Leeds Grammar School

Leeds Grammar School (LGS) was founded in 1552 by Sir William Sheafield to provide free, subsidised or fee-paying education, according to need. In contemporary times, LGS is an independent fee-paying school, (in the UK also known, confusingly, as a Public School), and is a member of the Governing Bodies Association and of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

The school has been sited at a number of locations in Leeds:

• Its original location is thought to have been The Calls, by the River Aire, near the centre of the city.
• In 1624, John Harrison, a great Leeds benefactor, moved the school "to a pleasant Field of his own which he surrouded with a substantial Wall and in the midst of the Quadrangle built the present Fabrick of the school"
• The school was moved to a site on Woodhouse Moor in 1859. This site was subsequently sold to the University of Leeds.
• Most recently, in 1997, LGS moved to a purpose-built campus at Alwoodley Gates.
• The school will merge with Leeds Girls' High School in 2007.

Past pupils

• Alan Bennett - Television writer and actor
• Barry Cryer - Comedian and comedy writer
• Tony Harrison (b.1937 - ) - Poet
• George Henderson (b.1854 d.1903) - British soldier and military author most famous for his work regarding the American Civil War and Thomas J. Jackson
• Gerald Kaufman - Member of Parliament
• Colin Montgomerie (attended circa 1980-1982) - Golf Professional
• John Smeaton (b.1724 d.1794) - civil and mechanical engineer famous for building the third Eddystone Lighthouse, and for many other engineering projects.
• Nigel Waterson - Member of Parliament for Eastbourne
• The Kaiser Chiefs - A popular band in the UK and becoming popular in the US.

External link

• Leeds Grammar School website