Manchester Grammar School

The Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar 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.
Address
Map
Old Hall Lane

,
Greater Manchester
,
M13 0XT

Coordinates53°26′55″N 2°12′37″W / 53.448611°N 2.210278°W / 53.448611; -2.210278
Information
TypePrivate day school
Public School
MottoSapere Aude
(Dare to be wise)
Established1515 (1515)
FounderHugh Oldham
Department for Education URN105591 Tables
Chair of GovernorsMaurice Watkins
High MasterMartin Boulton[1]
Deputy High MasterPaul Thompson
Staffc. 240
GenderBoys
Age7 to 18
Enrolment1659 pupils[2]
Capacity1750 pupils[2]
Colour(s)  Dark Blue   Light Blue
Publication
Former pupilsOld Mancunians
Websitehttp://www.mgs.org

The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in Manchester, England, is the largest private day school for boys in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1515 as a free grammar school next to Manchester Parish Church,[3][4] it moved in 1931 to its 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.[5] Fees for 2023-2024 were £15,180 per annum.[6]

  1. ^ "Appointment of 43rd High Master". Manchester Grammar School. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b "The Manchester Grammar School - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ Bentley, James (1990). Dare to be wise: a history of The Manchester Grammar School. James and James. ISBN 0-907383-04-1.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Miss Margaret Jackson, Under-Secretary of State (22 March 1978). "Direct Grant Schools". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 582W–586W.
  6. ^ "Fees and Assistance". The Manchester Grammar School. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

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