Addey and Stanhope was a grammar school from 1944 until 1977 and was one of the first co-educational secondary schools in England. After the merger, Mr Salter became the headmaster in 1896, remaining head for 28 years. During this time, the present school building was opened in 1900, the south wing being added in 1933. Basil Alvin Howard became headmaster in 1924, encouraging co-education, beginning foreign School trips and was the author of two books "The Mixed School" and "The Proper Study of Man" before retiring in 1956 . In 1991 the Basil Howard Research Studentship was established for Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, at the bequest of Basil Howard, who had graduated from Sidney Sussex College in 1913. The Studentship is designed for those wishing to study a Ph.D in any subject at Cambridge. Due to the threat of bombing, the School was evacuated in 1939 to a mansion in Burwash Common, East Sussex. However, as