by october 1907 the school had 128 pupils: 64 boys and 64 girls. the age of admission was 9, and the leaving age 17 to 18. in addition to the yearly fees paid by pupils, the school was financed by county and government grants. in 1908 the fees were five guineas a year, including books. however, there were a number of scholarships available and figures for the year show that of 115 pupils (66 girls and 49 boys), 57 held scholarships, one a "free place", and only 57 were fee-payers.