Derby School

Derby School
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Coordinates52°55′13″N 1°28′36″W / 52.9202°N 1.4766°W / 52.9202; -1.4766
Information
TypeGrammar school
MottoVita Sine Literis Mors
(Life without Learning is Death)
Establishedc. 1160; 864 years ago (1160)
refounded 1554
FoundersWalkelin and Goda
Closed1989
HousesGately's, Tanner's, Fuller's, and Grimes'
PublicationThe Derbeian
Former pupilsOld Derbeians

Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands from 1160 to 1989. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries. For most of that time it was a grammar school for boys. The school became co-educational and comprehensive in 1972 and was closed in 1989. In 1994 a new independent school called Derby Grammar School for boys was founded.