Welcome from the Headmaster

You may be looking at the RGS Website to try and decide whether the Royal Grammar School is the right school for your son.  I do hope that you will find the contents helpful to you in making your decision. 

I believe that the RGS is unique in the state sector.  If you were to ask current parents why they chose RGS for their son, they would tell you that the boys here are cheerful, balanced, at ease with themselves and each other - yet excited and enthused by the challenges before them. They might add that RGS succeeds in combining academic excellence with a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities, all underpinned by a deep commitment to the individual needs and enthusiasms of each pupil.

As Headmaster, I believe passionately in the importance of the individual. Every boy at the Royal Grammar School is valued for his own sake, encouraged to develop his talents to the full in a community where there are no stereotypes and where every achievement, however small, is celebrated.

In November 2008, the Ofsted inspection confirmed that, for the fourth consecutive time, the School was graded as ‘Outstanding’.  Parental comments include:

• “This is a truly excellent school.”
• “I could not have chosen a better school for my son.”
• “Senior pupils truly seem to welcome the younger ones and are helpful when they need some guidance.”
• “My son entered the school as a very shy, average boy and has become a confident, successful Oxbridge candidate.”

If this ethos appeals to you and your son, then the RGS would be the right place.  I look forward to meeting you.

Roy M Page
Headmaster