Trinity School (Carlisle)
Trinity School is a comprehensive school in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Admissions
It is a specialist language college for ages 11–18. It was the most sought after state school for 2008 with about 10 people wanting to go for every place.
History
Grammar school
Carlisle Grammar School was a boys' grammar school. The analogous girls' school was Carlisle County School for Girls, which became St Aidan's County High School.
Comprehensive
It was named from the joining of three schools.
Former Masters
Headmasters
- Frederick Hendy 1895-1901
- Charles Padel 1912-32
- Victor Dunstan 1932-62
- DJW Williams 1962 - 1971
Academic results
At both GCSE and A level, the school produces results above the England average.
Facilities
It has a swimming pool and fitness centre. The school is having a £200m investment to rebuild it by September 2010. The school has around 1900 students, 400 of them in sixth form.
Alumni
As Carlisle Grammar School
- Gordon Adam, former Labour MEP for Northumbria
- Keith Batey, World War II codebreaker
- David Beattie, venture capitalist with Grosvenor Development Capital
- Roger Bolton - Radio 4 presenter
- Joseph Dacre Carlyle, Arabic scholar
- Thomas Heathfield Carrick, painter
- Sir Ian Carruthers, NHS executive, acting Chief Executive of the NHS in 2006
- Paul Cave, journalist
- Hunter Davies, Beatles biographer, married to Margaret Forster (also from Carlisle)
- Clarence Ezard CBE, Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1956–61
- Eric Fairweather, Head of Asset Finance from 1999-2002 at The Co-operative Bank
- William Farish (chemist)
- Sir Brian Fender, Chairman of BTG from 2003 to 2008 and former Vice-Chancellor of Keele University
- Leo Finn, Chief Executive of Northern Rock from 1997 to 2001
- George MacDonald Fraser OBE, screenplay writer
- Robert Gash, Chief Executive from 1973-86 of the Royal County of Berkshire
- Prof Michael Goodfellow OBE
- Ian Goskirk CBE, Chief Executive from 1982-5 of Britoil (BNOC)
- Brig Sir Frank Higginson, architect
- Reginald Hill, TV writer of Dalziel and Pascoe
- Prof Richard Hilson (briefly), microbiologist
- Field Marshal Studholme Hodgson
- Mike Hollingsworth, radio producer, director of programmes TV-am from 1984–86, and married to Anne Diamond
- Rt Rev William Warren Hunt, Bishop of Repton from 1965–77
- Ifor James, musician
- James Kerr, Chief Constable from 1977-83 of Lincolnshire Police
- Sir John Laing CBE, civil engineer, who developed John Laing plc
- Prof Patrick Lawther CBE, Professor of Environmental and Preventive Medicine from 1968-81 at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College
- Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, Labour Party adviser
- James McHugh CBE, Managing Director in 1986 of British Gas, and President from 1986-7 of the Institution of Gas Engineers
- Rt Rev Robert Nelson, Bishop of Middleton from 1958-9
- Sir John Fearns Nicoll, Governor of Singapore from 1952-5
- Herbert Ponting (briefly), photographer
- Derek Ratcliffe, conservationist
- Eric Robson, Gardeners' Question Time host
- James Rudden, educationist
- Harold Sheehan, Professor of Pathology from 1946-65 at the University of Liverpool, known for Sheehan's syndrome
- Thomas Story
- Sir Godfrey Tearle (briefly), actor
- Charles Terrot
- Rt Rev John Thomas, Bishop of Rochester from 1774–93
- Neil Turner, Labour MP from 1999-2010 for Wigan
- Prof James Whillis, Professor of Anatomy from 1948-55 at Guy's Hospital Medical School
- Prof Glenn Willson, Vice Chancellor from 1978-84 at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia
- Air Cdre Sir Archibald Winskill, former station commander of RAF Turnhouse & RAF Duxford
- Peter Wood, businessman, former Chief of BSS Group
As Trinity School
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