Loughborough Grammar School
Encyclopedia
Loughborough Grammar School (commonly LGS) founded in 1495 by Thomas Burton, is an independent school
for boys in Loughborough
, Leicestershire
, England. It is a day school for over 1100 pupils and a boarding school for nearly 100. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools
, along with Loughborough High School
and Fairfield Preparatory School
. The Endowed Schools
share a board of governors.
Loughborough is one of England’s oldest schools, pre- dating similar institutions such as Harrow, Westminster and Stowe by a number of centuries. Alongside Winchester College
, Harrow School
, Eton College
, Merchiston Castle School
and Radley College
, it is one of a diminishing number of independent boarding schools in Britain that remain for boys only. Since its inception over 500 years ago, its alumni have shaped the world around them: Sir Thomas Abney founded the Bank of England; Charles McCurdy played a central role in the reforming Liberal Party of the early 20th century; Rev. George Davys educated the young Queen Victoria and the flying ace Air Vice Marshall Johnnie Johnson destroyed more Luftwaffe aircraft than any other Allied pilot. Former masters include the former government minister Lord Elton and author Colin Dexter.
The school was founded in the Parish Church in the centre of Loughborough in 1495, but was moved by the trustees of the Burton Charity to its present location in 1852. A purpose-built site on Burton Walks became its permanent home, initially consisting of the main school building, loadgings and a gatehouse at the Leicester Road entrance. These buildings were Grade II Listed in the 1980s.
The school celebrated its quincentenary in 1995, when it was visited by HM Queen Elizabeth II. During her visit the Queen opened the new English block, the "Queen's Building", which includes a drama studio.
are adjacent to one another, laid out along Burton Walks. The core of the campus is the quadrangle, on the eastern side of the Walks. Dating from 1850, Big School, consisting of the Victorian Gothic tower, gymnasium and hall are at the head of the quadrangle, nowadays accommodating the History department, Chapel and Sixth Form common room, and are the oldest buildings on the current site. The quadrangle is completed by School House (the senior boarding house), the Queen's Building (1994, English
and Drama
), the Barrow Building (c. 1910, Classics
and Modern Languages), the Cope Building (2000, Modern Languages) on the north side and the Library and old laboratory buildings (now housing Computing
and Religion
and Philosophy
) on the south side. Big School and School House are both grade II listed, as is the gatehouse http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/environment/loughborough-statutorylist.html#loughborough7c
On the western side of Burton Walks are located the Science Building (Physics
), the Norman Walter Building (Chemistry
), Murray Building (Biology
), Pullinger Building (Mathematics
) as well as the Hodson Hall, where most school functions and assemblies are held, the Burton Hall, primarily a dining hall, and the Art and Design department, Sports Hall, swimming hall and the Combined Cadet Force's buildings. A number of houses on this side of the Walks are now owned by the School, including Buckland House, the administrative hub of the School, containing the Headmaster and Deputy Headmasters' offices as well as the general office and reprographics. Others include Red House, formerly used for music lessons but now largely occupied by the Business Studies and Economics departments, Friesland House and others, containing Network Services and the Bursary. Both the Headmaster of the Grammar School and the Headmistress of the High School
traditionally reside in properties on the Walks.
The astroturf
tennis
and hockey
pitches are not strictly part of the Grammar School, but are shared with the High School
. The Music School (2006), is also another of these shared buildings, it includes a performance space as well as practice rooms and recording facilities.
In addition to the main campus, the School owns a 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) site at the nearby village of Quorn, consisting of sports facilities, primarily rugby
, football and cricket
pitches.
The Burton Chapel is located in Loughborough’s Parish Church, school services are held in both this chapel and a second chapel located in the School’s quadrangle.
The school has repeatedly tried to get the public right of way along Burton Walks revoked, citing security concerns; this connects the council estate of Shelthorpe
with Loughborough
town centre. To date these efforts have been unsuccessful.
In keeping with many other Independent Schools, the choice of subjects at the school tends to be more traditional, although recently Drama Studies and PE Courses in the Sixth Form have been offered.
), comprising Army
, Navy
and RAF sections. Major events include the annual Remembrance Parade in Loughborough in November, and the Annual Review in May. In 2003, Lt Col George Beazley was awarded the MBE in recognition of his work with the CCF. The CCF used to occupy a number of old Nissen-style huts, but these have been replaced with a purpose-built Cadet Force building, part sponsored by the MOD. This was opened in 2005.
, choir
and a number of swing/jazz
bands are amongst the ensembles run at the Music School, and these perform regularly at school concerts and elsewhere. The Endowed Schools' Big Band and Concert Band have competed nationally at the English Concert Band Festival, and these bands also tour abroad regularly.
Dramatic productions have become a feature of the Grammar School in recent years, and another area of cooperation between the Endowed Schools. The 182-seat Drama Studio, located within the Queen's Building, plays host to a number of plays every year. Productions have included Andrew Lloyd Webber
's Jesus Christ Superstar
and Eclipse. In addition to purely extracurricular productions, the English Department's teaching of A-level Theatre Studies produces further theatrical output; such as Brecht's The Resistible Rise Of Arturo UI (2008) and other devised performances.
In March 2008 students from the LGS and the LHS joined together to put on a performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream a cast totalling over 30 students had practised since before Christmas and produced a 'fantastic' production that was sold out on all three nights which it was performed.
, hockey
, cricket
, tennis
, athletics
, football
and cross country
. The School competes in national competitions in these sports, and has a full structure of teams from U12 to U18 level. The senior rugby, cricket and hockey teams have all toured abroad in recent years, including separate hockey and cricket tours to South Africa
, as well as a recent ruby tour to Australia
and The Far East. Other sports include swimming
, basketball
, badminton
, fencing
, football
, golf
, sailing
, table tennis
and karting.
's Award scheme, a Scout Troop and biannual expeditions, which have visited areas such as the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Himalayas and Greenland. A number of clubs and societies run regularly, including a Debating Society and a school magazine, entitled VOX. The school also plays Bridge
to an extremely high level, and has produced numerous players who have represented the UK in international competitions, including Edward Jones and Duncan Happer.
The school engages in regular charity fund-raising events, including non-uniform days and concerts.
; every boy is placed in one of four houses: Abney (Green
, after Sir Thomas Abney
), Yates (Yellow
, after William Yates
), Pulteney (Purple
, after Richard Pulteney
) and Davys (Sky blue, after George Davys
) and boys below the Upper Sixth have a small line in one of these colours on their school tie, between larger stripes for the school's red and navy colours. The houses are named after alumni. The house system provides internal competition in a number of sporting disciplines as well as quiz
, chess
, bridge
and music
competitions, with a points system (40 for winning an event down to 10 for finishing fourth) calculating the eventual winner of the Stamper Cup. The Eagle trophy is awarded to the house that wins the most points in non-sporting house competitions.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
for boys in Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England. It is a day school for over 1100 pupils and a boarding school for nearly 100. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools
Loughborough Endowed Schools
Loughborough Endowed Schools is a collective of three selective, independent, fee-paying public schools in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. It comprises Loughborough Grammar School, an all-boys' secondary school, Loughborough High School, an all-girls' secondary school, and Fairfield...
, along with Loughborough High School
Loughborough High School
Loughborough High School, also known simply as LHS, is a selective, independent, fee-paying British Public School for girls in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three Private Schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for...
and Fairfield Preparatory School
Fairfield Preparatory School
Fairfield Preparatory School is a fee-paying independent mixed preparatory school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three private schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for boys and Loughborough High School for...
. The Endowed Schools
Loughborough Endowed Schools
Loughborough Endowed Schools is a collective of three selective, independent, fee-paying public schools in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. It comprises Loughborough Grammar School, an all-boys' secondary school, Loughborough High School, an all-girls' secondary school, and Fairfield...
share a board of governors.
History
LGS was founded after Thomas Burton, a prosperous wool merchant from Loughborough, left money for priests to pray for his soul upon his death in 1495; these priests went on to found the school that would become LGS.Loughborough is one of England’s oldest schools, pre- dating similar institutions such as Harrow, Westminster and Stowe by a number of centuries. Alongside Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, Merchiston Castle School
Merchiston Castle School
Merchiston Castle School is an independent school for boys in the village of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has about 480 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 8 and 18 as either boarders or day pupils; day pupils make up 35% of the school....
and Radley College
Radley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
, it is one of a diminishing number of independent boarding schools in Britain that remain for boys only. Since its inception over 500 years ago, its alumni have shaped the world around them: Sir Thomas Abney founded the Bank of England; Charles McCurdy played a central role in the reforming Liberal Party of the early 20th century; Rev. George Davys educated the young Queen Victoria and the flying ace Air Vice Marshall Johnnie Johnson destroyed more Luftwaffe aircraft than any other Allied pilot. Former masters include the former government minister Lord Elton and author Colin Dexter.
The school was founded in the Parish Church in the centre of Loughborough in 1495, but was moved by the trustees of the Burton Charity to its present location in 1852. A purpose-built site on Burton Walks became its permanent home, initially consisting of the main school building, loadgings and a gatehouse at the Leicester Road entrance. These buildings were Grade II Listed in the 1980s.
The school celebrated its quincentenary in 1995, when it was visited by HM Queen Elizabeth II. During her visit the Queen opened the new English block, the "Queen's Building", which includes a drama studio.
Campus
LGS is based on a multi-acre campus on the south side of Loughborough town centre; the three Endowed SchoolsLoughborough Endowed Schools
Loughborough Endowed Schools is a collective of three selective, independent, fee-paying public schools in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. It comprises Loughborough Grammar School, an all-boys' secondary school, Loughborough High School, an all-girls' secondary school, and Fairfield...
are adjacent to one another, laid out along Burton Walks. The core of the campus is the quadrangle, on the eastern side of the Walks. Dating from 1850, Big School, consisting of the Victorian Gothic tower, gymnasium and hall are at the head of the quadrangle, nowadays accommodating the History department, Chapel and Sixth Form common room, and are the oldest buildings on the current site. The quadrangle is completed by School House (the senior boarding house), the Queen's Building (1994, English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
and Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
), the Barrow Building (c. 1910, Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
and Modern Languages), the Cope Building (2000, Modern Languages) on the north side and the Library and old laboratory buildings (now housing Computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
and Religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
and Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
) on the south side. Big School and School House are both grade II listed, as is the gatehouse http://www.charnwood.gov.uk/environment/loughborough-statutorylist.html#loughborough7c
On the western side of Burton Walks are located the Science Building (Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
), the Norman Walter Building (Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
), Murray Building (Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
), Pullinger Building (Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
) as well as the Hodson Hall, where most school functions and assemblies are held, the Burton Hall, primarily a dining hall, and the Art and Design department, Sports Hall, swimming hall and the Combined Cadet Force's buildings. A number of houses on this side of the Walks are now owned by the School, including Buckland House, the administrative hub of the School, containing the Headmaster and Deputy Headmasters' offices as well as the general office and reprographics. Others include Red House, formerly used for music lessons but now largely occupied by the Business Studies and Economics departments, Friesland House and others, containing Network Services and the Bursary. Both the Headmaster of the Grammar School and the Headmistress of the High School
Loughborough High School
Loughborough High School, also known simply as LHS, is a selective, independent, fee-paying British Public School for girls in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three Private Schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for...
traditionally reside in properties on the Walks.
The astroturf
AstroTurf
AstroTurf is a brand of artificial turf. Although the term is a registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. The original AstroTurf product was a short pile synthetic turf while the current products incorporate modern features such as...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
pitches are not strictly part of the Grammar School, but are shared with the High School
Loughborough High School
Loughborough High School, also known simply as LHS, is a selective, independent, fee-paying British Public School for girls in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three Private Schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for...
. The Music School (2006), is also another of these shared buildings, it includes a performance space as well as practice rooms and recording facilities.
In addition to the main campus, the School owns a 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) site at the nearby village of Quorn, consisting of sports facilities, primarily rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, football and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
pitches.
The Burton Chapel is located in Loughborough’s Parish Church, school services are held in both this chapel and a second chapel located in the School’s quadrangle.
The school has repeatedly tried to get the public right of way along Burton Walks revoked, citing security concerns; this connects the council estate of Shelthorpe
Shelthorpe
Shelthorpe is a large council estate and private housed south of the town centre of Loughborough in Leicestershire.Split in half by Epinal Way, the majority of Shelthorpe estate lies along and off Shelthorpe Road, Park Road and Beaumont Road...
with Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
town centre. To date these efforts have been unsuccessful.
Academics
Candidates sit an entrance examination to gain admission to the school, usually at the age of 10, so as to enter Year 7 at the age of 11. However, the middle school system that still prevails in North West Leicestershire led the School to introduce a smaller Year 6 intake for pupils leaving their primary schools after Year 5, as happens in a middle school system. There is also a 13+ exam, for those wishing to enter at Year 9, and a 16+ exam for boys wishing to enter at Sixth Form level.In keeping with many other Independent Schools, the choice of subjects at the school tends to be more traditional, although recently Drama Studies and PE Courses in the Sixth Form have been offered.
Combined Cadet Force
Loughborough Grammar School runs a large Combined Cadet Force (CCFCombined Cadet Force
The Combined Cadet Force is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance,...
), comprising Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
, Navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
and RAF sections. Major events include the annual Remembrance Parade in Loughborough in November, and the Annual Review in May. In 2003, Lt Col George Beazley was awarded the MBE in recognition of his work with the CCF. The CCF used to occupy a number of old Nissen-style huts, but these have been replaced with a purpose-built Cadet Force building, part sponsored by the MOD. This was opened in 2005.
Music and Drama
The construction of a new Music School by the Endowed Schools in 2006 enabled a greater level of cooperation than had previously been possible. An orchestraOrchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
and a number of swing/jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
bands are amongst the ensembles run at the Music School, and these perform regularly at school concerts and elsewhere. The Endowed Schools' Big Band and Concert Band have competed nationally at the English Concert Band Festival, and these bands also tour abroad regularly.
Dramatic productions have become a feature of the Grammar School in recent years, and another area of cooperation between the Endowed Schools. The 182-seat Drama Studio, located within the Queen's Building, plays host to a number of plays every year. Productions have included Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
's Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
and Eclipse. In addition to purely extracurricular productions, the English Department's teaching of A-level Theatre Studies produces further theatrical output; such as Brecht's The Resistible Rise Of Arturo UI (2008) and other devised performances.
In March 2008 students from the LGS and the LHS joined together to put on a performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream a cast totalling over 30 students had practised since before Christmas and produced a 'fantastic' production that was sold out on all three nights which it was performed.
Sport
The major sports at the School are rugbyRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
. The School competes in national competitions in these sports, and has a full structure of teams from U12 to U18 level. The senior rugby, cricket and hockey teams have all toured abroad in recent years, including separate hockey and cricket tours to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, as well as a recent ruby tour to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and The Far East. Other sports include swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
and karting.
Other
The school runs an active Duke of EdinburghDuke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family only four times times since its creation in 1726...
's Award scheme, a Scout Troop and biannual expeditions, which have visited areas such as the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Himalayas and Greenland. A number of clubs and societies run regularly, including a Debating Society and a school magazine, entitled VOX. The school also plays Bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
to an extremely high level, and has produced numerous players who have represented the UK in international competitions, including Edward Jones and Duncan Happer.
The school engages in regular charity fund-raising events, including non-uniform days and concerts.
House System
The school operates a house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
; every boy is placed in one of four houses: Abney (Green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
, after Sir Thomas Abney
Thomas Abney
Sir Thomas Abney was Lord Mayor of London.Abney was born in Willesley, which at the time was in Derbyshire but is now in Leicestershire. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him....
), Yates (Yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
, after William Yates
William Yates (missionary)
William Yates was an English Baptist missionary and orientalist.Born in Loughborough, he was the second son and third child of William Yates, a shoemaker, and his wife Ann, ardent members of the Baptist communion...
), Pulteney (Purple
Purple
Purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....
, after Richard Pulteney
Richard Pulteney
Richard Pulteney was an English physician and botanist. He was a promoter of Linnaean taxonomy, and authored the first English language biography of Carl Linnaeus, entitled A General View of the Writings of Linnaeus. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, and a school house was named...
) and Davys (Sky blue, after George Davys
George Davys
George Davys was tutor to Victoria of the United Kingdom, and later Bishop of Peterborough. He was previously Dean of Chester. He himself was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him....
) and boys below the Upper Sixth have a small line in one of these colours on their school tie, between larger stripes for the school's red and navy colours. The houses are named after alumni. The house system provides internal competition in a number of sporting disciplines as well as quiz
Quiz
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.Quizzes are usually scored in points and many...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
competitions, with a points system (40 for winning an event down to 10 for finishing fourth) calculating the eventual winner of the Stamper Cup. The Eagle trophy is awarded to the house that wins the most points in non-sporting house competitions.
Old Loughburians
The School has an old boys' association, the Old Loughburians Association (OLA). Notable Old Loughburians include:- Sir Thomas AbneyThomas AbneySir Thomas Abney was Lord Mayor of London.Abney was born in Willesley, which at the time was in Derbyshire but is now in Leicestershire. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him....
(1640–1721), merchant, Lord Mayor of London and Member of Parliament. - Richard PulteneyRichard PulteneyRichard Pulteney was an English physician and botanist. He was a promoter of Linnaean taxonomy, and authored the first English language biography of Carl Linnaeus, entitled A General View of the Writings of Linnaeus. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, and a school house was named...
FRS (1730–1801), botanist. - Thomas Green (1738–1788), geologist, Woodwardian Professor of GeologyWoodwardian Professor of GeologyThe Woodwardian Professor of Geology is a professorship held in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge. It was founded by John Woodward in 1728...
- Rev. George DavysGeorge DavysGeorge Davys was tutor to Victoria of the United Kingdom, and later Bishop of Peterborough. He was previously Dean of Chester. He himself was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him....
(1780–1864) educator of Queen Victoria, later Dean of Chester and Bishop of PeterboroughBishop of PeterboroughThe Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire...
. - Joseph ShawJoseph Shaw (Christ's College)Joseph Shaw was Master of Christ's College, Cambridge.Shaw was the son of the Rev. Edward Shaw, headmaster of Loughborough Grammar School, where he received his early education....
(1786–1859), Academic and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. - William YatesWilliam Yates (missionary)William Yates was an English Baptist missionary and orientalist.Born in Loughborough, he was the second son and third child of William Yates, a shoemaker, and his wife Ann, ardent members of the Baptist communion...
(1792–1845), Baptist missionary and orientalist. - Thomas HassallThomas HassallThomas Henry Hassall was an Anglo-Australian politician.Born in England, and educated at Loughborough Grammar School, he emigrated to Australia in 1861, and after working in the interior as a miner, drover and contractor, settled in Moree, New South Wales in 1867...
(1840-1920), Australian politician. - Richard Bowdler SharpeRichard Bowdler SharpeRichard Bowdler Sharpe was an English zoologist.-Biography:Sharpe was born in London and studied at Brighton College, The King's School, Peterborough and Loughborough Grammar School. At the age of sixteen he went to work for Smith & Sons in London...
(1847-1909), zoologist - Edward Anthony Wharton GillEdward Anthony Wharton GillEdward Anthony Wharton Gill was an English Canadian author and Anglican priest.Gill was born in Scraptoft, England in 1858, received his primary education at Loughborough Grammar School and later attended the University of London. He briefly taught at Market Drayton and in the Danish West Indies...
(1859-1944), author - Charles McCurdyCharles McCurdyCharles Albert McCurdy was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and minister in the Lloyd George Coalition Government. He was made a member of the Privy Council in 1920....
(1870–1941), Liberal MP and government minister. - G.W. Briggs (1875–1959), hymn author, author of school hymn.
- George Harry Barrowcliff (1864-1924), architect.
- Sir George BaileyGeorge Edwin BaileySir George Edwin Bailey CBE MIMechE MIEE was a British electrical engineer and industrialist. He was the chairman of Associated Electrical Industries and Metropolitan-Vickers. During the Second World War he served on various committees. Bailey was appointed CBE in 1941 and knighted in 1944...
(1879-1965), electrical engineer and industrialist. - Harry LinacreHarry LinacreJames Henry "Harry" Linacre was an English professional footballer, who was one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England...
(1880–1957), footballer; Nottingham Forest and England goalkeeper - Sir William CoatesWilliam Coates (civil servant and businessman)Sir William Henry Coates was a British civil servant and businessman who worked principally for Imperial Chemical Industries ....
(1882–1963), civil servant and businessman, director of ICI. - Sir Sidney Wadsworth (1888—1976), judge in the Indian Civil Service.
- John Moss CBE, (1890-1976), lawyer.
- Brig. Frederick ClarkeFrederick Clarke (soldier)Brigadier Frederick Arthur Stanley Clarke DSO was a British Army officer who served in both World Wars.He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He joined the British Army as a 2nd Lt in 1912...
DSO (1892-1972), British Army officer - Clifford DymentClifford DymentClifford Henry Dyment FRSL was a British poet, literary critic, editor and journalist, best known for his poems on countryside topics...
(1914–1971), poet. - John SaxtonJohn SaxtonJohn Arthur Saxton CBE FEng, FIEE, FInstP was a British physicist. He was Director of the Appleton Laboratory , Science Research Council, 1966–1977....
CBE (1914-1980), physicist. - Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB CBE (1915–2001) senior RAF officer and top-scoring British Second World War flying aceFlying aceA flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
. - A.D. WalshA.D. WalshArthur Donald Walsh FRS was a British chemist, professor of chemistry at the University of Dundee. He was elected FRS in 1964. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School.- Biography :...
FRS (1916–1977), chemist. - Thomas William WalkerThomas William WalkerThomas William Walker ONZM was an Anglo-New Zealand soil scientist. He was known as "Tom" or "John" or "Johnnie" after the Johnnie Walker brand of whisky, or "Prof" to students and "Baba" to his family....
ONZM (1916-2010), soil scientist. - George W. CookeGeorge W. CookeGeorge William Cooke CBE FRS was a British chemist. He was the deputy director of Rothamsted Experimental Station from 1962 until 1975. He was Chief Scientific Officer of the Agricultural Research Centre from 1975 until his retirement in 1981. Elected FRS 1969, CBE 1975...
FRS (1916–1992), chemist and deputy director of Rothamsted Research Station - Peter CarterPeter Carter (law professor)Peter Basil Carter was a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Wadham College, Oxford.Carter was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Oriel College, Oxford where he obtained a double first. He joined the British Army in 1941, and was awarded Croix de Guerre with silver star by France for actions in...
(1921–2004), law professor. - William Barry Pennington (1923–1968), mathematician
- John StamperJohn StamperJohn Stamper was a British aeronautical engineer who was chief designer of the Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft....
(1926–2003), aeronautical engineer. - Peter PrestonPeter PrestonPeter John Preston is a British journalist and author. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford, where he edited the student paper Cherwell...
(born 1938), journalist, former editor of The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. - Timothy Cook OBE (born 1938), Clerk to the Trustees, City Parochial Foundation.
- Richard HudsonRichard HudsonRichard “Dick” Hudson is a British linguist. He has lived in England for most of his life . He turned into a linguist via Loughborough Grammar School in Leicestershire , Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and the School of Oriental and African Studies...
(born 1939), linguist. - Hubert LaceyHubert LaceyJohn Hubert Lacey MD FRCPsych is a British psychiatrist who is professor of psychiatry at St George's, University of London...
(born 1944), psychiatrist - Tudor ParfittTudor ParfittTudor Parfitt is a Welsh Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies , where he was the founding director of the Centre for Jewish Studies, historian, writer, traveller, broadcaster and adventurer...
(born 1944), professor of Modern Jewish Studies at University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. - Julian BesagJulian BesagJulian Ernst Besag FRS was a British statistician known chiefly for his work in spatial statistics , and Bayesian inference .- Biography:Besag was born in Loughborough and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School...
FRS (1945-2010), statistician - Robin ParfittRobin ParfittRobin Parfitt was an educator and headmaster of Danes Hill School.Born in 1946 in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and studied history and music at University College, Cardiff, before gaining an MA in theology, and then attended Brasenose College, Oxford to...
(1946–2006), educationalist and headmaster of Danes Hill School - Stephen SmithStephen Smith (educationalist)Stephen Smith is a British educationalist who was headmaster of Bedford Modern School between 1996 and 2009.Born in Shepshed, Leicestershire, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Regent's Park College, Oxford...
(born 1948), educationalist and headmaster of Bedford Modern School - Stephen MitchellStephen Mitchell (journalist)Stephen Graham Mitchell is a British journalist who has been Head of News Programmes, BBC, since 2007 and Deputy Director, BBC News, since 2008.He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Manchester University....
(born 1949), journalist, Head of Radio News at the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. - Lt Gen. Andrew FigguresAndrew FigguresLieutenant General Andrew Collingwood Figgures CB CBE is a former Master-General of the Ordnance.-Military career:Educated at Loughborough Grammar School, Welbeck College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Figgures was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1970.In...
CBE (born 1950), British Army officer. - Bruce WoolleyBruce WoolleyBruce Woolley is an English writer, performer, record producer and composer.- Early years :Bruce Woolley was born in Loughborough, England on 11 November 1953 and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School where he learned electric guitar, began to write songs and where he met his future wife,...
(born 1953) performer/songwriter. - Admiral Sir Trevor SoarTrevor SoarAdmiral Sir Trevor Alan Soar KCB OBE is currently the Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy.-Early life:Soar was born in Belper, and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He joined the Royal Navy in 1975, attending BRNC Dartmouth.-Naval career:He commanded the submarines from 1987 to...
KCB OBE (born 1957), senior Royal Navy officer - Marcus RoseMarcus RoseMarcus Rose is a former rugby union international full back who gained ten caps between 1981 and 1987.Rose was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, Hatfield College at Durham University and Magdalene College, Cambridge.He played for Leicester Tigers at the age of 17, Cambridge University...
, (born 1957) rugby player, former England full-back. - David Wainwright, (born 1963) football player, former Borough Town goalkeeper.
- Mike NelsonMike Nelson (artist)Michael "Mike" Nelson is a contemporary British installation artist. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2011. Nelson has twice been nominated for the Turner Prize: first in 2001 , and again in 2007 .-Working practice:Nelson's installations typically exist only for the time period...
(born 1967), contemporary artist - Felix Buxton (born 1971), one half of the dance duo Basement JaxxBasement JaxxBasement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
. - Wayne DessaurWayne DessaurWayne Dessaur was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a three-year first-class cricketing career....
(born 1971), cricketer, Nottinghamshire CCC. - Nigel Mills (born 1974) Conservative MP for Amber Valley since 2010.
- Ben HammersleyBen HammersleyBen Hammersley is a British internet technologist, journalist, author, broadcaster, and diplomat, currently based in London, England....
(born 1976), journalist. - Anthony ClarkAnthony Clark (badminton)Anthony Ian Clark is an English badminton player.-2004 Summer Olympics:Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson...
(born 1977), England badminton player. - Mark CollettMark CollettMark Adrian Collett is a British political activist. He is a former chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party , and was Director of Publicity for the Party before being suspended from the party in early April 2010...
(born 1980), former Director of Publicity for the British National Party - Charlie BewleyCharlie BewleyCharles Martin M. "Charlie" Bewley is an English actor known for his role as the vampire Demetri in the film adaptations of The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Eclipse. He will also appear in the upcoming movies Ecstasy and Soldiers of Fortune.Bewley was raised on a farm in the middle of England...
(born 1981), actor. - Harry GurneyHarry GurneyHarry Gurney is an English cricket player. He will play for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in the 2012 season after leaving Leicestershire County Cricket Club at the end of the 2011 season...
(born 1986), cricketer, Leicestershire CCC. - Sam SweeneySam SweeneySam Sweeney is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.-Career:Sam has been playing fiddle since he was six, he now plays and teaches fiddle. Since 2002 Sweeney has been at the forefront of East Midlands-based folk band Kerfuffle, playing fiddle, viola, and cajon, and singing...
, (born 1989), folk musician, BellowheadBellowheadBellowhead are an English contemporary folk band originally brought together by John Spiers and Jon Boden. The eleven-piece band plays traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with arrangements drawing inspiration from a wide diversity of musical styles and influences...
. - Will Hurrell (born 1990), rugby player, Leicester TigersLeicester TigersLeicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
/Coventry RFC and England U20 wing three-quarter. - Shiv ThakorShiv ThakorShivsinh Jaysinh Thakor, known as Shiv Thakor is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club...
(born 1993), cricketer, Leicestershire CCC. - Youngest Ever Centurion For LCCC
Masters
Notable masters at the school include:- Colin DexterColin DexterNorman Colin Dexter, OBE, is an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000.-Early life and career:...
, the novelist was a sixth form classics master at the school (1957–59). - The Hon. Rodney EltonRodney Elton, 2nd Baron EltonRodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords.Lord Elton was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. The son of Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton, Lord Elton succeeded to the peerage on his father's death in 1973...
, later 2nd Baron, was a master at the school between 1964 and 1967 - Stephen SmithStephen Smith (educationalist)Stephen Smith is a British educationalist who was headmaster of Bedford Modern School between 1996 and 2009.Born in Shepshed, Leicestershire, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Regent's Park College, Oxford...
(OL), was a history master at the school between 1970 and 1993.
Further reading
- History of Loughborough Endowed Schools by Alfred White, Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough, 1969 ISBN 0950074004
- Five Hundred Years Enduring: A History of Loughborough Grammar School, by Nigel Watson, James & James, London, 2000, pp. 144, E28.00, ISBN 0-907-383-432.