Search Surrey, Southwark, St Saviour's Grammar School Admissions 1690-1895

Each record includes a transcript of the information found in the original admission books from St Saviour’s.

• Name
• Age – at the time of admission
• Birth year
• Birth order – whether your ancestor was the 1stor 2nd born, oldest or youngest in the family
• Date admitted
• Date left
• Name of father or mother
• Parent’s occupation
• Address
• Additional remarks

St Saviour’s Grammar School in Southwark was created in 1543 from the unification of St Margaret’s and St Mary Magdalen parishes. Early education in grammar schools focused on learning Latin and Greek. The school received its charter from Queen Elizabeth in 1563. On 26 May 1676, a fire rapidly spread through Southwark and burned for 17 hours, killing 20 people, destroyed 500 homes and destroyed St Saviour’s Grammar School. The school was rebuilt and remained on its original site until 1839. The buildings had become dilapidated and the school population was dropping, therefore, St Saviour’s was moved to a smaller building. The number of students continued to fall and it was decided that St Saviour’s would amalgamate with St Olave’s Grammar School in 1896. St Olave’s is still open today and is amongst England’s top grammar schools.