Stockport Grammar School
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| Motto |
Vincit qui patitur "He who endures, conquers" |
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| Established | 1487 |
| Type | Independent |
| Headteacher | Andrew Chicken |
| Chairman of Governors | Richard Rimmington |
| Founder | Sir Edmund Shaa |
| Location | Buxton Road Stockport Greater Manchester SK2 7AF England |
| Local authority | EMA |
| Students | 1410 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Arden, Nicholson, Vernon, Warren |
| Colours |
Black and yellow |
| Publication | The Stopfordian and Taking Stock |
| Former pupils | Old Stopfordians |
| Website | www.stockportgrammar.co.uk |
Coordinates: 53°23′27″N 2°08′38″W / 53.3907°N 2.1440°W
Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Stockport, England, founded in 1487 by the 1482 Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa.
The school motto is "Vincit qui patitur" – He who endures, conquers.
The current headmaster of the senior school is Mr Andrew Chicken. The current headmaster of the junior school is Mr Larry Fairclough, and the head of sixth form is Mrs Jo White.
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[edit] History
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The initial site for the school was St Mary's Church in the town, where a select number of wealthy boys were taught to read and speak Latin. Since then the school has occupied various sites, its current site being a mile from the town centre on the A6 (Buxton Road) on the edge of Davenport, next to the site of the now demolished Davenport Theatre, a famous venue for many of the north-west's top variety stars. The school has occupied this site since 1916. The school is the oldest in the north of England.
[edit] Move to coeducation
In 1974, the Labour government decided to phase out direct grant grammar schools, such as Stockport Grammar School, over a seven year period commencing in 1976.
The impact on the financial structure of Stockport Grammar became quickly apparent and in March 1975 the governors announced that they would go independent and launch the Stopfordian Trust to provide bursaries that were increasingly being requested by entrance exam candidates[1].
By 1978, the school had become overcrowded. To ease this, the school purchased the adjoining convent house, available after the closure of the convent school, for £250,000[2]. The school had a moral obligation to take on some of the convent school's sixth form pupils, laying the foundations for Stockport Grammar to become coeducational.
[edit] The school site
Since becoming co-educational in 1980 the school has developed and grown rapidly. Acquisition of the adjacent convent school site, that is now the English and music block, allowed the enclosure of the playing fields and the creation of several football and rugby pitches, as well as the inheritence of the convent's swimming pool.
In 1997 land was bought to extend the junior school, and in 2001 a new sports and technology centre was built featuring a gymnasium and sports hall. Food technology and textiles technology classrooms were also erected. The building further includes a design technology workshop featuring state-of-the-art equipment able to perform computer aided design and computer aided manufacture.
The sports hall also holds the Peter Boardman climbing wall, squash courts and gives access to the school's swimming pool which is overlooked by a cafeteria area.
In September 2005 a new library and learning centre was opened with more than 14,000 books, and also new physics labs and an information technology suite. A nursery was opened in 2006.
[edit] New Woodsmoor building
In 2011, planning permission was received to erect a new teaching block on the Woodsmoor side of the site[3], to replace the Woodsmoor hall and labaratories that were demolished in 2010[4]. The final stage of the project will see the current "black and white tower" and classics block demolished.
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
The school offers over 200 extracurricular activities to its pupils[5], with the Independent Schools Inspectorate rating the school's extracurricular provision as "outstanding" in 2011[6].
[edit] Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The school is its own Duke of Edinburgh's Award operating authority[7]. In 2010, the school issued its 1000th Duke of Edinburgh Award[8], a milestone which was marked by the visit of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex[9].
[edit] Model United Nations
The school has hosted a biennial Model United Nations (MUN) conference since March 2006. At 2008's conference, Labour MP and former home secretary David Blunkett was the school's guest speaker[10].
Pupils have also attended MUN conferences in many locations, including Yale, Belfast, Paris, Genoa, Bath and Cambridge.
[edit] Expeditions
The school runs a series of expeditions to places such as Venezuela, Vietnam, Uganda and Namibia. An expedition to Rwanda is planned for 2013.
[edit] Houses
The school has four 'houses' – Arden, Nicholson, Vernon, and Warren – into which all pupils are divided for the purposes of competitive sport and quizzes.
Each year all four house compete for both the Fallow Shield (sporting success) and the Brown Cup (academic success).
From 2010 to 2011 the winners of the Fallow Shield and the Brown Cup were Arden.
Each of the houses often hold a number of charitable events such as the 'Vernon Show' and the 'Gig for Genesis'.
[edit] Fees
Fees for the junior school, including the nursery, are £2,382 per term[11]. Fees for the senior school and sixth form are £3,090 per term[12].
The school governors review the fees each academic year.
[edit] Bursaries
The school offers limited fee assistance to those parents whose income is less than £55,750[13].
[edit] Publications
[edit] The Stopfordian
The school's annual publication is The Stopfordian, now a full-color comprehensive review of the school year[14], which was first published in 1929. A predecessor, named simply "Stockport Grammar School Magazine", dates back to 1899.
[edit] Taking Stock
The school have published Taking Stock, a short glossy newsletter rounding up recent news and photographs[15], every term since 1996.
[edit] Old Stops' Review
Old Stops' review, a new annual magazine containing news from ex-pupils[16], was first published in 2011.
[edit] Old Stopfordians
Former pupils are known as "Old Stopfordians", not to be confused with simply Stopfordians (the demonym of Stockport being "Stopfordian"), or the former pupils of Bishop Stopford's School at Enfield, who are also known as Old Stopfordians.
Pupils automatically become members of the Old Stopfordians Association on leaving the school. The association runs regular reunions and there is a strong network of Old Stopfordians who provide careers advice, work experience and support to current pupils. The association also run a number of social occasions during the year, including an annual dinner[17], and its members are encouraged to attend several of the school's regular events, including its founder's day and Christmas carol services[18].
[edit] Stopfordians Lacrosse Club
The Old Stopfordians' Association operate Stopfordians Lacrosse Club, who currently play in the North of England Men's Lacrosse Association Premier 2 division[19]. The team play their home games at Disley Amalgamated Sports Club[20].
[edit] Notable Old Stopfordians
Some of the most notable Old Stopfordians include Arctic explorer Admiral George Back, mountaineer Peter Boardman, computer pioneer Sir Frederic Calland Williams and former NBA basketball star John Amaechi.
[edit] Headmasters
- 1496 Sir John Randall
- 1509 Sir Randall Hulton
- 1521 Sir George Bamford
- 1534 Sir William Chorlton
- 1534 - 1543 Scholemaister of Stopport (name unrecorded)
- 1557 Sir William Chorlton (reappointed)
- 1559 Leonard Harrison
- 1564 Thomas Leigh
- 1565 John Brownswerd
- 1579 Bamford
- 1587 Francis Lowe
- 1597 William Nicholson
- 1597 - 1598 William Lingard
- 1601 Kirke
- 1601 Lang
- 1601 Nicholson
- 1601 - 1602 John Cobb
- 1604 Thomas Bower
- 1609 Luke Mason
- 1610 Walter Pott
- 1623 Thomas Rossen
- 1625 Reginald Pott
- 1627 Edmund Clough
- 1628 John Pollett
- 1630 William Plant
- 1633 Samuel Edwards
- 1634 Bradley Hayhurst
- 1645 Randall Yarwood
- 1647 Thomas Peirson
- 1651 Rev Thomas Coombes
- 1668 Rev Daniel Leech
- 1669 Rev Joseph Whittle
- 1673 - 1674 Rev Samuel Needham
- 1683 Rev Timothy Dobson
- 1691 Rev George Esclome
- 1692 - 1693 Rev William Dickens
- 1703 Rev Joseph Dale
- 1752 Rev William Jackson
- 1792 Rev George Porter
- 1792 Rev Elkanah Hoyle
- 1829 Rev William Newstead
- 1832 Rev Thomas Middleton
- 1847 Rev William Gurney
- 1860 Rev Charles G Hamilton
- 1887 Rev William A Pemberton
- 1903 Alfred E Daniels
- 1929 Christopher Herman Gilkes
- 1941 Frederick H Philpot
- 1962 - 1979 Francis Willoughby Scott
- 1979 Hugh Wright
- 1985 David Bird
- 1979 - 1985 Hugh Wright
- 1996-2005 Ian Mellor
- 2005 Andrew Chicken
[edit] External links
- Stockport Grammar School, Cheshire, independent private school near Manchester
- Stockport Grammar (stockportgs) on Twitter
- Flickr: Stockport Grammar School's Photostream
[edit] References
- ^ Acquisition of the convent site and the arrival of girls | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.
- ^ Acquisition of the convent site and the arrival of girls | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.
- ^ Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, notice of planning decision. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ New building | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Twitter / @stockportgs: We've got a new section on .... Twitter.com. Retrieved on January 19, 2012.
- ^ Independent Schools Inspectorate Stockport Grammar School Standard Inspection. isi.net. Retrieved on January 19, 2012.
- ^ Duke of Edinburgh's Award | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Cheshire Life Single Issues - January 2011 digital edition. Cheshire Life Magazine. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Cheshire Independent Newspaper | Local Community Newspaper for the Cheshire Area. The Cheshire Independent. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Greenhead News - The Newsletter of Greenhead College. Greenhead College. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Fees | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 23, 2012.
- ^ Fees | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 23, 2012.
- ^ Fees | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 23, 2012.
- ^ Stopfordian magazine | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Taking Stock newsletter | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Old Stops' Review magazine | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2012.
- ^ Old Stops | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.
- ^ Events | Stockport Grammar School. stockportgrammar.co.uk. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.
- ^ English Lacrosse NEMLA Premier 2, lacrosse tables and lacrosse standings. League Republic. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.
- ^ Lacrosse. Disley Amalgamated Sports Club. Retrieved on January 31, 2012.
