Antrim Grammar School

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Antrim Grammar School
Address
Antrim Grammar School
10 Steeple Road

Antrim
,
BT41 1AF

Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°43′23″N6°12′43″W / 54.723°N 6.212°W / 54.723; -6.212
Information
Other nameAGS
Type Grammar School
Motto"Educating for Life"
Established1974
ChairmanRoger McCune MBE
PrincipalMartin Wilson
Age range11-18
Number of students820
Colour(s)Navy/ gold    
Website www.antrimgrammar.org

Antrim Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Northern Ireland. It is in County Antrim, in the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority. It is more commonly known by locals as "AGS". It has two neighbouring schools, Parkhall Integrated College and the Steeple Nursery School.

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History and performance

Antrim Grammar School was founded in 1974 to address the growing need for a secondary school due to an increasing population in the Antrim area.

It has long been one of the top grammar schools in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2019, the school achieved its highest ever A-level results, an improvement on the previous year's, which were also record breaking. [1]

In 2020, the Sunday Times placed Antrim Grammar in the Top 20 Schools in Northern Ireland for GCSE and A level examination success. 98% of GCSE students achieved 7 or more A*-C grades, including English and Mathematics and 92% of A level students achieved 3 A*-C grades. [2]

Principals

No.NameTenure
1Stanley Spence1974–1989
2Jim Hunniford1989–2001
3Janet Williamson2001–2006
4Stephen Black2007–2014
5Hilary Woods2014–2017
6Jenny Lendrum2017–2022
7Martin Wilson2022-present

International school

The school was accredited as an international school by the British Council. [3] Four schools in Northern Ireland were accredited in 2006; other NI schools had already been accredited over the previous several years. This award is presented to schools for their work in promoting international awareness among students and staff. Previously the school has won numerous awards including the CICA award in 1994.

The school regularly has Language Weeks where pupils from various cultures teach the rest of the pupils their chosen language. They also take many trips, including school visits to America, Iceland, Rome, Paris, Poland, Bolivia, Italy, France and South Africa. This work and its continuation helped to secure Antrim Grammar International School accreditation.

Modernisation

Antrim Grammar School's quad area with the Sports Centre in the background AGSQUAD.JPG
Antrim Grammar School's quad area with the Sports Centre in the background

In September 2001, after several years of planning and preparation, a £7.5 million refurbishment and rebuilding programme commenced at Antrim Grammar School. The programme was completed in January 2004. There were several phases to the work undertaken by the NEELB, McCombe Brothers, Samuel Stevenson & Sons; and Williams & Shaw. After completion, every department now has access to Interactive whiteboards and Information Technology cluster areas.

The school now has a new multi-purpose Learning Resource Centre, with its computing and library facilities. The school also received a new lecture theatre.

In 2015, Parkhall College commenced construction on their new building and facilities. [4] Mainly completed in 2018, this included new pitches and a new entrance to the schools. [5] This affected Antrim Grammar and has made traffic in the school more organised, as well as providing a new car park for teachers and pupils. Antrim Grammar also shares joint access to some of the pitches. However, over the 2019/20 academic year, Antrim Grammar and Parkhall have two new multi-purpose pitches, situated on the site of the old Parkhall school.

In January 2021, Antrim Grammar confirmed the completion of three new modular classrooms which were built to accommodate the increased demand for places at the school. Other refurbishments completed were the renovation of the ICT suite.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Antrim Grammar School - Record Breaking A Level Results!". www.antrimgrammar.org. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Antrim Grammar School - Home". www.antrimgrammar.org. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Michael Nugent Secures Parkhall School Contract". 2016.
  5. ↑ "New year, new home for Parkhall Integrated College IEF". Integrated Education Fund. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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