Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
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Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (WGSB) is a secondary grammar school
in Wilmington
, Kent
. The school, which from 1954 to 1982 was called Dartford Technical High School, is a specialist Engineering school with a strong emphasis on Design Technology, Mathematics and Physics. The uniform consists of blue blazers, white shirts, grey trousers and different ties for each house within the school. Suits are worn in the sixth form. The school has a bus service that also serves Dartford Grammar School for Girls
, Dartford Grammar School
and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
in Wilmington
Wilmington, Kent
Wilmington is a village and parish in Kent, England, in the Borough of Dartford, about 1.5 miles from Dartford town centre. The parish is one of the largest in England and borders the London Borough of Bexley and Sevenoaks District. The parish council meets at Oakfield Park pavilion.The...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The school, which from 1954 to 1982 was called Dartford Technical High School, is a specialist Engineering school with a strong emphasis on Design Technology, Mathematics and Physics. The uniform consists of blue blazers, white shirts, grey trousers and different ties for each house within the school. Suits are worn in the sixth form. The school has a bus service that also serves Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford Grammar School for Girls is a grammar school specializing in science, mathematics and computing that is located at Shepherds Lane , Dartford, Kent, England...
, Dartford Grammar School
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford Grammar School is a selective secondary foundation school for boys in Dartford, Kent, England, which admits girls to its sixth form . All of the students joining the school are from the top 25% of the ability range...
and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.
Departments
The school has the following departments: Science, Mathematics, Design/Technology, Business and Economics, Geography, History/Government and Politics, English, Art, Modern Languages (including German, French and Spanish), Media, Information Communication Technology, Religious Education, PE and Music.Notable former pupils
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