The Royal Grammar School Worcester (RGS Worcester) is one of the oldest British independent schools, founded before 1291. It is in the north of the city and has its origins in the seventh century. The school has many notable buildings, architecturally and historically, of which Perrins Hall is the most striking.^[1] The school has an active Old Pupils' Association, the Old Elizabethans, whose membership includes famous names. Image File history File linksMetadata Rgs_logo. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ...

The school turned coeducational at the end of 2002, after a history of more than 700 years, and includes pre-preparatory and preparatory departments, RGS The Grange (both of which are coeducational). The school is a day-school; until 1992 accepted boarders, who resided in Whiteladies house, a building that is rumoured to contain hidden treasure from Charles I, when he sought refuge there during the Civil War.^[1] In December 2006 it was announced that the Royal Grammar School will merge with the Alice Ottley School, the neighbouring independent girls' school. The new school will be named RGS Worcester and The Alice Ottley School. Mr Andy Rattue, the current headmaster of RGS Worcester, will be headmaster of the new school. Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... A preparatory school, or prep school in the United Kingdom, and previously in the British Empire and so the Commonwealth in current English usage, is an independent school designed to prepare a student for fee-paying, secondary independent school (public school). ... RGS The Grange is the junior school of the Royal Grammar School Worcester. ... A day school is an institution where children are given educational instruction only during the day and after which children return to their homes. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... The Alice Ottley School (AO) is an all-girl school in Worcester, and is situated next-door to the Royal Grammar School Worcester. ... This page is about a future educational establishment. ...

History

The School was originally founded as a secular monastic school in Worcester around 685 by Bishop Bosel. It was located outside the monastic precincts (as with the The King's School, Canterbury) and catered for the relatives of monks and children intending to go into the monastery. The first written reference to the school appears in 1265 when the Bishop of Worcester, Walter de Cantelupe, sent four chaplains into the city to teach.^[2] The city of Worcester (pronounced Wuh-ster) is the county town of Worcestershire in England; the river Severn runs through the middle, with the citys large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river. ... The Kings School is a British independent school situated in Canterbury, Kent. ... Arms of the Bishop of Worcester Worcester Cathedral - the seat of the Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the ordinary in the see of Worcester and has his seat in Worcester Cathedral. ...

Conclusive evidence appears in 1291 when an argument was settled by Bishop Godfrey Giffard regarding who owned the wax from the candles used at the feast of St Swithun. It was decided that the Scholars of the Worcester School owned the wax, and the Rector of Saint Nicholas Church had to rely on the generosity of the scholars in order to get candle wax. The headmaster is mentioned as Stephen of London. The letter dated December 1291 is in the County Records Office in Worcester. Arms of Bishop Giffard, used by Worcester Cathedral Godfrey Giffard (c. ...

The next headmaster was appointed in 1312 as Hugh of Northampton as recorded in the Bishop's register for that year. He was appointed personally by the Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor Walter Reynolds. The school continued to exist under the control of the city guilds through the centuries with various records of headmasters being appointed, again listed in the registers of the bishops of Worcester. One in particular was 'Sir Richard (Chaplain)', who was dismissed by the bishop of Worcester, Philip Morgan, in 1422 for taking money from the scholars for his own use. He was replaced the same year by Sir John Bredel. Sir Richard Pynnington was appointed in 1485 and is known to have given money to the Archbishop of Canterbury's fund, showing the strong connection of the school with the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... Walter Reynolds (d. ...

Rival schools

In 1501 an attempt was made at establishing a rival school in the city, but the Bishop of Worcester at the time, Sylvestre de Giglis, passed a law that stated any person who set up a school in the city or monastic precincts would be excommunicated. Thus all rivals ceased to exist, and the headmaster of that said school, Hugh Cratford MA, was created headmaster of the City School in 1504.^[3]

In 1541, however, Henry VIII founded a new school in Worcester;^[4] The King's School Worcester was based on the former site of the Royal Grammar School, and to this day there still exists a level of rivalry between the two schools, which manifests itself most obviously in sports fixtures (mainly rugby) between the two schools. The most prominent of these fixtures being one that occurs once a year between the schools 1st XV on the neutral site of Worcester Rugby Club. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... The Kings School Worcester (KSW) is an independent British Public School founded by Henry VIII in 1541. ...

Royal charters

Bishop Hugh Latimer wrote to Thomas Cromwell, Lord Chancellor, in 1535 asking for money to help with the City Walls, the Bridge and the School again showing the school's connection with the Bishop. Indeed the school was often referred to as the Bishop's School. After a petition by some notable citizens of Worcester to endow the school permanently, the school was given a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1561 and a governing body known as the Six Masters was set up, which remains as the governing body today. Amongst famous Six masters are John Wall, Earl Beauchamp and Sir Anthony Lechemere.^[2] Thomas Cromwell: detail from a portrait by Hans Holbein, 1532-3 Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex ( 1485 - July 28, 1540) was an English statesman, one of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Elizabeth I redirects here. ... The Six Masters. ... John Wall, Martyr and Saint (1620-1679) He was born in Preston, Lancashire and entered a Roman Catholic College in Douai. ... The title of Earl Beauchamp was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815. ...

The Six Masters acquired much land for the school including its current site bought in 1562, the Pitchcroft fields, now used as the city racecourse, and land in Herefordshire still owned by the school. The 1906 Charity Commission survey also recorded a number of Pubs in Worcester which still exist today.^[1]

A second Royal Charter was granted in 1843 by Queen Victoria, and the title of 'Royal' was conferred in 1869 after the school moved to its present site in Worcester.^[5] (It is interesting to note that when Queen Victoria presented the school with three volumes, personally signed by her, she seemed to forget the title of the school. The first volume, Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands 1848 to 1861, referred to the school as the 'Royal Free School of Worcester'; whilst the second volume she presented, More Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands 1862 to 1882, had the name of the school as 'Queen Elizabeth's Free Grammar School, Worcester.^[1]) Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ...

Modern times

In the Twentieth and Twenty-first centuries the school has had connections with Worcester Academy USA, with which the RGS is twinned, and is currently forming a connection with a secondary school based in Tanzania. The school has close links with private schools in the local region due to its membership of the 'Monmouth Group', which is a collection of schools similar in aims and membership to that of the Eton Group. The school is also a member of the HMC meaning it has links with schools across the globe. The school has links with four (of the other six) Royal Grammar Schools in the country due to its participation in an annual cricket competition between five of the RGS Schools. The other four RGS schools that compete are those in Colchester, Guildford, High Wycombe, and Newcastle with the host school changing each year, this year the competition will be held at Guildford. (It is interesting to note that RGS Guildford is Andrew Rattue's former employer, he was Deputy Head there until he took up the post of Headmaster at RGS Worcester.) Worcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over 67 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. ... The Eton Group consists of twelve leading independent schools (Eton College, Bryanston School, Dulwich College, Highgate School, Kings College School Wimbledon, Kings School, Canterbury, Marlborough College, St Pauls School, Sherborne School, Tonbridge School, University College School Hampstead, and Westminster School). ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the head teachers of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. ... The school gardens Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) is a grammar school in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1206 AD and granted two Royal Charters by Henry VIII (in 1539) and by Elizabeth I (in 1584). ... // The Royal Grammar School is an independent public school in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. ... The Royal Grammar School (often just RGS) is a large selective grammar school situated in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. ... The gates of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School, known locally as The RGS, is a long-established co-educational, independent school. ... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ...

Land and buildings

Many of the current buildings were paid for by the great benefactor and collector Charles William Dyson Perrins, who was an Old Boy and a Six Master. Perrins Hall was named after his father James Dyson Perrins, owner of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, who went to the school. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) was set up in 1910 and continues to this day, with a rifle range being incorporated into the basement of Perrins Hall in 1914.^[1] Charles William Dyson Perrins (25 May 1864 – 1958) was an English businessman, bibliophile and philanthropist. ... Relationships based on past friendship or acquaintance of mutual assistance that sometimes replace or undermine official organizations to exchange favors and connections in politics or business. ... 1900 advertisement Worcestershire sauce (pronounced /Wus-t9r-sh9r/ sauce) also known as Worcester sauce (pronounced /Wus-t9r/ sauce) is a widely used fermented liquid condiment. ...

Eld Hall and Library from the front of school.

The School Playing Fields are located nearby at the back of the school, next to the Birmingham and Worcester Canal. Flagge Meadow (pronounced Flag) was first levelled and used for cricket in 1886^[1] and has seen many famous international cricketers play there (see Past Pupils). The other playing field across the road from Flagge Meadow is St Oswald's Field mainly used for athletics. Athletics is one of the oldest recorded sports of the school being played before the 1860s.^[1] Today it continues as a major summer sport along with cricket, with tournaments being held against rival Public Schools from around the country. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1064x697, 290 KB) Summary Main building of the Royal Grammar School Worcester (Eld Hall - 1868) Licensing The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1064x697, 290 KB) Summary Main building of the Royal Grammar School Worcester (Eld Hall - 1868) Licensing The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a... The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. ...

In 1996 the school acquired a site to the north of the city where the Prep School moved in 2003, known as RGS The Grange. There are over 40 acres of playing fields used by both junior and senior school pupils. Fresh building work took place at the turn of the millennium as after over seven hundred years of recorded history the school decided to accept girls into the sixth form in 2002, and by 2007 the school will be fully coeducational.

School's halls

Front of the Clock Block.

The Old School buildings were built in 1868 on a site owned by the school since 1562.^[1] The Main Hall, Eld Hall and adjoining buildings were designed by A E Perkins in the Gothic style. It is three bays long with a central lantern. A life-size statue of Elizabeth I by R L Boulton stands above the central window.^[6] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (680x907, 589 KB) Summary Photograph of the Clock Block at the Royal Grammar School Worcester. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (680x907, 589 KB) Summary Photograph of the Clock Block at the Royal Grammar School Worcester. ...

The Perrins Hall is arguably the finest building.^[6]Built in 1914 to the plans of Alfred Hill Parker (an Old Boy), it is in a Jacobethan style with an Oriel Window on the staircase end and balcony looking over the hall. The interior is panelled with fitted bookcases (which make up the Dowty Library^[1]) and a plastered ceiling. The organ is on the stage. Two war memorials for the two World Wars are housed in the hall. The hall is named after James Dyson Perrins of the Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce factory and was built by his son Charles William Dyson Perrins, whose life size portrait hangs opposite the fireplace. Portraits of the 20th-century headmasters hang below. The school organ is in this building, and is played regularly at assemblies, mainly by the school organist, John Wilderspin. The organ was also used for the series of organ recitals during 2006 and 2007, organised by Thomas Allery. In this music by composer Ian Venables, also a teacher at RGS, was played. Oriel windows are a form of bay window commonly found in Gothic revival architecture, which jut out from the main wall of the building but do not reach to the ground. ... Sir George H Dowty (1901-1975) was a British inventor and businessman. ... 1900 advertisement Worcestershire sauce (pronounced /Wus-t9r-sh9r/ sauce) also known as Worcester sauce (pronounced /Wus-t9r/ sauce) is a widely used fermented liquid condiment. ... Charles William Dyson Perrins (25 May 1864 – 1958) was an English businessman, bibliophile and philanthropist. ... An organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. ... John Wilderspin is an organist, chemist in Worcestershire. ... Ian Venables is an English composer of songs and chamber music. ...

The Clock Block is connected to the Perrins Hall and was built in 1927, and had extension work carried out in 1967 to link it to the Science Block. It has a bell tower and clock above the entrance. The clock is made of Cotswold Limestone, and is surmounted by the carved head of Old Father Time.^[1] To commemorate the millennium a stained glass window was commissioned and installed over the main entrance to the Clock Block. Cotswold stone is a yellow oolitic limestone quarried in many places the Cotswold Hills in the south midlands of England. ... A 19th century depiction of Father Time, cradling Baby New Year. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ...

Other buildings of note

Long walk with the science block in the distance, note the small school crest in the foreground, featuring the three Black Pears.

The Science buildings form the third side of the courtyard. These were built in 1922 and opened in that year by the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth).^[1] The science buildings were subsequently re-furbished in 1996 and thereafter re-opened by Michael Portillo. The science block features at one end of a long path which comes from the main quad of the school, which is the location of Perrins Hall and the Main block. This long path is known as Long Walk, in reference not only to its length, but the hope that pupils will not run along it!^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (583x778, 462 KB) Summary Photograph of Long Walk taken by myself in 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (583x778, 462 KB) Summary Photograph of Long Walk taken by myself in 2006. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon later Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen Consort of George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo PC (born 26 May 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. ...

Whiteladies House, built in the seventeenth century, was traditionally the Headmaster's house and stands opposite Clock Block across the gardens. Its West wall is part of the Whiteladies Priory chapel built in 1255.^[3] Its name derives from the White Habbit that worn by Cistercian nuns, who were based at a Nunnery, which was adjacent to Whiteladies.^[1] St. ... Cistercians coat of arms The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin: ), otherwise White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which a black scapular or apron is sometimes worn) is a Roman Catholic order of enclosed monks. ...

The School's library, with the old roof structure clearly visible.

Other buildings include Priory House (17th Century), Pullinger House (1980s), Gordon House (after Adam Lindsay Gordon OE) and Hillard Hall (1961, opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on her second visit to the school).^[1] The Almshouses, built in 1877 in the Arts and crafts style, were designed by the famous architect Sir Aston Webb and are an example of some of his earliest work.^[6] Sir Aston Webb designed the facade of Buckingham Palace, the Royal Naval College Dartmouth and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (583x778, 328 KB) Summary The Library of the Royal Grammar School Worcester Taken by myself in 2006 --Newton2 12:52, 1 June 2006 (UTC) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (583x778, 328 KB) Summary The Library of the Royal Grammar School Worcester Taken by myself in 2006 --Newton2 12:52, 1 June 2006 (UTC) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Adam Lindsay Gordon - Melbourne monument Adam Lindsay Gordon (October 19, 1833 – 24 June 1870) was an Australian poet, jockey and politician. ... Notable former pupils of the Royal Grammar School Worcester. ... Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with ones own hands and skill. ... Sir Aston Webb, portrait by Solomon Joseph Solomon, ca 1906 Sir Aston Webb (May 22, 1849 - August 21, 1930) was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. ... Sir Aston Webb, portrait by Solomon Joseph Solomon, ca 1906 Sir Aston Webb (May 22, 1849 - August 21, 1930) was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square. ...

The most recent building work to a school building took place on the school's library. The library was refurbished in 2001, and was renamed the Philip Sawyer Library (after the former Chairman of the Governors). The library is situated above Eld Hall, and features a high vaulted roof structure.

Trees of note

The school has a rare Black Pear tree, planted in 1961,in its main courtyard.^[1] The tree is associated with Worcester after the visit of Queen Elizabeth I in 1574 (at which a scholar from her school welcomed her to the city) when she commented on the Black Pear trees. Hence the City, County, and the School have three black pears on their Arms. Worcestershire County Cricket Club also has a connection with black pears, and this can be seen in their logo which features three black pears. The club have planted a black pear tree in their ground so that there should be an apt link, and have planted younger trees ready for the future. The black pears are in fact not black but are dark red and taste very bitter and so, it is alleged, taste better when poached in red wine.^[7]. Worcestershire CCC logo Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire. ...

During the period of Godfrey Brown's headmastership he was keen to increase the number and variety of trees around the school. To that end he planted a false acacia (Robina pseudoacacia) in his first year at the school, outside of the Clock Building. By the time Mr. Brown came to leave the school (28 years later) the tree had grown so rapidly that it overtopped the building. However, shortly after he left the tree mysteriously wilted and died.^[1] Species About 1,300; see List of Acacia species Acacia tree in the Serengeti, Tanzania Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees of Gondwanian origin belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described from Africa by Linnaeus in 1773. ...

The most celebrated tree of all at the school, however, was not the Black Pear tree but a very ancient mulberry growing near to Whiteladies. However, in 1955 extension to the Whiteladies meant it had to be removed. Species See text Mulberry (Morus) is a genus of 10–16 species of deciduous trees native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and North America, with the majority of the species native to Asia. ...

School houses

A school tie showing that the pupil is in Wylde.

The house system was introduced in 1899 by the then headmaster Frederick Arthur Hillard. Initially six houses were established, and membership of houses was based on the place of residence of each boy. The original houses were: Boarders, Barbourne, City, St. John's, County A, and County B. In 1909 the house system was changed to reflect the increasing number of boys in the school, and the difficulty of allocating pupils on the basis of where they lived. The six houses created in 1909 were: School House, for boarders, (which, due to common usage, changed to Whiteladies, as this was the building in which the boarders lived); Temple (after Henry Temple, headmaster 1850s); Tudor (after Elizabeth I); Woolfe (after Richard Woolfe, benefactor 1877 ); Wylde (after Thomas Wylde, benefactor 1558); and Yewle (after Robert Yewle, Six Master 1561).In 1963 two additional houses were created by the then headmaster Godfrey Brown, namely Langley (after William Langley, Six Master 1561) and Moore (after John Moore, benefactor 1626).^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (528x998, 299 KB) Summary Photograph of a Worcester Grammar School tie in the colours of the Wylde house. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (528x998, 299 KB) Summary Photograph of a Worcester Grammar School tie in the colours of the Wylde house. ... The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ... Elizabeth I redirects here. ...

Every pupil in the school is a member of a House, with members of the same family always being in the same house. Pupils wear different ties to represent which house they are in, with the basic tie design being the same for all pupils (a navy blue tie with a repeated crown motif) but with different coloured stripes to represent the house. In house sports events pupils wear different coloured socks to indicate which house they are in (this colour being the same as the colour of the tie stripe).

The colours that represent each house are as follows: Langley is represented by Salmon Pink; Moore by Red (although as the original beneficiaries of Moore's scholarship to the school had to wear "blue coats of ancient cut" the colour, perhaps, ought to be blue^[1]); Temple by Green; Tudor by Purple; Whiteladies by White, but on the socks for sports by Black; Woolfe by Orange; Wylde by a Light Blue; and Yewle by Yellow.

The school has a yearly house championship, which is decided by events (which include sporting events such as football, rugby, cricket and athletics; shooting; general knowledge; art; chess; and more recently dance) throughout the school year in which all eight houses compete, with the winners of each event being awarded eight points, the second placed house seven, down to the losing house one point. (Some events have been tried but not retained as part of the competition, the most recent of which is house fishing, which was tried once and not retained; some events have changed in format over the years (most notably cricket, which went from being a 50-over a side outdoor competition, to a much faster paced indoor 6-a-side competition). The house championship is traditionally called the 'Cock House' (or Cock House Cup Competition^[1]) competition, its name deriving from that of the Cock. The original cup that was competed for is one which was presented to the school in 1902 by the Old Elizabethans' Association; in modern times competition is for a cup which was introduced in 1978.^[1] In the sport of cricket an over is a series of six consecutive balls bowled by a single bowler. ... Indoor Cricket is a variation on the conventional game of cricket. ... A rooster or cock is a male chicken, (Gallus gallus) the female being a hen. ...

Among the housemasters of note is John Fletcher Twycross Hills, who was housemaster of Yewle from 1930 until 1963. The strongest house in recent years has been Wylde, which has won the championship for the last 12 years running. Its housemaster, Jon Shorrocks, may well rival John Hills as the most note-worthy housemaster: In his 25 years at the school, 18 as housemaster, Wylde has won the house championship 16 times.^[1]

Academics

The school operates on a 8:40 a.m. (registration) to 3:50 p.m. schedule, which includes 8 periods (of either 35 or 40 minute durations), a morning break (of 25 minutes) and a lunch break, where senior students may go off site. Lessons begin at 9:05 a.m.

The school offers 17 subjects at A-level and 18 subjects at GCSE level (the difference in subjects is due to the fact that the school does not offer English A-Level, although it does offer English Literature at A-level). The school has had a strong academic track record in recent years. In 2005 its A-Level results were the highest in Worcestershire, and in the top 150 schools nationally.^[8] The school has had a record year, this year, of offers to Oxbridge, with 14 students being offered conditional offers.^[9] In 2005 over a 99% secured places at universities, with 6% deciding to take GAP years.^[10] This year the school has had considerable success in national competitions.^[9] An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ... The term gap year (also known as year out, deferring, Overseas Experience) is a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) between a students completion of secondary school and matriculation in college or university, or also between college and graduate school or a profession. ...

Extracurricular activities

The school has a number of sports teams which compete with schools from both within the locality and those from around the country. The school fields teams in cricket, rugby, football, athletics, rowing, tennis, netball, hockey and chess. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Netball is a sport similar to and derived from basketball, and was originally known in its country of origin, the United States, as womens basketball. Invented by Clara Gregory Baer[1], a pioneer in womens sport, it is now the pre-eminent womens team sport (both as... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ...

There is a large and active CCF section at the school, with all three branches of the services represented. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, and all three levels of award are regularly achieved by students. One of the other activities that students can participate in is the Ten Tors event, with the school having had teams compete at all three distance levels. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ... The logo of the Duke of Edinburghs Award. ... Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike organised and run in early May for 2,400 young people by the British Army on Dartmoor. ...

Notable patrons

• Bishop Godfrey Giffard (1240-1306) Bishop of Worcester and Lord Chancellor of England.
• Bishop Walter Reynolds (d.1327) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England.
• Hugh Latimer (1470-1555) Bishop of Worcester and Protestant Martyr.
• C.W. Dyson Perrins Chairman Royal Worcester Porcelain and collector.
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Victoria
• Godfrey Brown Headmaster 1950-78,Olympic Gold Medallist.
• Dr. Roger Fry CBE Governor, Founder of King's College, Madrid.

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Past pupils

Famous Old Boys of the school or Worcester Old Elizabethans (more complete list here), include (in alphabetical order) Notable former pupils of the Royal Grammar School Worcester. ...

• John Mark Ainsley (1963-) Tenor
• Sir Roy Allen (R.G.D. Allen) (1906-1980) Economist
• Dom Augustine Bradshaw (1574-1618) Catholic missionary
• Sir Reginald Bray KG (d.1503) Statesman and Architect
• Tim Curtis (1960-) Cricketer, former captain of Worcestershire.
• Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870) National Poet of Australia
• Dean Headley (1970-) Former England International Cricketer
• Imran Khan (1952-) Pakistani Cricketer
• William Langland (1330-1387)
• Benjamin Williams Leader RA (1831-1923) Artist
• Sir Thomas Littleton (1407-1481) Lawyer
• Graham Robb (1958-) Author
• T J Cobden Sanderson (1840-1922) Arts and Crafts movement pioneer
• Philip Serrell TV Auctioneer. He is this year's Old Elizabethans' President.
• Jon Turley (1971-) Children's writer
• Simon Webb (1955-) TV, Theatre and Film composer
• Professor Michael Wilding (1942-) Australian Author
• Sir Edward Leader Williams (1828-1910) civil engineer (Manchester Ship Canal)
• Augustine Bradshaw (1575-1618) A Benedictine monk.

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Notes

External links

• Royal Grammar School Worcester Website
• Merged school website
• RGS Worcester Boat Club

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 52.200415° -2.224227°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

• Organ recital series

Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

See Also

• The Alice Ottley School
• RGS Worcester and The Alice Ottley School
• RGSW Organ Recital Series