St George's School

St George's School, Harpenden is a day and boarding school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, educating students of both sexes between the ages of eleven and eighteen, with an emphasis on its Christian ethos. It was founded in 1907 as one of Britain's first mixed-sex boarding schools. The school has International School status.

The school was founded in 1907 by Reverend Cecil Grant, having relocated his school southwards from Keswick, Cumbria in the Lake District. However, the site was originally constructed, containing only the now Keswick boarder house, Grant block and chapel, by Rev. Wix for his boys school in 1893. Rev. Wix's school was disbanded in 1900 before Rev. Cecil Grant brought his school to Harpenden. It was originally a public school and then a voluntary aided school, receiving support from the Church of England. On 1 July 2012 St George's became an academy, funded by the new St George's School Harpenden Academy Trust. It continues to be supported by the Cecil Grant Founder's Trust, a charity set up after Grant's death in 1946.

Wikipedia