Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a co-educational secondary school in Clitheroe, Lancashire that used to be an all-boys school. It was founded in 1554 as "The Free Grammar School of King Philip and Queen Mary" “for the education, instruction and learning of boys and young men in grammar; to be and to continue for ever.â€After 44 years of sharing the school buildings with the boys, the newly built Girls Grammar School opened in 1958 and amalgamated with the Boys Grammar School in 1985. CRGS celebrated its 450th anniversary in 2004, an event marked by the planting of a tree by HRH The Duke of York.After becoming a Grant Maintained School in September 1991 Clitheroe Royal Grammar School became a Foundation School with a Foundation under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Most recently on 1 January 2011 the School converted to Academy School Status under the Academies Act 2010.Clitheroe Royal Grammar School continues to thrive on two sites with the Sixth Form Centre occupying the historic buildings in York Street and the Main School at the former Girls Grammar School buildings on Chatburn Road.UniformThe main school uniform consists of:IntakeThe Main School intake each year is 120 children who have each reached the required standard in the School's entrance examination, with places being offered preferentially to candidates living within the School's defined 'Catchment Area'. These are then divided into four forms (C, R, G and S), of 30 pupils each. This means the pupil population at Main School is about 600 (120 per year, with five years). Sixth Form entry is based on GCSE performance and takes in around 330 students per year. The matriculation requirements are five grade Bs at GCSE with at least a Grade C in English Language and Mathematics, while some subjects also require specific grades in related GCSE subjects, where applicable.
