Torquay Boys' Grammar School is a selectiveboysgrammar school in Torquay, Devon, England. As of January 2012[update], it had 1,113 students.[1] The school was founded in 1904.
The school was founded in 1904 as "The Torquay Pupil Teachers Centre", with premises in Abbey Hall, Rock Road. It opened its doors on 4 September 1904. The school, by now called "Torquay School", later moved to its new location in Barton Road, where it was established under its current name. The new School was later rebuilt on land purchased from Torquay Grammar School for Girls in 1982.
As part of its centenary in 2004, the school opened a new hall known as the Cavanna Centenary Hall.
The school currently occupies Shiphay Manor, a 17th-century manor with extensive parkland, known as 'The Paddock' (owned by the neighbouring Girls' School), used by boys in year 11 or above for recreation. The school is made up of a number of buildings: The Centenary Hall (used for charities and assemblies), Music Block (also houses the PE changing rooms), TBGS Languages Centre (where languages are taught; it is also home to a kitchen for teacher use), the D Block (used for Philosophy & Applied Ethics and Business and Enterprise), the Manor (used for Art and Media Studies), the Observatory (used by the astronomical society) and the main school building (used for all subjects otherwise.)
A long-standing headteacher, Roy Pike, worked for 43 years at the school, 27 years as head.[citation needed]. He retired in 2013, and was succeeded by Peter Lawrence.[citation needed]
Buildings and Facilities
Main School Building – Houses the Bistro (now known as the "Retreat"), Offices, Reception, Library, Sixth Form Block, Sports Hall, Science, Maths, English, Geography, History, ICT and Technology Classrooms.
Languages College – The school's languages are taught there (Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Mandarin) and it also houses a kitchen that teachers can use.
Centenary Hall – Used for assemblies and some clubs. Can be hired out to the community.
Music Suite and PE Changing Rooms- Music is taught upstairs and the PE Changing Rooms are downstairs, although the Sports Hall is situated inside the main school building.
D Block – Philosophy & Applied Ethics and Business and Enterprise are taught here.
Astroturf – A bottom astroturf used mainly for football and can be hired out to the community. The top astroturf is mainly used for football, tennis and basketball. Can also be hired out to the community.
Playing fields – These are used for all sports and can not be hired out to the community.
John Granger, Headmaster from 1996 to 2009 of Bournemouth School (former Deputy Head of school)
Robert Masters, Headmaster since 2004 of The Judd School (former Deputy Head)
Barry Sindall, Headmaster from 1990 to 2008 of Colyton Grammar School, and Chief Executive since 2008 of the Grammar Schools Headteachers Association (former Deputy Head)
Steve Margetts, Principal since 2014 of Torquay Academy (former Head of Davys House and Business, Economics and Enterprise)
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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.[5]
The astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore was a patron of the school and maintained close ties – Ralegh House even performed the premiere of his operetta "Galileo" in the late 1990s. Current presenter of the BBC television programme "The Sky at Night" Chris Lintott, who lectures at Oxford University, was also a student of the school.
Academic
The school consistently is among the best public examination results in Devon[6] and has become a candidate school which, as of academic year 2009–2011, will offer the International Baccalaureate as a sixth form examination option in addition to A levels.
The school has also performed well at national academic competitions; winning the UK Mathematics Trust and the Further Maths Network "Math Challenge",[7] finishing as runners up in the national quiz championship for schools[8] and finishing third in the Ogden Trust National Schools Business Competition,[9] to name but a few.
House system
Upon joining the school, every student is assigned to one of the school's six houses.[10] The houses, consisting of around 25 pupils from a year group making a form group, compete in both academic and sporting disciplines to gain points in that year's House Championship. The Houses, of which six are currently in existence, are named after a famous Devon landmark as of 2021.
Burgh house
Burgh Island
Burgh House is named after Burgh Island; its house colour is blue.[11]
Dart house
Dart House is named after the River Dart; its colour is white.[12] Formerly called Clifford House (circa 1950s) and then Davys House.
Fox Tor house
Fox Tor House is named after Fox Tor in Dartmoor.[13] It is the second-youngest of the current houses (splitting from the Rougemont House (formerly Ralegh) in 1994) and its house colour is yellow.
Haldon house is named after Haldon Forest.[15] Haldon house is the newest house, established in the academic year 2006–2007.
Rougemont house
Rougemont house is named after Rougemont Castle.[16] Rougemont is one of the original four houses and its house colour is red. This house was formerly known as Ralegh house.[17]
Centenary
To celebrate the school's centenary in 2004, the school decided to create a new theatre and hall, which was completed in 2007 and staged its first production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in early May of that year. The hall was officially opened in March 2008 by The Earl of Wessex,[18] and named the 'Cavanna Centenary Hall' in recognition of donations from local business the Cavanna Group.
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.[19]
Adrian Sanders, Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, between 1997 and 2015.[24]
Professor David Southwood, Science Director of the European Space Agency, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, Head of Physics Department Imperial College.
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SchoolAddressShiphay Manor DriveTorquay Devon TQ2 7ELEnglandCoordinates50 28 34 N 3 33 25 W 50 476 N 3 557 W 50 476 3 557 Coordinates 50 28 34 N 3 33 25 W 50 476 N 3 557 W 50 476 3 557InformationTypeGrammar school academyMottoAude SapereDare to be WiseEstablished1904SpecialistsLanguages Business and EnterpriseDepartment for Education URN136321 TablesOfstedReportsChairman of GovernorsBrian Wills PopeHead teacherPeter LawrenceGenderBoysAge11 to 18Enrolment1 113HousesBurgh Dart Fox Tor Goodrington Haldon RougemontColour s Blue Red PublicationTorquinWebsitehttp www tbgs co ukIt is situated in Shiphay south of Torbay Hospital not far from the A3022 and Torre railway station as well as being directly next to Torquay Girls Grammar School Contents 1 History 2 Buildings and Facilities 2 1 Former teachers 2 2 Headteachers 3 Partnerships 4 Observatory 5 Academic 6 House system 6 1 Burgh house 6 2 Dart house 6 3 Fox Tor house 6 4 Goodrington house 6 5 Haldon house 6 6 Rougemont house 7 Centenary 8 Notable members of staff 9 Notable former pupils 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe school was founded in 1904 as The Torquay Pupil Teachers Centre with premises in Abbey Hall Rock Road It opened its doors on 4 September 1904 The school by now called Torquay School later moved to its new location in Barton Road where it was established under its current name The new School was later rebuilt on land purchased from Torquay Grammar School for Girls in 1982 As part of its centenary in 2004 the school opened a new hall known as the Cavanna Centenary Hall The school currently occupies Shiphay Manor a 17th century manor with extensive parkland known as The Paddock owned by the neighbouring Girls School used by boys in year 11 or above for recreation The school is made up of a number of buildings The Centenary Hall used for charities and assemblies Music Block also houses the PE changing rooms TBGS Languages Centre where languages are taught it is also home to a kitchen for teacher use the D Block used for Philosophy amp Applied Ethics and Business and Enterprise the Manor used for Art and Media Studies the Observatory used by the astronomical society and the main school building used for all subjects otherwise In September 2010 it gained Academy status A long standing headteacher Roy Pike worked for 43 years at the school 27 years as head citation needed He retired in 2013 and was succeeded by Peter Lawrence citation needed Buildings and Facilities EditMain School Building Houses the Bistro now known as the Retreat Offices Reception Library Sixth Form Block Sports Hall Science Maths English Geography History ICT and Technology Classrooms Manor Art and Media Studies are taught there Languages College The school s languages are taught there Spanish French German Japanese and Mandarin and it also houses a kitchen that teachers can use Centenary Hall Used for assemblies and some clubs Can be hired out to the community Music Suite and PE Changing Rooms Music is taught upstairs and the PE Changing Rooms are downstairs although the Sports Hall is situated inside the main school building D Block Philosophy amp Applied Ethics and Business and Enterprise are taught here Astroturf A bottom astroturf used mainly for football and can be hired out to the community The top astroturf is mainly used for football tennis and basketball Can also be hired out to the community Playing fields These are used for all sports and can not be hired out to the community Former teachers Edit Arnold Ridley between the wars playwright and actor who played Private Godfrey in Dad s Army 2 John Granger Headmaster from 1996 to 2009 of Bournemouth School former Deputy Head of school Robert Masters Headmaster since 2004 of The Judd School former Deputy Head Barry Sindall Headmaster from 1990 to 2008 of Colyton Grammar School and Chief Executive since 2008 of the Grammar Schools Headteachers Association former Deputy Head Steve Margetts Principal since 2014 of Torquay Academy former Head of Davys House and Business Economics and Enterprise 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 3 4 Partnerships EditThe school is partnered with the neighboring Girls Grammar School Torquay Girls Grammar School and Torquay Academy Observatory Edit Part of Torquay Boys Grammar School Shiphay geograph org uk 80763 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 5 The astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore was a patron of the school and maintained close ties Ralegh House even performed the premiere of his operetta Galileo in the late 1990s Current presenter of the BBC television programme The Sky at Night Chris Lintott who lectures at Oxford University was also a student of the school Academic EditThe school consistently is among the best public examination results in Devon 6 and has become a candidate school which as of academic year 2009 2011 will offer the International Baccalaureate as a sixth form examination option in addition to A levels The school has also performed well at national academic competitions winning the UK Mathematics Trust and the Further Maths Network Math Challenge 7 finishing as runners up in the national quiz championship for schools 8 and finishing third in the Ogden Trust National Schools Business Competition 9 to name but a few House system EditUpon joining the school every student is assigned to one of the school s six houses 10 The houses consisting of around 25 pupils from a year group making a form group compete in both academic and sporting disciplines to gain points in that year s House Championship The Houses of which six are currently in existence are named after a famous Devon landmark as of 2021 Burgh house Edit Burgh Island Burgh House is named after Burgh Island its house colour is blue 11 Dart house Edit Dart House is named after the River Dart its colour is white 12 Formerly called Clifford House circa 1950s and then Davys House Fox Tor house Edit Fox Tor House is named after Fox Tor in Dartmoor 13 It is the second youngest of the current houses splitting from the Rougemont House formerly Ralegh in 1994 and its house colour is yellow Goodrington house Edit Goodrington house is named after Goodrington near Paignton Devon 14 The house colour is green Haldon house Edit Haldon Forest Haldon house is named after Haldon Forest 15 Haldon house is the newest house established in the academic year 2006 2007 Rougemont house Edit Rougemont house is named after Rougemont Castle 16 Rougemont is one of the original four houses and its house colour is red This house was formerly known as Ralegh house 17 Centenary EditTo celebrate the school s centenary in 2004 the school decided to create a new theatre and hall which was completed in 2007 and staged its first production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in early May of that year The hall was officially opened in March 2008 by The Earl of Wessex 18 and named the Cavanna Centenary Hall in recognition of donations from local business the Cavanna Group Notable members of staff EditRetired 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 19 Notable former pupils EditSee also Category People educated at Torquay Boys Grammar School Martin Turner rock musician Wishbone Ash Raymond Cattell psychologist 20 Pioneer of psychometric testing Neil Collings 21 Ben Howard Musician 22 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 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 23 Adrian Sanders Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay between 1997 and 2015 24 Professor David Southwood Science Director of the European Space Agency President of the Royal Astronomical Society Head of Physics Department Imperial College Bill Strang 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 25 Roger Deakins Academy Award winning Cinematographer Doc Rowe folklorist author and film maker prominent lecturer on and advocate for 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 26 circular reference 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 first class cricketerReferences Edit Establishment Torquay Boys Grammar School EduBase2 Department for Education Retrieved 21 December 2012 Revealed real life heroism of Godfrey 1 accessed 9 December 2012 http www guardian co uk education 2011 feb 22 headteachers legends schools staying put accessed 9 December 2012 The Torquay Boys Grammar School Observatory BBC News School league tables Further Mathematics Network Junior Challenge 2007 Archived 15 March 2012 at archive today Business Competition Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Torquay Boys Grammar School Pastoral Overview Archived 11 September 2012 at archive today Torquay Boys Grammar School Blake House Archived 1 November 2007 at archive today Torquay Boys Grammar School Davys House Torquay Boys Grammar School Frobisher House Archived 1 November 2007 at archive today Torquay Boys Grammar School Gilbert House Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Torquay Boys Grammar School Hawkins House Archived 1 November 2007 at archive today Torquay Boys Grammar School Ralegh House permanent dead link Ralegh tbgs co uk Archived from the original on 3 July 2017 Retrieved 2 May 2017 Prince Tells Students to Take Up Challenge Herald Express 4 March 2008 retrieved 14 May 2008 permanent dead link Hindmarch Sonali 7 July 2006 Inspirational tales as teachers of the year are announced SecEd retrieved 14 May 2008 Sheehy Noel 2003 Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology London Routledge p 61 Western Morning News Torquay Herald Express Archived from the original on 15 December 2014 Retrieved 11 December 2014 Obituaries Major Harry Robinson The Daily Telegraph London 3 July 2011 Waller Robert Criddle Byron 1999 The Almanac of British Politics London Routledge p 692 William Strang Chris LintottExternal links EditOfficial website School profile from Direct gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torquay Boys 27 Grammar School amp oldid 1116030624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
