Gresham's School
Motto	Al Worship Be to God Only
Established	1555
Type	Independent
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Headmaster	Mr Antony R. Clark MA (Cantab.) (2001-2008)[1]
Chairman of Governors	Mr A.N.G. Duckworth-Chad OBE, DL
Founder	Sir John Gresham
Location	Holt Norfolk NR25 6EA England
Staff	90 (approx. An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Anthony Roy Clark MA ( Cantab) (born 7 November 1956) is a South African Schoolmaster and Educationalist, formerly In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts ( MA) is awarded to Bachelors The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Anthony Nicholas George Duckworth-Chad OBE, DL, (born 1942 of Pynkney Hall near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, is a Landowner The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Sir John Gresham ( 1495 - 23 October, 1556) was an English Merchant, Courtier and Financier who worked for King Henry Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland )
Students	790 (approx. )
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	4 to 18
Houses	Howson's (1903), Woodlands (1905), Farfield (1911), Tallis (1961), Oakeley (1971), Edinburgh (1984), and Britten (1992)
School colours	Black and white
Former pupils	Old Greshamians
Patron	H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Affiliations	Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and HMC
Website	greshams.com

Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities Farfield is one of the seven boarding houses at Gresham's, an English Public school at Holt Norfolk. The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent schools in An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent schools in

Contents 1 History 1.1 The School 1.2 Headmasters 1.3 Old Greshamians 2 Houses 3 Junior Schools 4 Admission to the school 5 Curriculum 6 School terms 7 School sports 8 Religion 9 Out of school activities 10 Combined Cadet Force 11 Scholarships 12 Fees 13 Governing body 14 The Grasshopper 15 Development and external relations 16 Gresham's bibliography 17 Archives 18 See also 19 References 20 External links

History

The School

Gresham's School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen Mary I. For the contemporary British architect see John Simpson. Sir John William Simpson FRIBA (born Brighton Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. Sir John Gresham ( 1495 - 23 October, 1556) was an English Merchant, Courtier and Financier who worked for King Henry Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death ^[2] For its home he gave the school his manor house at Holt, which he had bought in 1546 from his elder brother Sir William Gresham. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism ^[3]

The founding of Gresham's was connected to King Henry VIII's suppression of the Priory of Augustinian canons at Beeston Regis in June 1539. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of A priory is a House of men or women under religious vows headed by a Prior or prioress The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations Beeston Regis is a village and Civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. The priory, established in 1216, had operated a school which John Gresham and his brothers probably attended, but the school came to an end with the priory, leaving no provision for education in the vicinity of Holt. ^[2]

The new school opened and was granted a Royal Charter in 1562. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company ^[2] Early records are in Latin and call the school Libera Schola Grammaticalis Johannis Gresham Militis. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The founder endowed Gresham's generously, placing its property in trust with the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers of London, and full estate records dating from the school's foundation are held at the Guildhall Library. The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically The Guildhall Library is administered by the Corporation of London the government of the City of London, which is the historical heart of London, England ^[2] Close links with the Fishmongers' Company continue to this day. ^[4]

The School Library contains the Foundation Library, a collection of books and manuscripts provided at the school's establishment in 1555 and later. ^[5]

On Christmas Day 1650, the Reverend Thomas Cooper, MA, a former usher of Gresham's, was hanged for his part in a Royalist rebellion on behalf of Charles II. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts ( MA) is awarded to Bachelors Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His body was left hanging on a gibbet in Holt's Market Place. Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk.

For three hundred and fifty years, the School was based in what is now called the Old School House, or "Osh", the former manor house of Holt overlooking the Market Place in the town centre. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. In 1708, the school escaped a major fire which destroyed most of the rest of the mediaeval town of Holt. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. This resulted in most of the buildings now to be seen in the town centre belonging to the eighteenth century. ^[2]

One of the school's 18th century heads was John Holmes, appointed at the age of twenty-seven, a prolific writer of educational textbooks who led the school between 1730 and his death in 1760. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system John Holmes (born 1703 died Holt Norfolk, 22 December 1760) was an 18th century Schoolmaster and writer on education Master of Gresham's ^[2][6]

The Old School was rebuilt and converted in 1859. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[2] In the early 1900s, under an ambitious headmaster called George Howson (who had moved to Gresham's from Uppingham), the school expanded onto a new campus of some two hundred acres at the eastern edge of the town,^[7] while keeping the Old School House as one of its houses. George William Saul Howson MA ( 8 August 1860 - 7 January 1919) was an English Educationalist and Writer Uppingham School is a co-educational Independent school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ^[2] When Howson arrived at Gresham's, he found it in numbers much as it had been when founded in 1555: in 1900 there were only forty Holt Scholars, plus seven boarders. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar ^[2]

The New School (by the architect Sir John Simpson) was opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood on 30 September, 1903. For the contemporary British architect see John Simpson. Sir John William Simpson FRIBA (born Brighton Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood VC GCB GCMG (9 February 1838 - 2 December 1919 was a British Field Marshal and Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting ^[2] This consisted of School House (renamed Howson's in 1919) and the Main Building, including Big School. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Woodlands was acquired and opened as a new house in 1905, the school's first swimming pool was opened in 1907,^[8] and Farfield was built in 1911. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The School Chapel was completed in 1916, during the Great War, during which one hundred Old Greshamians were killed. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All ^[9]

The school was evacuated to Newquay in Cornwall during the Second World War, between June 1940 and March 1944. Newquay (Tewynn Pleustri is a town Civil parish, Seaside resort and Fishing port on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2]

Under the long headship of Logie Bruce Lockhart (1955-1982), there was a further period of change and expansion. Logie Bruce Lockhart MA ( Cantab) (born 12 October 1921) is a British Writer and Journalist, formerly a Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Tallis, a new boys' house named after John Tallis, Master of the school for more than thirty tears in the first half of the seventeenth century, was built and opened in 1961. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oakeley became the first girls' house in 1971, when girls were first admitted to the Sixth Form only. ^[2] The school became fully co-educational in the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. ^[2]

There are now four boarding houses for boys and three for girls (see "Houses" section below), as well as a wide range of buildings. These include Big School, the School Chapel, the Auden Theatre, the Cairns Centre, the School Library, the Music Centre, the Central Block, the Thatched Classrooms, the Reith Laboratories, the Biology Building, the Armoury, and others.

In February, 2005, Gresham's School's 450th anniversary was marked by a service at Norwich Cathedral attended by the school's Patron, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and 1,500 past and present Greshamians. For the Catholic Cathedral in Norwich see St John the Baptist Norwich Cathedral is a Church of England Cathedral In July, 2005, the Eastern Daily Press called it "a school which changed the world. The Eastern Daily Press, commonly referred to as the EDP is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, and northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire "^[10]

Headmasters

See List of Masters of Gresham's School.

Old Greshamians

See List of Old Greshamians. The following is a list of notable Old Greshamians, former pupils of Gresham's School, Norfolk, England.

Houses

Most Gresham's students are boarders and live in one of the school's seven houses. Farfield is one of the seven boarding houses at Gresham's, an English Public school at Holt Norfolk. The house system is a traditional feature of British Schools and schools in ex- British colonies, similar to the collegiate system of a University Four of these are for boys: Howson's (1903), Woodlands (1905), Farfield (1911), and Tallis (1961). Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Farfield is one of the seven boarding houses at Gresham's, an English Public school at Holt Norfolk. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Three houses are for girls: Oakeley (1971), Edinburgh (1984), and Britten (1992). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Each house has a house-master or house-mistress and a house-tutor and matron. There are house teams for team sports, as well as other house activities, such as evening prayers, "prep", and dramatic productions. Most houses are around seventy strong. ^[11]

Senior boys and girls may be appointed as house prefects. Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i Some of those are then chosen as school prefects, and one in each house as House Captain.

The Old School House was previously the whole school, then from 1905 to 1936 the Junior House, then from 1936 to 1993 a boarding house of the Senior School and is now the home of the Gresham's pre-preparatory school. ^[2]

Junior Schools

The former Junior School of Gresham's was reorganized into a Preparatory School and a Pre-Preparatory School in 1984,^[2] both on their own sites at Holt, with their own heads and staff. In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. Like the Senior School, both are fully co-educational. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities

The Preparatory school has over two hundred children between the ages of eight and thirteen and takes full and weekly boarders as well as day pupils. Many continue into the Senior School. The school's Kenwyn House was once a house of the Senior School called Bengal Lodge.

The Pre-Preparatory School is housed in the Old School House and is a day school for one hundred boys and girls between the ages of three and eight.

Admission to the school

In most cases, admission to the senior school of Gresham's depends on success at the Common Entrance Examination, usually taken between the ages of eleven and thirteen. The Common Entrance Examinations are set by the Independent Schools Examination Board, for entry at age 11+ (normally for girls and boys in year six or at age 13+ (normally Common Entrance has three compulsory core subjects, English, Maths and Science, and other papers can be chosen from French, German, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Geography, History, and Religious Studies.

The school also has its own entrance examination for candidates from maintained schools.

Curriculum

The school teaches most subjects of the mainstream humanistic curriculum. While only limited choices between courses need to be made for GCSE, in the Sixth form at A-level pupils choose three or four subjects, and most combinations are possible. The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, ^[11]

• Classical Civilization, Latin and Greek
• Modern Languages: French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese
• English language and literature
• Mathematics
• Physics, Chemistry, Biology
• Electronics, Computing, Graphical Communication, Design & Technology
• History, Geography, Politics, Economics, Business Studies
• Religious Studies
• Art, Theatre Studies, Music

The school has been an International Baccalaureate World School (IB code 003433), offering the IB Diploma Programme, since February 2007. "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly A modern language is any Human Language that is currently in use French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Computing is usually defined like the activity of using and developing Computer technology Computer hardware and software. Design is used both as a Noun and a Verb. The term is often tied to the various Applied arts and Engineering (See design disciplines Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Business studies is the name of an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia Ireland and the United Kingdom (at both GCSE and Religious studies, or Religious education, is the academic field of multi-disciplinary Secular study of religious beliefs behaviors and institutions Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish ^[11][12]

The aim of the school is to give a good all-round education and to prepare pupils for university entry and for other careers, such as the armed forces^[11] . Most Greshamians move on to top British universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Bristol, Durham and Edinburgh. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The University of St Andrews is the oldest University in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, having been founded between the University (or derivatives but lower-case when referring to many universitiesor universities Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

School terms

The school's year is divided into three terms, Michaelmas (early September to mid December), Lent (early January to the Easter holiday) and Summer (the Easter holiday to mid July). An academic term is a division of an academic year the time during which a School, College or University holds classes Michaelmas term is the first Academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish Universities: University Lent term is the name of the spring Academic term at the following British Universities: University of Cambridge Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. In the middle of each term there is a half-term holiday, usually a week long. For boarders, there are also other home weekends.

The academic year begins with the Michaelmas term and ends with the Summer term, so starts at the end of the summer holiday. An academic term is a division of an academic year the time during which a School, College or University holds classes

School sports

Apart from its sports grounds for cricket, rugby football, hockey, and soccer, the school has its own indoor swimming pool, squash, tennis and badminton courts, gymnasium and extensive school woods. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Squash is a racquet sport that was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game (compared with the Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court It owns a boat-house at Barton Broad and a shooting lodge at Bisley, as well as a shooting range at the school. Barton Broad lies within The Broads in Norfolk, the United Kingdom. The village of Bisley, in Surrey, England which is notable for Rifle shooting

The principal school sports for boys are rugby (Michaelmas Term), hockey (Lent Term), and cricket (Summer Term). There is a wide range of other school sports, including tennis, badminton, soccer, squash, golf, martial arts, swimming, riding, sailing, cross-country running, shooting and canoeing. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Shooting is the act or process of firing Rifles Shotguns or other projectile Weapons such as bows or Crossbows Even the firing of Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. As an alternative to formal sports, Gresham's students may take part in 'School Works', chiefly forestry activities in the woodland attached to the main school campus.

An Old Greshamian, Richard Leman, was a member of the gold-medal winning British hockey squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics and of the bronze-medal winning team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Richard Alexander Leman (born July 13, 1959 in East Grinstead, West Sussex) is a former Field hockey player who was a member of the The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Another OG, Gawain Briars, was the British number one squash player and now heads the world Professional Squash Association. According to several books of the Old Testament, Og (ɒg or /ɔːg/ meaning "gigantic" עוג - /ʕog/ was an ancient Amorite king of Bashan Gawain Peter Briars (born 4 April 1958) is a sportsman and lawyer in the United Kingdom. The Professional Squash Association (PSA is the governing body for the Men's professional Squash circuit Brother and sister Ralph and Natasha Firman are both racing drivers, and Natasha was the winner of the inaugural Formula Woman championship in 2004. Ralph David Firman Jr (born May 20 1975 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a Racing driver from the United Kingdom, who now Natasha Firman (born 22 June 1976, Norfolk, England) is an English Racing driver and was the winner of the inaugural Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Formula Woman, officially known as the Privilege Insurance Formula Woman Championship, is a female-only one make racing series started in 2004 in the Giles Baring and Andrew Corran were first-class cricketers, and Andy Mulligan and Nick Youngs played rugby for England. Amyas Evelyn Giles Baring (born Roehampton, London, 21 January 1910, died Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 29 Andrew John Corran (born November 25, 1936 in Norwich) was a first-class English Cricketer After starting his career Andrew (Andy Armstrong Mulligan, was born on 4 February 1936 et Kasauli, a small Cantonment town in Solan district in the Indian Nicholas Gerald Youngs (born 15 December 1959) is a former English Rugby union footballer who played for Leicester Tigers and England The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. In rifle-shooting, Gresham's has been one of the top ten schools in England for about sixty years, and Glyn Barnett won a shooting Gold Medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne. Glyn Cawley Daer Barnett (born 1 December 1961) is a British international rifleman who won a shooting Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 In the field of winter sports, the 11th Earl of Northesk took an Olympic medal for toboganning (then called 'skeleton') in 1928. A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer David Ludovic George Hopetoun Carnegie 11th Earl of Northesk ( 24 September 1901 - November 1963 elected a Scottish representative peer, was Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Notable mountaineers have included Tom Bourdillon, Percy Wyn-Harris, Peter Lloyd and Matthew Dickinson. Thomas Duncan Bourdillon (born in Kensington, London, 16 March 1924, died Bernese Oberland, Switzerland 29 July Sir Percy Wyn-Harris KCMG KStJ MBE (born Percy Wynne Harris on 24 August 1903 in Acton, Middlesex Peter Lloyd CBE (born 26 June 1907, Sheffield, England, died Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Matt Dickinson is a film-maker and Writer who specialises in the wild places and people of the world

Religion

Gresham's is a Church of England foundation, but the school is open to all denominations and religions. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican ^[11] Services are a focal point of the School's life, with a morning assembly in Chapel on four mornings of the week and in Big School on the other three. The Saturday morning service is a choral practice, and Holy Communion may be taken on Sundays. The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those There are also formal prayers in each boarding house in the evenings.

Non-Anglicans are excused communion services on Sundays, and Roman Catholics attend mass on Sunday at the church of Our Lady and St Joseph in Sheringham. For the footballer see Teddy Sheringham Sheringham is a seaside Town (population 7143 in Norfolk, England

If wished, boys and girls may be prepared at the School for Confirmation into the Church of England, which is usually conducted by the Bishop of Norwich or one of his suffragan Bishops. Confirmation is a Rite of initiation in many Christian Churches normally in the form of Laying on of hands and/or Anointing for The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich

The school was designated as having a Church of England religious character by the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2004 (No 72). The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican ^[13]

The tune called Woodlands, the usual setting for the hymn Lift Up Your Hearts!, was composed for the school in 1916 by Walter Greatorex, a Gresham's music master. Lift up your hearts! is an English Hymn written in 1881 by H Montague Butler Walter Greatorex ( March 30, 1877 – December 29, 1949) was an English Composer and Musician, probably best remembered

The foundation stone of the Chapel was laid by the chairman of governors, Sir Edward Busk, on 8 June 1912. ^[14] The Chapel bell, cast in Whitechapel in 1915, is inscribed with the words Ring in the Christ that is to be, which are the last line of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem Ring Out, Wild Bells (1850). Whitechapel is a built-up Inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and remains one of the most popular English poets "Ring Out Wild Bells" is a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link ^[2]

Old Greshamians include several bishops, David Hand, Archbishop of Papua New Guinea, and John Bradburne, a candidate for canonization. Grand Chief Geoffrey David Hand KBE GCL (11 May 1918- 6 April 2006 was the first Anglican Archbishop of Papua New Guinea. The Archbishop of Papua New Guinea is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion John Randal Bradburne MC (1921 Skirwith, Cumbria - 5 September 1979, near Mutoko, Zimbabwe) was a lay member Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints

Out of school activities

There is a School Orchestra, a School Choir, a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme (more than five hundred Gold Awards have been achieved since its inception in 1972), and a large number of school clubs, such as the Debating Society, the Natural History Society, the Sailing Club, and the Chess Club. The DofE (or The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged from 14 to 25 regardless of personal ability

North Norfolk Divers, a branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club, is based at the school. The British Sub-Aqua Club or BSAC has been recognised since 1954 by the Sports Council as the governing body of Recreational diving in the United Kingdom

A school play is produced at the end of every Summer Term, and each house also produces a play once a year. There are also many visits to concerts, plays and other outside events. ^[11]

In 1925, W. H. Auden played Caliban in the school's production of The Tempest. Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973 ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən who signed his works W The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although ^[15]

Combined Cadet Force

Gresham's has a long military tradition, from Sir Christopher Heydon, who took part in the capture of Cádiz in 1596, to Tom Wintringham, commander of the British Battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, and General Sir Robert Bray, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe^[2]. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Sir Christopher Heydon, (born in Surrey, England, 14 August 1561, died 1623 was an English soldier Member of Parliament Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight Thomas Henry (Tom Wintringham ( 15 May 1898 &mdash 16 August 1949) was a British soldier military historian journalist poet For information relating to the World War Two British Army unit see British Battalion (Malaya 1941. The International Brigades were Republican Military units in the Spanish Civil War, formed of many non-state sponsored volunteers of different countries The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of General Sir Robert Napier Hubert Campbell (Bobbie Bray GBE KCB DSO and bar (1908&ndash1983 was a British Soldier, deputy

Before the Second World War, the school had an Officers Training Corps. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During the 1940s, OTCs in British schools were renamed 'Junior Training Corps', and the school's JTC was amalgamated into the Combined Cadet Force in April, 1948, which continues to provide military training. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The Combined Cadet Force (CCF is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom.

The CCF's Army section is now associated with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment (previously with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, to 1959, and the 1st East Anglian Regiment, 1959 to 1964) and has some 270 students as cadets. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN is an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry Regiment of the British Army. The 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk was an infantry regiment of the British Army. About another 130 are in the CCF's Air section, and training takes place on one afternoon of each week. Activities include shooting, expeditions, combat manoeuvres, ambush and continuity drills, signals training, orienteering, climbing, kayaking, line-laying, first aid and lifesaving, motor mechanics, and hovercraft construction. ^[11]

A Biennial Review of the Gresham's School CCF Contingent was carried out on 10 May 2006 by General Sir Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC, Commander-in-Chief Land Command and Chief of the General Staff designate. General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC (born 23 December 1950) is the Chief of the General Staff ^[11]

Scholarships

Scholarships are available, giving a reduction in school fees. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education These include Open Academic Scholarships, Music, Art and Drama Scholarships, Lockhart Academic Scholarships, Edinburgh Scholarships, Fishmongers' Company Open Scholarships and Fishmongers' Art Scholarships, Sports Scholarships and All Rounder Scholarships. There is also an award called the 450th Anniversary Boarding Award. ^[11]

Examinations for Academic Scholarships are held every November for admission the following September, while Scholarships in Music, Sport, Art, and Drama are awarded on the basis of interviews and practical work. ^[11]

Sixth Form Scholarships for Sport, Music, Art, and academic distinction are awarded in December for the two years beginning the following September and are open to external and internal candidates. ^[11]

The maximum value of a Scholarship is half of the school's fees, but the value may be increased by a bursary in cases of financial need. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education A bursary is strictly an office for a Bursar and his or her staff in a school or college

Roughly one in four Gresham's pupils hold a scholarship, and about one in eight receive a bursary for financial need.

Enquiries about Scholarships should be made to The Registrar, Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6EA (registrar@greshams. com). ^[11]

Fees

The school's annual fees for the academic year 2006-07 are:^[11]

• Senior School boarders: £21,705
• Senior School non-boarders: £16,815
• Preparatory School boarders: £15,840
• Preparatory School non-boarders: £12,150
• Pre-preparatory School Year 3: £6,660
• Pre-preparatory School Year 2: £6,330
• Pre-preparatory School Year 1: £6,000

In September 2005, Gresham's was one of the leading British schools (including Ampleforth, Eton, Charterhouse, Harrow, Haileybury, Marlborough, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Stowe, Wellington and Winchester) which were considered by the Office of Fair Trading to be operating a fee-fixing cartel in breach of the Competition Act 1998. Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest private Catholic mixed boarding school in the United Kingdom, and it is occasionally referred Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Charterhouse, originally Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse, is a prominent boys independent or public school as they're known in Britain between Haileybury and Imperial Service College, (usually shortened to Haileybury & ISC or Haileybury) is a famous British Independent school founded in 1862 Marlborough College is an English independent, Co-educational Boarding school in the county of Wiltshire. Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is a Co-educational Boarding school and one of the oldest public schools Shrewsbury School (formally known as King Edward VI Grammar School Shrewsbury) is an public school, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Stowe School is a British independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, referred to as a Public school. Wellington College, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English Co-educational public school located in the Berkshire village Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT) is a Non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, All of the schools were ordered to abandon the practice of exchanging information on their planned fees.

Governing body

More than half of the school's Governing Body represent the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, who have been the school's trustees since 1555^[2]. The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one The Chairman of Governors (currently Mr A.N.G. Duckworth-Chad, D.L., a Norfolk landowner)^[16] is always a past or present Prime Warden of the Fishmongers' Company. Anthony Nicholas George Duckworth-Chad OBE, DL, (born 1942 of Pynkney Hall near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, is a Landowner In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one The previous Chairman was the late Admiral Earl Cairns^[2]. Rear-Admiral David Charles Cairns 5th Earl Cairns GCVO CB ( 3 July 1909 &ndash 21 March 1989) was Marshal The present Prime Warden, Sir Richard Carew Pole, is also a governor^[16]. Sir John Richard Walter Reginald Carew Pole 13th Baronet, OBE, DL, (born 2 December 1938) is the present holder of the Baronetcy granted

The governing body includes a representative of Cambridge University, currently Lady Perry of Southwark, and one of Norfolk County Council^[16], and it also seeks to include some distinguished Old Greshamians. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Pauline Perry Baroness Perry of Southwark (born Pauline Welch on 15 October, 1931) is an educationalist a Conservative politician and a member Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The following is a list of notable Old Greshamians, former pupils of Gresham's School, Norfolk, England.

The Clerk of the Fishmongers' Company also acts as Clerk to the Governing Body, and its meetings are held at Fishmongers' Hall in the City of London^[2]. The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically

The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper is used as the badge of several Gresham's School clubs, and a long-established school periodical is called The Grasshopper. The green insect appears as the crest above the school's coat of arms, commemorating the Founder, Sir John Gresham, whose family crest it was. Sir John Gresham ( 1495 - 23 October, 1556) was an English Merchant, Courtier and Financier who worked for King Henry The Gresham Grasshopper is also used by Gresham College and can be seen as the weathervane on the Royal Exchange in the City of London, founded in 1565 by Gresham's nephew Sir Thomas Gresham, and the similar weathervane on the Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, which is modelled on the Royal Exchange's. Gresham College is an unusual institution of higher learning off Holborn in central London. A weather vane, also called a wind vane, is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind The Royal Exchange in the City of London was founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a centre of Commerce for the city For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Sir John Gresham ( 1495 - 23 October, 1556) was an English Merchant, Courtier and Financier who worked for King Henry Sir Thomas Gresham (c 1519 &ndash 21 November, 1579) was an English Merchant and Financier who worked for King Edward VI of England Faneuil Hall (ˈfænl̩ previously /ˈfʌnl̩/ located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been a marketplace The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The first Royal Exchange was profusely decorated with grasshoppers.

According to an ancient legend of the Greshams, the founder of the family, Roger de Gresham, was a foundling abandoned as a new-born baby in long grass in North Norfolk in the 13th century and found there by a woman whose attention was drawn to the child by a grasshopper. North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. A beautiful story, it is more likely that the grasshopper is simply an heraldic rebus on the name Gresham, with gres being a Middle English form of grass (Old English grœs). Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. A rebus ( Latin: "by things" is a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words for example H + =

In the system of English heraldry, the grasshopper is said to represent wisdom and nobility^[17].

Development and external relations

During the celebrations of the school's 450th year in 2005, the establishment was announced of a Foundation to focus on encouraging legacies and donations for scholarships, bursaries and specific major projects. A Director of Development and External Relations has since been appointed, as part of a programme of reaching out to Old Greshamians, and gatherings are planned around the UK and overseas. ^[11]

Gresham's bibliography

• A New Grammar of the Latin Tongue. . . freed from the many obscurities, defects, superfluities, and errors, which render the common grammar an insufferable impediment to the progress of education, by John Holmes (1732, thirteenth edition 1788)
• History of England, Performed by the Gentlemen of the Grammar School. John Holmes (born 1703 died Holt Norfolk, 22 December 1760) was an 18th century Schoolmaster and writer on education Master of Gresham's . . at their Christmas breaking up, by John Holmes (drama, published in Latin and English, 1737)
• The Art of Rhetorick made easy. . . to meet the needs of the time when schoolboys are expected to be led, sooth'd and entic'd to their studies … rather than by force and harsh discipline drove, as in days of yore, by John Holmes (1738)
• The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction, 27 August 1825
• Crockford's Scholastic Directory, 1861 (has article on Gresham's School)
• History of Holt: a brief study of parish, church and school by the Rev. L. B. Radford (Rounce & Wortley, 1908)
• Sermons by a Lay Headmaster, Preached at Gresham's School, 1900-1918 by George William Saul Howson (Longmans, Green and Co, 1920)
• Simpson, James Herbert, Howson of Holt: A study in school life (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925, 93 pp)
• One Hundred Terms at Gresham's School by J. George William Saul Howson MA ( 8 August 1860 - 7 January 1919) was an English Educationalist and Writer R. Eccles (1934)
• My Life as a Public School Master by J. R. Eccles (1948)
• Schoolmaster's Harvest: some findings of fifty years, 1894-1944 by James Herbert Simpson, (London, Faber and Faber, 1954)
• The History and Register of Gresham's School, 1555-1954 by Charles Lawrence Scruton Lidell and A. B. Douglas (Ipswich, 1955)
• A Catalogue of the Foundation Library of Gresham's School, by Peter John Lee (Holt, 1965)
• Stuff and Nonsense: Observations of a Norfolk Scot by Logie Bruce Lockhart (The Larks Press, 1981) ISBN 0 948400 40 4
• Gresham's in Wartime by Philip S. Logie Bruce Lockhart MA ( Cantab) (born 12 October 1921) is a British Writer and Journalist, formerly a Newell and Bernard Sankey (1988)
• When Heroes Die by Sue Smart (Breedon Books, 2001) ISBN 1-85983-256-3
• I Will Plant Me a Tree: an Illustrated History of Gresham's School by S. G. G. Benson and Martin Crossley Evans (James & James, London, 2002) ISBN 0-907383-92-0

Archives

The Manuscripts Section of the Guildhall Library in the City of London holds the following Gresham's School records^[18]:

• Estates records 1547-1904
• Administrative records 1633-1901
• Admissions Register 1729-1857
• Prize List 1846-1891

The Norfolk Record Office also holds some Gresham's accessions,^[19] including a bundle of correspondence relating to the school from 1799 to 1810 between the Fishmongers' Company and Adey & Repton, including copies of statutes. The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one Sir John Gresham ( 1495 - 23 October, 1556) was an English Merchant, Courtier and Financier who worked for King Henry The Guildhall Library is administered by the Corporation of London the government of the City of London, which is the historical heart of London, England For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[20]

See also

• List of Masters of Gresham's School
• List of notable Old Greshamians
• Old Greshamians
• Farfield

References

• The History and Register of Gresham's School, 1555-1954 (Ipswich, 1955)
• Gresham's Preparatory School

External links

• Gresham's School online - Official site
• ISI Inspection Report on Gresham’s School, 2004
• The Auden Theatre, Gresham's School
• Auden Theatre & school location map
• Gresham's at art-e-mail.com
• Map of Holt
• Woodlands House (Gresham's) online

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