Bradford Grammar School

Read the latest HM's blog "Without diminishing in any way whole-hearted support for the arts, I might be tempted to stake a claim for all subjects as platforms for fostering creativity as part of a balanced liberal education. Breadth and how the curriculum is taught and delivered – pedagogy – are key.”

Happy @yorkshireday everyone! There’s no finer place. Have a brilliant day in this most magnificent county 😍😊#YorkshireDay #YourYorkshire #WhiteRose #1stAugust #TDY #InspiringYorkshire

Lovely to see our swim star Ciara Schlosshan in the Yorkshire Post today “I’ve got a clear goal really of where I want to get to, which is the Olympic Games ..." Read more about BGS's £4m investment in its sports provision www.bradfordgrammar.com/new-sports-facili ties/

BGS is delighted to host @leonmccarron #adventurer #filmmaker #writer #motivationalspeaker with Broughton Hall Children’s Literature Festival @BroughtonHallLF Thursday 27 Sep #adventure #ambition #dreams #travel Don't miss out! Book your tickets at https://leon-mccarron.eventbrite.co.uk

Well done to all our @BGSart_society Sydney Packett's art competition winners! 😊

BGS pupil wins award judged by Wordsworth’s descendants - “It was really exciting to win the award and I was honoured to be judged by the descendants of the Wordsworth family ..."

Lovely to see more coverage about our upcoming @GrammarSport #vision #sport #Bradford ambitious & far reaching £4 million redevelopment - providing a balanced, enriching education for personal growth in the widest sense #excellence #opportunity #happiness

Head of English, Lee Hanson, is celebrating after a successful campaign to see the novels of one of Bradford’s most famous sons back in print - "There is a real humanity to his novels and they display a great sense of what it means to be human.” #jbpriestley

“This is an exciting time in the history of our school. Sport is central to the offering at BGS and our new redevelopment will provide the perfect environment for our enhanced sports curriculum ..."

“We get a real sense of reward from seeing students over a period of time because you see how their art work progresses, how they have participated and how they’ve improved."

Don't forget about our Gin Festival! In conjunction with BGS Rugby Parents Association, Saturday 22 September 7pm to 11pm - Click on the following link for more details http://bit.ly/2u5Dvjh

“The fun the children have on residentials is plain to see. They are exhilarated and enthused. But watching the children grow in confidence is one of my greatest pleasures in my role as Headmistress.” Read the Junior Headmistress's blog 😊

Lovely pictures from our summer concert - happy viewing everyone☺️

“This is an exciting time in the history of our school. This investment will cement BGS’s reputation as the Sunday Times Leading Northern Independent School of the Year 2018.”

Read all about it! New Hoc Age Junior and Senior magazines are now available online. Our Senior & Sixth Form magazine features a special supplement this term 'A new vision for BGS sport' ...

Don't miss our pop up Gin Festival! In conjunction with BGS Rugby Parents Association, Saturday 22 September 7pm to 11pm - Click on the following link for more details http://bit.ly/2u5Dvjh

“We are delighted that BGS is sponsoring this prestigious event and we are looking forward to unveiling the very best in creative writing in our region at the Children’s Literature at Broughton Hall in September."

“In fast moving, young lives where stimulus and instant reward are increasingly fused, the outdoor spaces on our doorsteps, or in more distant landscapes, offer welcome balance.” - Read the latest HM's blog

"I hope that in the future today’s pupils will share their talents with the world, come back to school, and continue to help it flourish. The teachers are incredibly inspiring – and I urge all the students to try and keep in touch with the school.”

Went to watch my son at a rugby match. The hospitality was 2nd to non I have experienced this year

Went to the drama production Live like Pigs on a Friday evening which was excellent. Tuesday attended the Chamber concert which again showcased the extremely talented pupils in a beautiful setting. Well done to all involved

Watched an excellent production of Live Like Pigs by John Arden.

This school is amazing especially in the large Hall where I watched Mozart's Requiem last night. :)

The Spring Concert yesterday was as beautiful as ever! Thank you Clock House :)

My late father was educated there before the 2nd World War and went on to join the 1st Division of the Welsh Guards

Like my own Hogwarts..... Truly magical years spent there in the 80s and 90s. Left myself and my peers in a great position for life.

Fantastic school buildings and facilities . Enjoyed my day there tremendously.

Are school days the best days of our life?



Obviously, for some they are and for others not so. I remember my days as amongst the fondest! So much so that I still use my picture for my facebook profile.

While I have very fond memories of spending Wednesday afternoons (which I understand have been axed in favour of more lessons) doing drama, of involvement in the debating society and spending time with my friends, what really stuck with me after I left at the end of 5th year was the stress BGS' absurd amount of work left with me. We had so much work piled onto us that even after sacrificing my normal sleeping pattern to accommodate it while still having time to do things I enjoyed outside of school hours, I was still behind on my work for most subjects. I was not behind in terms of understanding - I left BGS with 5 A's and 5 A*'s at GCSE and produced poor-quality work on only the rarest of occasions - but there was just far too much work for me to feasibly do in the time allocated. Because of this I constantly had teachers breathing down my neck about the work I had not done, and indeed could not have done without sacrificing every ounce of my free time and social life. It didn't stop when I went home either: because I ended up in trouble with teachers for work I had not done, complaints were sent on to my parents and I was left in a situation where the most comfortable I felt was in the sickening limbo of lunchtime breaks, as they were the only periods of time in which I didn't feel immediately threatened by teachers or my parents.



So, all in all, BGS was a pretty awful experience. The only reason I give it a second star is because of the high standard of the extra-curricular opportunities it provides, or at least provided while I was there. Unless you want your child to be so jacked up on adrenaline at all times from constantly being in stress-induced fight-or-flight mode that they jump when somebody sneezes, don't send them here.

Would love to give more but after my dyslexic daughter emailed a tutor on first day of Christmas Holiday who had said before they would help with University interviews to say I have one day before we are back.

Was quizzed by email as to if real or come and meet session said yes real and I need to give a presentation

Reply was " Oh you have whole of Christmas to sort it " and end of conversation

Really not what we pay the fees for

Have called in friends to help if she is offered the place it will be no thanks to school.

So wish they had helped before but as it is not for Oxford or Cambridge then she is on her own.

I could say how well she is doing and pleased she goes but right now all i feel is " Don't send your Child " they don't care

Soul destroying and barbaric

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