The King's School, Macclesfield
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The King's School, Macclesfield is a Public day school in Macclesfield, England, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1502 by Sir John Percyvale, a former Lord Mayor of London, as Macclesfield Grammar School. It was refounded on April 26, 1552 by King Edward VI from whom it takes its name. The school celebrates "Founders Day" every year with a Church service on the last day before the Easter Holidays. Pupils also attend a Christmas service on the last day before the Christmas Holidays. The school motto is "Non nisi malis terrori" (Only the bad need fear).
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[edit] History
The school operated as a direct-grant Grammar school for boys, so that state pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination were able to attend with their fees paid by the local authority. When the direct-grant system was ended in the 1970s it chose to go fully independent and fee-paying. A junior school was added in the 1980s and the school bought the old Macclesfield High School for Girls to set up a girls' division which opened in 1993 (the Sixth Form had been co-educational since 1986). The Boys' Division and Sixth Form are located on the Cumberland Street site and the Junior School, Infants and Girls' Division are all situated on Fence Avenue. The current headmaster is Dr. Steven Coyne, Principle of the Boys' Division is Mr Ian Robertson, Principle of the Sixth Form is Sir Timothy Andrew and the Principal of the Girls' Division Mrs Elizabeth Spence.
[edit] Extra Curricular
The school takes great pride in its musical exploits, particularly since the Foundation Choir won BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year 2002, and they have started performing yearly musicals starting this year (2006), with Salad Days. Rugby is another of the school prided activities and there are many teams for boys and in the sixth form girls have the opportunity to play too. Acting is also a popular extra-curricular activity and the school performs 2 or 3 plays a year (one by the Boys' Division and Sixth form, one by the Girls' Division, and one by the Juniors). Recent titles include Cyrano de Bergerac, Under Milkwood, Beauty and the Beast, Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland. The Boys'/VIth Form Production this year scheduled for March 2007 is entitled Cabaret Voltaire, featuring two plays by Voltaire called Zadig and Candide.
[edit] Former Pupils
Among famous former pupils are: priest and historian Rev. Thomas Taylor, politician Alan Beith, ill-fated Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, the members of the rock group 'The Macc Lads', and Big Brother 2004 contestant Stuart Wilson. Chelsea Chief Executive Peter Kenyon also attended the school. Another old boy was John Bradshawe, chief prosecutor of Charles I and first man to sign his death warrant.
[edit] Publications
Numerous teachers from the School have published books, such as Dr Gillian Banner's "Holocaust Literature: Schulz, Levi, Spiegelman and the Memory of the Offence", Dr Lynda Palazzo's "Christina Rossetti's Feminist Theology" and Mr D C Hill's "For King's and Country"
