Torquay Boys' Grammar School

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.

School Structure

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.

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 Sixths share the Upper Sixth common room in the E Block of the boys' Grammar. Chaz and Dan are great.

Frobisher House

Frobisher House, named after 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.

Formation of Frobisher House

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.

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

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.

Ralegh House

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.

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.

External links

• Torquay Boys' Grammar School website