| The Manchester Grammar School | |
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 School Coat of Arms (based on the canting arms ("owl-dham") of its founder Bishop Hugh Oldham, depicting in chief his diocesan Exeter arms between red Lancastrian roses)  Manchester Grammar School Main Building | |
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Old Hall Lane , Greater Manchester , M13 0XT | |
| Coordinates | 53°26′55″N 2°12′37″W / 53.448611°N 2.210278°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 7–18 boys private day school Public School |
| Motto | Sapere Aude (Dare to be wise) |
| Established | 1515 |
| Founder | Hugh Oldham |
| Department for Education URN | 105591 Tables |
| Chair of Governors | Maurice Watkins |
| High Master | Martin Boulton[1] |
| Deputy High Master | Paul Thompson |
| Staff | c. 240 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 7 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,659 boys[2] |
| Capacity | 1,750 boys[2] |
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| Former pupils | Old Mancunians |
| Website | http://www.mgs.org |
The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is a highly selective private day school for boys aged 7-18 in Manchester, England, which was founded in 1515 by Hugh Oldham (then Bishop of Exeter). [3] It is the largest private day school for boys in the United Kingdom and has been described as “one of Britain’s most prestigious independent day schools”, known for its strong academic focus; having educated politicians, leading journalists, diplomats, Nobel laureates, poets, aswell as Academy Award and BAFTA award-winning actors and directors. [4]
Originally named ‘The Manchester Free Grammar School for Lancashire Boys’, The Manchester Grammar School was founded by Hugh Oldham in 1515 adjacent to Manchester Parish Church as a free grammar school and as the first school in Manchester. [5][6] The school grounds slowly expanded for over 400 years until 1931, when the school successfully raised a sum to move its premises from a now over-crowded site in the centre of Manchester to its much larger present site at Rusholme. In accordance with its founder's wishes, MGS remains a predominantly academic school and belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
In the post-war period, MGS was a direct-grant grammar school. It chose to become an independent school in 1976 after the Labour government abolished the Direct Grant System.[7] Fees for 2023-2024 were £15,180 per annum,[8] possibly now more after the Labour government removed private schools' charitable status.
- ^ "Appointment of 43rd High Master". Manchester Grammar School. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b "The Manchester Grammar School - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Moss, John. "Manchester Celebrities - Philanthropy, Philosophy & Religion - Bishop Hugh Oldham". ManchesterUK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Manchester Grammar School and the surrounding property market". Financial Times. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Bentley, James (1990). Dare to be wise: a history of The Manchester Grammar School. James and James. ISBN 0-907383-04-1.
- ^ Mumford, Alfred Alexander (2010). The Manchester Grammar School, 1515–1915: A Regional Study of the Advancement of Learning in Manchester Since the Reformation. BiblioBazaar. ISBN 978-1-143-58385-8.
- ^ Miss Margaret Jackson, Under-Secretary of State (22 March 1978). "Direct Grant Schools". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 582W–586W.
- ^ "Fees and Assistance". The Manchester Grammar School. Retrieved 27 January 2017.