page_title: Richmond School
section_title: Notable heads
hierarchical_section_title: Richmond School / History / Richmond Grammar School / Notable heads
caption_attribution_description: English: Richmond Lower School, near to Richmond, North Yorkshire, Great Britain. The older part of the school, note the chimneys and most of the orante features have been removed and fireplaces blocked up, a great act of vandalism
context_page_description: Richmond School and Sixth Form College, often referred to simply as Richmond School, is a comprehensive school in North Yorkshire, England. It was created by the merger of three schools, the oldest of which, Richmond Grammar School, is of such antiquity that its exact founding date is unknown. The first mentions of it in writings, however, is estimated, to be between 1361 and 1474. It was officially ratified as an educational establishment in 1568 by Elizabeth I.
  The school is situated on the outskirts of Richmond, near the Yorkshire Dales. It accepts both boys and girls and serves a wide catchment area across most of the north-west corner of North Yorkshire, including Swaledale.
context_section_description: Rev. Anthony Temple (1724–1795). Temple succeeded in getting 29 of his pupils sent to Oxford and Cambridge.
  James Tate (1771–1843), Headmaster 1796–1833. Tate was even more successful; Richmond School become a nationally known school for classical learning. Tate sent up many scholars to Cambridge (they were known as "Tate’s Invincibles"). 21 became fellows, 13 of them at Trinity College.
  Thomas Henry Stokoe (1833–1903), Headmaster 1863–1871. Stokoe was a renowned clergyman and author.
caption: The 1850 building and extension in 2009
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