Hillcrest Grammar School
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Hillcrest Grammar School in Cale Green, Stockport
, Greater Manchester
is an independent
day school with around 350 pupils aged 2½ to 16. The school was founded as a boys' preparatory school
in 1940 in Bramhall
. It became co-educational in the 1950s and also started to take pupils up to age 16 and added Grammar to its title.
The school moved in 1983 to the former "Stockport High School for Girls" building built in 1910 in the Cale Green district of Stockport, close to Davenport railway station
. The old part of the building is locally listed. A sports hall with four badminton courts was built in 1994 and a new pre-preparatory department in 2003. A new Preparatory Building with facilities for the Nursery was opened by Olympic Swimmer Michael Rock
in October 2009.
Hillcrest is accredited by the Independent Schools Council
.
The school is owned and operated by a registered charity "Hillcrest Grammar School (Bramhall Educational Trust Limited)", which is also a limited company
.
The current headmaster (from 2010) is Jack Williams, a chemistry graduate of the University of Sheffield
. Williams was formerly Deputy Headmaster at the School having previously been Senior Housemaster at Leeds Grammar School
and Chemistry teacher at Magdalen College School, Oxford
.
The school is non-denominational and largely non-selective, with admission by interview and assessment.
, known especially as the youngest presenter of Blue Peter
, former professional footballer Nicky Summerbee
, Anabel Kutay, dancer and finalist on BBC's "So you think you can Dance" and Robert Garside
the first person to run around the world.
The former Stockport High School for Girls, which was founded in 1894,
was the inspiration for Dame Joan Bakewell's novel "All the Nice Girls".
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
is an independent
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
day school with around 350 pupils aged 2½ to 16. The school was founded as a boys' preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
in 1940 in Bramhall
Bramhall
Bramhall is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of about 25,500.Research by the University of Sheffield has placed Bramhall as the "least lonely" place in Britain. Bramhall is also regarded as an affluent area where most residents...
. It became co-educational in the 1950s and also started to take pupils up to age 16 and added Grammar to its title.
The school moved in 1983 to the former "Stockport High School for Girls" building built in 1910 in the Cale Green district of Stockport, close to Davenport railway station
Davenport railway station
Davenport railway station serves the Davenport suburb of Stockport.The station is 11 km south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line....
. The old part of the building is locally listed. A sports hall with four badminton courts was built in 1994 and a new pre-preparatory department in 2003. A new Preparatory Building with facilities for the Nursery was opened by Olympic Swimmer Michael Rock
Michael Rock
Michael Rock may refer to:*Michael Rock - DJ, WFHN*Michael Rock *Michael David Rock, Chairman of Conservative Future*Michael Rock , British swimmer...
in October 2009.
Hillcrest is accredited by the Independent Schools Council
Independent Schools Council
The Independent Schools Council is a non-profit organisation that represents 1,234 schools in the United Kingdom's independent education sector...
.
The school is owned and operated by a registered charity "Hillcrest Grammar School (Bramhall Educational Trust Limited)", which is also a limited company
Limited company
A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
.
The current headmaster (from 2010) is Jack Williams, a chemistry graduate of the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
. Williams was formerly Deputy Headmaster at the School having previously been Senior Housemaster at Leeds Grammar School
Leeds Grammar School
Leeds Grammar School was an independent school in Leeds established in 1552. In August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physically united in September 2008....
and Chemistry teacher at Magdalen College School, Oxford
Magdalen College School, Oxford
Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys aged 7 to 18 and girls in the sixth form, located on The Plain in Oxford, England. It was founded as part of Magdalen College, Oxford by William Waynflete in 1480....
.
The school is non-denominational and largely non-selective, with admission by interview and assessment.
Notable former pupils and history
Past pupils include TV presenter Yvette FieldingYvette Fielding
Yvette Fielding is a British broadcaster, producer and actress. She is best known for being the presenter of the TV shows Blue Peter, Most Haunted and Ghosthunting With....-Early life and career:...
, known especially as the youngest presenter of Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
, former professional footballer Nicky Summerbee
Nicky Summerbee
Nicky Summerbee is an English former professional footballer.Born in Manchester, he had trials at Manchester United, Leicester City, and Norwich City, before joining Swindon Town; where his father, former England international Mike Summerbee, had connections...
, Anabel Kutay, dancer and finalist on BBC's "So you think you can Dance" and Robert Garside
Robert Garside
Robert Garside, calling himself The Runningman, is a British runner who is credited by Guinness World Records as the first person to run around the world. Garside began his record-setting run following several aborted attempts from Cape Town, South Africa and London, England...
the first person to run around the world.
The former Stockport High School for Girls, which was founded in 1894,
was the inspiration for Dame Joan Bakewell's novel "All the Nice Girls".