Derby Grammar School
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto | Vita sine litteris mors (Life without learning [is] death) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1994 |
| Headmaster | Roger D Waller BSc |
| Staff | 45 (approx.) |
| Gender | Boys' school with co-educational Sixth form |
| Enrollment | 300 (approx.) |
| Ages | 7-18 (boys), 16-18 (girls) |
| Affiliation | Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
| Former pupils | Old Derby Grammarians |
| Website | http://www.derbygrammar.co.uk/ |
Derby Grammar School is an independent and selective Church of England secondary school at Littleover near the city of Derby. Its head is a member of the HMC, and it includes a Junior department.
Founded as a school for boys only in 1994, it takes boys from the age of seven and currently has around three hundred pupils. Girls will be admitted to the school's Sixth Form in September 2007.
The school is academically selective, admitting those within the top twenty-five percent of the ability range.
The current Headmaster, Mr Roger D Waller BSc, also serves as an inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Premises
The school occupies Rykneld Hall, a Grade II listed 18th century country house at Littleover, previously Rykneld Hospital, which was built circa 1780 for Josias Cockshutt, enlarged in 1803, 1826 and 1881-1883.
A new arts, music and assembly hall, linking with the old quadrangle, was designed by the architects Rothera Goodwin.
The woodland, mature trees, grassland and water areas in the school's grounds are designated as Wildlife Site 38 and safeguarded in the City of Derby's Local Plan, Policy E4 (Nature Conservation). Such sites are "considered irreplaceable".
Curriculum
The curriculum is built around teaching for GCSE and A-level. Subjects taught include Classics, English, Latin, French, German, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, English, Geography and Economics (the last subject at A-level only).
Extra-curricular
Activities include school drama productions, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, public speaking, debating, a school choir and orchestra, adventure training and the prestigous Arts Award.
Sport
The main school sports are cricket, hockey, and rugby, plus rowing, cross-country, golf, swimming, and badminton. shopping
Fees
The school's fees (2007-2008) range from £7,053 to £9,531 a year.
School motto and badge
The school aims to fill the gap left by the demise of the original Derby School. The school motto, Vita Sine Litteris Mors (Life without learning is death), is taken from the motto of the former school and is from Seneca's Epistulae morales ad Lucilium.
With the agreement of the Committee of the Old Derbeians' Society, the new school has also adopted a heraldic badge devised in 1883 for Derby School, which it used until 1952 (not its coat of arms, granted in 1952).
References
- Derby Grammar School - official site
- Derby Grammar School at BBC Education League Tables
- Derby Grammar School at ISBI
- Derby Grammar School at dfes.gov.uk
- Independent Schools Inspectorate report of Derby Grammar School 2005 inspection
- Derby Grammar School buildings by Rothera Goodwin
- City of Derby Local Plan
