Historical Archive for the Society and Minster School

Short History of the Minster School

Minster School
The early name of School is vague but in recent times it has been known as Minster Collegiate Grammar School, Southwell Minster Grammar School and now Minster School Southwell. Ann Page says that ‘There is evidence of a grammar school back in the year 955, with the names of masters, location of schoolrooms, but not until 1777 are choristers mentioned’. This would put The Minster School at ‘The 8th oldest Schools in the UK’. Read More...