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The original Tadcaster Grammar School
was founded in 1557 by Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle and
native of Newton Kyme, in order to educate the sons of the poor
of Tadcaster. Merging with the Dawson’s Girls’
School at the beginning of the 20th century, it built an
excellent reputation as a selective Grammar School, until
becoming one of the first comprehensive schools in the country
after 1945.
Relocating from the town to the present magnificent site one
and a half miles to the west, in 1960, Tadcaster Grammar School
became a fully comprehensive 11 - 18 school eight years later.
The design aimed to blend the imposing façade of Toulston Lodge
with modern architectural styles of the time.
The restoration and enlargement of the Fairfax family’s Dower
House in 1890 bequeathed to the school fine interior carvings
and enormous marble fireplaces.
The layout of the school is dominated by the spacious Main
Hall, equipped with stage lighting and sound system. There is a
continuous programme of refurbishment and improvement to ensure
up-to-date facilities in specialist areas.
These include:
- Fully equipped suites of new Science Laboratories
- Design Technology Workshops
- Four Information Technology suites
- Independent Learning Centre and Fiction Library
- Two Gymnasiums
- Resource Centre
- Numerous specialist classrooms and offices
- Enlarged Sixth Form Centre
- Expressive Arts rooms
- Learning Support Centre.
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“There is a very good provision
for students’ social and moral development and for their general
welfare and guidance” Ofsted Report |
