 In 1677 a new building replaced the Elizabethan one and this was used until 1850 when the school moved into a smaller building which still stands and until 2011 was used for teaching year 7 pupils.The name of the school from its foundation was Richmond School as it was the only school in the town for a long period of time.In later years it was referred to locally as "The Grammar School" although this was not its official name.