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School History Part 1

The first recorded school in Ringwood was founded in 1577 by Richard Lyne, Lord of the Manor of Leybrook who owned land in Burley and Ringwood. With the consent of the Vicar of Ringwood, a stone saxon built hut standing in the churchyard was converted into a school building and a teacher, Mr Richard Watrington, was appointed.

Ringwood Free School 1577

School History Part 2

Under the Headmastership of Mr L.J.Ling the Ringwood Grammar School was moved to premises in West Hill Road, Bournemouth. The opening ceremony took place on Friday, 27th September 1946 in the presence of The Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Robert H. Old.

Headmaster Mr L J Ling

The School now became “boys only”. It prospered, and at any term there were around two hundred pupils at the school. No records remain of exactly how many attended in anyone year, but old accounts mentioned around 250 boys. All records disappeared some years after final closure in 1976. The Old Boys Association, The Rinwedians, would welcome any information regarding these missing records, or even old lists of pupils in any one year.