49-615: Old Elizabethans may refer to: The former name of the alumni of the Royal Grammar School Worcester . They are now called the Worcester "Alice Ottlians and Old Elizabethans". Alumni of Elizabeth College, Guernsey , see Category:People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey Alumni of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital , Bristol, see Category:People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol Topics referred to by
98-618: A building that is rumoured to contain hidden treasure from Charles I from when he sought refuge there during the Civil War . It is now a day school and in 2024 was named the top co-ed independent school in the West Midlands . Tracing its origins back to the 7th century, it is the sixth oldest school in the world . The school was founded as a secular monastic school in Worcester in around 685 by Bishop Bosel . This makes it
147-556: A forest area where the children can learn about nature. Academic and music scholarships are offered at RGS Springfield. These are offered to people entering year five and year six. There is no separate exam; pupils who perform very well in the entrance exam are offered scholarships. These are also offered to people entering year three and year five. As a guide, pupils taking a music scholarship exam in Year three are expected to hold Grade one on one musical instrument. Year five pupils taking
196-457: A grant of five hundred marks a year for the support of himself and the clerks of the chancery. In 1272 Giffard acted with Roger de Meyland Bishop of Lichfield in treating with Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Wales. In May 1273 he was sent abroad with Nicholas of Ely , Bishop of Winchester , and Walter Bronescomb , Bishop of Exeter , to meet King Edward I on his return from the Holy Land. He
245-515: A peace with the Welsh." The monks also complained of his depriving them of the chapel at Grafton and of his constant efforts to visit and to exercise jurisdiction over them. In 1290 he held a visitation, and required the convent to support his 140 horses leaving the place in anger. Giffard was also involved in another great dispute with the Abbot of Westminster after he had deposed William of Ledbury,
294-472: A school building took place on the school's Performing Arts Centre. The Performing Arts Centre (formerly a gymnasium), was extended to create three spaces: Studio 1 downstairs, Studio 2 upstairs, and the Godfrey Brown Theatre. An entrance was added to the back of the building and a car park was opened. This project cost the school £2.8 million. The school's library was refurbished in 2001, and
343-503: A site owned by the school since 1562. The Main Hall, Eld Hall and adjoining buildings were designed by A E Perkins in the Gothic style. It is three bays long with a central lantern. A life-size statue of Elizabeth I by R L Boulton stands above the central window. The Perrins Hall was built in 1914 to the plans of Alfred Hill Parker (an Old Boy) in a Jacobethan style with an Oriel Window on
392-784: A traditional English farmhouse in Claines named “The Grange”. It opened to just twenty pupils at the time, but soon other parts of the RGS prep school moved from the senior school site to the Grange. By early 2004, all of the prep school was located at the Grange. Facilities at the school were upgraded in the early 2000s with a £4.5 million development of the buildings. The build was completed ahead of schedule. The Grange has wide-ranging sporting facilities, set in 50 acres (200,000 m ) of maintained pitches and playing fields. It also has an astro-turf for hockey. The current headmaster, Mr Gareth Hughes, took
441-442: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Royal Grammar School Worcester The Royal Grammar School Worcester (also known as RGS Worcester or RGSW ) is an eleven-eighteen co-educational , private day school and sixth form in Worcester , Worcestershire , England. Founded before 1291, it is one of the oldest British independent day schools. In September 2007,
490-465: Is for a cup which was introduced in 1978. RGS The Grange (Royal Grammar School The Grange) is located in Claines , north of Worcester, United Kingdom. It is approximately three miles (4.8 km) north of the senior school, and is situated on a 50 acres (20 ha) site. The headmaster of the school since 2009 has been Gareth Hughes. The school was founded in 1996, when RGS Worcester purchased
539-525: Is played regularly at assemblies. The Clock Block is connected to the Perrins Hall and was built in 1927, and had extension work carried out in 1967 to link it to the Science Block. It has a bell tower and clock above the entrance. The clock (which was installed by J. B. Joyce & Co ) is made of Cotswold Limestone , and is surmounted by the carved head of Old Father Time . To commemorate
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#1732791084895588-546: Is worn by Cistercian nuns, who were based at a Nunnery, which was adjacent to Whiteladies. Other buildings include Priory House (17th Century), Pullinger House (1980s), Gordon House (after Adam Lindsay Gordon OE), Stephen Hall (1961, opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on her second visit to the school) and the Design Centre comprising various engineering facilities. The most recent building work to
637-505: The Eton Group . The school is also a member of the HMC . Many of the current buildings were paid for Charles William Dyson Perrins , who was an Old Boy and a member of the school's governing body. Perrins Hall was named after his father James Dyson Perrins, owner of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, who went to the school. The basement of Perrins Hall contains a rifle range, which
686-566: The See of Winchester . Henry III accepted his appointment, and he received the temporalities on 13 June 1268. After some little resistance, Archbishop Boniface of Savoy confirmed his election, but it was not until 23 September that he was consecrated by the archbishop at Canterbury and he was enthroned in Worcester Cathedral on Christmas Day 1268. Giffard retained the chancellorship until October 1268, and in 1268 received
735-491: The See of Worcester for more than thirty-three years, and his activities were almost confined to his own diocese. Giffard was engaged in many disputes with his monastic cathedral chapter , long accounts of which, written from the monks' point of view, have survived in the "Annals of Worcester". One main area of disagreement was whether or not the Bishop should be allowed to annex some of the more valuable livings in his gift, to
784-601: The Worcestershire Second XI in the Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy. In 2007, the ground held a single List-A match for Worcestershire when they played Sri Lanka A . Each year in the summer term cricket is played at Flagge Meadow. St. Oswald's, the school's second playing field, is located further down the canal and is mainly used for athletics , football and rounders . The Old School buildings were built in 1868 on
833-423: The prebends of the college at Westbury . This dispute led to some tedious litigation which was ultimately decided in favour of the monks. However, the claim of the Bishop that he was entitled to receive the monks' ‘profession’ produced still more lawsuits. In 1288, at an ordination at Westbury, an unseemly dispute arose between the precentor of Worcester and John of Evreux , the then Archdeacon of Gloucester (he
882-529: The 6th oldest school in the world. It was located outside the monastic precincts (as with the King's School, Canterbury ) and catered for the relatives of monks and children intending to go into the monastery. The first written reference to the school appears in 1265 when the Bishop of Worcester , Walter de Cantilupe , sent four chaplains into the city to teach. Conclusive evidence appears in 1291 when an argument
931-548: The Alice Ottley School from 1912 to 1934. The science buildings were built in 1922 and opened by the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). The science buildings were subsequently refurbished in 1996 and thereafter re-opened by Michael Portillo . The science block features at one end of a long path which comes from the main quad of the school, which is the location of Perrins Hall and
980-583: The Bishop's answers are recorded along with the charges in his register. Giffard died on Friday 26 January 1302, and was buried on 4 February by John de Monmouth , Bishop of Llandaff , in Worcester Cathedral, on the south side of the altar of the lady chapel; his tomb remains there still. Under the terms of Giffard's will, which was dated 13 September 1300, he left a large number of legacies to his kinsfolk, including his sister Mabel, Abbess of Shaftesbury, and to various churches. Giffard's heir
1029-590: The Main block. This long path is known as Long Walk. Whiteladies House, built in the 17th century, was traditionally the Headmaster's house and stands opposite Clock Block across the gardens. This is currently where the school admin staff, nurse and school heads of departments are situated. The West wall was part of the Whiteladies Priory chapel built in 1255. Its name derives from the white habit that
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#17327910848951078-607: The Pitchcroft fields, now used as the city racecourse, and land in Herefordshire still owned by the school. The 1906 Charity Commission survey also recorded a number of Pubs in Worcester which still exist today. A second Royal Charter was granted in 1843 by Queen Victoria , and the title of 'Royal' was conferred in 1869. The house system was introduced in 1899 by the then headmaster Frederick Arthur Hillard. Initially six houses were established, and membership of houses
1127-538: The Prior of Malvern, for "gross crimes". The monks of Westminster took up William's cause, as Malvern was a cell of their Abbey, and they also obtained the support of the King. In the end Giffard was glad to compromise the case, and received a grant of land at Knightwick and agreed not to visit Malvern as his predecessors had done and Ledbury was restored. However, this settlement was attacked by Archbishop Peckham as being simoniacal. Giffard had already been involved, like
1176-483: The Senior School remains for girls only. The headmistress of the school is Mrs Sarah Atkinson who was appointed in 2019 following the retirement of Mrs Cate Mawston. RGS Dodderhill has a large indoor sports hall, outdoor netball and tennis courts, as well as purpose built drama and music studios. The school is a member of the 'Monmouth Group', a collection of schools similar in aims and membership to that of
1225-527: The Senior School. After the RGS/AO merger, RGS Springfield became mixed-sex . The headmistress of the school is Mrs Laura Brown. Prior to September 2009, the school was known as AO Springfield, as it was the AO's junior school prior to the RGS/AO merger. Today, the school houses 150 pupils. RGS Springfield is located in a large Georgian house surrounded by six acres of gardens and playing fields. The school has
1274-401: The chapter at Worcester, Giffard was a benefactor of his Cathedral; during his reign he beautified the pillars of both the choir and lady chapel by interlacing them with smaller pillars and in 1280 he laid the first stone of the pavement of the cathedral. Giffard also sought leave to fortify and finish Hartlebury Castle which Bishop Cantelupe had begun. He extracted from the Bishop's executors
1323-500: The exam are expected to be playing two or more instruments and have achieved grade three in at least one of grades RGS Dodderhill (Royal Grammar School Dodderhill) is located in the town of Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, approximately six miles outside of Worcester. Previously Dodderhill Independent Girls School, the school merged with RGS Worcester family of schools in 2019 and became known as RGS Dodderhill. In September 2021, RGS Dodderhill Prep School became co-educational while
1372-552: The following positions: Complaints were later made to the Pope at Rome about the way in which the Archbishop had given this and many other benefices to his brother – as Godfrey was it was claimed, "...only in minor orders and deficient in learning". Giffard was still Chancellor when the monks of Worcester elected him as Bishop of Worcester about between 2 and 24 May 1268, on the translation of Bishop Nicholas of Ely to
1421-436: The house system changed from six houses (Flagge-red for Flagge Meadow, Butler-yellow for the old Butler Library, Cobham-gold for Cobham Hall, Eld-green for Eld Hall, Perrins-orange for Perrins Hall and Britannia-blue for Britannia house) to the current house system. The current houses are: The school holds a yearly house championship, decided by a range of events throughout the school year in which all four houses compete, with
1470-537: The millennium a stained glass window was commissioned and installed over the main entrance to the Clock Block. In the Alice Ottley Building, formerly the main school building for the Alice Ottley School, there are two more halls: Cobham Hall and Main Hall. Main Hall is the school's dining hall, with views over a lawn and a stained glass window commemorating Miss Margaret Spurling, headmistress of
1519-600: The monks of the cathedral to steal the body of one Henry Poche from the Franciscans and bury it in their churchyard in 1290 was another new source of friction. By the year 1300 Giffard had become sick and infirm; in March of that year he was visited by Archbishop Winchelsey at Wyke. In 1301, William of Gloucester produced thirty-six articles against him before the Archbishop; although mostly small, technical and legal, they included: Both complaints were well investigated, and
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1568-551: The other suffragans to Canterbury, in the struggle against Peckham's excessive claims of metropolitical jurisdiction; he however later more friendly with him, and sent the Archbishop many expensive gifts. Giffard's many favours to the Franciscans , whose General had in both 1277 and 1282, admitted him as a brother of the order, must have procured him the friendship of the Franciscan primate. However his remissness in allowing
1617-544: The role in September 2009. The school has four houses: Cash (green), Perowne (yellow), Cornwall (red), and Goodrich (blue). During 2008 the school formed linkages with the community departments of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club and Aston Villa Football Club. RGS Springfield ( Royal Grammar School Springfield ) is located in Britannia Square in Worcester , United Kingdom. It is located 100 yards west of
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1715-698: The school merged with the neighbouring Alice Ottley School and was briefly known as RGS Worcester and The Alice Ottley School (RGSAO) before reverting to the original name. The school began accepting girls in 2003, prior to the merger. The school currently consists of the main secondary school and three preparatory campuses known as RGS Springfield (previously a boarding house of the Alice Ottley School), RGS The Grange (opened 1996), and RGS Dodderhill. Until 1992 it accepted boarders . Boarding pupils would reside in Whiteladies House,
1764-501: The school permanently, the school was given a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1561 and a governing body known as the Six Masters was set up, which remains as the governing body of the new RGS Worcester school today. Amongst famous Six masters are John Wall , Earl Beauchamp , Charles William Dyson Perrins and Anthony Lechemere. The Six Masters acquired much land for the school including its current site bought in 1562,
1813-475: The staircase end and balcony looking over the hall. The interior is panelled with fitted bookcases (which make up the Dowty Library ) and a plastered ceiling. Two war memorials for the two World Wars are housed in the hall and a life-size portrait of Charles William Dyson Perrins hangs opposite the fireplace. Portraits of the 20th-century headmasters hang below. The school organ is in this building, and
1862-544: The winners of each event being awarded four points, the second placed house three, down to the losing house one point. The house championship was traditionally called the 'Cock House' (or Cock House Cup Competition ) competition, its name deriving from that of the Cock . The original cup that was competed for is one which was presented to the school in 1902 by the Old Elizabethans' Association; in modern times competition
1911-446: Was 'Sir Richard (Chaplain)', who was dismissed by the bishop of Worcester, Philip Morgan, in 1422 for taking money from the scholars for his own use. He was replaced the same year by Sir John Bredel. Sir Richard Pennington was appointed in 1485 and is known to have given money to the Archbishop of Canterbury's fund, showing the strong connection of the school with the church. After a petition by some notable citizens of Worcester to endow
1960-473: Was a favourite nephew of the Bishop) as to who had the right to call over the names of the candidates and which led to the expulsion of the precentor from the chancel with the connivance of the Bishop. Some time later a truce patched matters up, but at Bromsgrove the Bishop, "...would not permit the prior to exercise his office, regardless of the peace that had been made, which we believe to have been as vain as
2009-492: Was a son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire , a royal justice, by Sibyl, a daughter and co-heiress of Walter de Cormeilles. He was born about 1235 and was the younger brother of Walter Giffard , who was to become Archbishop of York and whose successful career ensured the preferment of Godfrey. His sister Mabel was the abbess of Shaftesbury Abbey . Giffard appears to have profited from his brother's position, and held
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2058-481: Was added in 1914. The back rooms of Perrins Hall used to be the sixth form common rooms and are now used for storage. Flagge Meadow is located nearby at the back of the school, next to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal . Flagge Meadow (pronounced Flag) was first levelled and used for cricket in 1886. The first recorded match to be held there was in 1939, when the school played Merton College, Oxford . The ground has also played host to several Second XI fixtures for
2107-436: Was appointed in 1312 as Hugh of Northampton as recorded in the Bishop's register for that year. He was appointed personally by the Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of Canterbury , Lord Chancellor Walter Reynolds . The school continued to exist under the control of the city guilds through the centuries with various records of headmasters being appointed, again listed in the registers of the bishops of Worcester. One in particular
2156-430: Was based on the place of residence of each boy. The original houses were: Boarders, Barbourne, City, St. John's, County A, and County B. In 1909 the house system was changed to reflect the increasing number of boys in the school, and the difficulty of allocating pupils on the basis of where they lived. The six houses created in 1909 were: School House, for boarders, (which, due to common usage, changed to Whiteladies, as this
2205-562: Was his nephew John, who was the son of his brother William Giffard and who after fighting on the baronial side at Boroughbridge , was hanged at Gloucester, thus forfeiting his estates to the Crown. However, these estates were later restored, and subsequently the Giffords of Weston-sub-Edge assumed the arms of the See of Worcester in memory of their ancestor. Despite his long running quarrels with
2254-670: Was made a commissioner along with Roger Mortimer to investigate certain grievances of the Oxford scholars, and in 1278 acted as an itinerant justice in Hertfordshire and Kent . In 1279 Giffard succeeded to the very extensive property of his brother the Archbishop of York. He was also one of the four negotiators selected in 1289 by King Edward I of England to treat at Salisbury with the Scottish and Norwegian envoys about sending Margaret of Norway to Scotland. Giffard ruled over
2303-549: Was renamed the Philip Sawyer Library (after the former chairman of the governors). It was opened by the then Poet Laureate Andrew Motion . The library is situated above Eld Hall, and features a high vaulted roof structure. Godfrey Giffard Godfrey Giffard ( c. 1235 – 1302) was Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Worcester . Giffard
2352-640: Was settled by Bishop Godfrey Giffard regarding who owned the wax from the candles used at the feast of St Swithun. It was decided that the scholars of the Worcester School owned it, and the Rector of Saint Nicholas Church had to rely on the generosity of the scholars in order to get candle wax. The headmaster is mentioned as Stephen of London. The letter dated December 1291 is in the County Records Office in Worcester. The next headmaster
2401-469: Was the building in which the boarders lived); Temple (after Henry Temple, headmaster 1850s); Tudor (after Elizabeth I ); Woolfe (after Richard Woolfe, benefactor 1877 ); Wylde (after Thomas Wylde , benefactor 1558); and Yewle (after Robert Yewle, Six Master 1561). In 1963 two additional houses were created by the then headmaster Godfrey Brown, namely Langley (after William Langley, Six Master 1561) and Moore (after John Moore, benefactor 1626). In 2013/ 2014,
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