Watford Grammar School for Boys | |
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School badge The Clarendon Muse (left) and main block | |
Address | |
Rickmansworth Road , , WD18 7JF England | |
Coordinates | 51°39′18″N 0°24′51″W / 51.6550°N 0.4143°W |
Information | |
Type | 11–18 boys partially selective academy |
Motto | Latin: Sperate Parati Go Forward with Preparation |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1704 1884 (Single-sex) |
Founder | Elizabeth Fuller |
Department for Education URN | 136276 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chairman of Governors | Paul Shearring |
Headmaster | Ian A. Cooksey |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1244 |
Houses | Bushey Cassio Fuller Groves New Platt Rée Turner |
Colour(s) | |
Publication | The Fullerian |
Former pupils | Old Fullerians |
Website | www |
Watford Grammar School for Boys (commonly abbreviated as WBGS) is an 11–18 boys partially selective academy in Watford in Hertfordshire, England. The school and its sister school, Watford Grammar School for Girls, descend from a Free School founded as a charity school for boys and girls by Elizabeth Fuller in 1704.
Despite its name, the school accepts boys of all abilities, although approximately a third are selected for academic or musical aptitude, and brothers of existing pupils are also guaranteed places. Its results are among the highest achieved by non-grammar schools in England.[1]