Beverley Grammar School
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| Motto | Adolescentiam alunt senectutem oblectant |
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| Established | c.700 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Grahame Hodgson |
| Founder | St John of Beverley |
| Specialism | Engineering |
| Location | Queensgate Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 8NF England |
| Local authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| DfE URN | 118116 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 840 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 5 (Burden, Connington, Fisher, Minster, School) |
| Website | www.beverleygrammar.co.uk |
Coordinates: 53°50′01″N 0°26′22″W / 53.8336°N 0.4395°W
Beverley Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy school in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. It was founded in about 700 AD/CE and is the oldest state school in England and the sixth oldest school overall in England. The school is a specialist Engineering College and shares a mixed Sixth form with Beverley High School. The School has received an 'Outstanding' in Ofsted inspections in 2006,[1] and in 2008.[2]
The current headmaster is Grahame Hodgson. Portraits of all the past headmasters since 1890 can be seen in the school's library.
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[edit] Motto
The school motto, Adolescentiam alunt, senectutem oblectant, is taken from the Roman statesman and writer Cicero's Pro Archia Poeta, a defence of the poet Aulus Licinius Archias against a charge of not being a Roman citizen. The full quote is Haec studia adolescentiam alunt, senectutem oblectant, secundas res ornant, adversis perfugium ac solacium praebent, delectant domi, non impediunt foris, pernoctant nobiscum, peregrinantur, rusticantur ("These studies sustain youth and entertain old age, they enhance prosperity, and offer a refuge and solace in adversity, they delight us when we are at home without hindering us in the wider world, and are with us at night, when we travel and when we visit the countryside.")[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Alcock (1430–1500), Lord Chancellor of England
- John Andrew (b. 1931), Anglican clergyman in New York City
- Ken Annakin (1914-2009), film director
- John Conington (1825–1869), English classical scholar
- Colonel Sir William Howe DeLancey (1778–1815), the Duke of Wellington's Chief of Staff at the Battle of Waterloo
- Saint John Fisher (c 1469-1535), Catholic bishop
- Thomas Percy (1560–1605)
- Neil Mallender (b1961) England Cricketer and International Umpire
- Paul Robinson (b. 1979), goalkeeper
- Smithson Tennant (1761–1815), chemist
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ H Barnett. (2006) Inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005
- ^ G White. (2008) Inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005
- ^ Pro Archia, para 16
