Deacon's School
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Deacon's School was located in Dogsthorpe
, Peterborough
, England and was known for its rivalry with the nearby King's School
. In 2007, the school was demolished and replaced by the Thomas Deacon Academy
.
New accommodation for the school was built on Queen's Gardens in Dogsthorpe, opened in 1960 as Deacon's Grammar School. It was a voluntary aided school
with about 450 boys in the 1960s.
It became a voluntary controlled
co-educational comprehensive school in 1976. It became a grant maintained school in the 1990s and applied to become a Technology College
, becoming a specialist school in 1994. The building remained in Dogsthorpe for 47 years until the Academy was built on the same site. Administration moved from Cambridgeshire
to Peterborough in 1998.
The Deacon's School Trust, created by Thomas Deacon's will, partially funds the Academy with Perkins Engines. The school merged with John Mansfield School
on Western Avenue and the Hereward Community College (a former secondary modern school
on Reeves Way in Eastfield
) to form a £46m Academy. Plans were approved on 11 August 2004, and it was originally due to open in 2006 and cost £34m. Construction began in July 2005.
Boys' grammar school
Dogsthorpe
Dogsthorpe is a residential area and electoral ward of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service maintain a fire station, crewed day and night and equipped with Water Tender, Rescue Vehicle and Aerial Platform, on Dogsthorpe...
, Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, England and was known for its rivalry with the nearby King's School
The King's School, Peterborough
The King's School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England comprehensive secondary school in Peterborough, England. On the 1st January 2011, the School became an academy and changed its name from 'The King's School, Peterborough'...
. In 2007, the school was demolished and replaced by the Thomas Deacon Academy
Thomas Deacon Academy
The Thomas Deacon Academy is an academy located in Peterborough, England. Built by contractors Laing O'Rourke to a design by Foster and Partners and Buro Happold, the academy's construction began in June 2005, and it opened to students in September 2007...
.
History
The school opened in 1721 as Mr. Deacon's Charity School in Cowgate. In his will, Thomas Deacon, a successful wool merchant, provided for the creation of a school for 20 poor boys. In the 1830s, Deacon's School merged with The Island School for Girls, which had been established by a Mrs Island in her will.New accommodation for the school was built on Queen's Gardens in Dogsthorpe, opened in 1960 as Deacon's Grammar School. It was a voluntary aided school
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
with about 450 boys in the 1960s.
It became a voluntary controlled
Voluntary controlled school
A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school...
co-educational comprehensive school in 1976. It became a grant maintained school in the 1990s and applied to become a Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
, becoming a specialist school in 1994. The building remained in Dogsthorpe for 47 years until the Academy was built on the same site. Administration moved from Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
to Peterborough in 1998.
The Deacon's School Trust, created by Thomas Deacon's will, partially funds the Academy with Perkins Engines. The school merged with John Mansfield School
John Mansfield School
John Mansfield School was located in the Dogsthorpe area of Peterborough, England. The school opened in the 1950s, when the estate had just been completed, and was originally an all-girls school for those who failed the 11+. In 1957, it became a mixed school opened to all student form year 7 to...
on Western Avenue and the Hereward Community College (a former secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
on Reeves Way in Eastfield
Eastfield, Peterborough
Eastfield is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. For electoral purposes it comprises the main part of Peterborough East ward. As of 2001 this has a resident population of 8,424...
) to form a £46m Academy. Plans were approved on 11 August 2004, and it was originally due to open in 2006 and cost £34m. Construction began in July 2005.
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, footballer
Boys' grammar school
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