The Taunton Commission was then appointed to examine the remaining 782 endowed grammar schools, and produced recommendations to restructure their endowments; these recommendations were included, in modified form, in the Endowed Schools Act 1869. Edward Thring wrote to 37 headmasters of what he considered leading boys' schools not covered by the Public Schools Act, inviting them to meet annually to address the threat posed by the Endowed Schools Act. In the first year 12 headmasters attended, in the following year 34 attended, including headteachers from the Clarendon schools.