[citation needed] In 1335, Bishop John de Grandisson bought the manor of Ottery St Mary from the Dean and Chapter of Rouen who had owned it since 1061.

He obtained a royal licence from Edward III to found his College of Secular Canons and established a choir school in Ottery St Mary in 1335 for eight boys and a Master of Grammar.

[citation needed] For over two hundred years the canons carried out Bishop Grandisson's instructions and the choir school boys were educated.

[citation needed] In partnership with East Devon District Council, a purpose built Dance Studio with sound and lighting systems was completed in 2003.

All houses have separate colours, which are used for inter-house events: red for Coleridge, blue for Kennaway, green for Patteson and purple for Raleigh.