Addey and Stanhope School

Addey and Stanhope
Location
London England
Information
Type	Voluntary-aided
Motto	A Deo et Rege (Latin For God and the King)
Established	1896
Founder	John Addey and George Stanhope
Specialist	Science & Technology
Chairman of Governors	Mr Cliff Hardcastle OBE
Headmistress	Mrs Ann Potter
Staff	~100
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Number of students	~600
Houses	Addey Stanhope Pepys Evelyn
Colour(s)	Brown & Maroon
Former pupils	Old Addeyans
Website	Addey and Stanhope School

Addey and Stanhope School is a voluntary-aided, co-educational secondary school, located in Lewisham, London, UK. A former grammar school, with origins dating to 1606, Addey and Stanhope became a specialist science and technology school in 2006. The school is also part of the Crossways Federation, providing pupils for Crossways Academy Sixth Form School. The headmistress is currently Mrs Ann Potter.

History

The Addey School

The School's origins date to 1606 when John Addey (1550–1606), Master shipwright at His Majesty's Dockyard Deptford, had made his fortune in shipbuilding, left £200 to help the poor of Deptford; this money was then invested in land and the rent from that land was to be given away as charity. This amounted to 40 shillings each, per annum given to 100 parishoners of Deptford. However in 1820 the trustees felt that this type of poor relief encouraged fecklessness and instead decided to found the Addey School in 1821 on Church Street, Deptford.

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The Addey School 19th Century

In 'A Topographical Dictionary of England' (1848) the Addey School is described "by direction of the court of chancery, erected a spacious building containing two large schoolrooms, with houses for the master and mistress; the school is wholly supported by the endowment, from which also 48 aged persons are paid £2 each annually.". Later in 1862 the School was enlarged.

The Stanhope School

The School's second founder Dean George Stanhope (1660-1728) the vicar of Deptford and Lewisham and who later rose to be Dean of Canterbury, founded the Stanhope School in 1715. Orginally the School would educate fifty deprived children of Deptford, twenty five girls and twenty five boys, in purely practicle skills such as needlework and carpentry. According to the National Archives "The school was enlarged in 1812, and in 1874, the charity changed its name to the Stanhope Foundation. It was financed partly out of the sale of sermons, donations and public subscriptions. Each subscriber was entitled to put one child into the school. Additonally, several benefactions were left in the wills of a number of Deptford residents who made provision for the local poor.". The School was often known as the Bluecoat School, Daniel Lysons (1796) explains Dr Stanhope's biography:

The learned and pious Dr. Stanhope, who was presented to this vicarage by Lord Dartmouth in 1689, was a native of Hertishorn in Derbyshire. He received his education at Eton and at King's College in Cambridge. In 1697 he commenced D. D. and in 1703 was promoted to the deanery of Canterbury. His writings are held in great esteem, particularly his Comments upon the Epistles and Gospels. His printed sermons are very numerous; they were much admired when delivered by himself from the pulpit, the purity of their diction being graced with the most happy elocution. Dr. Stanhope died in 1728, and was buried at Lewisham. His monument, the inscription on which has been already given, deserved a better fate than to be thrown aside in the vault, where it now lies, when the church was rebuilt. A place should have been found within the new walls for the memorial of a man who was for thirty-eight years so distinguished an ornament of the parish.

The Stanhope School also published rules for both parents and pupils to follow while attending the School: January 1, 1814

Rules for the Guidance of Parents, Relations, & Friends

They are to send their children regularly to School, clean, washed and combed, a quarter before nine in the morning, and a quarter before two in the afternoon, precisely. On Sundays, they are to send them before they proceed to Church, a quarter before ten in the morning, and a quarter before two in the afternoon, precisely. They are not to detain them from School, or Church, except from sickness, or with leave. – In case of sickness, immediate information must be given. They are not to take their children from the School without one month’s previous notice. The cloaths, &c. are to be immediately returned on the removal or dismissal of any child: security to that effect must be given by parents, relations, or friends. They are not to interfere with the discipline of the school. Parents, relations, and friends, are expected to instill into their children the principles of gratitude, obedience, and submission. N.B. No child having an unseemly appearance, a cutaneous eruption, or infectious disorder, will be admitted into the School.

Rules to be observed by the Children

They must go directly to and from the School in an orderly manner. They must take the greatest care of their cloaths, caps, books, &c. and never appear in the Streets dirty or ragged. They must pay every proper and due respect to their Benefactors, Elders, and Superiors, whether passing them, or meeting them in the Streets. They are never allowed to appear in the Streets but in the uniform dress allowed them by the Trustees. The Boys are to be on the Muster Ground, precisely at the times appointed, otherwise they will lose their call.

Children are not to take God’s Name in Vain; to swear, to lie, to steal, to cheat, to play truant, or to throw stones. For misbehavior at Church, they will invariably be punished.

The Schools Amalgamate

The Education Act 1870 took the responsibility for elementary education out of private hands and into local authority control, as a result the governors of the Stanhope School decided to close the School and use the money to send children to other schools in the area. By 1891 the governors of the Addey School aslo felt that their School was no longer useful, the two schools eventually merged in 1894 to found the Addey and Stanhope School for Art and Science. The L-shaped red brick school building was built by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and completed in 1899.

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Addey and Stanhope School in 1905, designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas

Addey and Stanhope was a grammar school from 1944 until 1977 and was one of the first co-educational secondary schools in England. After the merger, Mr Slater became the headmaster in 1896, remaining head for 28 years. During this time, the present school building was opened in 1900, the south wing being added in 1933. Basil Alvin Howard became headmaster in 1924, encouraging co-education, beginning foreign School trips and was the author of two books "The Mixed School" and "The Proper Study of Man" before retiring in 1956 . Due to the threat of bombing, the School was evacuated in 1939 to a mansion in Burwash Common, East Sussex. However as World War Two progressed the School moved again to Garnant, South Wales for the duration of the War . In 2003, HRH The Duke of York visited the school to open the new wing containg larger computer rooms, a new gym and rooms for maths and languages. The Duke toured the whole school, speaking with the pupils before meeting the teachers and school governors.

Overview

A small school, Addey and Stanhope attempts to use its lack of size to develop an atmosphere of intimacy and inclusivness for its pupils. Addeys is a non-denominational school, however, the school has a strong moral ethos, which values and celebrates its students cultural and religious richness, and has a strong connection with the Church of England and especially St. Paul's, Deptford.

The school is divided into four houses; two are named after the founders, Addey House, and Stanhope House, the other two are named after historical figures with local connections, Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. Each year the four houses compete for the House Sports Cup and the House of the Year Cup which is won by the house with the largest accumulation of merits by the students in that house.

House Name	House Colour	Founder
Addey	Red	John Addey
Stanhope	Blue	George Stanhope
Pepys	Yellow	Samuel Pepys
Evelyn	Green	John Evelyn

Founders' Day

Founders' Day, held on the first Thursday in March of every year, is celebrated by the School and allows many past and present staff, parents and students to congregate to celebrate the founding of the school, a tradition observed since 1907. A service is held in St Alfege's Church, Greenwich were the congregation recieves readings, performances and sings hyms. Afterwards a celebration is held in the School hall for former students and staff. The School also has its own prayer dedicated to the founders:

{{cquoteWe thank Thee, O Lord for the love and imagination of John Addey and George Stanhope, and for the generosity of all unknown people who hath helped found this school. And we thank thee for the labours of those who hath carefully husbanded our resources and used them to our advantage. We give thanks also for all those teacheers, parents and pupils who have given generously of their spiritual, mental and physical resources and hath handed to us the life and tradition of the school, for our safekeeping. For these and all Thy mercies we thank Thee, O Lord and vouchsafe we beseech thee to forgive us of all those past occasions when our deeds and thoughts make us unworthy of our inheritance. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.}}

Cliff Hardcastle, OBE Chair of Governors describes the School ethos as "Building upon this long and proud history, the school focuses of the present needs of our community. Whilst this is overwhelmingly focused on the successful education of our students, we also pay attention to their general wellbeing and that of the community in which we are based. As a specialist technology school we want to support local people, including business interests.

The school has a clear purpose, developing students' personal strengths and also addressing their weaknesses, ensuring that they have full access to a modern and changing society. We aim to: develop in each child a strong character based upon justice, courage and a clear morality; embed the ability to learn, think critically, reason, understand and evaluate; equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to maximise employment choices; introduce students to a range of opportunities to develop their interests and abilities in order to choose a safe, healthy and fulfilled lifestyle; be aware of the environmental impact of their choices."

Recent developments

Over the past 15 years the School has gained new buildings and teaching facilities in an effort to provide better learning conditions for pupils and provide space for a larger intake of children. A new Design & Technology, Art and Music building was built in 1997; while a new wing to the main building provides the school with classrooms for French and mathematics, a large gym and changing rooms, and ICT rooms. The school became a specialist technology school in 2006, adding emphasis on the use of ICT and other modern technologies in the world; the school also receives extra funding and support for its new speciality. Joan Ruddock, Member of Parliament for the local constituency said:

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all staff and students at Addey and Stanhope School on obtaining specialist technology status. It is a wonderful achievement and will open up many opportunities in the important field of technology. I am proud of the commitment Addey and Stanhope School is showing to raising standards in education...across the borough.

Under the 'Building Schools for the Future' programme, an older building from the 1970's has been demolished and a new one is under construction. The new building will provide new dining and kitchen facilities and a larger school library, and a larger area for sports, the work is expected to be completed by September 2012.

Stanhope School 18th Century

Old Addeyans

• Adam Afriyie MP, b. 1965, first black Conservative Member of Parliament
• Stanley Lewis Duff CBE, member of Beveridge Committee
• Errol Fuller, b.1947, Writer and painter
• The Rt Revd D. G. Hawker (1946–2003), former Bishop of Grantham
• Professor Ian Alistair Johnston, b.1949, Professor of Physiology at St. Andrews University
• Dorothy Lightbourne, Attorney General of Jamaica 2007-2011
• Ron Mallone (1916-2009), pacifist campaigner and founder of the Fellowship Party,
• Geoffrey Roberts b.1952, British Historian
• Sir Denis Rooke OM (1924–2008), Chancellor of Loughborough University and former Chairman of British Gas
• Simon Smith (1968-2002), Playwright
• Frank Stone (1914-2004), designer of the oil supply pipeline for D-Day
• Lowri Turner, b.1964, TV Presenter