The Manchester Grammar School | |
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![]() School Coat of Arms (based on the canting arms ("owl-dham") of its founder Bishop Hugh Oldham, depicting in chief his diocesan Exeter arms between red Lancastrian roses) ![]() Manchester Grammar School building | |
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Old Hall Lane , Greater Manchester , M13 0XT | |
Coordinates | 53°26′55″N 2°12′37″W / 53.448611°N 2.210278°W |
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Type | 7–18 boys private day school Public School |
Motto | Sapere Aude (Dare to be wise) |
Established | 1515 |
Founder | Hugh Oldham |
Department for Education URN | 105591 Tables |
Chair of Governors | Maurice Watkins |
High Master | Martin Boulton[1] |
Deputy High Master | Paul Thompson |
Staff | c. 240 |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 7 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,659 boys[2] |
Capacity | 1,750 boys[2] |
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Former pupils | Old Mancunians |
Website | http://www.mgs.org |
The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is a 7–18 private day school for boys in Manchester, England which is the largest private day school for boys in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1515 as a free grammar school next to Manchester Parish Church,[3][4] it moved in 1931 to its present site at Rusholme. In accordance with its founder's wishes, MGS remains a predominantly academic school and belongs to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
In the post-war period, MGS was a direct-grant grammar school. It chose to become an independent school in 1976 after the Labour government abolished the Direct Grant System.[5] Fees for 2023-2024 were £15,180 per annum.[6]