ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL WORCESTER

The 'Royal Grammar School Worcester' (RGS Worcester) was an independent school in Worcester, which merged with the adjacent Alice Ottley School, to form the new "RGS Worcester and The Alice Ottley School" in September 2007.
It was a school in Worcester which was one of the oldest British independent schools, founded before 1291. In December 2006 it was announced that RGS Worcester would merge with The Alice Ottley School, the neighbouring independent girls' school. Mr Andy Rattue, the headmaster of RGS Worcester at the time, became headmaster of the new school when it started. ''See Main Article''
The school turned coeducational at the end of 2002, after a history of more than 700 years, and includes pre-preparatory and preparatory departments, RGS The Grange (both of which are coeducational). The school is a day-school; until 1992 accepted boarders, who resided in Whiteladies house, a building that is rumoured to contain hidden treasure from Charles I, when he sought refuge there during the Civil War.

Contents

History

Modern times

Land and buildings

Houses

Notable patrons

Past pupils

Notes

External links

See Also

History

For history, including royal charters and rival schools, please see the RGSAO page.

Modern times

In the Twentieth and Twenty-first centuries the school had connections with Worcester Academy USA, with which the RGS was twinned, and formed a connection with a secondary school based in Tanzania. The school had close links with private schools in the local region due to its membership of the 'Monmouth Group', which is a collection of schools similar in aims and membership to that of the Eton Group. The school was also a member of the HMC meaning it had links with schools across the globe. The school had links with four (of the other six) Royal Grammar Schools in the country due to its participation in an annual cricket competition between five of the RGS Schools. The other four RGS schools that compete are those in Colchester, Guildford, High Wycombe, and Newcastle with the host school changing each year, this year the competition will be held at RGS Worcester.

Land and buildings

For details of land and buildings, including Halls and Trees, please see the RGSAO page.

Houses

Please see RGSAO.

Notable patrons

★ Bishop Godfrey Giffard (1240-1306) Bishop of Worcester and Lord Chancellor of England.

★ Bishop Walter Reynolds (d.1327) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England.

★ Hugh Latimer (1470-1555) Bishop of Worcester and Protestant Martyr.

★ C.W. Dyson Perrins Chairman Royal Worcester Porcelain and collector.

★ Queen Elizabeth I

★ Queen Victoria

★ Godfrey Brown Headmaster 1950-78,Olympic Gold Medallist.

★ Dr. Roger Fry CBE Governor, Founder of King's College, Madrid.

Past pupils

Famous Old Boys of the school or Worcester Old Elizabethans (more complete list here), include (in alphabetical order)

★ John Mark Ainsley (1963-) Tenor

★ Sir Roy Allen (R.G.D. Allen) (1906-1980) Economist

★ Dom Augustine Bradshaw (1574-1618) Catholic missionary

★ Sir Reginald Bray KG (d.1503) Statesman and Architect

★ Tim Curtis (1960-) Cricketer, former captain of Worcestershire.

★ Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870) National Poet of Australia

★ Dean Headley (1970-) Former England International Cricketer

★ Timothy D Evans (1968-) TV, Film & Music Entrepreneur

★ Imran Khan (1952-) Pakistani Cricketer

★ William Langland (1330-1387)

★ Benjamin Williams Leader RA (1831-1923) Artist

★ Sir Thomas Littleton (1407-1481) Lawyer

★ Jurek Martin (1942 -) Financial Times Foreign Correspondent and former Foreign Editor

★ Julian Phillips (1965 -) Former Head Boy and Businessman

★ Graham Robb (1958-) Author

★ T J Cobden Sanderson (1840-1922) Arts and Crafts movement pioneer

★ Philip Serrell TV Auctioneer. He is this year's Old Elizabethans' President.

★ Jon Turley (1971-) Children's writer

★ Simon Webb (1955-) TV, Theatre and Film composer

★ Professor Michael Wilding (1942-) Australian Author

★ Sir Edward Leader Williams (1828-1910) civil engineer (Manchester Ship Canal)

★ Augustine Bradshaw (1575-1618) A Benedictine monk.

Notes

External links

★ Royal Grammar School Worcester Website

★ Merged school website

★ RGS Worcester Boat Club

★ Organ recital series

See Also

★ The Alice Ottley School

★ RGS Worcester and The Alice Ottley School