ðə skˈuːl wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æz ɐ nˈɑːndᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃənəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, baɪ ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ hɛdmˈæstɚ dʒˈɑːn bˈɜːdʒɛs.
The School was originally started as a non-denominational educational institute, by the founding headmaster John Burgess.