Maidstone Grammar School
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| Motto | Olim Meminisse Juvabit "One day it will be pleasing to remember." from the Aeneid 1.203 |
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| Established | 1549 |
| Type | Foundation Grammar School |
| Headteacher | Mr M Tomkins |
| Chair of Governors | Mark Rolfe |
| Location |
Barton Road Maidstone Kent ME15 7BT England Coordinates: 51°15′55″N 0°31′52″E / 51.26538°N 0.53108°E |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE number | 886/4522 |
| DfE URN | 118835 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 120 |
| Students | 1,273 |
| Gender |
Boys (11-16) Mixed (16-18) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Challenger Churchill Endeavour Invincible Hurricane Spitfire |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow. |
| Publication | The Maidstonian |
| Former Pupils | Old Maidstonians |
| School Song | "Gaudeamus" |
| Website | www |
Boys (11-16)
Maidstone Grammar School (MGS) is a grammar school in Maidstone, England. The school was founded in 1549 after Protector Somerset sold Corpus Christi Hall on behalf of King Edward VI to the people of Maidstone for £200. The Royal Charter for establishment of a grammar school was also granted at this time.
The school takes boys at the age of 11 and over, by examination, and male and female pupils at 16+ on their GCSE results. The school currently has almost 1200 pupils and approximately 120 members of staff. The school holds both a Language College award and a Healthy School award. It is situated just off Loose Road (A229), west of Mote Park and the Mote Park Leisure Centre.
The main school building surrounds a Tudor-style quadrangle with a cloister on one side. A new block was added in the 1960s. A sixth form and arts and crafts block was added in 1981. This newer building completes a second quadrangle. In 2005 a new refectory and teaching block of 15 classrooms was built, this building currently houses maths, history and art departments. There are over 100 classrooms, twelve science laboratories, a language laboratory, seven computer centres, music rooms, a lecture theatre, gym and sports hall and a canteen(refectory). A new 'Applied Learning Centre', with new editing suites, was completed in the 2010–11 school year, with a similarly styled 'Food Technology' and Sixth Form block having been opened in September 2011.
A house system was inaugurated in 1899 with three houses: School, East Borough and West Borough. By c.1900 these houses were revised based on local geography, with East House being for those boys east of the river, West House for those boys on the western riverside, and School House for townspeople and boarders. In September 2007 the school continued this tradition with the introduction of six school houses, these named after military vehicles: Challenger (purple), Churchill (yellow), Endeavour (red), Hurricane (green), Invincible, (blue), and Spitfire (white).
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