About Abbot Beyne School
The Abbot Beyne School is a comprehensive school in Burton upon Trent in east Staffordshire, England. It is the successor to Burton Grammar School and Burton Girls' High School. AdmissionsIt is situated in Winshill, on the other side of the River Trent to the town centre, east of the B5008, near the junction of the A511 and A444 at Burton Bridge. HistoryGrammar schoolWilliam Beyne, Abbot of Burton Abbey, endowed a grammar school in the early 16th century, functioning by 1531. The boys' grammar school moved to Winshill in 1957. It was administered by the county borough of Burton upon Trent, and known as The Grammar School with about 600 boys. The girls' high school opened in 1928. From April 1974 it was administered by Staffordshire County Council. Another similar nearby school was the Dovecliff Grammar School on St Mary's Drive in Horninglow, which became Wulfric Comprehensive School in 1975, then De Ferrers High School in 1985. ComprehensiveIn 1975 the grammar school was merged with the Burton on Trent Girls' High School and Ada Chadwick Secondary Modern School to become Abbot Beyne mixed Comprehensive School on Mill Hill Lane.
Abbot Beyne School Description
The Abbot Beyne School is a comprehensive school in Burton upon Trent in east Staffordshire, England. It is the successor to Burton Grammar School and Burton Girls' High School. AdmissionsIt is situated in Winshill, on the other side of the River Trent to the town centre, east of the B5008, near the junction of the A511 and A444 at Burton Bridge. HistoryGrammar schoolWilliam Beyne, Abbot of Burton Abbey, endowed a grammar school in the early 16th century, functioning by 1531. The boys' grammar school moved to Winshill in 1957. It was administered by the county borough of Burton upon Trent, and known as The Grammar School with about 600 boys. The girls' high school opened in 1928. From April 1974 it was administered by Staffordshire County Council. Another similar nearby school was the Dovecliff Grammar School on St Mary's Drive in Horninglow, which became Wulfric Comprehensive School in 1975, then De Ferrers High School in 1985. ComprehensiveIn 1975 the grammar school was merged with the Burton on Trent Girls' High School and Ada Chadwick Secondary Modern School to become Abbot Beyne mixed Comprehensive School on Mill Hill Lane.