Description: An article from the Guardian Journal, June 1973, reads as follows: 'Nottingham High School was founded by Dame Agnes Mellers in 1513, opening its doors on the Feast of Candlemas in that year. It is, therefore, 460 years old, and, in accordance with the will of the founder, commemorated her, with her husband, Richard Mellers, and other benefactors on Saturday, the Feast of the Translation of St Richard. The present headmaster, Dr D T Witcombe, is the 38th to hold office in those four and a half centuries. He was appointed in 1970 in succession to Mr K R Imeson, and came from Manchester Grammar School. There are 60 assistants on the staff, including seven in the Preparatory School. The School was originally situated in Stoney Street, but was moved to its present site between the Arboretum and the Forest i 1868. Since then many alterations and additions have been made. The most recent major addition was a combined swimming pool and dining room, built to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the foundation. Although the school was originally controlled by the Corporation, and then by trustees, it virtually gained its independence in the 19th century, was a 'direct grant' school from 1917, and became fully independent in 1945. It is now a public school with boys ranging from 8 to 19 years old. Its name was changed from that of the Grammar School to the High School in 1868 - and its headmaster is a member of the Headmaster's Conference. There are 938 boys in the school and of these more than 200 are in the sixth form. The great majority of sixth formers go on to read for a degree, and a large number proceed to Oxford and Cambridge. The school also has a considerable reputation in games, maintains a Combined Cadet Force Unit, and has a strong group of community service workers. The school was probably the first day school in the country to introduce a 'tutorial' system, by which every boy has a master, throughout his career in the school, who is responsible of his welfare.'