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Grosvenor Grammar School (formerly Grosvenor High School) is an 11–18 co-educational controlled grammar school and sixth form in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


History

Grosvenor Grammar School was founded in 1945 as Grosvenor High School, by the Belfast Corporation, to cope with the increase in demand for grammar-school education in the area. It was sited in Roden Street, off Grosvenor Road, and remained there until 1958, when the school moved to Cameronian Drive in the east of the city. In 2010, the school moved to its present location, Marina Park. Its headmasters have been William Moles (1945–1972), Ken Reid (1972–1993), John Lockett (1993–2008), and R. S. McLoughlin (2008–2014). On 19 December 2014 Robin McLoughlin made his final speech at Grosvenor before moving on to Banbridge Academy, making way for the school's first headmistress, Frances Vasey (2014−present). In order to avoid confusion with non-grammar 'high schools', the school changed its name in 1993 to Grosvenor Grammar School. In rugby, the school has won the Ulster Schools Cup once (in 1983).Ulster School's Cup Statistics Archive
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Notable alumni

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Notable staff

* Sammy Wilson, former economics teacher * Michelle McIlveen, taught history and politics * Willie Anderson, former PE teacher * Kyle McCallan, teacher from 2005 to 2016, took a job in the PE department * Andrew White, joined in September 2007


See also

* List of grammar schools in Northern Ireland


References


External links

* {{authority control Grammar schools in Belfast Educational institutions established in 1945 1945 establishments in Northern Ireland