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*[[Richard Eurich]] (1903–1992), painter |
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*[[H. L. A. Hart]] (1907–1992), legal philosopher |
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*[[Geoffrey Barraclough]] (1908–1984), historian |
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*[[Ronald Illingworth]] (1909–1990), [[paediatrics|paediatrician]] |
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*[[William Henry Walsh]] (1913–1986), philosopher |
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*[[Michael Wharton]] (1913–2006), columnist Peter Simple |
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*[[Alan Bullock]] (1914–2004), a.k.a. Baron Bullock of Leafield, historian |
*[[Alan Bullock]]<ref>[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/press/chancellor/bullock.htm Leeds University Honorary graduands]</ref> (1914–2004), a.k.a. Baron Bullock of Leafield, historian |
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*[[Denis Healey|Denis Healey, Baron Healey]] (born 1917), [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] |
*[[Denis Healey|Denis Healey, Baron Healey]]<ref>[http://www.politicospublishing.co.uk/titles.php/itemcode/9 Autobiogrpahy]</ref> (born 1917), [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] |
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*[[Sir Ken Morrison|Sir Kenneth Morrison]]<ref>[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/centenary/celebration_ceremony/morrison_citation.htm Leeds University presentation]</ref> (born 1931), Executive Chairman of [[Morrisons]] |
*[[Sir Ken Morrison|Sir Kenneth Morrison]]<ref>[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/centenary/celebration_ceremony/morrison_citation.htm Leeds University presentation]</ref> (born 1931), Executive Chairman of [[Morrisons]] |
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Revision as of 11:34, 7 June 2007
| Bradford Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
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Keighley Road , West Yorkshire | |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Motto | Hoc Age ('Do This') |
| Established | 1548 |
| Headmaster | Mr. Davidson |
| Grades | A-Level - 98% A-C GCSE - 98% A*-C |
| Number of students | 912 |
| Colour(s) | Blue & Maroon |
| Went Co-Ed. | 1999 |
| Built | 1945 |
Bradford Grammar School was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter as the Free Grammar School of King Charles II in 1662. It is now an Independent School although it was a Direct Grant School until 1975. It is situated in Frizinghall, close to the Shipley Road (A650). Many pupils use Frizinghall railway station for their daily journey.
Pupils are selected by competitive examination. There are currently 912 pupils in the Senior School, including 272 in the Sixth Form and 183 in the Junior School (Clock House). The school became fully co-educational in September 1999, and girls now make up 30% of the school population.
Current school fees are around £9000 per annum with school meals at £2 per day. Many bursaries are available to help with fees. The school grounds have been used as a helicopter landing ground by the royal family when they are visiting the local area due to its large fields. The most recent landing was by the Princess Royal. Prince Charles has also landed at the school.
The school motto is Hoc Age (Latin:" Do This[1]").
Facilities
The pupil to teacher ratio is 15:1, which is low by today's school standards. Class sizes start at around 20 in the first year and are often below 10 by the final year, however the school dropped out of The Times top 100 independent schools in 2006.
The school's IT facilities have been updated regularly in the past few years, and the school now has over 10 IT suites.
The school has a very well equipped DT department with over 4 labs, as well as a rare electronics department, and in 2006, BGS had the best electronics A-Level results in the country. The school's science suite is excellent with a building dedicated to the subjects of science. There are 5 Chemistry labs, 4 Biology labs, and 7 Physics labs.
Sport
The school's first sport for boys is rugby, whilst for girls it is netball. The school also has facilities for many other sports including squash, tennis, cross-country, swimming, cricket and rowing, on the River Aire. All students have a choice of which sport they would like to do and they can take up this sport on Wednesday afternoon when school ends at 12.45pm.
The school recently built a new all-weather pitch, and since the completion, hockey has become very popular. Along with the astro-turf, the school also built four new tennis courts, making the total number of tennis courts nine. The school is currently having a new pavilion built, which should be completed by the autumn. The school has two squash courts (each with their own showers and changing rooms) that also have been revamped in the last few years. BGS has five rugby pitches, a sports hall, a well equipped gym & climbing wall, a new swimming pool, and a further junior gym.
Other Extracurricular Activities
Combined Cadet Force
As an alternative or a supplement to extra-curricular sport, the school maintains a volunteer Combined Cadet Force. Due to low popularity, this was reduced to just the Army contingent. However, in recent years the numbers have swelled and the RAF section has been reopened. Pupils now regularly fly and partake in RAF courses.
Debating
The school is well known at National level for its competitive debating teams. Three pupils over the past five years have been selected for the England Schools' Debating team which competes at the World Schools Debating Championships, the best record of any school in England, and former pupils of the school have reached the Grand Final of the World Universities Debating Championships.
The arts
The interior walls of the school are decorated with artwork by pupils. A number of David Hockney's works are on display in public and private areas of the school. The music suite has several practice rooms and holds many concerts through the year - some with major orchestral works, some featuring one instrument and some featuring the musicians of a particular year group. A musical is staged every year and rock and folk concerts end the year. The Hockney Theatre hosts a programme through the year and a full-time technician manages a student production team to service the performances. Curriculum evenings by lower school drama groups or the A-Level Theatre Studies groups are placed between plays written specifically for pupils, Shakespeare performances, comedies and musicals. Recent productions have included "Oliver!", "Grease", Hedda Gabler, As You Like It, Blood Brothers, The Merchant of Venice, Peer Gynt and The Merry Wives of Windsor. In March 2007 the BGS Dramatic Society staged "The Wiz", a jazz version of "The Wizard of Oz".
History
The War
The 'new' school building in Frizinghall was actually completed in 1939, However the start of World War II prevented the building from being opened as a school. During the war, the main school building was used as a Primary Training Centre [2], and there is still evidence of this around the building. During this time, many of the pupils from BGS were evacuated to Settle[3] and returned when the building was released from army occupation and completed.
The station
Frizinghall station closed in 1965 and remained closed for 22 years. During this time, staff and pupils at the school campaigned hard to get the station reopened. In the end, it was due to the efforts of a English Tutor (who has since left) that the station was reopened. Now, however, over half the passengers travelling on the Bradford lines alight or embark at Frizinghall station. This is due to the large numbers of pupils using the line.
Notable Old Bradfordians
- John Sharp (1645–1714), Archbishop of York
- Abraham Sharp (1653–1742), mathematician and scientific instrument maker
- David Hartley (1705–1757), philosopher and physician
- James Scott (1733–1814), writer
- John William Whittaker (1790–1854), clergyman
- George Douglas (1859–1947), dyer
- Hudson Shaw (1859–1944), historian and orator
- Frederick Delius (1862–1934), composer
- Sir Charles Harris (1864–1943), civil servant
- C. J. Cutcliffe-Hyne (1865–1944), novelist
- Henry de Beltgens Gibbins (1865–1907), economic historian
- Henry Ward (1865–1911), photographer and author
- William Binnie (1867–1949), civil engineer
- Sir Frank Dyson (1868–1939), Astronomer Royal
- Charles Wilson (1869–1959), physicist
- John Lawrence Hammond (1872–1949), historian and journalist
- Sir William Rothenstein (1872–1945), artist
- Albert Rutherston (1881–1953), painter and illustrator
- Sir Henry Clay (1883–1954), economist and Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford
- Humbert Wolfe (1885–1930), poet and civil servant
- Charles Fairburn (1887–1945), railway engineer
- John Rawlings Rees (1890–1969), psychiatrist
- Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976), archaeologist and broadcaster
- Arthur Raistrick (1896–1991), civil engineer, industrial archaeologist and pacifist
- Harry McEvoy (1902–1984), breakfast cereal manufacturer
- Richard Eurich (1903–1992), painter
- H. L. A. Hart[4] (1907–1992), legal philosopher
- Geoffrey Barraclough[5] (1908–1984), historian
- Ronald Illingworth (1909–1990), paediatrician
- William Henry Walsh (1913–1986), philosopher
- Michael Wharton[6] (1913–2006), columnist Peter Simple
- Alan Bullock[7] (1914–2004), a.k.a. Baron Bullock of Leafield, historian
- Denis Healey, Baron Healey[8] (born 1917), Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Sir John Harvey-Jones (born 1924), Chief Executive of ICI and broadcaster (The Troubleshooter)
- Sir Kenneth Morrison[9] (born 1931), Executive Chairman of Morrisons
- David Hockney[10] (born 1937), artist
- Michael Jack[11] (born 1946), politician
- Jonathan Silver (1949–1997), entrepreneur and art gallery owner
- Adrian Moorhouse[12] (born 1964), Olympic gold medallist swimmer
- Robert Hardy[13] (born 1980), bassist of Franz Ferdinand
- Charlie Hodgson[14] (born 1980), England rugby union player (Fly half)
- Michael Speight (born 1987), England Test Cricketer
References
- ^ "Merriam-Webster Definition of 'Hoc-Age'"
- ^ The people's warA recollection by a soldier who was at BGS during the war.
- ^ The peoples war
- ^ Oxford Biography
- ^ History Honor Society
- ^ The Times obituary
- ^ Leeds University Honorary graduands
- ^ Autobiogrpahy
- ^ Leeds University presentation
- ^ David Hockney Biography
- ^ Michael Jack Official Website
- ^ T&A article
- ^ PlayLouder interveiw
- ^ RFU Profile