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Corporate NameDerby School (formerly Free Grammar School), Derby
PlaceDerby
EpithetSchool
HistoryDerby School, formerly the Free Grammar School, Derby, was founded by Walter Durdant, Bishop of Lichfield and William de Barba Aprilis in 1160, re-founded by Queen Mary in 1554 and given to the Corporation of Derby. Prior to 1862, the school was held in a small building close to St. Peter's church. In that year St. Helen's, the residence of Lord Belper, was purchased by the Corporation and public subscription and the school removed there. Buildings were added in 1872 to commemorate a visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the school was further enlarged in 1892. In 1905 the governing body of the school was reorganised. By this time the school was run as a day school.
Authorised Form of NameDerby; Derby School (formerly Free Grammar School), Derby; School

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