| Motto | Christ me Spede |
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| Established | 1877 |
| Type | Independent School, Day & Boarding |
| Headmistress | Mrs Yvonne Powell |
| Location | St. Martin's Stamford Lincolnshire PE9 2LL England |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Red and navy blue |
| Publication | The High School Herald |
| Website | Stamford High School |
Stamford High School is an English girls' Independent School situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England on St Martins.
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Stamford High School provides education for girls aged 11 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13). Sixth Form teaching is carried out jointly with Stamford School as of 2000. Currently there are 642 girls (588 day, 54 boarding) attending the school. The school belongs to the Stamford Endowed Schools which also includes Stamford School and Stamford Junior School.
The school is non-denominational but there is religious education and an assembly on Monday and Tuesday afternoons for all pupils.
The school was founded in 1877 and is still located on its original site on the south side of the River Welland.
The funds for the foundation of the High School and the further endowment of the existing boys' school were appropriated from the endowment of Browne's Hospital by Act of Parliament in 1871. This trust had originally been established for the relief of poverty by William Browne (died 1489), a wealthy wool merchant and alderman of the town.
There is also a house system with houses named after famous heroines - Cavell, Beale, Anderson and Eliot. On Thursdays there is a house assembly in which each house hosts its own assembly, and there are a variety of competitions including Sports Day, Cross Country, Music, Spelling, and Drama. The school also has a House Music Competition held in the Autumn term of every year.
The school's crest is common throughout the three schools; Stamford School, Stamford High School and Stamford Junior School. It is an image of a stork with wings displayed on a wool bale over the motto + me spede, meaning Christ me spede. The emblem was adopted from medieval wool merchant, William Browne, after Stamford School had been re-endowed by Browne's Charity in 1873. (The stork is supposed to be a rebus on his wife, Margaret's maiden name of Stoke). The current form was designed by Nelson Dawson. The crest is worn on the breast pocket of the blazer, and is a full colour image. Each of the four houses has a specially designed house badge which is worn on the left lapel of the blazer, along with half house colours badges, sports colours and other achievement badges. Full house colours are represented by a stripe in the colour of the house sewn across the breast pocket of the blazer. Girls in Years 7-11 wear a long navy blue pleated skirt, a white long or short sleeved v-neck blouse with the school crest on the breast, the school blazer and an optional navy blue jumper with a red stripe, all purchased from the school shop. Girls in the 6th form wear a mid-calf length skirt, a white shirt and a variety of different ties depending on their rank (there is a common tie for year 12, and prefects/house prefects/subject prefects all wear different ties in year 13).
Within these walls of grey
How much do we gather,
Friendship and laughter gay -
Gifts indeed:
Strength of limb and fingers' skill,
Cultured mind, undaunted will,
Hoping and praying still -
Christ me spede.
Then, in return to thee
Our service we offer,
Our love and loyalty
In word and deed,
Time and thought and energy
These will we render thee;
We will be true to thee,
Christ us spede.
Oh, Thou, to whom we pray,
Christ spede us in all things,
Help us from day to day,
In our need.
Give us then that virtue rare
Courage to do and dare;
Grant us our humble prayer -
Christ me spede.
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