Established 1549 Chair of Governors Mark Rolfe Founded 1549 Number of students 1,273 Staff 120 | Headteacher Mr M Tomkins DfE number 886/4522 Phone +44 1622 752101 | |
Type Foundation Grammar School Location Barton RoadMaidstoneKentME15 7BTEngland Motto Olim Meminisse Juvabit; "One day it will be pleasing to remember." from the Aeneid 1.203 |
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Maidstone Grammar School (MGS) is a grammar school in Maidstone, England. The school was founded in 1549 after Protector Somerset sold Corpus Christi Hall on behalf of King Edward VI to the people of Maidstone for £200. The Royal Charter for establishment of a grammar school was also granted at this time.
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- Admissions
- Buildings
- Houses
- Sixth Form
- Sport
- Combined Cadet Force
- School Song
- The Maidstonian
- Future Developments
- Notable Maidstonians
- Notable staff
- References
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Admissions
The school takes boys at the age of 11 and over, by examination, and male and female pupils at 16+ on their GCSE results. The school currently has almost 1200 pupils and approximately 120 members of staff. The school holds both a Language College award and a Healthy School award. It is situated just off Loose Road (A229), west of Mote Park and the Mote Park Leisure Centre.
Buildings
The main school building surrounds a Tudor-style quadrangle with a cloister on one side. A new block was added in the 1960s. A sixth form and arts and crafts block was added in 1981. This newer building completes a second quadrangle. In 2005 a new refectory and teaching block of 15 classrooms was built, this building currently houses maths, history and art departments. There are over 100 classrooms, twelve science laboratories, a language laboratory, seven computer centres, music rooms, a lecture theatre, gym and sports hall and a canteen(refectory). A new 'Applied Learning Centre', with new editing suites, was completed in the 2010–11 school year, with a similarly styled 'Food Technology' and Sixth Form block having been opened in September 2011.
Houses
A house system was inaugurated in 1899 with three houses: School, East Borough and West Borough. By c.1900 these houses were revised based on local geography, with East House being for those boys east of the river, West House for those boys on the western riverside, and School House for townspeople and boarders. In September 2007 the school continued this tradition with the introduction of six school houses, these named after military vehicles: Challenger (purple), Churchill (yellow), Endeavour (red), Hurricane (green), Invincible, (blue), and Spitfire (white).
Sixth Form
The sixth form is one of the largest in the south-east of England. Each year the school takes up to 200 students into Year 12, including about thirty external pupils of mixed gender from any school according to their GCSE results. The sixth form teaches AS and A2 courses.
Sport
School sport participation includes rugby, football, field hockey, cricket, rowing, athletics, handball, and basketball.
Combined Cadet Force
The school has a Combined Cadet Force, with Navy, Army and RAF sections accepting students on a voluntary basis when they reach year nine. The Cadet Force, in particular the Army section, has roots in the Royal Engineers. The Navy section is affiliated with HMS Collingwood, a land establishment in Portsmouth, the Navy section is the senior service after the creation of the CCF in 1906.
School Song
In 1908 Rev C. G. Duffield (headmaster from 1898 to 1913), wrote words in Latin to the music of music-master Dr H. F. Henniker for Gaudeamus, the school song. The words, based on verses in Virgil’s Aeneid, are still sung on special occasions.
The Maidstonian
The Maidstonian is the school's annual publication of reports, articles, news and original contributions. Originally a simple record of every member of staff, as well as each pupil and his form, The Maidstonian has evolved into a publication that is written by pupils, for pupils. Editions include information about any member of staff who has left or who joined the school that academic year, reports from the CCF, Music Department, sports teams, and diaries from foreign trips. Original contributions are of mainly poetry, prose and artwork.
Future Developments
The school has recently created a development fund, funded by parents. The school plans to extend its pavilion and knock down and rebuild a Performing Arts Centre and create more science labs. The old CCF Scout Huts and Lab Hut 93 have also been demolished. It recently refurbished its main toilets and added automatic doors to the boys' entrance. The class rooms 92 and 93 were demolished in late 2016 to make way for the new Performing Arts Centre. Building officially started in January 2017.
Notable Maidstonians
Former pupils of the school are called "Old Maidstonians" and include:
Art, Music & Literature
Media, television & film
Military
Politics & government
Religion
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