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'''Torquay Boys' Grammar School''' is a [[selective]] boys' [[grammar school]] in [[Torquay]], [[England]] for pupils aged 11-18. The School was founded in 1904 and is currently home to around 1000 students.
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| name = Torquay Boys' Grammar School
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| motto = [[Latin]]: ''Aude Sapere''<br />Dare to be Wise
| established = 1904
| type = 11–18 boys [[Grammar school]];<br>[[Academy (English school)|academy]]
| head = Doctor J Hunt
| chair_label = Chairman of Governors
| chair = Brian Wills Pope
| specialists = [[Language College|Languages]], [[Business and Enterprise College|Business and Enterprise]]
| address = Shiphay Manor Drive
| city = [[Torquay]]
| county = [[Devon]]
| country = England
| postcode = TQ2 7EL
| ofsted = Outstanding
| urn = 136321
| staff =
| enrolment = 1,093 (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Inspection report: Torquay Boys' Grammar School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50172155 |publisher=OFSTED |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
| gender = Boys
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| houses = Burgh, Dart, Fox Tor, Goodrington, Haldon, Rougemont
| colours = {{color box|blue}}{{color box|red}}
| publication = Torquin
| free_label_1 =
| free_1 =
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'''Torquay Boys' Grammar School''' is an 11–18 [[Selective school|selective]] [[Single-sex education|boys]] [[grammar school]] in [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England. {{As of|2023|5}}, it had 1,087 students.<ref>{{cite web | url =
https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136321 | publisher= [[Department for Education]] | work= Schools Service | title= Establishment: Torquay Boys' Grammar School | access-date= 21 May 2023}}</ref> The school was founded in 1904. It is in Shiphay, south of [[Torbay Hospital]], not far from the A3022 and [[Torre railway station]] and next to [[Torquay Girls Grammar School]].


==History==
==School Structure==
The school was founded in 1904 and moved to its present location in 1983. As part of its centenary in 2004 the school opened a new hall known as the Cavanna Centenary Hall, which was officially opened in March 2008 by [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|The Earl of Wessex]].<ref>{{citation |chapter-url= http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134844&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134828&contentPK=20049898 |chapter= Prince Tells Students to Take Up Challenge |title= Herald Express |date= 4 March 2008 |access-date= 2008-05-14 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref> In September 2010, it gained [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] status.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.tbgs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TBGS-prospectus.pdf |access-date=2024-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105234130/https://www.tbgs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TBGS-prospectus.pdf |archive-date=5 January 2024 }}</ref>


A long-standing headteacher, Roy Pike, worked for 43 years at the school, 27 years as head.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Debbie |title=University of Exeter |url=https://www.exeter.ac.uk/about/honorarygraduates/2014/honorarygraduates/ceremony3_pike/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.exeter.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> He retired in 2013, and was succeeded by Peter Lawrence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Torbay |title=Torquay Boys' Grammar School |url=https://www.torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/secondary-schools/torquay-boys-grammar-school/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.torbay.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>
Upon joining the school, a boy is assigned to one of the school's Houses. The Houses, consisting of one [[form group]] in the lower school, and three form groups for the two years of [[Sixth Form]], compete in both academic and sporting disciplines to gain points in that year's House Championship. The Houses, of which five are currently in existence, are named after British [[seafarers]].


==Academic attainment==
In the Sixth Form many lessons are shared with the neighbouring [[Torquay Grammar School for Girls]] allowing students to benefit from each school's specialities. The [[Lower Sixth]] share the [[common room]] in [[Shiphay Manor]], owned by the girls' Grammar, while the two [[Upper Sixth]]s share the Upper Sixth common room in the E Block of the boys' Grammar. Chaz and Dan are great.
In 2022, [[GCSE]] examination pass rate between 9-4 stood at 97.6%, with the proportion of top grades 9-7 was 58.6%. The proportion of boys at the school achieving a strong pass in GCSE Level 9-5 in English and Maths was 93%. Torquay Boys' Grammar School has a 99% rate of boys staying in education after leaving the school, or entering employment after Year 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Examination Results |url=https://www.tbgs.co.uk/about-us/examination-results/ |publisher=Torquay Boys' Grammar School |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=January 2024}}


===Blake House===
==House system==
Upon joining the school, every student is assigned to one of the school's six [[House system|houses]]. The six houses were previously named after Elizabethan sailors, which had seen criticism in 2020 over their links to the slave trade,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Colleen |date=2020-06-10 |title=Outcry over school Houses in slave trader Hawkins' name |url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/outcry-over-school-house-named-4213249 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=DevonLive |language=en}}</ref> and were renamed after locations in Devon in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=House Names Announcement |url=https://www.tbgs.co.uk/house-names-announcement/ |website=Torquay Boys Grammar School}}</ref>
{{Sectstub}}
{| class="wikitable"
===Davys House===
|+
{{Sectstub}}
===Frobisher House===
!House Name
!Former Name
!Colour
!Ref
|-
|[[Burgh Island|Burgh]]
|[[Robert Blake (admiral)|Blake]]
|Blue
|<ref>[http://www.tbgs.co.uk/blake.htm Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Blake House] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20071101235430/http://www.tbgs.co.uk/blake.htm|date=1 November 2007}}</ref>
|-
|[[River Dart|Dart]]
|[[John Davis (explorer)|Davys]]
|White
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071101235516/http://www.tbgs.co.uk/davys.htm Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Davys House]</ref>
|-
|[[Fox Tor]]
|[[Martin Frobisher|Frobisher]]
|Yellow
|<ref>[http://www.tbgs.co.uk/frobisher.htm Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Frobisher House] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20071101235542/http://www.tbgs.co.uk/frobisher.htm|date=1 November 2007}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goodrington]]
|[[Humphrey Gilbert|Gilbert]]
|Green
|<ref>[http://www.tbgs.co.uk/gilbert.htm Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Gilbert House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509122811/http://www.tbgs.co.uk/gilbert.htm|date=9 May 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[Haldon Forest|Haldon]]
|[[John Hawkins (naval commander)|Hawkins]]
|Purple
|<ref>[http://www.tbgs.co.uk/hawkins.htm Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Hawkins House] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20071101235608/http://www.tbgs.co.uk/hawkins.htm|date=1 November 2007}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rougemont Castle|Rougemont]]
|[[Walter Raleigh|Ralegh]]
|Red
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralegh |url=http://www.tbgs.co.uk/ralegh/215.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703021208/http://tbgs.co.uk/ralegh/215.html |archive-date=3 July 2017 |access-date=2017-05-02 |website=tbgs.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|}


==Overview==
Frobisher House, named after [[Martin Frobisher|Sir Martin Frobisher]], is the youngest of the current Houses (splitting from the Rayleigh House in 1994) and is represented by the House Colour of [[gold]]. The current head of House is Mr J.G.A. Palmer, who also teaches German.


===Grammar School===
====Formation of Frobisher House====


The headteacher and governors of Torquay Boys' Grammar School want the school to retain its [[grammar school]] status, arguing that pupils in selective grammar schools make more progress than those in non–selective schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prospectus |url=https://www.tbgs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SCHOOL-PROSPECTUS-2023.pdf |publisher=Torquay Boys' Grammar School |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>{{better|reason=self-published source|date= January 2025}}
The intake for the [[academic year]] [[1993]]/[[1994]] was increased to allow for the creation of an extra form group called ''7 Frobisher-Raleigh''. For the purposes of the House Championship, the form group was considered part of Raleigh, but otherwise it was a separate House under Mr J G A Palmer.


The proportion of students attending Torquay Boys' Grammar School who are entitled to free school meals was well below the national average in 2007, despite the school's catchment area not being a prosperous area. The school has held specialist languages status for a number of years and has recently been awarded a second specialism in business and enterprise education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Torquay Boys' Grammar School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/841593 |publisher=OFSTED |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
In the acamemic year [[1994]]/[[1995]] Frobisher became a truly separate House.
Adjustments made because of the House's small size included Frobisher assembles taking place in the school library rather than school hall (until the academic year [[1995]]/[[1996]]).


===Gilbert House===
===Headteachers===
* William Jackson 1904-1936
Gilbert House is named after the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert. A house known for its strong pastoral system and sports higher up the school, its main rival in previous years has been Frobisher House. The Head of House is Mrs Joan Veale, an English teacher who also heads up the English department. Supported by a senior team comprising of Year 13 students, Gilbert house has managed to raise vast sums of money for Macmillan Cancer relief, with their main events being the Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk directed by Ben Wills, and the Expressive Arts co-ordinated by Ben Cosway. A house that gave birth to the England cricket sensation Chris Reed, Gilbert House has given TBGS a long standing sucession of history and memories.
* John W. Harmer 1936 -1966
* Gerald Smith 1966-1981
* Barry K. Hobbs 1981-1986
* Roy E Pike 1987-2013
* Peter Lawrence 2014-2024
* Dr Hunt 2024-present<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130726073112/http://tbgs.co.uk/docs/torquin/torquin_2012.pdf] – accessed 9 December 2012</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/feb/22/headteachers-legends-schools-staying-put – accessed 9 December 2012</ref>


===Ralegh House===
===Observatory===
Ralegh House, often incorrectly spelt “Raleigh”, is named after the well-known Devonshire explorer Sir Walter Ralegh who is known to have resided for a short time in Compton Castle, in the nearby village of Compton. Ralegh is one of the original four houses and it’s house colour is a red. The Head of House is Mr. D. Reshad who teaches art.


The school has its own [[Observatory#Astronomical observatories|astronomical observatory]]. Opened in 1989, it houses a 19.2" (0.5m) [[Newtonian reflector]], and is used by the school itself, by the Torbay Astronomical Society, and is also regularly open to the public.<ref>[http://www.halien.net/TAS/Gallery/scope/observe.htm The Torquay Boys' Grammar School Observatory]</ref>
===Hawkins House===

Hawkins house is the proposed house for the next accademic year, it's creation is mainly down to the headmaster's (Mr. R. E. Pike) wishes for all class sizes to be reduced, improving standards further yet. The recently appointed head of house for Hawkins is Mrs. Morath, formerly the deputy head of Ralegh House. The house colour for Hawkins is a strong masculine purple.
The astronomer and broadcaster [[Sir Patrick Moore]] was a patron of the school and maintained close ties – Ralegh House performed the premiere of his operetta ''Galileo'' in the late 1990s. The current presenter of the BBC television programme "The Sky at Night" [[Chris Lintott]], who lectures at Oxford University, was also a student at the school.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

==Notable members of staff==
* Retired teacher Carole Church was awarded the [[Ted Wragg]] Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2004.
* This was followed by retired teacher Dave Berry who was also awarded the [[Ted Wragg]] Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.<ref>{{citation |chapter-url=http://www.sec-ed.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/news/article.html?uid=1728 |chapter=Inspirational tales as teachers of the year are announced |date=7 July 2006 |first=Sonali |last=Hindmarch |title=SecEd |access-date=2008-05-14 |archive-date=21 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021193014/http://www.sec-ed.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/news/article.html?uid=1728 |url-status=dead }}.</ref>

==Notable former pupils==
{{see also|Category:People educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School}}
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* [[Will Jenkins Davies]], Professional Footballer for Torquay United
* [[Martin Turner]], rock musician, [[Wishbone Ash]]
* [[Raymond Cattell]], psychologist<ref>{{citation|first=Noel |last=Sheehy |title=Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology|place=London| publisher=Routledge | year=2003| page=61}}.</ref> Pioneer of psychometric testing
* [[Neil Collings]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20141211233943/http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Dean-laid-rest-cathedral/story-11728883-detail/story.html Western Morning News]</ref>
* [[Ben Howard]], Musician<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Ben-Howard-s-new-single-Conrad-selected-Track-Day/story-24724459-detail/story.html |title=Torquay Herald Express |access-date=11 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215005451/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Ben-Howard-s-new-single-Conrad-selected-Track-Day/story-24724459-detail/story.html |archive-date=15 December 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
* [[Chris Read]], cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for the [[England cricket team]]
* [[Hiley Edwards]] (1951–2009), cricketer who played for and captained [[Devon County Cricket Club]]
* [[Richard Leaman]] {{post-nominals|CB|OBE}}, CEO of [[The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association]] and former senior Royal Navy officer
* [[Ted Luscombe]], [[Bishop of Brechin]] 1975–90, [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]] 1985-1990
* [[Terence Frederick Mitchell]] (1919-2007), Professor of [[Linguistics]] and [[Phonetics]], [[University of Leeds]].
* Harry Robinson, [[World War II]] veteran and [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) recipient<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituaries – Major Harry Robinson|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/8614250/Major-Harry-Robinson.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=3 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Adrian Sanders]], Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, between 1997 and 2015.<ref>{{citation|first1=Robert |last1=Waller |first2=Byron |last2=Criddle|title=[[Almanac of British Politics|The Almanac of British Politics]]|place=London| publisher=Routledge | year=1999|page=692}}.</ref>
* Professor [[David Southwood]], Science Director of the European Space Agency, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, Head of Physics Department Imperial College.
* [[Bill Strang (engineer)|Bill Strang]] {{post-nominals|CBE}}, Chief Engineer from 1960 to 1967, and Technical Director from 1967 to 1971 at the [[British Aircraft Corporation]] (BAC), and hence headed the design team of [[Concorde]] (with [[Lucien Servanty]]) as its UK Technical Director from 1966 to 1977<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101028170341/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835759,00.html William Strang]</ref>
*[[Roger Deakins]], Academy Award-winning Cinematographer.
*Doc Rowe, [[Folklore studies|folklorist]], author and film-maker, prominent lecturer on and advocate for [[Folk customs|folk traditions]] and [[folk music]].
*[[Yorick Wilks]] Pioneer Professor of Artificial Intelligence applied to language processing on a computer.
*[[Chris Lintott]] Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics at Oxford University and The Sky at Night presenter.<ref>[[Chris Lintott]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2018}}
*[[Alex Fletcher (footballer)|Alex Fletcher]], professional footballer for [[Bath City]].
*[[Sam Skinner (rugby union)]], professional rugby union player for [[Edinburgh Rugby]] and [[Scotland national rugby union team]].
*[[Matt Hickey (cricketer)|Matt Hickey]], first-class cricketer


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tbgs.co.uk Torquay Boys' Grammar School website]
* {{Official website|http://www.tbgs.co.uk }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120509215410/http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8805401/school-profile School profile from Direct gov]

==References==
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[[Category:Grammar schools in Devon]]
{{Schools in Devon}}


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[[Category:Grammar schools in Torbay]]
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1904]]
[[Category:Boys' schools in Devon]]
[[Category:Academies in Torbay]]
[[Category:International Baccalaureate schools in England]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Schools in Torquay]]

Latest revision as of 10:03, 6 January 2025

Torquay Boys' Grammar School

School badge

Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Address
Map
Shiphay Manor Drive

Torquay
,
Devon
,
TQ2 7EL

England
Coordinates50°28′34″N 3°33′25″W / 50.476°N 3.557°W / 50.476; -3.557
Information
Type11–18 boys Grammar school;
academy
MottoLatin: Aude Sapere
Dare to be Wise
Established1904
SpecialistsLanguages, Business and Enterprise
Department for Education URN136321 Tables
OfstedReports
Chairman of GovernorsBrian Wills Pope
Head teacherDoctor J Hunt
GenderBoys
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,093 (2021)[1]
HousesBurgh, Dart, Fox Tor, Goodrington, Haldon, Rougemont
Colour(s)  
PublicationTorquin
Websitewww.tbgs.co.uk

Torquay Boys' Grammar School is an 11–18 selective boys grammar school in Torquay, Devon, England. As of May 2023, it had 1,087 students.[2] The school was founded in 1904. It is in Shiphay, south of Torbay Hospital, not far from the A3022 and Torre railway station and next to Torquay Girls Grammar School.

History

[edit]

The school was founded in 1904 and moved to its present location in 1983. As part of its centenary in 2004 the school opened a new hall known as the Cavanna Centenary Hall, which was officially opened in March 2008 by The Earl of Wessex.[3] In September 2010, it gained Academy status.[4]

A long-standing headteacher, Roy Pike, worked for 43 years at the school, 27 years as head.[5] He retired in 2013, and was succeeded by Peter Lawrence.[6]

Academic attainment

[edit]

In 2022, GCSE examination pass rate between 9-4 stood at 97.6%, with the proportion of top grades 9-7 was 58.6%. The proportion of boys at the school achieving a strong pass in GCSE Level 9-5 in English and Maths was 93%. Torquay Boys' Grammar School has a 99% rate of boys staying in education after leaving the school, or entering employment after Year 11.[7][non-primary source needed]

House system

[edit]

Upon joining the school, every student is assigned to one of the school's six houses. The six houses were previously named after Elizabethan sailors, which had seen criticism in 2020 over their links to the slave trade,[8] and were renamed after locations in Devon in 2021.[9]

House Name Former Name Colour Ref
Burgh Blake Blue [10]
Dart Davys White [11]
Fox Tor Frobisher Yellow [12]
Goodrington Gilbert Green [13]
Haldon Hawkins Purple [14]
Rougemont Ralegh Red [15]

Overview

[edit]

Grammar School

[edit]

The headteacher and governors of Torquay Boys' Grammar School want the school to retain its grammar school status, arguing that pupils in selective grammar schools make more progress than those in non–selective schools.[16][better source needed]

The proportion of students attending Torquay Boys' Grammar School who are entitled to free school meals was well below the national average in 2007, despite the school's catchment area not being a prosperous area. The school has held specialist languages status for a number of years and has recently been awarded a second specialism in business and enterprise education.[17]

Headteachers

[edit]
  • William Jackson 1904-1936
  • John W. Harmer 1936 -1966
  • Gerald Smith 1966-1981
  • Barry K. Hobbs 1981-1986
  • Roy E Pike 1987-2013
  • Peter Lawrence 2014-2024
  • Dr Hunt 2024-present[18][19]

Observatory

[edit]

The school has its own astronomical observatory. Opened in 1989, it houses a 19.2" (0.5m) Newtonian reflector, and is used by the school itself, by the Torbay Astronomical Society, and is also regularly open to the public.[20]

The astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore was a patron of the school and maintained close ties – Ralegh House performed the premiere of his operetta Galileo in the late 1990s. The current presenter of the BBC television programme "The Sky at Night" Chris Lintott, who lectures at Oxford University, was also a student at the school.[citation needed]

Notable members of staff

[edit]
  • Retired teacher Carole Church was awarded the Ted Wragg Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2004.
  • This was followed by retired teacher Dave Berry who was also awarded the Ted Wragg Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006.[21]

Notable former pupils

[edit]
See also: Category:People educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Inspection report: Torquay Boys' Grammar School". OFSTED. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Establishment: Torquay Boys' Grammar School". Schools Service. Department for Education. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Prince Tells Students to Take Up Challenge", Herald Express, 4 March 2008, retrieved 14 May 2008[permanent dead link‍].
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240105234130/https://www.tbgs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TBGS-prospectus.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Robinson, Debbie. "University of Exeter". www.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ Council, Torbay. "Torquay Boys' Grammar School". www.torbay.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Examination Results". Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ^ Smith, Colleen (10 June 2020). "Outcry over school Houses in slave trader Hawkins' name". DevonLive. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. ^ "House Names Announcement". Torquay Boys Grammar School. 6 October 2023.
  10. ^ Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Blake House Archived 1 November 2007 at archive.today
  11. ^ Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Davys House
  12. ^ Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Frobisher House Archived 1 November 2007 at archive.today
  13. ^ Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Gilbert House Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Torquay Boys' Grammar School – Hawkins House Archived 1 November 2007 at archive.today
  15. ^ "Ralegh". tbgs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Torquay Boys' Grammar School". OFSTED. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  18. ^ [1] – accessed 9 December 2012
  19. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/feb/22/headteachers-legends-schools-staying-put – accessed 9 December 2012
  20. ^ The Torquay Boys' Grammar School Observatory
  21. ^ Hindmarch, Sonali (7 July 2006), "Inspirational tales as teachers of the year are announced", SecEd, archived from the original on 21 October 2007, retrieved 14 May 2008.
  22. ^ Sheehy, Noel (2003), Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology, London: Routledge, p. 61.
  23. ^ Western Morning News
  24. ^ "Torquay Herald Express". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  25. ^ "Obituaries – Major Harry Robinson". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 July 2011.
  26. ^ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (1999), The Almanac of British Politics, London: Routledge, p. 692.
  27. ^ William Strang
  28. ^ Chris Lintott
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