Grosvenor Grammar School

Grosvenor Grammar School
Address
Map
Marina Park

Belfast, County Down
,
BT5 6BA

Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′01″N 5°52′33″W / 54.58353°N 5.87575°W / 54.58353; -5.87575
Information
Former nameGrosvenor High School
TypeControlled grammar school
MottoRelationships, Respect, Responsibility[1]
Established1945; 79 years ago (1945)
StatusOpen
Local authorityEducation Authority
PrincipalDr Frances Vasey[1]
Staff73 (excludes any Non-Teaching Staff)[1]
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1170
Capacity175
Colour(s)  
Websitewww.grosvenorgrammarschool.org.uk

Grosvenor Grammar School (formerly Grosvenor High School) is an 11–18 co-educational controlled grammar school and sixth form in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1][2]

History

Grosvenor Grammar School was founded in 1945 as Grosvenor High School, by the Belfast Corporation, to cope with the increase in demand for grammar-school education in the area. It was sited on Roden Street, off Grosvenor Road, and remained there until 1958, when the school moved to Cameronian Drive in the east of the city. In 2010, the school moved to its present location, Marina Park.[3]

In order to avoid confusion with non-grammar 'high schools', the school changed its name in 1993 to Grosvenor Grammar School.

Principals

Name Time as principal
Mr William Moles 1945 - 1972
Mr Ken Reid 1972 - 1993
Mr John Lockett 1993 - 2008
Mr R.S. McLoughlin 2008 - 2014
Dr Frances Vasey 2014 - present

On 19 December 2014 Robin McLoughlin made his final speech at Grosvenor before moving on to Banbridge Academy, making way for the school's first headmistress, Dr Frances Vasey (2014−present).[2]

Sport

In rugby, the school has won the Ulster Schools Cup once in 1983[4] and the Schools Shield once in 1972. At medallion level the school has won the Medallion Plate once in 2019 and the Medallion Bowl once in 2013.

In football Grosvenor has also experienced major successes in the Ulster School's Cup, with recent wins in 2016 and 2017.[citation needed]

Notable former pupils

Notable staff

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Welcome to Grosvenor Grammar". Grosvenor Grammar School. Retrieved 6 October 2024. Cite error: The named reference "GGS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Belfast Education and Library Board". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ^ Grosvenor Grammar School new school announcement
  4. ^ Ulster School's Cup Statistics Archive
  5. ^ "Bafta: An Irish Goodbye wins best short film award". BBC News. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Oscars 2023: An Irish Goodbye wins best short film Oscar". BBC News. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.