| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School |
| Place | Ashbourne |
| Epithet | school |
| Dates | 1585- |
| History | Following a petition by leading inhabitants of Ashbourne and neighbouring area, including Sir Thomas Cokayne, on 17 July 1585 the people of Ashbourne were granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I for the founding of a Free Grammar School on land granted by the Queen. It ordained that the offices of schoolmaster and under-master be established, that there be a governing body of 3 governors and 12 assistants (with provision for the filling of vacancies), that the governing body make statutes and ordnances, and that it has the use of common seal. The charter cost £28 12s.
The school later became an academy school for 11–18 year olds. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Ashbourne; Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School; 1585-; school |
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