Tormead School

Tormead School was founded in 1905 in a residential area of Guildford. Starting with a mere handful of girls and a teacher in a private house, the school survived the threat of a takeover in 1912 and near financial collapse in 1935.{{Cite web |title=Our History – Tormead School |url=https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/about/our-history/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.tormeadschool.org.uk}} Tormead survived these vicissitudes to grow in size during the two World Wars, led by a succession of Headmistresses.{{Cite book|last=Jean|first=Brunton|title=Girls in Blue: An Illustrated History of Tormead School|publisher=Third Millennium|year=2005|isbn=1904022030|location=|at=Synopsis}} David Boyd, the current Head, is the first male Headteacher of Tormead since the school's inception.

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Additions to the building include Alleyne House in the Junior School (named after former headmistress, Honor Alleyne), the science wing, and specialist design technology, home economics and textiles rooms. In 2008, construction was completed on a new performing arts centre.

In 2015 the most recent developments took place, with the addition of a new atrium to the old school house and a refit of all the classroom facilities and library.{{Cite web |title=Tormead School Redevelopment |url=https://www.iid.co.uk/project/tormead-school-redevelopment/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=IID Architects |language=en}}

In 2022 planning permission was granted for the development of the Tormead Urn Field Sports Ground, 5 minutes from the main school site. Despite fierce opposition{{Cite web |title=Reactions to Urnfield Sports Field Planning Permission Granted On Appeal |url=https://guildford-dragon.com/reactions-to-urnfield-sports-field-planning-permission-granted-on-appeal/ |website=GUILDFORD DRAGON NEWS}} from local residents, the new sports facility is due for completion in 2024 and will provide Hockey, Football, Rugby, Cricket and Athletics facilities for Tormead School, their partner state school, Guildford County School and a variety of local clubs and sporting groups.

Particular sporting activities at the school include swimming (a number of students compete at both national and international level),{{Cite web|date=2015-11-24|title=Success at National Relay Finals {{!}} Tormead School|url=https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/2015/11/24/success-at-national-relay-finals/|access-date=2020-08-16|language=en-GB}} gymnastics (the school has previously won the European Championships for Schools, GISGA) and fencing (the school competes nationally and some members of the squad represent Great Britain internationally).{{Cite web|date=2015-02-27|title=U15 Gymnasts take GISGA Gold {{!}} Tormead School|url=https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/2015/02/27/u15-gymnasts-take-gisga-gold/|access-date=2020-08-16|language=en-GB}}

The school has a Music Department. Four orchestras and four choirs operate within the school, as well a Jazz Band,{{Cite web|title=Senior Music {{!}} Independent Prep School {{!}} Tormead School|url=https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/senior-school/senior-music/|access-date=2020-08-16|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2013-01-25|title=Jazz bands and pop choir to play GLive {{!}} Tormead School|url=https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/2013/01/25/jazz-bands-and-pop-choir-to-play-glive/|access-date=2020-08-16|language=en-GB}} which tours Europe during the summer every two years and has played at numerous events and locations. The school has held musical events to celebrate its 90-year anniversary, the turn of the millennium and its centenary. Formal music events are arranged throughout the school year, with male singers for vocal performances often "borrowed" from the Royal Grammar School, Guildford.

Other extra-curricular activities of note are Young Enterprise, Young Consumer, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, public speaking and debating. The debating squad frequently enter the Cambridge, Oxford and Mace debating competitions. In 2009, they also were picked as one of the first schools in Britain to take part in the YPI project (Youth Philanthropy Initiative).{{Cite web|date=2014-03-24|title=Tormead Community Challenge {{!}} Tormead School|url=https://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/2014/03/24/tormead-community-challenge/|access-date=2020-08-16|language=en-GB}}

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The school has an active alumnae association, TOGA, the Tormead Old Girls' Association{{cite web |url= http://www.tormeadschool.org.uk/TOGA/index.php |title= TOGA |publisher= Tormead School }} and Parents' Association.

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