Original sentence: As a memorial to them, the Chapel was built in 1925.In 1970, the school became fully independent from the local authority, and in 1971, Oakham admitted female pupils for the first time
Edited sentence: As a memorial the Chapel was built in 1925 - the amount of money collected for its building is a measure of the feelings of the time.In 1970, the school became fully independent from the local authority.In 1971, Oakham took in girls for the first time, committing itself to becoming fully co-educational.In March of that year the trustees wrote to the chief education officer for Rutland:.It has also seen its standing in academic results grow, while also successfully encouraging its pupils to make the most of the range and quality of activities outside the classroom.Since then the school has developed remarkably, with growing pupil numbers (over 1000), and new buildings - the latest must be one of the finest school libraries in the county.The school continued to develop, materially in its buildings and modernising and extending the curriculum.This announcement was treated as national news.We are resolved that as from September 1970, the school will cease to accept direct grant and so become a wholly independent school