Grosvenor Grammar School
Grosvenor Grammar School (formerly Grosvenor High School) is an 11–18 co-educational controlled grammar school and sixth form in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1][2]
| Grosvenor Grammar School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Marina Park , BT5 6BA Northern Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Former name | Grosvenor High School |
| Type | Controlled grammar school |
| Established | 1945 |
| Local authority | Belfast Education and Library Board |
| Principal | Dr F Vasey[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Colour(s) | Green and blue |
| Website | www |
History edit
Grosvenor Grammar School was founded in 1945 as Grosvenor High School, by the Belfast Corporation, to cope with the increase in demand for grammar-school education in the area. It was sited on Roden Street, off Grosvenor Road, and remained there until 1958, when the school moved to Cameronian Drive in the east of the city. In 2010, the school moved to its present location, Marina Park.[3]
Its headmasters have been William Moles (1945–1972), Ken Reid (1972–1993), John Lockett (1993–2008), and R. S. McLoughlin (2008–2014). On 19 December 2014 Robin McLoughlin made his final speech at Grosvenor before moving on to Banbridge Academy, making way for the school's first headmistress, Frances Vasey (2014−present).[2]
In order to avoid confusion with non-grammar 'high schools', the school changed its name in 1993 to Grosvenor Grammar School.
In rugby, the school has won the Ulster Schools Cup once (in 1983).[4] Grosvenor has also experienced major successes in the Ulster School's Cup for football, with recent wins in 2016 as well as 2017, with their first XI seeing off St Columb's of Derry by 3–2.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils edit
- Jim Bennett, museum director and historian of science
- George Best, professional footballer
- Ivan Little, journalist and actor
- Nathan Connolly, musician
- Ross White, director and Academy Award and BAFTA winner for An Irish Goodbye[5][6]
- Christopher J. H. Wright, theologian and author
Notable staff edit
- Sammy Wilson, former economics teacher
- Michelle McIlveen, taught history and politics
- Willie Anderson, former PE teacher
- Kyle McCallan, teacher from 2005 to 2016, took a job in the PE department
- Andrew White, joined in September 2007
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Welcome to Grosvenor Grammar". Grosvenor Grammar School. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Belfast Education and Library Board". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ Grosvenor Grammar School new school announcement
- ^ Ulster School's Cup Statistics Archive
- ^ "Bafta: An Irish Goodbye wins best short film award". BBC News. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Oscars 2023: An Irish Goodbye wins best short film Oscar". BBC News. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
External links edit
- Official website