Boston Grammar School
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| Motto | Floreat Bostona |
|---|---|
| Established | 1555 |
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Headteacher | John McHenry |
| Chairman of Governors | Phillip Bosworth |
| Location |
South End Boston Lincolnshire PE21 6JY England Coordinates: 52°58′28″N 0°01′16″W / 52.97437°N 0.02103°W |
| DfE number | 925/5424 |
| DfE URN | 139180 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 507 |
| Gender | Boys (coeducational sixth form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Muston Laughton Gannock Parry |
| Colours |
Black and Amber |
| Publication | The Grammar Gazette |
| Alumni | Old Bostonians |
| Website | Boston Grammar School |
The Boston Grammar School is a selective grammar school and sixth form college for boys aged 11 to 18 and girls attending the sixth form aged 16–18 located in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
The school was founded by charter of Philip and Mary in 1555. The oldest sections of the school were built in 1567, formerly referred to as the "big school" and is now used as the school library. South End Site became the model for Boston Latin School which was the first school in what was to become the United States of America. The school still retains the Latin motto 'Floreat Bostona' (May Boston Flourish). This motto also forms the title of the official school song, written by Dr G.E. Pattenden, headmaster from 1850–1887, which he referred to as 'my school hymn'. The song is still sung at official school occasions such as Prizegiving, Charter Day and Beastmart, and is generally fondly remembered by Old Boys of the school.
In the 1960s when under Holland County Council Education Committee, it was a voluntary controlled school with around 500 boys, 550 by the 1970s, and 600 by the 1990s. The school had a CCF.
In recent years girls have been admitted to the sixth form for the first time. There were 597 pupils on roll as at April 2008, including 170 in the sixth form. The school has been awarded Technology College and Sports specialist status. In December 2012, Boston Grammar School shut its doors for the final time as a selective school, run by the local authority. In January 2013, Boston Grammar School re-opened as a selective academy.
There are four houses in the school named after important figures in the school's history. Each is associated with a different colour which is reflected in PE shirts, and boys are assigned to a house when they join the school on an arbitrary basis in order to create different groups for school activities, including Sports Day.
Laughton – (yellow), John Laughton left a bequest to the local bluecoats' school. On its closure this was subsequently given to the grammar school Head of House: Miss. Amanda Cook;
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