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'''Hipperholme Grammar School''' is a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[grammar school]] in [[Hipperholme]] (near [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]), [[West Yorkshire]], England. It educates pupils between the ages of 3 and 16. |
'''Hipperholme Grammar School''' is a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[grammar school]] in [[Hipperholme]] (near [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]), [[West Yorkshire]], England. It educates pupils between the ages of 3 and 16. |
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The school has it origins in 1529 within the chantry chapel of the nearby village of |
The school has it origins in 1529 within the chantry chapel of the nearby village of Coley. In 1648 (the date the school classes as its founding year) Matthew Broadley, paymaster to [[Charles I of England|Charles I]], endowed a large sum of money to build a school on land donated by Samuel Sunderland of Coley Hall; the school opened its doors on its current site in 1661.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Two of the current school houses, Broadley and Sunderland, are named after the founders. |
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In 1783 a new school hall was constructed, designed by Longbottom. Originally an all-boys school, it became [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] ([[Independent Schools Association (UK)|ISA]], [[AGBIS]]) in the |
In 1783 a new school hall was constructed, designed by Longbottom. Originally an all-boys school, it became [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] ([[Independent Schools Association (UK)|ISA]], [[AGBIS]]) in the 1985 and began admitting girls at the same time.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} |
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Lightcliffe Preparatory School merged with Hipperholme Grammar School in 2003, under the Hipperholme Grammar Schools Foundation, and was subsequently renamed as Hipperholme Grammar Junior School. In 2017 the Junior School was moved to the main school site on Bramley Lane under the 'One Site, One Vision' plan. |
Lightcliffe Preparatory School merged with Hipperholme Grammar School in 2003, under the Hipperholme Grammar Schools Foundation, and was subsequently renamed as Hipperholme Grammar Junior School. In 2017 the Junior School was moved to the main school site on Bramley Lane under the 'One Site, One Vision' plan. |
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* [[Katie Ormerod]], snowboarder |
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* [[Katie Ormerod]], snowboarder<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/brighouse-snowboarder-katie-ormerod-ranked-4983523|title=Brighouse snowboarder Katie Ormerod ranked second at European Open|last=|first=|date=2011-01-18|work=Huddersfield Examiner|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> |
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* [[Sir Robert Peel]], [[Victorian era]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and creator of the Metropolitan [[police]] |
* [[Sir Robert Peel]], [[Victorian era]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and creator of the Metropolitan [[police]] |
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* [[Percy Sladen]], biologist |
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* [[Laurence Sterne]], Anglo-Irish novelist |
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Hipperholme Grammar School | |
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Address | |
Bramley Lane , , HX3 8JE England | |
Coordinates | 53°43′43″N 1°48′48″W / 53.728489°N 1.813201°W |
Information | |
Type | Private school |
Motto | Doctrina Fortior Armis (Latin: The pen is mightier than the sword) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1648 |
Founders | Matthew Broadley, Joseph Lister, Samuel Sunderland |
Department for Education URN | 107585 Tables |
Chair of Governors | James Allison |
Head Teacher | Mr Nicholas James |
Staff | 75 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 3 to 16 |
Enrolment | 296 |
Houses | Sunderland, Lister and Broadley |
Colour(s) | Red and blue |
Publication | The Broadleian |
Website | http://www.hgsf.org.uk/ |
Hipperholme Grammar School is a private grammar school in Hipperholme (near Halifax), West Yorkshire, England. It educates pupils between the ages of 3 and 16.
The school has it origins in 1529 within the chantry chapel of the nearby village of Coley. In 1648 (the date the school classes as its founding year) Matthew Broadley, paymaster to Charles I, endowed a large sum of money to build a school on land donated by Samuel Sunderland of Coley Hall; the school opened its doors on its current site in 1661.[citation needed] Two of the current school houses, Broadley and Sunderland, are named after the founders.
In 1783 a new school hall was constructed, designed by Longbottom. Originally an all-boys school, it became private (ISA, AGBIS) in the 1985 and began admitting girls at the same time.[citation needed]
Lightcliffe Preparatory School merged with Hipperholme Grammar School in 2003, under the Hipperholme Grammar Schools Foundation, and was subsequently renamed as Hipperholme Grammar Junior School. In 2017 the Junior School was moved to the main school site on Bramley Lane under the 'One Site, One Vision' plan.
Notable former pupils
- Richard Alexander, TV presenter and producer
- Sir Gordon Duff, Principal since 2014 of St Hilda's College, Oxford, and Chairman from 2013–14 of the MHRA
- George Stanley Faber, theologian
- David Halliwell, 1936–2006 Playwright and dramatist, 'Little Malcolm and his Struggle against the Eunuchs'
- Lawrence Heyworth, radical MP and merchant[1]
- Neil Hopkinson, classical scholar
- John Dyson Hutchinson, Liberal MP from 1877–82
- Courtney Kenny, liberal politician
- Wilf Lunn, prop maker
- Daniel Carradice, cardio-vascular surgeon
- Danny McNamara, singer
- Richard McNamara, guitarist
- Katie Ormerod, snowboarder
- Sir Robert Peel, Victorian era Prime Minister and creator of the Metropolitan police
- Percy Sladen, biologist
- Laurence Sterne, Anglo-Irish novelist
- Sir Donald Thompson, Conservative MP from 1979–83 for Sowerby and 1983-97 for Calder Valley
- Paddy Tipping, Nottinghamshire PCC since 2012, and Labour MP from 1991–2012 for Sherwood
References
- ^ Newbigging, Thomas (1893), History of the Forest of Rossendale (Second ed.), The Rossendale Free Press, pp. 241–242
External links