Bangor Grammar School

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Bangor Grammar School
Address
Map
84 Gransha Road

, ,
BT19 7QU

Northern Ireland
Information
TypeVoluntary grammar school
MottoLatin: Justitiae Tenax
(Maintain justice)
Religious affiliation(s)Interdenominational
Established1856
FounderRobert Ward
Local authorityEducation Authority
Chairman of the BoardJ. Adrain
PrincipalS Gilmore [1]
ChaplainsNigel Parker
Willis Cordner
GenderBoys
Age11 to 18
Enrolment≈800
HousesCrosby
Dufferin
School
Ward
Colour(s)   Royal blue and yellow
PublicationThe Gryphon
Gryphitti
Former pupilsGrammarians
Chair of the GrammariansTrevor Gray
Websitehttp://www.bangorgrammarschool.org.uk

Bangor Grammar School (The Grammar or B.G.S.), is a Northern Irish voluntary grammar school for boys in Bangor, County Down. It was founded in 1856 by the Conservative politician Robert Ward[2] and is one of eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Old boys of the school are known as Grammarians.

  1. ^ "Staff Structure". Bangor Grammar School. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ Great Britain Parliament; House of Commons (1889). Reports From Commissioners, Inspectors and Others: Thirty Volumes -U- Education (Ireland). Vol. XXX. London: HMSO. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2016. From the Harvard University Collection. See notes 2972-3081