Beverley Grammar School
Beverley Grammar School is an 11–16 boys’ comprehensive secondary academy school in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. A school may have been established under the Beverley Grammar School name about 700 AD; on that basis the school is claimed to be the country's oldest grammar school, and the eighth oldest school overall, but the existence of a school here is not continuous. The school shares a joint Sixth form with Beverley High School, styled as Beverley Joint 6th.
| Beverley Grammar School | |
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| School badge Beverley Grammar School, Queensgate, in 2015 | |
| Address | |
Queensgate , , HU17 8NF England | |
| Coordinates | 53.8336°N 0.4395°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 11–16 boys Academy Comprehensive School |
| Motto | Adolescentiam alunt senectutem oblectant |
| Established | AD c. 700 |
| Founder | St John of Beverley |
| Specialist | Engineering |
| Department for Education URN | 136995 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Gavin Lord-Chappell |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 863 pupils (approx.) |
| Houses | 5 (Burden, Connington, Fisher, Minster, School) |
| Publication | Beverlonian |
| Website | Beverley Grammar School |
The school has received an 'Outstanding' in Ofsted inspections in 2006, 2008, and in 2010. However it was unable to sustain such a high level record when deemed 'requires improvement' in 2013. The school was re-awarded 'outstanding' in September 2021.
The headteacher is Gavin Lord-Chappell, who took over from Gillian Todd in September 2015.