Robert May's School is a secondary school in the village of Odiham, Hampshire, England. The school was founded in 1694, with donations from the will of Robert May, a local man. The current headteacher is Mrs Susan Rafter. In 2006 the school had 1,218 pupils on its register. Following a successful application, it is now a Specialist School in Science with Mathematics and Computing.
The original school was founded in 1694 from donations made in the...
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Robert May's School is a secondary school in the village of Odiham, Hampshire, England. The school was founded in 1694, with donations from the will of Robert May, a local man. The current headteacher is Mrs Susan Rafter. In 2006 the school had 1,218 pupils on its register. Following a successful application, it is now a Specialist School in Science with Mathematics and Computing.
The original school was founded in 1694 from donations made in the will of Robert May, a local mercer, and the first school premises were purchased ten years later. This donation was supplemented by a gift from James Zouch, a trustee appointed in the will of Robert May, enabling 25 boys to be taught at the school. In addition to the main school, the headmaster was allowed to take boarding pupils of wealthy parents and give them a classical education. This resulted in the headmaster giving little attention to the needs of the main school, and the school Trustees passed a resolution in 1858 requiring the...
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