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Calday Grange Grammar School
Location
Map
West Kirby
,
Wirral, Merseyside
,
CH48 8GG

England England
Information
TypeFoundation Grammar
MottoNisi Dominus Frustra
Established1636
FounderWilliam Glegg
Local authorityWirral Borough Council
SpecialistTechnology, Language
OfstedReports
Head teacherAndrew Hall
GenderBoys, Mixed Sixth Form
Age11 to 18
Enrollment1500
HousesBennett 
Glegg 
Hollowell 
Colour(s)Navy Blue, White, Maroon
Websitehttp://www.calday.wirral.sch.uk/
A view of the front of Calday Grange Grammar School, prior to extensive refurbishment.

Calday Grange Grammar School (abbreviated to CGGS; also known as Calday, Calday Grange) is a non-denominational selective grammar school, founded in 1636, which is situated on Caldy Hill above the town of West Kirby on the Wirral. The school has links with West Kirby Grammar School for Girls. The school admits boys from the ages of 11 through to 18, and (since 1985) girls for the sixth form only. Calday Grammar School is a Foundation School, Technology College, Language College, hosts the Able Student Centre for the area, and has been awarded Sportsmark Gold and Investors in People status.[1]

Geography

The school is situated in a residential area of Wirral close to the Dee Estuary. According to the School's website, pupils come primarily from the Wirral, Deeside and Cheshire areas.[2] The main site at the top of Caldy Hill is occupied by the school buildings. Calday has playing fields including 3 functional rugby pitches, a cricket square, and an artificial hockey field (sand based). The school is surrounded by suburban housing development and the woods of Thurstaston and Caldy.

Activity

Academic

In the most recent Ofsted inspection report, 2006, the school scored "outstanding" for its performance.[1] In 2002 ten students were offered University places at Oxford and Cambridge, breaking all previous school records.[3]

2008 Results

2008 A-level and GCSE results are the best in the school's history. 62% of A-level grades were at grades A or B and 54% of GCSE grades were at A* or A grade.[citation needed]

Extracurricular

The school is active in sports with pupils competing in local, regional,[4] and national competitions.[5]

There are also a variety of societies and clubs. Drama groups put on school plays, pupils participate in quiz teams, and the school maintains a Combined Cadet Force which won the January 2008 RAF SCOTNINE Area Ground Training Competition.[6]

Pupils have also been involved with various independent entrepreneurial pursuits.[7]

According to the school's website, Calday Grammar School maintains exchange links with schools in Russia[8] and China, as well as Italy.[9]

Buildings

The buildings/blocks are named after past headmasters or the subject taught there. The current buildings are:

  • The Art building (A) [Including Michael Cross Drama Studio] - Art, General Studies and Drama
  • The Business Centre (B) - Business Studies, Economics, Law, Philosophy and General Studies
  • The Canteen Extension (C) - Music, General Studies, Canteen seating, Exhibition space
  • The Dodd building (D) - Technology, ICT and General Studies
  • The E Block (E) - English, General Studies, Careers, Counselling, Wirral Able Child Centre
  • The Glasspool building (G) - English, Mathematics, Psychology and General Studies
  • The Hawkins building (H) - Modern Foreign Languages, Latin and General Sudies
  • The Walker building (W) - Sciences, Geography, History, RE and General Studies
  • The Nigel Briers Building (W) - Study Area, English, History, Government and Politics and General studies

Each building has a letter code consisting of the first letter of its name, with the exception of the Briers building, which, for this purpose, is considered an extension of the Walker building. These letters are used to designate room names, for example, the second room (2) on the first floor (1) of the Hawkins building (H) is known as H12.

The school's swimming pool is operated by an independent charity, Calday Grange Swimming Pool Trust.[10]

Houses

The school has three Houses named after past benefactors and headmasters. Members of each house are identified by different coloured stripes on the school tie, or in the case of the 6th form, the colour of their lapel pin or 6th form tie.

  • Bennett - Named after Thomas Bennett, House colour blue
  • Glegg - Named after William Glegg, House colour red
  • Hollowell - Named after Rev. William Hollowell, House colour green

Up until 1994 there was a fourth house, named after Sir Alfred Paton, with gold as its colour. Although Paton House is no more, Sir Alfred's memory is preserved in the naming of Paton Fields, bequeathed by him to the school in 1928.

Famous alumni

Headmasters

Years Calday Grange Grammar School
1886-1891 Charles T. Blanshard
1891-1920 Rev W. Hollowell
1920-1945 Reginald Thomas Booth Glasspool
1945-1953 R. Eldred. Witt
1953-1964 phil ben dover
1965-1978 Rev Kenneth Saxon Watkinson Walker
1978 Peter Dodd (acting)
1979-1986 Peter Dodd [13]
1986-2002 Nigel Briers
2002-2008 Andrew John Hall
2008-present Phil McCrackin

Further reading

  • Protheroe, M. J. (1976) A History of Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby, 1636-1976, West Kirby: The Parents' Association.

References

  1. ^ a b "Inspection Report: Calday Grange Grammar School, 6–-7 November 2006". Retrieved 2008-02-10. Cite error: The named reference "OfstedInsepctionReport2006" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Calday Grange Grammar School: Information: About the school". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  3. ^ "New Record". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  4. ^ "Schools cross-country: Battle royale as St Anselm's take on Calday Grammar". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  5. ^ "England Hockey: National Schools Championship for Boys, 2003-2004". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  6. ^ "RAF section win SCOTNINE Area Ground Training Competition". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  7. ^ "Calday Grange: students to open own art gallery". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  8. ^ "Calday Grange Grammar School, registered charity no. 1056069". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  9. ^ The Guardian Obituary
  10. ^ Liverpool Echo
  11. ^ Peter Dodd had been deputy headmaster since 1971, he became acting headmaster when Rev Walker retired and was not appointed permanent headmaster until 1979 (The Caldeian, December 1979)
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