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Coordinates: 53°43′57″N 2°45′49″W / 53.7324°N 2.7635°W / 53.7324; -2.7635

Hutton Grammar School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided Secondary School in Preston, Lancashire, England. It is a day school for boys from ages of 11 through to 16, with the Sixth Form which contains both boys and girls.

The school is in 5th place in the league tables for comprehensive schools in the North-West and 2nd place for AS-A2 results. It is also the Lancashire Rugby School of the year two years running (2007,2008) and has recently achieved Specialist Schools Status in Mathematics and Computing.{cn}

History

The School can trace its antecedents back to 1552 with the school being opened by Henry VIII. The grammar school was originally on the site of Longton st Andrew's church, and was run by the priest of the church. The school moved to its Hutton site in 1742 where the school was able to select it pupils. In the 1970s Hutton Grammar School accepted a comprehensive intake.

There is no selection at Hutton, though the school still retains its grammar school ethos, which enables it to produce KS3 and GCSE results which are amongst the highest in the area.^[1] Sports are taken very seriously at Hutton such as rugby and cross-country, with Hutton defeating local private schools such as Arnold School and Kirkham grammar.

The main school recently received an Ofsted report and achieved the grade of "outstanding", the best score available from such a report.^{[citation needed]}

Sixth form

Sixth form subjects include:

The Director of Hutton Sixth Form is Louise Sissons, supported by Assistant Director John Hill. The Sixth Form is a quasi-autonomous body within Hutton Grammar School.

Facilities

Under headmaster David Pearson the school has been redeveloped, with facilities such as a new gymnasium and I.T and Mathematics suites. The Music Department now has recording studios and technology suites.

In September 2005, new maths facilities were opened. Following the opening of the new maths suites in the autumn of 2005, the buildings were used for housing of the resistant materials and art until the end of the academic year 2006 while their departments were being refurbished. The buildings were demolished in the months of July and August 2006 and then in July 2006 a new music and drama suite was opened. Following a large interest in the Sixth Form due to outstanding results, the Sixth Form will be relocated to a new building, mid construction, in September 2010. The Sixth Form centre will feature large areas for students to study, and relax, with seminar teaching rooms, recording studios and extensive technology.

Notable alumni

• Steve Borthwick, England Rugby Captain
• Tony Swift, Former England Rugby international
• Nigel Jemson, Former Premier League Footballer
• Peter Elleray, Formula One and 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing car designer.
• Jonathan Myles-Lea, Painter
• Air Vice-Marshal Keith Sanderson CB, Station Commander of RAF Leconfield from 1976-7
• David Williams, Director-General of the British National Space Centre since 2006
• Prof Iain Cameron, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Southampton since 1999
• Prof Timothy Donohow, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford since 2004
• Leonard Eastham, Professor of Zoology at the University of Sheffield from 1932-58
• Duncan Greenwood CBE, horticulturalist, President of the British Society of Soil Science from 1990-2
• Maj-Gen Alan Sharman CBE, Director-General of the Defence Manufacturers Association from 1997-2007
• Air Vice-Marshal David Whittaker CB MBE, Station Commander of RAF Leeming from 1971-3
• Richard Crane Leading Member of Manchester Metropolitan's University Challenge Team (2007-2009)

References

External links

• Hutton Grammar School website
• EduBase