Maynard School, Exeter
Situated in Denmark Road, Exeter and Spicer Road, Exeter
See also Exeter High School for Girls
Founded by Sir John Maynard, a trustee of Elize Hele's charity, in 1658. Initially named the Blue Maid's Hospital, the school received extensive funding (alongside fellow beneficiary Hele's School) under the express condition that it be spent for "some godly purposes and charitable uses". Robert Vilvayne, a local landowner, further endowed the school by donating premises on Exe Island, while further significant donations were given to the school by Edmund Prideaux and Gilbert Keate.
In the 1870s, on the basis of a recommendation from the Endowed Schools Commission, the school split in two. One became the Bishop Blackall Girls' Grammar School (which later merged with the Blue Maid's sister establishment Hele's School), while the second became Exeter High School for Girls.
New premises were built in the suburb of St Leonards, and the school recommenced teaching in 1882.
In 1912, shortly after its 250th anniversary, the school was renamed by headmistress E. L. Trenerry as The Maynard School for Girls
1923 Miss Clara Winifred Dixon, Head Mistress. Boarding house in Spicer Road with Miss Mobberley, House Mistress.[1]
1935 Miss Clara Winifred Dixon, Head Mistress. Boarding house in Tregear, Spicer Road with Miss Berney, House Mistress.[2]
1939 Miss Elsie May Ryan, Head Mistress.[3]
1955 Miss E. M. Ryan.[4]
1966 Maynard School for Girls. Miss J. M. Bradley, headmistress.[5]