Marple Hall Grammar School (Stockport)

Marple Hall County Grammar School of Marple, Stockport, was built in 1960 by the Cheshire Education Committee. The grammar school was erected next to the demolished remains of Marple Hall, which was a manor house once owned by John Bradshaw, the man who signed Charles I's death warrant. The first headmaster of the school was a Mr Reginald Hill. Five years into its existence, the grammar split, with Marple Hall County Grammar School for Girls opening in 1965. By 1971, the girls grammar had 1000 students, with the boys taking until 1972 to reach the same total. The head teacher for the girls school was a Miss Una Drake. The school was later converted into a mixed sex comprehensive called Marple Hall County High School.