The Schools
Charity Schools for Children of ALL Denominations
DISTINGUISHED HISTORY
LONG HISTORY: Founded in 1788 (235+ years ago)
3rd OLDEST: 3rd Oldest School in Nottingham, still in existence.
EQUALITY: Educated Boys & Girls equally from outset (1788).
SCIENCE SCHOOL: Founded the Country’s 1st Organised Science School (1883) .
NON-
BRITISH SCHOOL: Amongst the first state-
ACADEMIC SUCCESS: 92 Oxbridge Scholarship (1932-
SPORTING SUCCESS: Outstanding Sporting Success -
MANNING GIRLS SCHOOL: A very successful girls Secondary / Grammar School from 1931-
ALUMNI: Distinguished Alumni include 6 Knighthoods & 4 Fellows Of The Royal Society (FRS).
PAVIORS RFC: This present day very successful Nottingham Rugby Football Club (just celebrated Centenary) was originally founded in 1922 as the High Pavement School Old Boys Rugby Club.
BOY SCOUTS: The School founded the 121st Nottingham (High Pavement School) Boy Scout Group in 1934 and this ran for 46 yrs before being dissolved in 1980 (following School conversion to 6th-
FOUNDATION DAY: 26 Jan 1788 – the day the 1st European Colony in Australia founded (now celebrated as Australia Day).
DOCUMENTATION: School History well documented & much researched by educationalists.
THE LOCATIONS
High Pavement School Nottingham was founded in 1788 by the members of the High Pavement Unitarian Chapel. Over the subsequent 230+ years, the institution has evolved from Charity Day School (1788) to Boys Grammar School (1945) and Sixth-
In 1998, the Sixth-
THE BEGINNING (1788-
Over the subsequent 230+ years, the School occupied dedicated school buildings at 4 different sites in Nottingham. Old Paviors have observed that all 4 sites have been very near the top of fairly large hills, ensuring that pupils got plenty of free exercise but were also able to enjoy some fine views of the City.
SITE 1: HIGH PAVEMENT (1805-
The photo shows (highlighted) the school buildings much as they were when the school left the site in 1895. When first built in 1805, it is believed that the building consisted only of the central block with 7 columns of windows visible. The Girls School would have been on the top floor and the Boy’s school on the lower floor. The 2 end blocks are believed to have been built later, probably during a major redevelopment around 1845.
SITE 2: STANLEY ROAD (1895-
SITE 3: GAINSFORD CRESCENT (1955-
Built on a green-
SITE 4: CHAUCER STREET (2002-
The present site of the High Pavement 6th-