Derby School
| Derby School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 52°55′13″N 1°28′36″W / 52.9202°N 1.4766°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Motto | Vita Sine Literis Mors (Life without Learning is Death) |
| Established | c. 1160 refounded 1554 |
| Founders | Walkelin and Goda |
| Closed | 1989 |
| Houses | Gately's, Tanner's, Fuller's, and Grimes' |
| Publication | The Derbeian |
| Former pupils | Old Derbeians |
Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands from 1160 to 1989. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries. For most of that time it was a grammar school for boys. The school became co-educational and comprehensive in 1972 and was closed in 1989. In 1994 a new independent school called Derby Grammar School for boys was founded.