Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School, previously known as Appleby Grammar School, is a junior school situated in the village of Appleby Magna, in Leicestershire, England. The school was constructed between 1693 and 1697, based on an original design by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir William Wilson.[1] The school was established and financed by Sir John Moore, the younger son of the local squire who became Lord Mayor and Alderman of London. The school occupies an elevated position to the south of the village and sits in its own walled, landscaped grounds totaling just over 3.5 acres (14,000 m2). The main school building is Grade I listed;[2] the gates, gatepiers, wall and outbuildings are all Grade II listed.[3] The primary school was rated "outstanding" in its last Ofsted inspection.
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School
The village-facing facade of the Sir John Moore School
Sir John Moore was second son of Charles Moore Esq., owner of Appleby Parva Manor (later demolished to create Appleby Hall). His elder brother, also called Charles, was expected to inherit the family estates; as second son, John, was expected to make his own way in the world. John went to London to make a living as a merchant. He made his fortune in the City of London, was knighted, became Lord Mayor of London in 1681 (during the reign of King Charles II) and eventually an Alderman of London.[4]
Moore had no children and, wishing to use his wealth to benefit his home village, financed the building of a school next to his father's estate.
Moore commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to prepare the initial drawings. After Wren's first design, the work was taken on by local architect Sir William Wilson who both studied under Wren at Oxford University and worked for his Company.
The schooledit
Construction started in 1693 and it opened in 1697. For most of its existence the school was known as "Appleby Grammar School" and operated as a free school for the boys of the village, as well as a boys' boarding school. The name was changed to "Sir John Moore Church of England School" some time in the last century. It was also in the last century that the school started to accept girls.
During the Second World War, the school was used to house Belgian evacuees (boys only).[5] During the Second World War, it was said locally that the flames of Coventry, after it was bombed, could be seen from the roof of the school.
In the mid-1990s, following rising maintenance costs, the school was earmarked for closure. A new school building was planned in a neighbouring field and the building was to be surrendered to the National Trust. After much protest from the villagers the school remained open. It received a £6,000,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to renovate the whole building. The stables were converted into a computer suite, the old dormitories were turned into a heritage centre and several old offices and storage rooms were converted into rented offices and apartments.
The building still operates as a primary school, with 125 students from the village. It was described as "outstanding" in its June 2009 Ofsted inspection.[6]
Sir John Moore School now also hosts many corporate events and weddings, and has a midsummer music festival complete with firework display. The old school basements have been converted into a pub/bar called The Cellar.
^"Belgian Refugees" (PDF). Tamworth Herald. 14 November 1914. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^Westbrook, Ruth. "Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School previously known as Appleby Grammar School is a junior school situated in the village of Appleby Magna in Leicestershire England The school was constructed between 1693 and 1697 based on an original design by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir William Wilson 1 The school was established and financed by Sir John Moore the younger son of the local squire who became Lord Mayor and Alderman of London The school occupies an elevated position to the south of the village and sits in its own walled landscaped grounds totaling just over 3 5 acres 14 000 m2 The main school building is Grade I listed 2 the gates gatepiers wall and outbuildings are all Grade II listed 3 The primary school was rated outstanding in its last Ofsted inspection Sir John Moore Church of England Primary SchoolThe village facing facade of the Sir John Moore SchoolAddressTop StreetAppleby Magna Leicestershire DE12 7AHEnglandCoordinates52 40 45 N 1 32 15 W 52 6792 N 1 5375 W 52 6792 1 5375InformationTypeVoluntary aided primary schoolReligious affiliation s Church of EnglandEstablished1697 327 years ago 1697 FounderSir John MooreLocal authorityLeicestershireDepartment for Education URN120192 TablesOfstedReportsGenderCoeducationalAge5 to 11Colour s Maroon Websitewww wbr sirjohnmoore wbr co wbr uk Sir John Moore Lord Mayor of London Contents 1 Sir John Moore 2 The school 3 Famous pupils 4 References 5 External linksSir John Moore editSir John Moore was second son of Charles Moore Esq owner of Appleby Parva Manor later demolished to create Appleby Hall His elder brother also called Charles was expected to inherit the family estates as second son John was expected to make his own way in the world John went to London to make a living as a merchant He made his fortune in the City of London was knighted became Lord Mayor of London in 1681 during the reign of King Charles II and eventually an Alderman of London 4 Moore had no children and wishing to use his wealth to benefit his home village financed the building of a school next to his father s estate Moore commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to prepare the initial drawings After Wren s first design the work was taken on by local architect Sir William Wilson who both studied under Wren at Oxford University and worked for his Company The school editConstruction started in 1693 and it opened in 1697 For most of its existence the school was known as Appleby Grammar School and operated as a free school for the boys of the village as well as a boys boarding school The name was changed to Sir John Moore Church of England School some time in the last century It was also in the last century that the school started to accept girls During the Second World War the school was used to house Belgian evacuees boys only 5 During the Second World War it was said locally that the flames of Coventry after it was bombed could be seen from the roof of the school In the mid 1990s following rising maintenance costs the school was earmarked for closure A new school building was planned in a neighbouring field and the building was to be surrendered to the National Trust After much protest from the villagers the school remained open It received a 6 000 000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to renovate the whole building The stables were converted into a computer suite the old dormitories were turned into a heritage centre and several old offices and storage rooms were converted into rented offices and apartments The building still operates as a primary school with 125 students from the village It was described as outstanding in its June 2009 Ofsted inspection 6 Sir John Moore School now also hosts many corporate events and weddings and has a midsummer music festival complete with firework display The old school basements have been converted into a pub bar called The Cellar Famous pupils edit nbsp Statue of Sir John Moore at the school William Huskisson well known as being the first man to die in a railway accident when he was knocked down by George Stephenson s Rocket at the opening of the Liverpool Manchester railway He was a Member of Parliament in Liverpool at the time 4 References edit Heritage Gateway Results Heritage Gateway ref 187906 Heritage Gateway Results a b Appleby Magna Sir John Moore School Belgian Refugees PDF Tamworth Herald 14 November 1914 Retrieved 20 July 2013 Westbrook Ruth Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School Inspection Report Ofsted Retrieved 6 July 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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