Grenville College was an independent boarding and day school situated in Bideford, Devon, England. In 2009 the school merged with neighbouring Edgehill College to become the Kingsley School. Grenville College was founded in 1954 as a boys’ school by Messrs. O. Dromgoole, B. Spain, and W.G. Scott. Mr. Dromgoole was the first Headmaster and drew up the initial prospectus. He was succeeded as Headmaster in 1955 by Walter F. Scott. The college is named after the famous Elizabethan sea captain, Sir Richard Grenville, who came from Bideford. Walter Scott wanted to offer his pupils opportunities which had not been available to him when he had been a pupil at school. This included the setting up of a specialist dyslexia department, which has now been part of Grenville College for 38 years and has earned a national reputation for its excellence. In 1965 the school became part of the Woodard Schools foundation, a foundation which aims to help Private schools to flourish. In 1994 the College merged with Stella Maris Convent school, becoming a co educational school and also acquiring a Junior School.