Bury Grammar School
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The "Swan Crest" of Bury Grammar School.
Bury Grammar School is an independent grammar school in the town of Bury in the English county of Lancashire, that has existed from at least the 16th century. The current boys' head master is Keith Richards. The motto of the school is Sanctas Clavis Fores Aperit – Latin for "The sacred key that opens all doors", (the sacred key being knowledge and education) which appears on the school badge, along with a swan holding the aforementioned key in its mouth, shown here on the right.
Bury Grammar School celebrates its Founders' Day on or around May 6. On the Friday after this date, a precession leads through the streets of Bury to the Parish Church, led by the CCF. After a service, the students are then given a half-day holiday.
Although originally just a boys' school, a new boy's school building was built opposite the old building and, once complete, the old building was re-opened as a girls' school. With the exception of drama, affairs between the two schools are rare.
Houses
The school has four houses, whose colours are reflected in the colour of the badge and the stripes of the tie on the school uniforms. Three were originally created to try and introduce some of the camaraderie of boarding school into the sports of a day school. The three houses were:
- Hulme (pronounced hyoom), named after William Hulme, architect of Manchester. Colour: sky blue.
- Kay, named after the reverend Roger Kay, founder of Bury Grammar School, after whom the hall (now in the girls school) is named. Colour: green.
- Derby, named after the Earl of Derby. Colour: yellow.
More recently, another house was introduced:
- Howlett, named after a former headmaster. Colour: red.
House selection is random; however, a boy's family can request that he be placed into a certain house before he starts the school. Often, families will all be in the same house. House does not affect classes; the only time any house distinction is made is during either one of the various House competitions, in many areas such as sport and music. No houses exist in the girls' school; the girls' uniforms resemble those of boys in Hulme in terms of colour.
External links
- Bury Grammar Schools (http://www.bgsdev.co.uk)
- Bury Grammar School (Boys) (http://www.burygrammarschoolboys.co.uk/) (Warning: large page)
- Bury Grammar School (Girls) (http://www.bgsg.bury.sch.uk/home.htm)