Torquay Boys' Grammar School

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Torquay Boys' Grammar School is a selective boys' grammar school in Torquay, England for pupils aged 11-18. The School was founded in 1904, and is currently home to around 1000 students.

Recently retired teacher Dave Berry was awarded the [1] Ted Wragg Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.

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[edit] School structure

Upon joining the school, a boy is assigned to one of the school's six Houses. The Houses, consisting of around 25 pupils from a year group making a form group, compete in both academic and sporting disciplines to gain points in that year's House Championship. The Houses, of which six are currently in existence, are named after British seafarers.

In the Sixth Form many lessons are shared with the neighbouring Torquay Grammar School for Girls allowing students to benefit from each school's specialities. The Lower Sixth share the common room in Shiphay Manor, owned by the girls' Grammar, while the two Upper Sixths share the Upper Sixth common room in the E Block of the boys' Grammar.

[edit] Blake House

Blake House is named after Admiral Robert Blake and takes blue as its house colour. The Head of House is Mr. B. Prince, who teaches P.E. and was formerly deputy-head of Frobisher House. The Deputy Head of House is technology teacher Mrs. H. Jones. As with all of the school's houses, Blake has as strong tradition of charity work. Blake pupils annually write, produce, and perform a comedic "Variety Show" in aid of local charity "The Gateway Club" for adults with special needs.

[edit] Davys House

This house is named after John Davis (or Davys) and takes white as its House Colour. The Head of House is old grammarian Steve Margetts, who also heads up the Department of Economics and Business Studies. The Deputy Head of House is Chris Price, a maths teacher.

[edit] Frobisher House

Frobisher House, named after Sir Martin Frobisher, is the second-youngest of the current Houses (splitting from the Ralegh House in 1994) and is represented by the House Colour of gold. The current head of House is Mr J.G.A. Palmer, who also teaches German and Spanish. Frobisher has narrowly missed out on winning the House Championship during the previous 5 years, the closest was in the 2004/2005 academic year when Ralegh pipped Frobisher to the post by just 1/4pt.

[edit] Formation of Frobisher House

The intake for the academic year 1993/1994 was increased to allow for the creation of an extra form group called 7 Frobisher-Ralegh. For the purposes of the House Championship, the form group was considered part of Ralegh, but otherwise it was a separate House under Mr J G A Palmer.

In the acamemic year 1994/1995 Frobisher became a truly separate House. Adjustments made because of the House's small size included Frobisher assembles taking place in the school library rather than school hall (until the academic year 1995/1996).

[edit] Gilbert House

Gilbert House is named after the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert, of Compton Castle, in the nearby village of Compton. A house known for its strong pastoral system and sports higher up the school, its main rival in previous years has been Frobisher House. The Head of House is Mrs Joan Veale, an English teacher who also heads up the English department. England cricketer Chris Read was a pupil in Gilbert House, and was guest of honour at the opening of the School's new changing rooms.

[edit] Ralegh House

Ralegh House, often incorrectly spelt Raleigh, is named after the well-known Devonshire explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, half-brother to Sir Humphrey Gilbert, whose surname was generally spelt either Rauley (to 1587) or Ralegh (thereafter) during his lifetime. Ralegh is one of the original four houses and its house colour is red. The Head of House is the art teacher David Reshad.

[edit] Hawkins House

Hawkins house is the new sixth house established in the academic year 2006/2007. Its creation is mainly due to headmaster Roy Pike's wishes for class sizes to be reduced across the school with the aim of improving standards. The recently appointed head of house for Hawkins is Mrs Morath, formerly the deputy head of Ralegh House. The house colour for Hawkins is purple. The house is named after Sir John Hawkins

[edit] Famous alumni

John Tree - All round legend/fiend

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