Merchant Taylors' School (Crosby)
Coordinates: 53 ° 29 '11.3 " N , 3 ° 1' 28.1" W The Merchant Taylors 'School, Crosby (also known as Merchant Taylors' School for Boys, Crosby ) is a British Independent School in Crosby , Merseyside .
history
The school was founded in 1620 from the fortune of John Harrison, a member of the Merchant Taylor Company in London . Harrison was born in Crosby and the school was under the supervision of the Merchant Taylor Company until 1910. The Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood goes back to members of the Merchant Taylor Company, as well as other schools in Macclesfield and Wolverhampton . The school in Crosby has been in its current location since 1878, just under 1000 meters from its original location. The original school grounds are now part of the Merchant Taylors 'Girls' School, Crosby , which was founded in 1888.
present
A boarding school was attached to the school until the late 20th century, but it is closed today. The school now has 800 students between the ages of 11 and 19. The school day at the Merchant Taylor School is longer than the school day at state schools, which means that the school holidays are often longer than at state schools.
The school charges a tuition fee of £ 8928 per year (2010/2011 school year). Around 20% of students receive a scholarship that covers all or part of the fees.
Almost all of the school's graduates are awarded places at some of the best universities in the UK and places at Oxford and Cambridge universities are also given to graduates of the school each year.
Well-known former students
The former students are known as "Old Crosbeians" . Well-known former students include:
- James Allen (journalist) , Formula 1 commentator
- Alan Blackshaw , climber
- George Downing, Liverpool 's largest commercial landlord and owner of the Port of Liverpool building
- Simon Jack , BBC reporter
- Ben Kay , England international rugby player
- Robert Runcie , Archbishop of Canterbury (1980 to 1991).
- Bertie Wilson , RMS Titanic's Second Engineer .
- George Edward Kruger Gray , designer.
- Bruce Kenrick , founder of the homeless organization " Shelter "