What is Haberdashers' Adams?
'''Haberdashers' Adams''' (previously named '''Adams' Grammar School''') is a [[Co-educational]] boys' and girls' [[grammar school]] in [[England]]. It is located in [[Newport, Shropshire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adamsgs.org.uk/hrh-prince-edward-opens-new-facilities/ |title=www.adamsgs.org.uk |access-date=2016-01-31 |archive-date=2017-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829033658/http://www.adamsgs.org.uk/hrh-prince-edward-opens-new-facilities/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was founded in 1656 by [[William Adams (Haberdasher)|William Adams]], a wealthy member of the [[Worshipful Company of Haberdashers]] (one of the [[Great Twelve City Livery Companies|Great Twelve Livery Companies]] of the [[City of London]]). It is now one of the country's best-performing schools. It was rated by the [[Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills|Ofsted]] as a Grade 1 outstanding school. In 2017, changed its name to Haberdashers' Adams[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/newport/2017/12/06/petition-launched-against-school-name-change/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330185023/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/newport/2017/12/06/petition-launched-against-school-name-change/ |date=2024-03-30 }}, In 2022, the school announced that from September 2024 it would be accepting girls[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/education/2022/07/08/historic-newport-school-set-to-offer-education-to-girls-from-11/] ending its 400 year history of being a boys-only grammar school. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.adamsgs.uk/ Official website] {{authority control}} [[Category:Grammar schools in England]] [[Category:1656 establishments]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in England]] [[Category:1650s establishments in Europe]] {{uk-stub}}