</s> ▁John ▁Mason ▁School ▁is ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁with ▁Six th ▁Form ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ab ing don , ▁Oxford shire . ▁ ▁History ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁an ▁old ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Ber k shire ▁Education ▁Committee ▁named ▁J MS ▁after ▁six teenth - century ▁intellectual , ▁diplom at ▁and ▁sp y ▁Sir ▁John ▁Mason , ▁whose ▁picture ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁h anging ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁hall . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ab ing don ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Ab ing don ▁School . ▁Co inc ident ally , ▁the ▁first ▁Head te acher ▁of ▁J MS , ▁Der rick ▁H urd , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁Head ▁at ▁E as th amp st ead ▁Park ▁School ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁which ▁John ▁Mason ▁was ▁the ▁ke eper ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 8 . ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁on ▁W oot ton ▁Road , ▁John ▁Mason ▁is ▁cent r ally ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁four - way ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Ab ing don ▁schools ▁known ▁as ▁ 1 4 : 1 9 ▁Ab ing don . ▁The ▁other ▁members ▁are ▁L ark me ad ▁School , ▁Fitz har rys ▁School ▁and ▁Ab ing don ▁and ▁Wit ney ▁College . ▁The ▁four ▁partners ▁share ▁Six th ▁Form ▁less ons . ▁John ▁Mason ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁students ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Mrs ▁Sarah ▁Br ink ley ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁new ▁head te acher ▁in