Stockport Grammar School

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name = Stockport Grammar School


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motto = "Vincit qui patitur"He who endures, conquers"
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head = Andrew Chicken
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founder = Sir Edmund Shaa
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street = Buxton Road
city = Stockport
county = Cheshire
country = England
postcode = SK2 7AF
LEA = Stockport
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gender = Co-educational
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houses = Arden, Nicholson, Vernon, Warren
colours = Black and yellow
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website = http://www.stockportgrammar.co.uk/
website_name = Stockport Grammar School - an independent school near Manchester, England

Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Stockport, England, founded in 1487 by the 1482 Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa.

The school motto is "Vincit qui patitur" – He who endures, conquers. The current Headmaster of the Senior School is Mr A H Chicken, B.A., M.Ed. The current Headmaster of the Junior School is Mr L Fairclough, and the Head of Sixth Form is Mrs J White. The Bursar is Chris Watson.

The initial site for the school was St Mary's Church in the town. Since then the school has occupied various sites, its current site being a mile from the town centre on the A6 (Buxton Road) on the edge of Davenport, next to the site of the now demolished Davenport Theatre, a famous venue for many of the North West's top variety stars. The school has occupied this site since 1916.

Since becoming co-educational in 1981 the school has developed and grown rapidly. Acquisition of the adjacent convent school site allowed the enclosure of the playing fields and the creation of several football and rugby pitches.

In 1997 land was bought to extend the Junior School, and in 2001 a new sports and technology centre was built featuring a gymnasium and sports hall. Food Technology and Textiles Technology classrooms were also erected. The building further includes a Design Technology workshop featuring state-of-the-art equipment able to perform Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture.

In September 2005 a new library and learning centre was opened with more than 14,000 books, and also new physics labs and an information technology suite. A nursery was opened the following year.

The school was host to a Model United Nations (MUN) conference in March 2006 and again in March 2008. Pupils have attended MUN conferences in many locations, including Yale, Belfast, Paris, Bath and Cambridge. The school has an active debating society. Many other activities take place, including Millennium Volunteers, Young Enterprise and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The school has also run a series of Expeditions to places such as Venezuala and Uganda. There is a trip to Vietnam planned for 2009.

The School has four 'houses' – Arden, Nicholson, Vernon, and Warren – into which all pupils are divided for the purposes of competitive sport.

Notable Alumni

* John Amaechi, former NBA basketball star
* Admiral George Back, Arctic explorer
* Sir Victor Blank, businessman
* Sir Frederic Calland Williams, computer pioneer
* Peter Boardman mountaineer
* Geoff Downes, rock musician
* Gordon Marsden, Labour MP
* Chris Jones, rugby union player
* Paul Morley, music journalist
* Di Stewart, Sky Sports News presenter

Notable heads

*Hugh Wright, Headmaster 1979-1985, later head of Gresham's and Chairman of the HMC

External links

* [http://www.stockportgrammar.co.uk/ Stockport Grammar School - an independent school near Manchester, England]