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| Royal Grammar School, Guildford | |
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| Address | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent School |
| Motto | Dieu et mon droit (God and my right) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
| Founded | 1509 |
| Founder | Robert Beckingham |
| Chairman of Governors | Dr Henry Pearson OBE |
| Headmaster | Dr Jon Cox |
| Deputy Heads | Mr M Hoskins Mr G Williams |
| Staff | 100 (teaching staff) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 900 |
| Houses | Austin, Beckingham, Hamonde, Nettles, Powell, Valpy |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Green, White |
| Publication | Guildfordian, The Register |
| Former pupils | Old Guildfordians |
| School Captain | Kyle Fleischer |
| School Song | To be a Pilgrim |
| Website | www.rgs-guildford.co.uk |
The Royal Grammar School (originally Schola Regia Grammaticalis Edvardi Sexti) is an English independent day school for boys in Guildford, Surrey. It was founded in 1509 by the will of Robert Beckingham, a wealthy grocer, and moved to the present site on the High Street after the granting of a royal charter from King Edward VI in 1552.[1] The school is home to a rare example of a chained library established by John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich, in 1575 [2] and is also the site of the first recorded game of cricket around the year 1550.[a][3] The current headmaster is Dr. Jon Cox who has occupied the post since 2007 and is the 35th headmaster of the school. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and has a reputation for being one of the top schools academically in the country.
Tuition at the school was initially free, but with the introduction of comprehensive education and the abolition of grammar schools the school became independent and fee paying in 1977.[4] The school now has approximately 900 students, about 300 of whom are in the sixth form. However the school maintains a grammar school ethos, and as such operates numerous outreach schemes for local students in maintained education.[5]
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