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In 1732, William Smith, a former Mayor of Portsmouth and previously the garrison physician, died and left his estate to Christ Church, Oxford. His will contained instructions to build a new school in Portsmouth and thus, The Portsmouth Grammar School (PGS) was founded. The will of the founder is reflected to this day in that two Governors continue to be nominated by Christ Church. The school also retains its naval links, with the Second Sea Lord nominating one further Governor. In 1926 the school moved from its original Victorian premises to Cambridge Barracks.^[5] The school was hit by bombs during the Second World War.^[6]

Since then it has undergone a series of changes - including its conversion to co-education, and the abolition of boarding. The Upper Junior School (Years 5-6) is situated in the original Victorian building which once contained the whole Grammar School. The Nursery, Lower Junior School (Reception to Year 4), Middle School and Upper School are located across the road on the High Street. The school colours are red, black and gold, and the school motto is Praemia Virtutis Honores (English: Honours are the rewards of virtue). The current Headmaster is Anne Cotton. The school recently spent £6 million on a new Science building.^[7]

Academic performance

In 2004 the school came 67 out of 100 in a Guardian list of Top independent school's UCAS scores,^[8] There was an average AS/A level point score of 939.1 in 2009.^[9]

Internal structure

Portsmouth Grammar School consists of three sections: Nursery (ages 2–4), Junior School (Reception to Year 6) and Senior School (Year 7 to Sixth Form).

Houses

In each section of PGS there are four houses, each represented by a colour and named after a former schoolmaster. Although these colours remain the same, the names change in each section of the School:

Houses form the basis of the school pastoral system and provide a continued 'home' throughout a pupil's time at the school. In the Upper School, each house has its own common room. Sixth Formers have their own common area and cafe, known as the Sixth Form Centre. Sixth Formers also have their own library.

Discipline

It is PGS's policy to deal with serious breaches of its code of conduct and school rules severely. Traditionally, however, pupils are not 'expelled', but in a meeting convened between the Headmaster and the pupil's parents, it is made clear to the parents that it would be for the best if they were to withdraw their child from the school. Expulsion is thus known at PGS as 'being asked to leave'.

Prefects

Prefects also perform a minor role in school discipline, performing duties such as monitoring classroom and the tuck shop during breaks and ushering pupils at large school events. They are expected to set an example to younger pupils and are given the authority to issue lunchtime detentions. Chosen in Year 12 by a combination of discussions between teachers and the Headmaster and a student vote, around forty-five pupils are awarded with diagonally-striped red and gold ties. A few pupils have golden buttons; these are the Deputy Senior Prefects. A Senior Prefect is also chosen to preside over shared responsibilities, however since 2012-13, two Senior Prefects have been selected to jointly lead the team.

Co-curricular activities

Pupils take part in trips each term to visit various countries. Pupils have visited France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, The United States, Syria, Russia, Norway, Hungary, Uganda and a number of other countries. Exchanges take place as a part of the Modern Languages programme each year, with pupils spending time in France, Spain or Germany and receiving a visit from their counterpart. Additionally, sports teams travel each year to various locations, which have included South Africa and Australia.

Aside from trips abroad, extracurricular activities include the Combined Cadet Force (see below), a Debating Club, Wildlife Club, "Stock Market Club", "Model Rockets", and "Middle School Textiles Club".

The school was involved in the establishment of the education charity United World Schools and since 2010 has funded a Partner School in Cambodia through co-curricular activities.^[10]

Drama

GCSE and AS/A-level assessment performances take place on weekday evenings to an audience of parents and friends of the pupils involved. In terms of extracurricular drama, the scene is varied; a great deal of change has occurred within the Drama Department recently, with the building of a new theatre and several new ventures being undertaken. Annual drama events include:

Sport

Within the school grounds is a sports centre containing a multi-purpose hall, gymnasium, squash courts, weight lifting room and dance rooms. The school has sports grounds at Hilsea, which include various pitches as well as a pavilion. The school sometimes uses the HMS Temeraire grounds, and Governors Green in Portsmouth.

CCF

The School has a Combined Cadet Force open to pupils in Year 9 and above, which has Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy sections.

Music

In an article in the September 2006 BBC Music Magazine, the following was written about the music at PGS:

There are several ensembles that perform regularly, many conducted by the school's associate conductor, Nicolae Moldoveanu. The PGS Chamber Choir sang at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 and went on tour to Salzburg at Christmas 2006. The Choir also sings regularly with the London Mozart Players and upholds an annual tradition of singing Evensong at Christ Church, Oxford.{{CN|date=September 2018}}

Politics

PGS runs its own Model United Nations which meets weekly. The school also hosts an MUN Conference annually and are joined by local school delegation teams.^[11] The school has run mock elections for notable elections that have occurred at the time. In recent years, the History & Politics Department have organised school elections for the 2010 UK election, where the school narrowly elected the Conservative Party,^[12] whilst in the 2012 US election the school voted in favour of the Democrats^[13]

Old Portmuthians

Alumni are known as Old Portmuthians and may join The Old Portmuthian Club, founded in 1885. Notable OPs include

See also

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.pgs.org.uk/about-us/staff/|title=About the Head|website=The Portsmouth Grammar School|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}}
2. ^A-Level Exam Results 2009 in The Daily Mail
3. ^2008 A-Level Results and GCSE Results in The Times, 2008
4. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2009/jan/15/portsmouth-gcse-alevel-league-tables League tables: GCSE and A-Level results for Portsmouth] in The Guardian, 15 January 2009
5. ^{{NHLE|desc=Portsmouth Grammar School and attached railings|num=1333199|accessdate=17 September 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rDMqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT57&lpg=PT57&dq=Cambridge+Barracks,+Portsmouth&source=bl&ots=x0A9zBXizH&sig=UtqeExsVhUV6XNUGz5udYh_7Q_I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjh0dSky6zWAhVFAcAKHeBcAGo4ChDoAQg5MAQ#v=onepage&q=Cambridge%20Barracks%2C%20Portsmouth&f=false|title=Portsmouth in 50 Buildings|first= Garth |last=Groombridge|publisher=Amberley Publishing|year=2017|isbn=978-1445664064}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pgs.org.uk/pages_dev.php?sub=dev_sci |title=New Science Centre |publisher=Pgs.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-02-13}}
8. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/aug/27/alevels2004.alevels Top 100 Independent Schools 2004] in The Guardian, 27 August 2004
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/09/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/851_6004.stm |title=Performance results for The Portsmouth Grammar School |publisher=BBC News |date=2010-01-13 |accessdate=2011-02-13}}
10. ^{{cite news|last1=Nassif|first1=Aline|title=Dancers raise thousands|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/life/dancers-raise-thousands-1-3869703|accessdate=11 June 2015|publisher=Portsmouth News|date=23 May 2012}}
11. ^{{Facebook|id=pgsmun-208155115869335|name=PGS Model United Nations}}
12. ^Prospective Mini MPs Canvas for Votes in Mock Election from the PGS Website, cached by ZoomInfo
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthpoint.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/blog-post.html |title=Obama Re-elected by US and PGS |publisher=Portsmouth Point |date=2012-11-07 |accessdate=2012-12-06}}

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