Northamptonshire Grammar School
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Northamptonshire Grammar School, established 1989, is a co-educational, 3-18 independent grammar school
in Pitsford
, Northamptonshire
. Going from a 47 pupil school, with 4 buildings, it has expanded with a recent science building, The Sunley Building (the school's first update since 1998), and a new library. The school is currently teaching approximately 280 students. The current headmaster is Noel Toone.
The school maintains a meteorological station, Pitsford Hall weather station
, which was founded in 1998. The station is run by Sixth Form pupils as a long-term community service project and receives the patronage of broadcast meteorologist Alex Deakin.
Famous School pupils
Famous Jonathon Griggs Son of Max Griggs founding owner of Rushden Diamonds and Owner and heir Dr Martin Boots.
. Indeed, some of those living in the village can remember the Royal Nanny taking the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret for walks in the village. The small conservatory at the front of the house was added by Captain Drummond so that the then Queen Mother, Queen Mary, could watch her granddaughters' riding lessons on the front lawn. This was renovated in time for the Royal Visit. The school now awards the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Scholarship.
, who visited NGS to open the new science and technology building.
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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 Pitsford
Pitsford
Pitsford is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 636 people...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. Going from a 47 pupil school, with 4 buildings, it has expanded with a recent science building, The Sunley Building (the school's first update since 1998), and a new library. The school is currently teaching approximately 280 students. The current headmaster is Noel Toone.
History: Patrons and Trustees, 1987
In June 1987 a meeting was held, the main consideration of this was the need of a boys' independent day school in Northampton. Parents needed the right to choose the way in which their children were educated. So, The Northamptonshire Grammar School Trust Ltd came into being. With Patrons Christian Lady Hesketh OBE, DL, and Sir Hereward Wake Bart, MC, DL, and The Trustees, The Northamptonshire Grammar School Trust Ltd began the process of buying The Holy Family of Nazareth Convent School, Pitsford. With Pitsford Hall purchased, they sent out an appeal for £500,000 to begin their school. Northamptonshire Grammar School opened on Wednesday 6th, September 1989. With just 47 pupils and 9 members of staff, NGS was born. In 1999 it became a co-educational school, accepting pupils from ages 3 to 18.The school maintains a meteorological station, Pitsford Hall weather station
Pitsford Hall weather station
is an independent climatological station maintained by in the village of Pitsford, Northamptonshire. The station was established in 1998 and maintains a daily weather record using traditional weather instruments as well as a fully automated online automatic weather station...
, which was founded in 1998. The station is run by Sixth Form pupils as a long-term community service project and receives the patronage of broadcast meteorologist Alex Deakin.
Famous School pupils
Famous Jonathon Griggs Son of Max Griggs founding owner of Rushden Diamonds and Owner and heir Dr Martin Boots.
Queen Mother
On June 30th, 1992 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited Northamptonshire Grammar School and laid the Foundation stone of the Michael Robinson Memorial Library. A stroll down memory lane for The Queen Mother, as she regularly visited Pitsford Hall in the twenties and thirties as a guest of Captain Drummond, Master of the Pytchley HuntPytchley Hunt
The Pytchley Hunt is a fox hunting organisation formerly based near the Northamptonshire village of Pytchley, but since 1966 has had kennels close to Brixworth. The Pytchley country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest but was split to form the Woodland Pytchley Hunt...
. Indeed, some of those living in the village can remember the Royal Nanny taking the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret for walks in the village. The small conservatory at the front of the house was added by Captain Drummond so that the then Queen Mother, Queen Mary, could watch her granddaughters' riding lessons on the front lawn. This was renovated in time for the Royal Visit. The school now awards the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Scholarship.
Baroness Thatcher
In 1998 Northamptonshire Grammar School played host to ex-Prime minister Baroness Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
, who visited NGS to open the new science and technology building.
Overseas pupils
In recent years the school has brought in more pupils from abroad, in particularly AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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