Bradford Grammar School
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| Motto |
hoc age (Do this) |
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| Established | 1548 |
| Type | Independent school Co-educational grammar school |
| Headmaster | Dr Simon Hinchliffe |
| Location |
Keighley Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD9 4JP England Coordinates: 53°48′52″N 1°46′11″W / 53.81455°N 1.76981°W |
| Students | 1122 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 6–18 |
| Colours | Blue & maroon |
| Built | 1945 |
| Co-education since | 1999 |
| Website | Bradford Grammar School |
Bradford Grammar School (BGS) is ranked as a Top Ten UK best value independent school for girls and boys aged 6 to 18 in Yorkshire. It is a co-educational, independent school in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Headmaster, Simon Hinchliffe is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter by King Charles II in 1662. Until 1975 it was a direct grant grammar school, and when this scheme was abolished it chose to become independent. The school motto is Latin: Hoc Age (Do This).
Entrance is by examination, except for the Sixth Form, where admission is based on GCSE results. The school gives means-tested bursaries to help with fees. Bradford Grammar School, unusually for a private school, does not offer scholarships based on academic achievement, a policy enforced by a previous headmaster, Stephen Davidson.
In 2013, the pass rate for GCSE (Grades A* - C) was 99%, which was equalled by the A-Level students. 31 courses are offered for A-Levels, and 97% of sixth-form pupils went on to study further education or deferred a year. The standard requirement for entry to the sixth form is nine B grades at GCSE, in 2008 the lower sixth had an average equivalent to ten A grades at GCSE.
The pupil to teacher ratio is 15:1, and class sizes start at around 20 in the first year and are often below 10 by the final year. There are currently 934 pupils in the Senior School, including 267 in the Sixth Form and 188 in the Junior School (Clock House). The school became fully co-educational in September 1999. As at September 2011 687 boys and 435 girls were on the role. Currently there are 115 members of staff at the school.
Over the past 15 years the school has completed a £14 million buildings development programme.
In 2001 the school built a multi-million pound Sixth Form Centre, funded primarily by Roger Evans and by pupil fund-raising. Eminent former pupil David Hockney, contributed to the funding of the large theatre, where many school productions are performed, adjacent to the sports hall. The school's computing facilities have been updated regularly in the past few years, and the school now has ten IT suites. Pupils have access to their files and email from home, by remote login and have access to the internet and email throughout the day.
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