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- 03/07/24
Leicester Grammar School Trust announces new Headmaster of Leicester Grammar School and Principal of the Trust
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Graham Purves as Headmaster of Leicester Grammar School and Principal of Leicester Grammar School Trust from September 2025 when John Watson retires.Read Full Story - 17/06/24
Welcoming Ukrainian friends
Leicester Grammar School has been very pleased to welcome a group of eleven Ukrainian teenagers this week, to share our school life while being hosted by LGS families. Headmaster, John Watson, said: "We are delighted to be in a position to give a warm welcome to our Ukrainian guests, in...Read Full Story - 20/05/24
Heads of School 2024-2025
We are delighted to introduce our new Heads of School for the academic year 2024-2025. Congratulations to Gabriel and Nandini for shining in a challenging selection process to secure these pivotal positions within our community.Read Full Story - 07/05/24
Celebrating shortlisting as TES Independent Senior School of the Year
Having earlier this academic year been named Sunday Times 2024 East Midlands Independent Senior School of the Year, LGS has now been shortlisted as one of eight national finalists for this prestigious TES award. The school's entry is entitled: 'Academic enrichment combined with increased sup...Read Full Story - 01/05/24
John Watson announces his retirement
John Watson will be retiring as Headmaster of Leicester Grammar School and Principal of the Trust in August 2025. He was already a very experienced Head when he joined us, and he has succeeded in energetically leading the Trust from strength to strength during his tenure. He has built and m...Read Full Story - 24/04/24
Chess Team Triumphs
Our Key Stage 3 Chess Team has emerged victorious in the highly anticipated inaugural Secondary School Leicestershire chess competition held at Market Bosworth School. Displaying exceptional skills and strategic prowess, the team comprising of Catherine (8SEM), Alexander (9PWD), Raaghav (8ATK...Read Full Story - 16/04/24
Trust team dominates County Golf
Our Trust golf team, consisting of Anay (@LGS_Juniors), Eesha (@LGS_Senior), and Noah (@LGS_Stoneygate), displayed an outstanding performance at the County Golf event held in Kibworth. The team's exceptional skill and determination led them to sweep the competition and secure a place in th...Read Full Story - 10/04/24
United against bullying
We are delighted to announce that Leicester Grammar School and Leicester Grammar Junior School have jointly been awarded the 'United Against Bullying SILVER School status' by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. This recognition, awarded to only a select few schools nationwide, highlights t...Read Full Story - 07/02/24
Promoting positive mental health
This week is Children's Mental Health Week and yesterday was also Safer Internet Day. At lunchtime in the Foyer, we celebrated both with fun activities designed to promote the positive benefits of engaging with the online world and social media.Read Full Story - 04/12/23
Inspirational author visits
Today we were delighted to welcome author Annie Garthwaite to LGS to talk about her feminist novel about the mother of Richard III, 'Cecily'.Read Full Story - 27/11/23
LGS named Sunday Times top 2024 independent and top for academic performance in the East Midlands
Leicester Grammar School is delighted to receive these two prestigious awards, as they reflect the inspiration, ambition and care which underpin the happiness and success of our community.Read Full Story - 23/11/23
FutureChef superstars
We are delighted that two of our pupils, Amara (Year 10) and Samanatha (Year 11) took part in Springboard's FutureChef competition today. After planning and practising their dishes over the past few weeks, Amara and Samantha competed against eight other pupils from different...Read Full Story