Established c. 17th century DfE number 886/4528 | Headteacher Ms. S. Staab Phone +44 1233 620045 | |
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Type Grammar school;
Academy Chair Richard Fraser (Acting) Location Hythe Road
Ashford
Kent
TN24 0QJ
England Address Hythe Rd, Ashford TN24 0QJ, UK Motto Benefactorum Recordatio Jucundissima Est (Latin: "Things done well make the best memories") Founder Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet Profiles | ||
The Norton Knatchbull School is a grammar school with academy status for boys located in Ashford, Kent, England. Girls are accepted into the Sixth Form. As of 2016, the school serves more than one thousand pupils aged 11 to 18.
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History
The School was founded in Ashford around 1630 as a free grammar school by its namesake, Sir Norton Knatchbull. The school continued to be led and funded by Knatchbull's family due to a stipulation in his will in 1636. It was known simply as 'Ashford Grammar School' until the summer of 1973. The original school was based in the churchyard in the town centre, in the building known as Dr Wilks' Hall and which now houses the town's museum, but has moved several times. By the 20th century, it had moved to its present location on Hythe Road. The main building of the current school premises was built in the 1950s and has recently been renovated in 2015 as part of a major overhaul of the school's facilities. A number of additional buildings have been added to the site: the Brabourne Building in the early 1990s, the Mortimore Building in the early 2000s and the Fraser Building (Sports Hall) which was completed and opened in the mid-2000s.
It is one of two grammar schools in Ashford.