St Bees School

St Bees School
Address
Map
Wood Lane

, ,
CA27 0DS

England
Coordinates54°29′40″N 3°35′33″W / 54.4944°N 3.5925°W / 54.4944; -3.5925
Information
TypePublic school
Private day and boarding
MottoLatin: Ingredere ut proficias
(Enter so that you may make progress[1])
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1583; 441 years ago (1583)
(reformed 2015–2018)
FounderArchbishop Edmund Grindal
Department for Education URN145292 Tables
HeadmasterAndrew Keep [2]
Years offered712
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18[2]
Enrollment116 [3]
HousesBega
Foundation
Elizabeth
Grindal
PublicationThe Hive
School feesUp to £33,600 per year
Former PupilsOld St. Beghians
Websitestbeesschool.co.uk

St Bees School is a co-educational fee-charging school, located in the West Cumbrian village of St Bees, England.

In 1583, it was founded by Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a free grammar school for boys. The school remained small, with fewer than 40 pupils, until the expansions of the Victorian era. Paid for by mineral revenues and helped by the arrival of railway, by the First World War there were 300 pupils.

The 1930s saw a large decrease in numbers due to the Great Depression. However, the numbers rose again during World War II, and this was followed by an era of further expansion.

In 1978, the school became co-educational.[4]

On 13 March 2015, it was announced by the school governors that due to falling pupil numbers the school would close in summer 2015.

In a partnership with Full Circle Education Group, the school reopened on 6 September 2018. Numbers at the school have continued to increase, and as of 2024, there are over 100 students.

  1. ^ "St. Bees Village Website – School History". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "St. Bees School". Get information about schools. DfE. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "St Bees School grows to 101 students" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Independent Schools Inspectorate – St Bees Report" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2011.