On March 1st 1932, Mr W A Duncan was chosen to be the new head of the school, his previous experience being that of head of the Holy Trinity School. Seven members of staff were appointed, and the school employed it's first caretaker.
The original building consisted of the West Block, (without rooms 2 and 15 which were added later) constructed in the design of double quadrangles surrounded by classrooms. The arches around the quads were not enclosed as they are today.
The final cost of the building excluding furnishings and equipment came to £21,791 5s 10d which was financed by a government loan spanning 50 years.
It's first telephone was installed 5th February 1942, and it's number was ASHton 2959.
The School Song devised 1947.
On the 28th of June 1951, Henry Cockburn, England and Manchester United football player, an old boy of the school, called to see the football trophy and to meet the team.
7th March 1952, Robertson's Jam Works contributed to the school fund.
25th March 1953, The Mayor of Ashton presented to Tony Williams (form 3C) the shield he won recently at the National Championship meeting of the English Schools' Boxing Association, held at Empire Pool, Wembley. Tony was the national champion at 5 stone 4½ lbs.
30th September 1957 - the first visit by Nitty Nora the Bug Explorer!
Stamford became a mixed sex school in 1970.
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The school started out as a senior elementary school, which was then converted to a secondary modern and now operates as a comprehensive school.
Councillor Henry Holt, Chairman of Education, said "A purely literary education if not sufficiently related to the life the children will have to live.. there will be an industrial bias but we must not let the pendulum swing too far to one side".