| Established | c. |
|---|---|
| Type | Grammar school Independent school |
| Religion | Secular |
| Principal | Dr Paul Neeson BSc PhD |
| Location | Chamber Road Oldham Greater Manchester OL8 4BX England |
| Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Oldham |
| Students | 1,200 (approx.) |
| Gender | Separate (11-16) Co-educational (16+) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Navy Blue & Gold |
| Website | www.hulme-grammar.oldham.sch.uk |
Hulme Grammar School is an independent grammar school in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
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The school was founded in the 19th century under the Endowed Schools Act 1869. The foundation of the school followed some time after an earlier Oldham Grammar school, dating from 1611, became defunct. Hulme Grammar School sometimes claims to have been founded in 1611, though the claim to be a continuation of this earlier school is contentious. When the school was founded it obtained some money from a charitable trust created in 1691 by a bequest from William Hulme, after whom the school is named. The school was a direct grant grammar school from 1946 until 1976. It reverted to independence with the phasing-out of the Direct Grant scheme, and is now an independent school which selects its students by an interview. The main buildings were erected in 1895 by the Hulme Trust.
The Centenary Library opened in 1997 and has been designed and built to reflect the changing needs of pupils who require information in a wide range and variety of formats.
The Brierley Art Studios were officially opened on June 24 by Mark Demsteader, a British contemporary portrait painter.
The Principal of the Hulme Grammar Schools is Dr. Paul G. Neeson. Previously the boys' and girls' schools had separate heads. The girls' head retired and the governors of the schools decided it was more appropriate to appoint a new head of both schools rather than to keep the last head of the boys' school, Mr Kenneth Jones, who left in 2006.
There are Tuition fees applicable, although bursaries are available for pupils who perform well in the entrance examination as well as means-tested bursaries for those who would otherwise be unable to afford the full fees.
Boys and girls are taught separately from the ages of 11 to 16, but there is a joint sixth form. The combined number of pupils is around 1,200.
Both the boys' and girls' schools have associated preparatory schools (in the British sense) for pupils aged 7 to 11 - "Hulme Court" for the boys, and "Hulme Estcourt" for the girls. There is also a mixed kindergarten.
In recent years the number of admissions to the school has been reduced. Thus up to the mid 1990s the school was admitting 120 boys per year;[1] in recent years the number admitted has been in the 90s,[2] though in 2009, 120 were admitted.[3]
The school has an extracurricular programme which includes: