Paisley Grammar School, situated on Glasgow Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and dating from 1576, is a Scottish non-denominational state school.

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  • Paisley Grammar School, situated on Glasgow Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and dating from 1576, is a Scottish non-denominational state school. Also known as the William B. Barbour academy due to a bequest by the former member of parliament for the town (1885 - 1891). The foundation stone of the new building, which was called the 'Paisley Grammar School and William B. Barbour Academy', was laid in 1896 and until recently this was the school's proper title. The new school building was opened in 1898 by Balfour of Burleigh, then secretary of state for Scotland. Descendents of William Barbour still attend the school today. The school was fee paying until the mid 1960's and in 1986 when threatened with imminent closure by Strathclyde Regional Council, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher intervened personally to ensure the survival of the school. The law was changed so that local councils could no longer close schools which were more than 80% full without approval by the Secretary of State for Scotland. Soon after the council was forced to drop its plans. (en)
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  • Paisley Grammar School, situated on Glasgow Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and dating from 1576, is a Scottish non-denominational state school. (en)
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  • Paisley Grammar School (en)
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