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The Portsmouth Grammar School | |
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High Street , , PO1 2JN | |
Coordinates | 50°47′30″N1°05′59″W / 50.791784°N 1.0998°W |
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Type | Private day school Grammar school |
Motto | Praemia Virtutis Honores |
Established | 1732 |
Founder | William Smith |
Chairman of the Governors | Walther Cha |
Headmaster | David Wickes [1] |
Staff | 172 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 2to 18 |
Houses | 4 |
Colour(s) | Red Gold Black |
Publication | The Portmuthian |
School hymn | All My Hope on God is Founded |
Former pupils | Old Portmuthians |
School blog | Portsmouth Point |
Website | http://www.pgs.org.uk/ |
The Portsmouth Grammar School(PGS) is a co-educational private day school in Portsmouth, England, located in the historic part of Portsmouth. It was founded in 1732 as a boys' school, and is located on Portsmouth High Street. [2]
In 1732, William Smith, a former Mayor of Portsmouth and previously the garrison physician, died and left his estate to Christ Church, Oxford. His will contained instructions to build a new school in Portsmouth and thus, The Portsmouth Grammar School was founded. The will of the founder is reflected to this day in that two Governors continue to be nominated by Christ Church. The school also retains its naval links, with the Second Sea Lord nominating one further Governor. In 1926, the school moved from its Victorian premises to Cambridge Barracks. [3] The school was hit by bombs during the Second World War. [4]
In 1976, with the removal of the Direct Grant, it stopped being a grammar school under the Tripartite System, though it kept the term as part of its name and at the same time began to accept female pupils. [5] The school colours are red, black and gold, and the school motto is Praemia Virtutis Honores (English: Honours are the rewards of virtue). The current Headmaster is Mr David Wickes, replacing Dr Anne Cotton. The school spent £6 million on a new Science building in 2011. [6]
In 2004 the school came 67 out of 100 in a Guardian list of Top independent schools' UCAS scores, [7] There was an average AS/A level point score of 939.1 in 2009. [8]
The Portsmouth Grammar School consists of three sections: Nursery (ages 2–4), Junior School (Reception to Year 6), and Senior School (Year 7 to Sixth Form). [5] The Upper Junior School (Years 5–6) is situated in the original Victorian building which once contained the whole Grammar School. The Nursery, Lower Junior School (Reception to Year 4), Middle School, and Upper School are located across the road on the High Street.
There are four houses in each section of PSG. Each house is represented by a colour and named after a former schoolmaster. Although these colours remain the same, the names change in each section of the School:
Junior School | Middle School | Upper School | Colour |
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Hudson | Barton | Grant | Blue |
Jerrard | Eastwood | Latter | Yellow |
Nicol | Hawkey | Smith | Red |
Privett | Summers | Whitcombe | Green |
Houses form the basis of the school pastoral system and provide a continued 'home' throughout a pupil's time at the school. In the Upper School, each house has its own common room. Sixth Formers have their own common area and cafe, known as the Sixth Form Centre; they also have their own library.
Pupils take part in trips each term to visit various countries. Pupils have visited France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, the United States, Syria, Russia, Norway, Hungary, Uganda and several other countries. Exchanges take place as a part of the Modern Foreign Languages programme each year, with pupils spending time in France, Spain, or Germany and receiving a visit from their counterparts. Additionally, sports teams travel each year to various locations, which have included South Africa and Australia.
Aside from trips abroad, extracurricular activities include the Combined Cadet Force, a Debating Club, Wildlife Club, "Stock Market Club", "Model Rockets", and "Middle School Textiles Club".
The school was involved in the establishment of the education charity United World Schools and since 2010 has funded a Partner School in Cambodia through co-curricular activities. [9]
Within the school grounds is a sports centre containing a multi-purpose hall, gymnasium, squash courts, weight lifting room, and dance rooms. The school has sports grounds at Hilsea, which include various pitches as well as a pavilion. The school sometimes uses the HMS Temeraire grounds and Governors Green in Portsmouth.
The school has a Combined Cadet Force open to pupils in Year 9 and above, which has Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy sections.
In an article in the September 2006 BBC Music Magazine , the following was written about the music at PGS:
At Portsmouth Grammar School, the musical opportunities put those of other, better known establishments to shame. With its own composer in residence...Links with the London Mozart Players mean that scholars get the chance to perform a concerto with a professional ensemble... Commissions for the school include works by Sally Beamish, Lynne Plowman, and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
There are several ensembles that perform regularly, many conducted by the school's associate conductor, Nicolae Moldoveanu. The PGS Chamber Choir sang at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 and went on tour to Salzburg at Christmas 2006. The Choir also sings regularly with the London Mozart Players and upholds an annual tradition of singing Evensong at Christ Church, Oxford.[ citation needed ]
The school has run mock elections for notable elections that have occurred at the time. In 2010, the History & Politics Department organised school elections for the 2010 UK election, where the school narrowly elected the Conservative Party,[ citation needed ] whilst in the 2012 US election the school voted in favour of the Democrats. [10]
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Alumni are known as Old Portmuthians and may join The Old Portmuthian Club, founded in 1885. Notable OPs include:
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