Adcote School
| Adcote School for Girls | |
|---|---|
Little Ness , , SY4 2JY England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding school and [girls school] |
| Motto | Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra "Without the Lord, everything is in vain" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1907 |
| Founder | Amy Gough |
| Chair of Governors | Maggie Langdale |
| Headmistress | Victoria Taylor |
| Staff | 60 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 7 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 222 (80 boarders) |
| Houses | Glenmore Haughton Innage |
| Colour(s) | Navy , Light Blue, White |
| Chaplain | Rev Lucinda Burns |
| Former pupils | Adcotians |
| Website | www |
Adcote School is a non-selective
As of April 2016, the school is owned by IQ Education (IQE), a Chinese backed education company based in Birmingham. The school transferred from a charity to a limited company status, managed by IQ Schools Group. The school is a sister school to Myddelton College in Denbigh, owned by the same company.[2]
The school is a member of the Girls School Association, the Independent Schools Association (ISA) and the Independent Schools Council. On 26 February 2021, the school won the 'ISA Senior School of the Year Award'.[3][4]
History
The school was founded on 18 January 1907 by Mrs Amy Gough, with two-day pupils and five boarders in Glenmore House in the village of Doseley near Wellington, Shropshire.[citation needed] The school grew quickly and the roll was thirty-one after two years. In 1915 the school moved into the larger Innage House in Shifnal. The numbers of boarders doubled and two years later a second boarding house was needed.
In 1919 the school moved again to a Georgian mansion in Shifnal called Haughton Hall,[5] with room for 45 boarders and staff.
In 1926 the Old Girls Association was established. In 1927 a private company was formed for the purchase of Adcote in
By 1937 the numbers had risen again and the following year plans were drawn up to convert the stables and other outbuildings into classrooms, music rooms and laboratories. The
In 2007 the school celebrated its centenary.[8] Recent developments include the increased provision of ICT facilities, the refurbishment of the boarding accommodation and a new multi-fuel heating system for the school. The school roll has considerably grown in size in recent years, both in boarding and day pupils.[9]
Adcote Hall
The medieval 'vill' or settlement of Addecote has had a written history since
The house was designed by the architect
Alfred Darby II inherited the house from his mother. Alfred (1850–1925) was the final family link to Coalbrookdale: he was chairman of the company from 1886 until his death, and thus the Darby's long and illustrious history in the regional and national industrial revolution ended. His son, Lieutenant Maurice Darby was killed in 1915 during the First World War and is buried in Little Ness.[15] In his memory in 2015, Adcote School opened the Maurice Darby Scholarships for five-day girls from Shropshire "able to display exceptional leadership skills", worth up to 100 per cent of fees.[16]
Upon Alfred's death the house was sold to the Adcote School Trust. Adcote was converted to a boarding school in 1927. The original stable and coach houses have been converted into classrooms, science laboratories and the Junior School.
Previous Headmasters and Headmistresses of Adcote
| Years |
Headmasters / Headmistresses |
|---|---|
| (1907–1946) | Amy Gough |
| (1946–1972) | Doris Gough |
| (1972–1978) | Mary Norman |
| (1978–1997) | Susan Cecchet |
| (1997–2001) | Angela Read |
| (2002–2004) | Robin Case |
| (2004–2007) | Deborah Hammond |
| (2007–2009) | Ryan Jervis OBE |
| (2009-2016) | Gary Wright |
| (2016–2023) | Diane Browne |
| (2023-) | Victoria Taylor |
Amy Gough and Doris Gough were mother and daughter.
In April 2016 Gary Wright left the school and the Acting Head for the Summer Term 2016 was Naomi Prichard.
Diane Browne joined the school as Headmistress in 2016.[17]
Notable former pupils
Former students of Adcote are referred to as Old Adcotians.
- Marit Allen (1941-2007), fashion editor and film costume designer noted for her work on the film Mrs Doubtfire (in which she reportedly based the mask worn by Robin Williams upon Adcote School's founder, Amy Gough)[18]
- Barbara Hicks, actor[19]
- Rosalind Hudson, Bletchley Park codebreaker[20]
- Jane Dillon, designer, educator and artist[21][22]
See also
References
- ^ "Adcote School for Girls – Reviews, Rankings, Reports, Stats & News 2011/2012". Independentschools.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Home". myddeltoncollege.com.
- ^ https://www.isaschools.org.uk/resource/congratulations-to-the-isa-awards-2020-winners.html
- ^ https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2021/03/10/adcote-wins-senior-school-of-the-year-award/
- ISSN 0143-5175
- ^ "Aston Hall Oswestry:: OS grid SJ3227 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland – photograph every grid square!". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=528407&SubsidiaryNumber=0 Charity Commission Entry
- ^ ISBN 0-9512414-0-0Published by the Adcote Old Girls' Association, 1987.]
- ^ "Adcote School for Girls". Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. p166. Published for the Society by George Bell and Sons, 1981
- ^ "Secret Shropshire – Adcote, near Nesscliff". Search.secretshropshire.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ISBN 0-7112-2688-1
- ^ "Adcote School". Touruk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ISBN 0-300-12083-4
- ^ MAURICE ALFRED ALEXANDER CWGC casualty record for Lt Maurice Darby.
- ^ "Scholarships offer at Adcote". Shropshire Star. 8 January 2015. p. 25.Education supplement.
- ^ "New headteacher for Adcote School".
- ^ "Obituary: Marit Allen". The Guardian. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- Independent.co.uk. 18 November 2013. Archivedfrom the original on 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Rosalind Hudson".
- ^ "Nest.co.uk". Nest.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Jane Dillon & Tom Grieves, Studio Dillon". CHURCHart. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
Further reading
- The History of Adcote School, Rachel Lowe, 1987; ISBN 0-9512414-0-0