St. Andrew's School (Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire)
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St. Andrew's School is a private
church school
in Huntingdonshire
, Cambridgeshire
, England
. Established as a boarding school
in 1961, it became a day school
in 1985. The former dormitories are now hostels for pupils from overseas.
. He bought the farm from Goodwin and called the School ‘Meads’ until 1882, when he named it after St Andrew, the disciple whom Jesus
had first met by the sea. In 1890 EL Browne bought the land from Revd Souper and remained headmaster for 43 years.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
church school
Parochial school
A parochial school is a school that provides religious education in addition to conventional education. In a narrower sense, a parochial school is a Christian grammar school or high school which is part of, and run by, a parish.-United Kingdom:...
in Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, 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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Established as a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in 1961, it became a day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in 1985. The former dormitories are now hostels for pupils from overseas.
History
Until 1877, when St Andrew’s was founded, the site where the school now stands was not a school but a farm known either as Colstocks Farm or Wellcombe Farm. In 1865 Colstocks Farm was bought by a Mr Goodwin, who was to found the first school on the site. In 1877 the Reverend Francis Souper came to EastbourneEastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
. He bought the farm from Goodwin and called the School ‘Meads’ until 1882, when he named it after St Andrew, the disciple whom Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
had first met by the sea. In 1890 EL Browne bought the land from Revd Souper and remained headmaster for 43 years.