List of grammar schools in England
This is a list of the 164 state-funded fully selective schools (grammar schools) in England, as enumerated by Statutory Instrument.[1][2][3] This list does not include former direct grant grammar schools which elected to remain independent, often retaining the title "grammar school". For such schools see the list of direct grant grammar schools.
Under the Tripartite System of secondary education in England between the 1940s and 1960s, approximately a quarter of children were selected by the eleven plus exam for entry to grammar schools. Most of these schools were closed or converted to comprehensive schools in the 1960s and 1970s, though a few local authorities resisted this move and retained a selective system. There are also a number of isolated grammar schools, which admit the candidates who score highest on their entry tests.[4][5]
The remaining 164 English state grammar schools are listed here grouped by region (from north to south) and Local Education Authority. There are no remaining state grammar schools in North East England. The gender indicated is that of the main school (ages 11–16). Several single-sex schools have sixth forms that also admit a small number of students of the opposite gender.
- Boston Grammar School, Boston (boys)
- Boston High School, Boston (girls)
- Bourne Grammar School, Bourne (mixed)
- Caistor Grammar School, Caistor (mixed)
- Carre's Grammar School, Sleaford (boys)
- Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, Grantham (girls)
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School, Sleaford (girls)
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth (mixed)
- The King's School, Grantham (boys)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford (mixed)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle (mixed)
- Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough (mixed)
- Skegness Grammar School, Skegness (mixed)
- Spalding Grammar School, Spalding (boys)
- Spalding High School, Spalding (girls)
- Aylesbury Grammar School, Aylesbury (boys)
- Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury (girls)
- Beaconsfield High School, Beaconsfield (girls)
- Burnham Grammar School, Burnham (mixed)
- Chesham Grammar School, Chesham (mixed)
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham (boys)
- Dr Challoner's High School, Little Chalfont (girls)
- John Hampden Grammar School, High Wycombe (boys)
- Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (boys)
- Royal Latin School, Buckingham (mixed)
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Aylesbury (mixed)
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Marlow (mixed)
- Wycombe High School, High Wycombe (girls)
- Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury (mixed)
- Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne (boys)
- Chatham House Grammar School, Ramsgate (boys)
- Clarendon House Grammar School, Ramsgate (girls)
- Cranbrook School, Cranbrook (mixed)
- Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs (mixed)
- Dartford Grammar School, Dartford (boys)
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Dartford
- Dover Grammar School for Boys, Dover (boys)
- Dover Grammar School for Girls, Dover (girls)
- Folkestone School for Girls, Folkestone (girls)
- Gravesend Grammar School, Gravesend (boys)
- Gravesend Grammar School for Girls, Gravesend (girls)
- Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone (boys)
- Highsted Grammar School, Sittingbourne (girls)
- Highworth Grammar School for Girls, Ashford (girls)
- Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone (girls)
- The Judd School, Tonbridge (boys)
- Maidstone Grammar School, Maidstone (boys)
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone (girls)
- The Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford (boys)
- Oakwood Park Grammar School, Maidstone (boys)
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham (mixed)
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Canterbury (boys)
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Girls, Canterbury (girls)
- Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich (mixed)
- The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells (boys)
- Tonbridge Grammar School, Tonbridge (girls)
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells (girls)
- Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Tunbridge Wells (boys)
- Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tonbridge (girls)
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, Wilmington (boys)
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington (girls)
References
- ^ The Education (Grammar School Designation) Order 1998, Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2219, UK Parliament.
- ^ The Education (Grammar School Designation) (Amendment) Order 1999, Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2456, UK Parliament.
- ^ House of Commons Hansard, 16 July 2007: Columns 104W-107W, UK Parliament Publications & Records.
- ^ Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Alan Manning (April 2006). Comprehensive versus Selective Schooling in England in Wales: What Do We Know?. Working Paper No. 12176, National Bureau of Economic Research. http://www.nber.org/papers/w12176. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ Schagen, Ian; Sandy Schagen (November 2001). The impact of the structure of secondary education in Slough. National Foundation for Educational Research. http://www.nfer.ac.uk/publications/other-publications/downloadable-reports/pdf_docs/slsfinalreport.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ The Education (Grammar School Ballots) Regulations 1998, Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2876, UK Parliament.