Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
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Address
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Chatburn Road

Clitheroe
,
Lancashire
,
BB7 2BA

England
Coordinates 53°53′N2°23′W / 53.88°N 2.38°W / 53.88; -2.38
Information
Type Grammar school;
Academy
Motto Latin: In Saxo Condita;
"Founded on Rock"
Established1554;470 years ago (1554)
Department for Education URN 136390 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chairman of GovernorsAndrew Clayton
HeadteacherJames Keulemans
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,336 pupils
HousesCurie, Roosevelt, Galileo, Socrates, Turing, Angelou
School Seal Latin: Commune Sigillum Liberae Scholae Gramat In Cletherow
Common Seal of the Free Grammar School in Clitheroe
Website www.crgs.org.uk

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England, formerly an all-boys school. It was founded in 1554 as "The Free Grammar School of King Philip and Queen Mary" "for the education, instruction and learning of boys and young men in grammar; to be and to continue for ever."

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After forty two years of sharing the school buildings with the boys, the newly-built Girls Grammar School opened in 1957, and merged with the Boys' Grammar School in 1985. CRGS celebrated its 450th anniversary in July 2004. At the same time, Stuart Holt retired as headteacher, having started in 1991. He was succeeded by Judith Child, who was headteacher until 2018. In September 2018, she was replaced by James Keulemans, a former international rugby player. [1]

After becoming a Grant Maintained School in September 1991, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School became a Foundation School with a Foundation under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Most recently, on 1 January 2011, the school converted to Academy School Status under the Academies Act 2010.

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School continues to be based on two sites, with the Sixth Form Centre occupying the historic buildings on York Street, and the Main School at the former Girls' Grammar School buildings on Chatburn Road.

Intake

The Main School intake each year is now 180 children (a 30 pupil increase since 2022), who have each reached the required standard in the school's entrance examination, with places being offered preferentially to candidates living within the school's defined 'Catchment Area'. Pupils are then divided into six forms, named after the initials of the form tutor, and each assigned a house (C, R, G, S, T and A). This means the pupil population at Main School is about 750.

Sixth Form entry is based on GCSE performance and takes in around 330 students per year. The matriculation requirements are five grade Bs at GCSE, with at least a Grade C in English Language and Mathematics , while some subjects also require specific grades in related GCSE subjects. [2]

Sixth form

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York Street Building

The school was originally based at St Mary's churchyard, and was moved to the York Street site in 1814, in rooms that are now used to teach Art and Foreign Languages. The school was extended in 1878, and again in 1914, to include what is now the Library. In 2009, the site was extended further to create more classrooms and a conference room.

Commemoration Day

Every year the school holds a commemoration day to remember the founding of the school, on St. John the Baptist's Day in the local parish church of Mary Magdalene.

From the Statutes, dated 1622:

We ordaine and be yt a Statute of this Schoole for ever. That from henceforth once every year upon St John Baptists day called Midsommer day in the forenoone there shalbee a Sermon preached in the Church of Clitherow where the Maister Usher and Schoolers of the said Schoole shalbee p'sent before the Governors of the said Schoole and therein shalbee a comemoracon of the foundation of the said Schoole with an exhortation to the said Governors Schoolmr and Usher that they faithfully and diligently p'forme their duties.

Or, modernised:

Let this be a Statute of this school forever. Every year upon St John the Baptist's day (Midsummer's day) in the morning there shall be a Sermon preached in Clitheroe Church where the Master Usher and Scholars of the School shall be sent before the Governors the School and there shall be a commemoration of the foundation of the School with an exhortation to the Governors, Headteacher and Usher that they faithfully and diligently perform their duties.

School newspaper

The school newspaper, the Royal Blazer, was printed three times a year until 2006.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, a new newspaper was introduced, named the York Street Times. This is published three times a year, and is currently still running. [ citation needed ]

Notable former pupils

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "CRGS head is to retire next year". burnleyexpress.net. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Admissions | Clitheroe Royal Grammar School".
  3. ↑ Morris, Richard (March–April 2005). "Sir William Addison (1905-1992) - a retrospective" (PDF). Loughton and District Historical Society. Newsletter 165: 3–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016. He was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School ...
  4. ↑ Pierce, Steve (23 May 2003). "Obituary : William Blezard". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2016. ...in 1938, he won a Lancashire County scholarship, leaving Clitheroe Royal grammar school [...] to go to the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London.
  5. ↑ Howard, John (31 October 2002). "Obituary : Pattie Coldwell". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2016. After leaving Clitheroe Royal Grammar school, she worked as a secretary...
  6. ↑ Newley, Patrick (12 August 2008). "Obituary : Bryan Cowgill". The Stage. Retrieved 20 March 2016. He was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.
  7. ↑ Geldard, Suzanne (6 June 2014). "Dobson: Bolton exit could have ended career before I joined Burnley". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2016. [His wish to be a professional footballer] was nurtured at school, Clitheroe Royal Grammar...
  8. ↑ Moss, John. "Manchester Local Artists : Ross Eccles". Papillon Graphics Virtual Encyclopedia & Guide to Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016. Ross was educated at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School before studying Architecture at the Birmingham School of Architecture.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ Graham, Natalie (5 May 2010). "Peter Hargreaves: My First Million". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 March 2016. Born in Lancashire, Hargreaves attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School...
  10. ↑ Law, Cheryl (2000). Women, A Modern Political Dictionary . I.B.Tauris. p.  77. ISBN   978-1860645020. HART, Judith Constance Mary (nee Ridehalgh) (1924-) politician; do. H. Ridehalgh, Linotype operator; e. Elementary School, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, LSE...
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