Hutchesons' Grammar School | |
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Address | |
Beaton Road , G41 4NW Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55°50′11″N 4°16′55″W / 55.8363°N 4.282°WCoordinates: 55°50′11″N 4°16′55″W / 55.8363°N 4.282°W |
Information | |
Type | Independent day school |
Motto | Latin: Veritas (Truth) |
Established | 1641 |
Founder | George and Thomas Hutcheson |
Rector | Colin Gambles |
Age | 3 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1300 (approx) |
Houses | 4 (Argyle, Lochiel, Montrose and Stuart) |
Publication | "The Hutchesonian" and "Hutchie Herald" |
Alumni | Old Hutchesonians |
Website | www |
Hutchesons' Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Glasgow, Scotland.
It is a selective school, meaning prospective pupils must sit an entrance test to gain admission.
It was founded as Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School by the brothers George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641[1] and was opened originally to educate orphans, starting with "twelve male children, indigent orphans".[1]
The Boys' and Girls' schools amalgamated in 1976 at Beaton Road where the Boys' school had moved to in 1957 to form the current secondary school. The Campus at Kingarth Street became the co-ed primary school. In 1994, a new pre school block at the primary school was constructed.
Today, "Hutchie", as the school is known informally, has around 1,300 pupils at both campuses.
The current Rector is Colin Gambles.
History
In 2001, the school expanded into Glasgow's West End when it merged with Laurel Park School and created a nursery and primary school on Lilybank Terrace, although this has since closed.[3] The building suffered heavy damage in a fire in November 2008, and again in early 2019.[4][5]
Houses
Pupils at the school are divided into the following Houses:
- Montrose
- Stuart
- Lochiel
- Argyll
Each house has a main team of four, a head of house and three assistant heads of house. All houses are looked over by the depute rector, the matron and the leaning support department ensuring pupils get optimal care and support.
School Tartan
The school tartan derives from the Hutcheson tartan with the colours changed to fit the school colours. It was adapted by Colin Hutcheson, a Governor of the Scottish Tartans Authority, and launched in March 2005.[6]
Awards
In November 2011, Hutchesons' Grammar School was named the 'Scottish Independent Secondary school of the year'.[7]
Notable alumni
- Madge Easton Anderson – first female professional lawyer in Britain
- Kevin Sneader – global managing partner CEO [8] of McKinsey
- Kenny McBain – TV director and producer. Responsible for Inspector Morse TV series
- John Buchan – novelist, historian and Governor-General of Canada[citation needed]
- Alan Bulloch- former Scottish rugby union player
- O. Douglas (Anna Buchan) – novelist
- Lionel Charles Knights – King Edward VII Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge, 1965–73 [9]
- Nan Dunbar – fellow and tutor in classics at Somerville College, Oxford
- Alison Di Rollo – Solicitor General for Scotland[10]
- Alix Jamieson – Olympic athlete
- Archibald Leitch – architect [11]
- James Maxton – MP and leader of the Independent Labour Party[citation needed]
- Derry Irvine (Baron Irvine of Lairg) – barrister, QC and former Lord Chancellor[citation needed]
- Carol Smillie – TV presenter and former model[citation needed]
- Gordon Bulloch – Played professional rugby union for Scotland and captained the British and Irish Lions[citation needed]
- Ken Bruce – BBC Radio 2 DJ[citation needed]
- Adair Turner (Lord Turner of Ecchinswell) – chair of the Financial Services Authority[citation needed]
- John Mason – Scottish National Party MSP[12]
- Daniel Lamont – Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1936 to 1937[citation needed]
- Leon Smith – current British Davis Cup captain
- Cordelia Oliver – journalist, painter and art critic
- J David Simons – novelist
- Imtiaz Dharker – poet and artist
- John Barbour – footballer and soldier killed in World War I[13]
- Hugh Wyllie – former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Jerry Morris – epidemiologist who established the importance of physical activity in preventing cardiovascular disease.
- Anas Sarwar- Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Labour list MSP, former Westminster MP
- Humza Yousaf – SNP MSP, youngest MSP and first ethnic minority cabinet member in Scottish government
- Myra MacDonald – journalist and author
- Colin Epsie – is a Scottish professor of Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Somerville College
References
- ^ a b Hutcheson, George (1891). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Thomas Hutcheson. University of Glasgow
- ^ "The Hutchesons' – Laurel Park Merger, August, 2001". Hutchesons' Grammar School. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.
- ^ Nicoll, Vivienne (7 August 2013). "Flats plan for blaze-hit former city girls' school". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Fire at former church in Glasgow's West End treated as 'deliberate' by police". Evening Times. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Tartan Details - Hutchesons' Grammar School". The Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ http://www.isc.co.uk/20111114_schoolNews[dead link]
- ^ "McKinsey & Company | Global management consulting". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65193. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Solicitor General - gov.scot".
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Leitch, Archibald (1865–1939)’, first published Oct 2009, 1579 words, with portrait illustration
- ^ "Scottish Parliament". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
External links
- Hutchesons' Website
- Hutchesons' Grammar School page on Scottish Schools Online
- "Statues of the Hutcheson Brothers" Glasgow – City of Sculpture By Gary Nisbet