List of Old Guildfordians (Royal Grammar School, Guildford) explained

The Royal Grammar School (originally The Free School)[1] is a selective English independent day school for boys in Guildford, Surrey. Its foundation dates to the death in 1509 of Robert Beckingham who left a provision in his will to "make a free scole at the Towne of Guldford";[2] in 1512 a governing body was set up to form the school. The school moved to the present site in the upper High Street after the granting of a royal charter from King Edward VI on 27 January 1553.[3] [4] The school became independent and fee paying on 1 September 1977, when the parents and staff raised sufficient funds to purchase it following concerns about the abolition of grammar schools and the introduction of comprehensive education.[5] Initially the school educated 30 of the "poorest men's sons",[6] however numbers have since grown to approximately 900 students, 300 of whom are in the sixth form.[7]

Former pupils of the school are referred to as "Old Guildfordians" and are often referred to as "OGs" in official school correspondence.[8] Since the school's founding, notable alumni have included the 75th Archbishop of Canterbury, Olympic athletes, the longest serving speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, several members of the parliament of the United Kingdom, a founding member of the East India Company and the 11th Premier of New Zealand.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, W. C.. Rambles round Guildford . 78 . 1828 . 4 March 2011 .
  2. News: Royal Grammar School (formerly the Free Grammar School of King Edward VI), Guildford: Recorder, 1553–1965 . Surrey History: Exploring Surrey's Past . 20 December 2010 . 27 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727014405/http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/GetRecord/SHCOL_1775_(PART2OF2) . live .
  3. Book: The History of Guildford, the County-Town of Surrey. 1801. Fleet Street, London. Russel, J. & S.. 4 June 2011. 94.
  4. Book: Miner, John N.. The grammar schools of medieval England A.F. Leach in historiographical perspective. 1990. McGill-Queen's University Press. Kingston, Ont.. 978-0-7735-0634-3 . 27 June 2011. [Online-Ausg.].
  5. Web site: Brief History of the School . Royal Grammar School Website . 20 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065546/http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=Brief+History+of++the+School&pid=12 . 16 July 2011 .
  6. Book: The History of Surrey, Volume I, Part II. 1841. 370–371. 7 July 2011. Brayley, Edward Wedlake . Britton, J. . Brayley, Edward William.
  7. Web site: Royal Grammar School, Guildford Report 2007. ISI Inspection Report. Independent Schools Inspectorate. 28 February 2011. 26 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326031028/http://reports.isi.net/DownloadReport.aspx?s=937&t=h&r=0937_07.pdf. live.
  8. Web site: Foundation Bulletin No. 12. RGS Foundation Bulletin. Royal Grammar School Foundation. 2 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807134959/http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/_files/newsletters/3262-RGSBulletin%20No12%2011_6.pdf. 7 August 2011.

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