__NOTOC__ Baysgarth School is a coeducational secondary school located in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, England.
Admissions Baysgarth is a community school administered by North Lincolnshire Council. Since 2006 the school has had a specialism in technology. School curriculum includes GCSEs, NVQs and ASDAN courses.
The school previously had a partnership with Brigg Sixth Form (which includes Sir John Nelthorpe School and The Vale Academy) to offer a wider range of sixth form courses over the three school sites. However Baysgarth School is no longer part of this consortium.
History Grammar school The school began in 1931 with 60 children and 3 full-time and 5 part-time teachers, known as Barton Secondary School until September 1932, when it became Barton Grammar School.Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 24 October 1952, page 8
In 1936 there was a teacher exchange, where Miss Anna Raby taught at Orange High School (New Jersey) and Miss A. McGaw taught in Lincolnshire. There were 323 at the school in 1952.
The Bishop of Lincoln spoke at the speech day in early November 1960, where he praised Lincolnshire's small grammar schools.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Saturday 5 November 1960, page 6 By 1964 the school was full.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Thursday 29 October 1964, page 12
In 1969 former deputy head, Mary Stamp, organised a campaign to protest against comprehensive schools. In February 1971, Lindsey County Council decided to keep the grammar school, as it was;Grimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 22 February 1971, page 10 but Lindsey County Council was discontinued after April 1974, and the new county council chose not to keep the school.
Comprehensive The school was established in 1975 through the merger of Barton Grammar School and Beretun Secondary Modern School, and it spans both of the former school locations.
Headteachers September 1931, Harry C Boulton, economics teacher; he died aged 57, suddenly at home on Saturday April 15 1944 whilst headmasterGrimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 17 April 1944, page 1Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 16 May 1944 September 1944, Mr Eric Clucas Sykes, aged 38, former head of geography at Burnage High School since 1934,Grimsby Evening Telegraph Friday 7 July 1944, page 2 he became head of Heanor Grammar School in Derbyshire in April 1951; he died aged 51, on November 11 1956, following a minor operation in Heanor Memorial Hospital, leaving a wife and two daughters ValerieDerby Evening Telegraph Friday 30 October 1953, page 4 and Margot; he lived at 14 Wilmot Street;Nottingham Evening Post Monday 12 November 1956, page 7 his wife Violet died in Grantham on December 20 1994 April 1951 N. G. Goddard, former head of languages at Leicester City Boys' Grammar School, being originally from 36 Chaworth Road in West Bridgford,South Notts Echo Saturday 2 August 1930, page 8 and a football referee;Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 22 March 1951, page 6Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Monday 2 April 1951, page 5Leicester Evening Mail Monday 9 April 1951, page 2 his wife Ruth Goddard also occasionally taught history, he was vehemently against comprehensive schools, and desperately appealed to Lindsey County Council in November 1969;Grimsby Evening Telegraph Thursday 6 November 1969, page 16 he left in April 1971, two months after Lindsey County Council had decided not to turn the school comprehensive;Grimsby Evening Telegraph Thursday 12 November 1970, page 16 he died aged 90 on December 20 1999;Grimsby Evening Telegraph Wednesday 22 December 1999, page 10 his wife died in Scunthorpe General Hospital on February 14 1996Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 16 February 1996, page 6
Notable former pupils Peter D. Robinson, Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America Danielle Sharp (c2005-07) Vanessa Winship, photographer
Barton Grammar School author Marjorie Boulton (1925-2017), daughter of the headmaster Anthony John Clark, molecular biologist Jamie Cann, Labour Party MP from 1992-2001 for Ipswich Ted Lewis (writer), crime writer Henry Treece, poet (taught at the school)
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