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Mount Grace School
Mount Grace School
Address
	Quakers Lane; Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1EZ; England
Coordinates	51°42′11″N 0°11′01″W / 51.70305°N 0.18360°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Latin: Res Non Verba; (Deeds Not Words)
Established	1954
Local authority	Hertfordshire
Specialist	Business and Enterprise College
Department for Education URN	137224 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Geeta Patel
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	611
Website	http://www.mountgrace.org.uk/

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Mount Grace School is a coeducational academy secondary school based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire in England. It has 20 acres (8 ha) of grounds.^[2] It is one of the earliest (1954) purpose built comprehensive schools in the UK.

History

Mount Grace was originally a manor house built by the photographer Roger Fenton around 1853; it was named after his wife Grace.^[3] In 1949 the manor house was used as a children's home and in 1954 the school itself was built.

Local football

Potters Bar Town F.C. (originally named Mount Grace Old Scholars) was established on 29 June 1960 by the then PE Master Ken Barrett along with pupils and other old scholars. This is why the nickname of the team today is Scholars, referring to Mount Grace School. The name was changed to Potters Bar Town in 1991.^[4] In the early days of the team other staff members of the school also helped including Bert Wright, the school's caretaker.

References

^ "Ofsted - Mount Grace School". ofsted.gov.uk.
^ Patel, Geeta. "About Us". Mount Grace School. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ "Potters Bar History Online: Mount Grace". pbhistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
^ "Potters Bar Town F.C. History". pottersbartown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2008.

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[1] "Ofsted - Mount Grace School". ofsted.gov.uk.

[2] Patel, Geeta. "About Us". Mount Grace School. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[3] "Potters Bar History Online: Mount Grace". pbhistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.

[4] "Potters Bar Town F.C. History". pottersbartown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2008.

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+'''Mount Grace School''' is a [[coeducational]] [[Academy (English school)|academy]] [[secondary school]] based in [[Potters Bar]], [[Hertfordshire]] in England. It has {{convert|20|acre|sigfig=1}} of grounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mountgrace.herts.sch.uk/about-us2/4212.html |title=About Us |last=Patel |first=Geeta |publisher=Mount Grace School |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> It is one of the earliest (1954) purpose built [[Comprehensive school (England and Wales)|comprehensive]] schools in the UK.
-'''Mount Grace School''' is a [[Coeducational|Mixed]] [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] based in [[Potters Bar]], [[Hertfordshire]].
 ==History==
-Mount Grace was originally a [[Manor House]] built by [[Roger Fenton]] and name after his wife Grace.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.pbhistory.co.uk/info.html |title=Potters Bar History Online: Mount Grace |publisher=pbhistory.co.uk }}</ref> In [[1949]] the Manor House was used as a children's home and in [[1954]] the school itself was built.
+Mount Grace was originally a [[manor house]] built by the photographer [[Roger Fenton]] around 1853; it was named after his wife Grace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pbhistory.co.uk/info.html |title=Potters Bar History Online: Mount Grace |publisher=pbhistory.co.uk |access-date=28 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828124126/http://www.pbhistory.co.uk/info.html |archive-date=28 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1949 the manor house was used as a children's home and in 1954 the school itself was built.
 ===Local football===
+[[Potters Bar Town F.C.]] (originally named Mount Grace Old Scholars) was established on 29 June 1960 by the then PE Master Ken Barrett along with pupils and other old scholars. This is why the nickname of the team today is ''Scholars'', referring to Mount Grace School. The name was changed to Potters Bar Town in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pottersbartown.co.uk/history.pl |title=Potters Bar Town F.C. History |publisher=pottersbartown.co.uk |access-date=28 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014194526/http://www.pottersbartown.co.uk/history.pl |archive-date=14 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the early days of the team other staff members of the school also helped including Bert Wright, the school's caretaker.
+==References==
-[[Potters Bar Town F.C.]] was established on the [[29 June]], [[1960]] by the then PE Master Ken Barrett along with pupils and other old scholars. This is why the nickname of the Towns team today is ''Scholars'' as the reference to Mount Grace School.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.pottersbartown.co.uk/history.pl |title=Potters Bar Town F.C. History |publisher=pottersbartown.co.uk }}</ref> In the early days of the team other staff members of the school also helped including Bert Wright, the school's Caretaker.
-==Notes==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU/ Official website.]
+* [http://www.mountgrace.org.uk/ Official website.]
 * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/919_5411.stm BBC | League Tables | Mount Grace School.]
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