Hutton Grammar School
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Hutton Grammar School is a Voluntary Aided
Church of England
day school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Preston, Lancashire, in Hutton
, England. The school no longer offers boarding
, and offers education for boys from ages of 11 through to 16, with the Sixth Form
containing both boys and girls. The school is ranked 5th in the league tables in the North-West
and 2nd place for AS-A2
results. It was also the Lancashire Rugby School of the Year
, for two years running, for 2007 and 2008. Hutton has also achieved Specialist Schools Status
accreditation in Mathematics
and Computing
.
can trace its antecedents
back to 1517, with the school building site being personally approved by Henry VIII
in that year. In 1520, the school was granted permission, by William Walton
, a former priest of Longton
, to all boys in the area
. It was William's personal investment, to provide
for his family and give the local children a chantry
-school
to attend.
In 1545, when William Walton, the co-founder of the chantry had died, Henry VIII, near to death, ordered the dissolution of all chantries
and the confiscation of their property. The desired building, in Hutton, was, at the time, even though confirmed by Henry VIII, 28 years before, would be demolished
if it was reported to be still standing. However, the man appointed to supervise the dissolution of the Lancashire
chantries was Sir Henry Farington, a former benefactor
of St. Andrews Church in Longton. He falsely reported that he could find no chantries
in that part of the county, in order to save the demolition of various buildings in the area
.
To avoid suspicion of using a chantry
for a school
, although the false statement
was given, they started to use a small cottage
down School Lane, in Longton
to educate the local children.
In 1552, William's nephew Christopher Walton of Little Hoole
, used a part of the original endowment to found the grammar school
, down School Lane in Longton. According to the law
at the time, a priest must be in charge of a school, traveling inspector
s could have closed it down they saw that a commoner was in charge. Therefore, in 1554, Ralph Garstang
, priest
of St. Andrews Church, was appointed as the schoolmaster of the school.
For the next few centuries, from 1560 to 1746, it was known as Longton Free School. It wasn't until 1747, that the roles of schoolmaster and priest
were finally disconnected. The school was then rebuilt, at Hutton
on its present site, built on land that had been a part of William Walton's original grant
. Henceforth, it became known as Hutton Grammar School and by 1891, it had become an all-boys school.
The original building, built around 1750, had to be entirely rebuilt in the 1960s
. Of the current building, some sections are more than a hundred years old
, but most were built during the last century
.
The school to this day
still retains its grammar school ethos
, enabling it to produce results which are amongst the highest in the area. Sports play a serious role at Hutton such as rugby
and cross-country running, with Hutton sometimes defeating local independent school
s such as Arnold School
, Kirkham Grammar School
, Rossall School
and Stonyhurst College
.
report and achieved the grade of "outstanding", with its main campus featuring excellent facilities
. It has a history of well above average reports
and has been considered one of the top places for local males
to attend. Since 1989, it has had a huge increase of students traveling
further, coming from inner-city Preston, to attend. This is due to its good reputation, compared to that of other local education
services.
, Mathematics
, Modern Language
, Science
s and Religion
, with additional subjects, including History
, Geography
, Economics
, Art
, Design
, Music
and Theatre Arts
.
, English Literature
, French
, German
, Spanish
, Chinese, Biology
, Chemistry
, Physics
, History
, Geography
, Economics
, Business Studies
, Information Technology, Computing
, Religious Studies
, Philosophy
, Art
, Music
, Sports, Mathematics
, Psychology
, Law
, General Studies
, Drama and Dance
.
The Sixth Form is a key part
of the school and is a quasi-autonomous
body within Hutton Grammar School.
and cricket
. The following is a list of sports the school offers:
Archery
, Athletics, Badminton
, Basketball
, Chess
, Cricket
, Cross country running
, Cycling
, Dance
, Equestrian
, Fencing
, Football, Golf
, Gymnastics
, Hockey
, Mountaineering
, Orienteering
, Rowing
, Rugby Union
, Swimming
, Table Tennis
, Tennis
, Triathlon
, Tug of War
, Volleyball
and Wrestling
.
, paying respect through names, to the history in the area and to ancient noble families. They include:
surname.
and I.T and Mathematics suites
installed in 2004. The Music Department
now has recording studio
s and technology suites
.
In September 2005, new maths
facilities were opened. Following the opening of the new maths suites in the Autumn of 2005, the buildings were used for housing of the resistant materials and art
until the end of the academic year of 2006, while the departments were being refurbished
.
The old buildings were demolished in the months of July and August 2006 and then in July 2006, the new music and drama suites were opened. Following a large interest in the Sixth Form
, due to outstanding results, the Sixth Form was relocated to a new building in September 2010.
, one of these being the Old Huttonians Association which is open to all previous attendees of the school. The association organises dinner
s and reunions
on a semi regular basis.
There is also a well established Masonic Lodge
which meets at the school. Old Huttonian Lodge no. 7614
is part of the Leyland Group of Lodges and Chapters and meets 5 times a year. A member of the Federation of School Lodges, it draws membership from current and past teachers, past pupils and their close relatives
.
The recently founded debating society is another merit
of the school, recently winning the national 'Debating Matters' competition at the Royal Society of Medicine
, having never previous entered. Nearly 200 schools entered and the Hutton team won all 8 of their debates.
Another organization, the Hutton Grammar Economics Society, is open to all present students of the school and welcomes ex-students too. The school also has its own radio station
, Hutt On Air which first broadcast on July 9, 2010 and was broadcast to the students (and sixth form) via the school computers and internal AVOID
systems.
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
day school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Preston, Lancashire, in Hutton
Hutton, Lancashire
Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located south west of Preston, in the South Ribble borough and parliamentary constituency.-History:...
, England. The school no longer offers boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, and offers education for boys from ages of 11 through to 16, with the Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
containing both boys and girls. The school is ranked 5th in the league tables in the North-West
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
and 2nd place for AS-A2
GCE Advanced Level
The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...
results. It was also the Lancashire Rugby School of the Year
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, for two years running, for 2007 and 2008. Hutton has also achieved Specialist Schools Status
Ofsted
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accreditation in 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...
and Computing
Computing
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.
History
The schoolHigh school
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can trace its antecedents
Antecedent (genealogy)
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back to 1517, with the school building site being personally approved by Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
in that year. In 1520, the school was granted permission, by William Walton
William Walton
Sir William Turner Walton OM was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera...
, a former priest of Longton
Longton, Lancashire
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, to all boys in the area
South Ribble
South Ribble is a non-metropolitan district and borough of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland.In May 2007, the council was officially declared "Excellent" by the Audit Commission, gaining its place among the best 5 district councils in the country,-Overview:On 4 October 2007, a...
. It was William's personal investment, to provide
Income
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for his family and give the local children a chantry
Chantry
Chantry is the English term for a fund established to pay for a priest to celebrate sung Masses for a specified purpose, generally for the soul of the deceased donor. Chantries were endowed with lands given by donors, the income from which maintained the chantry priest...
-school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
to attend.
In 1545, when William Walton, the co-founder of the chantry had died, Henry VIII, near to death, ordered the dissolution of all chantries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
and the confiscation of their property. The desired building, in Hutton, was, at the time, even though confirmed by Henry VIII, 28 years before, would be demolished
Demolition
Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....
if it was reported to be still standing. However, the man appointed to supervise the dissolution of the Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
chantries was Sir Henry Farington, a former benefactor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
of St. Andrews Church in Longton. He falsely reported that he could find no chantries
Chantry
Chantry is the English term for a fund established to pay for a priest to celebrate sung Masses for a specified purpose, generally for the soul of the deceased donor. Chantries were endowed with lands given by donors, the income from which maintained the chantry priest...
in that part of the county, in order to save the demolition of various buildings in the area
Amounderness
Amounderness was a hundred of Lancashire in North West England. Formerly, the name had been used for territories now in Lancashire and north of the River Ribble that had been included in Domesday Yorkshire.-Etymology and history:...
.
To avoid suspicion of using a chantry
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
for a school
School
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, although the false statement
Lie
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was given, they started to use a small cottage
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
down School Lane, in Longton
Longton, Lancashire
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to educate the local children.
In 1552, William's nephew Christopher Walton of Little Hoole
Little Hoole
Little Hoole is a civil parish in Lancashire, England, It contains the village of Walmer Bridge, and the remaining part is predominantly a farming community. Other nearby villages include Much Hoole and Longton. The parish had a population of 1,815 people in 2001.-Geography:Little Hoole is near an...
, used a part of the original endowment to found the grammar school
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...
, down School Lane in Longton. According to the law
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
at the time, a priest must be in charge of a school, traveling inspector
Inspector
Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
s could have closed it down they saw that a commoner was in charge. Therefore, in 1554, Ralph Garstang
Garstang
Garstang is a town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is ten miles north-northwest of the city of Preston and eleven miles south of Lancaster, and had a total resident population of 4,074 in 2001....
, priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
of St. Andrews Church, was appointed as the schoolmaster of the school.
For the next few centuries, from 1560 to 1746, it was known as Longton Free School. It wasn't until 1747, that the roles of schoolmaster and priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
were finally disconnected. The school was then rebuilt, at Hutton
Hutton, Lancashire
Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located south west of Preston, in the South Ribble borough and parliamentary constituency.-History:...
on its present site, built on land that had been a part of William Walton's original grant
Grant
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. Henceforth, it became known as Hutton Grammar School and by 1891, it had become an all-boys school.
The original building, built around 1750, had to be entirely rebuilt in the 1960s
1960s
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. Of the current building, some sections are more than a hundred years old
Century
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, but most were built during the last century
20th century
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.
The school to this day
21st century
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still retains its grammar school ethos
Default
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, enabling it to produce results which are amongst the highest in the area. Sports play a serious role at Hutton such as 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...
and cross-country running, with Hutton sometimes defeating local independent school
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...
s such as Arnold School
Arnold School
Arnold School is an independent school located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England on the Fylde coast. It is in the United Church Schools Trust group of schools and is a member of HMC.-History:Arnold School was founded by Frank Truswell Pennington on 4 May 1896...
, Kirkham Grammar School
Kirkham Grammar School
Kirkham Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Kirkham, Lancashire, England . It was founded in 1549. Its roots can be traced back to the chantry school attached to St Michael's Church in the 13th century. The school remained in the church grounds until it moved to occupy...
, Rossall School
Rossall School
Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...
and Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst College is a Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building...
.
Recent Reports
The main school recently received an OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report and achieved the grade of "outstanding", with its main campus featuring excellent facilities
Student Affairs
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. It has a history of well above average reports
Review
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and has been considered one of the top places for local males
Boy
A boy is a young male human , as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both...
to attend. Since 1989, it has had a huge increase of students traveling
Public transport
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further, coming from inner-city Preston, to attend. This is due to its good reputation, compared to that of other local education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
services.
Main School
The main school features students from Years 7 to 11. It combines GCSEs through the following subjects: English LanguageEnglish literature
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, 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...
, Modern Language
American English
American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....
, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
s and Religion
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, with additional subjects, including History
History
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, Geography
Geography
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, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, Design
Graphic design
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, 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...
and Theatre Arts
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
.
Sixth Form
The school's Sixth form allows students to take a number of the following subjects: English Language & LiteratureEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Chinese, Biology
Biology
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, Chemistry
Chemistry
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, Physics
Physics
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, History
History
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, Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Business Studies
Business
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, Information Technology, Computing
Computing
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, Religious Studies
Religious studies
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, Philosophy
Philosophy
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, Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, 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...
, Sports, 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...
, Psychology
Psychology
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, Law
Criminal law
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, General Studies
General knowledge
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, Drama and Dance
Dance
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.
The Sixth Form is a key part
Logical possibility
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of the school and is a quasi-autonomous
Quango
Quango or qango is an acronym used notably in the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere to label an organisation to which government has devolved power...
body within Hutton Grammar School.
Sports
The school offers over 20 different types of sport to take part in. Over the years, the amount of sports has increased dramatically. The main sports at the school are football, 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...
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...
. The following is a list of sports the school offers:
Archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
, Athletics, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, Cross country running
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...
, Cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
, Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, Equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
, 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, 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....
, Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, 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:...
, Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
, Orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
, Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, Rugby Union
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...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, Triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
, Tug of War
Tug of war
Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
.
Houses
Hutton consists of 4 HousesHouse 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...
, paying respect through names, to the history in the area and to ancient noble families. They include:
- FleetwoodFleetwood BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Fleetwood family, an old Lancashire family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
- In 1535, the Dissolution of the MonasteriesDissolution of the MonasteriesThe Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
saw Penwortham PrioryPenwortham PrioryPenwortham Priory was a first a Benedictine priory and after the Dissolution a country house the village of Penwortham, near Preston. The house was demolished as the village expanded into a town and a housing estate has replaced the mansion house and its grounds of which no trace...
dissolve. Sir Henry Fleetwood was one of Henry VIII's commissioners, foresees the ProtestantProtestantismProtestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
reformation. Fleetwood made sure Hutton Grammar was a fully instated Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
school and had a house named after him.
- HinesHines-People:*Adrian Hines , U.S. musician*Andre Hines , U.S. football player*Brendan Hines , U.S. actor and singer-songwriter*Barry Hines , British Author*Cheryl Hines , U.S...
- Named in honour of Lieutenant colonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Reverend C.P. Hines. He was a headmaster at Hutton from 1920 to 1938, local Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
promoter and a nobleman with strong relations to the early builders of the school.
- Rawsthorne - Named in honour of the Rawsthorne Family, who once occupied Penwortham PrioryPenwortham PrioryPenwortham Priory was a first a Benedictine priory and after the Dissolution a country house the village of Penwortham, near Preston. The house was demolished as the village expanded into a town and a housing estate has replaced the mansion house and its grounds of which no trace...
before it was demolished to make way for new housing in the 1920s. They contributed the money they made from sales of land and their house prior to destruction, to the school and grounds. They rebuilt their house to the road behind where the grammar school stands today.
- WaltonWalton-People:* Walton family, connected to Wal-Mart* The Waltons, an American television series centered on the fictitious eponymous family* The Walton sextuplets, the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, born in 1983-United Kingdom:*Walton, Aylesbury...
- Named in honour of William Walton, the co-founder of the school. The coat of arms were adopted by the school in 1905, originally devised by a member of the Walton family from Preston, who believed that he was a descendant of the founding family of the school, the three swans were derived from an early medieval coat of arms for the same
surname.
- KennedyKennedy-People:*Kennedy *Kennedy *John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States*Kennedy family, associated with American politics and government*Clan Kennedy of Scotland*Kennedy , a royal dynasty...
- As of September 2012, Hutton will be taking in more students. This has led to David Pearson (Headmaster) to create a new house, called Kennedy - this is in remembrance of an old pupil/teacher of the school who died early in 2011.
Facilities
Under headmaster David Pearson the school had been redeveloped, with facilities such as a new gymnasiumGym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
and I.T and Mathematics suites
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...
installed in 2004. The Music Department
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...
now has recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
s and technology suites
Computer lab
A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
.
In September 2005, new maths
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...
facilities were opened. Following the opening of the new maths suites in the Autumn of 2005, the buildings were used for housing of the resistant materials and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
until the end of the academic year of 2006, while the departments were being refurbished
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
.
The old buildings were demolished in the months of July and August 2006 and then in July 2006, the new music and drama suites were opened. Following a large interest in the Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, due to outstanding results, the Sixth Form was relocated to a new building in September 2010.
Extra Curricular Activities
Hutton has many internal and external organisationsExtracurricular activity
Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education...
, one of these being the Old Huttonians Association which is open to all previous attendees of the school. The association organises dinner
Dinner
Dinner is usually the name of the main meal of the day. Depending upon culture, dinner may be the second, third or fourth meal of the day. Originally, though, it referred to the first meal of the day, eaten around noon, and is still occasionally used for a noontime meal, if it is a large or main...
s and reunions
Class reunion
A class reunion is a meeting of former classmates, typically organized at or near their former school by one of the class on or around an anniversary of their graduation. Former teachers may be invited as well...
on a semi regular basis.
There is also a well established Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
which meets at the school. Old Huttonian Lodge no. 7614
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
is part of the Leyland Group of Lodges and Chapters and meets 5 times a year. A member of the Federation of School Lodges, it draws membership from current and past teachers, past pupils and their close relatives
Nuclear family
Nuclear family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a father and mother and their children. This is in contrast to the smaller single-parent family, and to the larger extended family. Nuclear families typically center on a married couple, but not always; the nuclear family may have...
.
The recently founded debating society is another merit
Merit
The term merit constitutes a desirable trait or ability belonging to a person or an object.It may refer to:* Merit * Merit * Meritocracymerit may also mean:...
of the school, recently winning the national 'Debating Matters' competition at the Royal Society of Medicine
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine is a British charitable organisation whose main purpose is as a provider of medical education, running over 350 meetings and conferences each year.- History and overview :...
, having never previous entered. Nearly 200 schools entered and the Hutton team won all 8 of their debates.
Another organization, the Hutton Grammar Economics Society, is open to all present students of the school and welcomes ex-students too. The school also has its own radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, Hutt On Air which first broadcast on July 9, 2010 and was broadcast to the students (and sixth form) via the school computers and internal AVOID
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
systems.
Notable alumni
- Steve BorthwickSteve BorthwickStephen William "Steve" Borthwick is an English rugby union footballer who plays lock for Saracens F.C....
, England Rugby Captain - Tony Swift, Former England Rugby international
- Nigel JemsonNigel JemsonNigel Jemson is an English footballer, who represented his country at the Under-21 level and was the manager of Ilkeston Town, until May 2008...
, Former Premier League Footballer - Peter EllerayPeter EllerayPeter Elleray is an English engineer and race car designer particularly known for designing the Bentley Speed 8 race car. Elleray, who worked for Racing Technologies Norfolk , also designed the Audi R8C and the British Radical SR9...
, Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
and 24 Hours of Le Mans24 Hours of Le MansThe 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...
Racing car designer. - Jonathan Myles-LeaJonathan Myles-LeaJonathan Myles-Lea is an English painter of country houses, historic buildings, and landscapes in a miniaturist technique, typically taking the form of aerial views. Myles-Lea also works in portraiture, creates abstract paintings and installations.-Life and career:Jonathan Myles-Lea was born in...
, Painter - Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
Keith Sanderson CB, Station Commander of RAF LeconfieldRAF LeconfieldThe former RAF Leconfield, or 'Leconfield Camp' was a Royal Air Force airbase in Leconfield , East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is now used by the MoD Defence School of Transport Leconfield .-History:...
from 1976-7 - David WilliamsDavid Williams (space administrator)David Frederick Williams , is the Director General of the British National Space Centre.-Early life:He went to the Hutton Grammar School on Liverpool Road in Hutton, Preston, Lancashire. From the University of Reading he gained a BSc in 1974 and a PhD in 1978.-Career:He worked for the NERC from...
, Director-General of the British National Space CentreBritish National Space CentreThe British National Space Centre was a British government body that coordinated civil space activities for the UK. It was replaced on 1 April 2010 by the UK Space Agency.-Structure:...
since 2006 - Edward Gardner, former Royal Navy CommanderRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, survivor of two ship sinkings, barristerBarristerA barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and later, a politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... - Mark TattersallMark TattersallMark Tattersall is a journalist and news reporter for ITV program Granada Reports.Tatterstall grew up in Preston and attended Hutton Grammar School and University of Central Lancashire. He is now a reporter for ITV program Granada Reports where he usually reports on stories from the northern...
, a regular journalist for ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. - Prof Iain Cameron, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of SouthamptonUniversity of SouthamptonThe University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
since 1999 - Prof Timothy Donohow, Professor of Chemistry at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
since 2004 - Leonard Eastham, Professor of ZoologyZoologyZoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
at the University of SheffieldUniversity of SheffieldThe 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...
from 1932–58 - Duncan Greenwood CBE, horticulturalist, President of the British Society of Soil Science from 1990-2
- Maj-Gen Alan Sharman CBE, Director-General of the Defence Manufacturers Association from 1997 to 2007
- Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
David Whittaker CB MBE, Station Commander of RAF LeemingRAF LeemingRAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. The Station Commander is Group Captain Anthony Innes....
from 1971-3 - Dr Graham S Jackson, Senior Lecturer UCL Institute of NeurologyUCL Institute of NeurologyThe UCL Institute of Neurology is an institute within the Faculty of Brain Sciences of University College London and is located in London, United Kingdom...
, Co-founder D-Gen Ltd. - David Goodenough, International Organ RecitalistOrgan transplantOrgan transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ. The emerging field of regenerative medicine is allowing scientists and engineers to create organs to be...
and Director of MusicMusicMusic 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...
at Fettes CollegeFettes CollegeFettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
since 1997 - Graham Mather represented Hampshire North and OxfordHampshire North and Oxford (European Parliament constituency)Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
in the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999 - Michael Maguire, barrister
- Don Parker , International Table Tennis Player representing England over 200 times
- Howard Stableford, former presenter of the BBC's Tomorrow's World and Newsround