Thomas Mills High School

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Thomas Mills High School
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Address
Thomas Mills High School
Saxtead Road
Framlingham

Woodbridge
,
Suffolk
,
IP13 9HE

England
Coordinates 52°13′42″N1°19′41″E / 52.22824°N 1.32818°E / 52.22824; 1.32818
Information
Type Academy
EstablishedPredecessor: 1751
Local authoritySuffolk
SpecialistArts and Languages
Department for Education URN 136782 Tables
Head teacherPhilip Hurst
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
HousesPembroke, Arundel, Brotherton, Fitzroy, Hitcham, Mowbray.
Colour(s)      
Yellow (Pembroke), Blue (Arundel), Orange (Brotherton), Green (Fitzroy), Purple (Hitcham), Red (Mowbray).
Website http://www.thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk

Thomas Mills High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Framlingham, Suffolk, England. [1] The current headteacher is Philip J Hurst.

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History

The history of the school dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, when local Baptist philanthropist Thomas Mills stipulated within his will that money from his estate be used to "further the education of the children in Framlingham", [2] and as such the Trustees of Mills' estate eventually established the first Mills School in 1751 on Brook Lane, Framlingham. The School was able to survive for one hundred and fifty years, during that time moving from Brook Lane to Double Street within the town. The School was then combined for several years, starting in 1878, with the Hitcham School in Framlingham, before becoming separate once again in the form of the Mills Grammar School at the turn of the century. The Hitcham School continuing also, eventually becoming the modern Sir Robert Hitcham Primary School in the town. Opening in 1902 as an independent Grammar school for all children ages 8–16 with a starting total of only twenty-five pupils, Mills Grammar School grew over the course of the 20th century, eventually submitting to local authority control in 1939, changing its age provision to 11–18 in 1945 and finally admitting boys to the school in the mid-Seventies.

By this time the traditional model of Grammar, Modern and Technical schools had fallen out of favour and local councils were encouraged to form all-admitting comprehensive schools for the purpose of secondary education. As a result of this Mills Grammar School was merged with Framlingham Modern School, established in 1937, beginning in 1976 under the supervision of the latter's Headmaster, Michael Brown. Brown became the first headmaster of the newly formed Thomas Mills High School, opened in 1979, on the site of the old Modern School utilising the existing buildings and facilities, many of which continue to be used today along with many more modern additions. The original charitable trust established by Mills in his will continues to this day in the form of the Mills Charity. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Education | League Tables | Thomas Mills High School". BBC News. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "History of the school — Thomas Mills High School". Thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Mills Charity". The Mills Charity. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Brockes, Emma (19 October 2007). "'Work begets work: that is my motto'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

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