Yeovil School

Yeovil School was a boys' grammar school in the Somerset town of Yeovil, in existence from 1845 to 1975. Established by John Aldridge in Clarence Place, Yeovil, in 1851 the school moved to a street named Kingston and was renamed as Kingston School. On 22 July 1851, Aldridge announced in the Sherborne Mercury that his school was about to re-open as "Kingston, Yeovil, Select Establishment for Young Gentlemen". For instruction in English and the classics, day boys would pay eight guineas a year, boarders between 22 and 25 guineas, reduced for weekly boarders. For a small extra charge, French was taught by a native of Paris, and drawing and music by "eminent Professors". In addition, "the higher branches of Mathematics, &c." would be taught to those preparing for "the Sea, the Military, or other Public Colleges". From 1858 to 1907, the school was in competition for boys with the new Yeovil Grammar School of Henry Monk, which charged similar fees and also had a Frenchman to teach French. In 1905, following the Education Act 1902, the school was enlarged and renamed Yeovil County School. In 1925 it was renamed again to Yeovil School.