003). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes. Omnibus Press. pp. 118. ISBN 0711995095. "went to Ashford Grammar School" 
  4. ^ Katherine Adams (2007-08-13). "Interview: Bob Holness". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2007/02/26/bob_holness_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-24. "studied at... Ashford Grammar" 

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