[12] While, in 2007/2008 season, LRGS won the Lancashire Cup in the U15 and U16 age groups. The school achieved a victory over Charterhouse School in the final of the Lord's Taverners Cricketer Colts Trophy for Schools in 1999,[10] and enjoyed a run to the semi final of the Daily Mail U18 Cup in 2004.[11]. It debates a mixture of heavy motions (such as 'This House Would Criminalise Abortion in the UK') and lighter ones (for example, This House Believes Tea is Better Than Coffee').
lancastergirls Retweeted@lggslibrary - 3rd Mar, Update your browser to view this website correctly. event.preventDefault(); Priority is given to the sons of parents living within the boundaries of the Administrative City of Lancaster and all those from this area who reach the qualifying standards are offered places. It is the most popular section with about 100 cadets, who receive flying lessons in the Grob Tutor T.1 aircraft and gliding lessons in the Grob Vigilant G 109 glider. Nonetheless, the school has produced some notable figures in rugby union such as the former England and Bath coach Brian Ashton, former captain of Norway Erik Lund and his brother the England international Magnus Lund. * 'Looked after children' are children who are in the care of the local authority or are being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions at the time of making an application to the School. For those wishing to join the school at Year 8, 9 or 10, in boarding, there is an entrance exam in January 2021. The main activities offered are water-based, and the section often goes sailing on Marine Lake, Southport.
As a state school, education is free for all pupils.
Applications for 11+ entry in 2021 are no longer being accepted. Work in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Commander Brian C. Longbottom, RN. Pupils should be fluent in English as the school has no facilities for teaching English as a second language. but remains a bastion of rugby union. [8], LRGS is a state boarding school with four boarding houses (Storey, Frankland, Ashton and School Houses) and 170 boarders.
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Lancaster LA1 3EF, Email The school has a sixth form for girls, which commenced in 2019. Opportunities for flying and gliding scholarships, as well as various leadership courses, are also available to the most dedicated and talented cadets. This building (now known as Old School House), which stands on the north side of East Road, was designed by the local architects Sharpe and Paley at a cost of £8,000 (equivalent to £880,000 in 2019). Over 75% of all results were graded A*, A or B. The school offers a wide range of sporting activities to the students throughout their school careers including tennis, sailing, swimming, rowing, cross country running etc. Following the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January 2020, we will still accept EU students who wish to enrol in Sep 2020 for the duration of their studies. The school has a sixth form for girls, which commenced in 2019.
11+ entrance tests take place at LRGS on Saturday 28 September 2019 for 2020 entry. The Governors welcome applications to the school from the parents of boys who will be age 11 years on entry. [16], The Royal Navy Section consists of around 25 cadets, including girls from Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, who have been participating since September 2012.
When the national anthem is sung at events such as Founders' Day, the second line is changed to "Long live our noble Duke" in recognition of the Duchy of Lancaster.