CONYERS' SCHOOL

'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.

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History

Present day

References

External links

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]

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 has a football team which has reached semi final and quarter finals of the English School Boys National Cup in consecutive years.

References

1. YARM: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890 ''
2. Conyers School

External links

★ School website

★ BBC league table