Hutchesons' Grammar School
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Hutchesons' Grammar School is a co-educational
independent school in the southside of Glasgow
, Scotland
. It was founded by the brothers George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641 and was opened originally to teach orphans, starting with "twelve male children, indigent orphans".
In 1876 a girls' school was opened on Kingarth Street. The Boys' and Girls' schools amalgamated in 1976 at Beaton Road, leaving Kingarth Street to house the primary school. In 2001, the school expanded into Glasgow's West End when it merged with Laurelbank School and created a nursery and primary school on Lilybank Terrace, although this has since closed and the building suffered heavy damage in a fire in November 2008.
Today, "Hutchie", as the school is known informally, has around 2,000 pupils at Kingarth Street and Beaton Road.
The current rector is Kenneth M Greig MA, PhD.
The brothers originally intended the School to be for orphans. Archibald Edmiston, an orphan himself, became the School's first pupil in 1643 and, seven years later, the School had "12 boys on the roll", to whom the school song refers.
The brothers built Hutchesons' Hospital Building in the Trongate
– right in the heart of Glasgow – survived the devastating fire that destroyed so much of the city in 1652. It also survived the earlier Civil Wars before peace was restored.
After a stuttering beginning, Hutchesons' Grammar School began to grow in size and reputation – requiring several moves to accommodate its multiplying numbers. It twice changed address before Ingram Street became home to the school in 1802. By 1815, the year of Waterloo
, the roll had risen to 76. By 1839 it stood at 120 which prompted the Patrons'
decision to build a new school in Crown Street, Gorbals
. The location was described as 'possessing quietness of situation, good air and a roomy open site'. The new building was opened in 1841 and remained in use until 1960.
In 1876, Hutchesons' Girls' School opened its doors for the first time in Elgin Street. The Girls' School was extremely successful and the number of pupils enrolled was far greater than the building was designed to hold. One final move saw Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School, as it was now known, re-located in 1912 to the present primary school building in Kingarth Street.
Beaton Road in Crossmyloof
became home to Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School half a century later in 1960. It was seen then as an extremely fashionable building, with windows and a playground included.
Despite these many changes to the schools over the centuries, the single most significant change occurred in 1975. The year marked the amalgamation of Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School and Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School, to form Hutchesons' Grammar School, the co-educational institution which remains in this form today. The girls' site in Kingarth Street became the mixed primary school with all the secondary pupils at what had been the boys' school in Beaton Road.
Rapid changes have occurred at Hutchesons' in the last two decades. In 1991, a new 3-storey Science Block was erected in the Beaton Road carpark while 1994 saw the construction of a new Infant Block at Kingarth Street. A new multi-million pound Sports Building was developed on the Playing Fields at Beaton Road in 1998, allowing the old gymnasium in the Senior School to be converted into a state-of-the-art library in 1999.
The new Millennium saw the newly-purchased Pollokshields United Reformed Church, in Beaton Road, developed to create the Fotheringay Centre, with new classrooms and offices for the Music and IT departments, the Network Administration staff as well as music practice rooms and a multi-purpose auditorium and lecture theatre.
The school has a number of different Sports teams and competes in many interschool tournaments.
Fees range between £7,613 and £9,709 per annum.
The school includes a large number of Jewish and Muslim
pupils who constitute approximately 15% of the senior school roll. There is a Jewish assembly every Thursday and a Muslim assembly one Thursday a month. A new sports track was completed in September 2009 and a new drama complex is currently being built, due to open around Christmas 2011.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
independent school in the southside of Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland
Scotland
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. It was founded by the brothers George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641 and was opened originally to teach orphans, starting with "twelve male children, indigent orphans".
In 1876 a girls' school was opened on Kingarth Street. The Boys' and Girls' schools amalgamated in 1976 at Beaton Road, leaving Kingarth Street to house the primary school. In 2001, the school expanded into Glasgow's West End when it merged with Laurelbank School and created a nursery and primary school on Lilybank Terrace, although this has since closed and the building suffered heavy damage in a fire in November 2008.
Today, "Hutchie", as the school is known informally, has around 2,000 pupils at Kingarth Street and Beaton Road.
The current rector is Kenneth M Greig MA, PhD.
History
The history of Hutchesons' Grammar School offers an insight into the history of Glasgow over the past four centuries. When George and Thomas Hutcheson set aside money in 1641 for their school, they started an educational enterprise which continued to flourish.The brothers originally intended the School to be for orphans. Archibald Edmiston, an orphan himself, became the School's first pupil in 1643 and, seven years later, the School had "12 boys on the roll", to whom the school song refers.
The brothers built Hutchesons' Hospital Building in the Trongate
Trongate
Trongate is one of the oldest streets in the city of Glasgow, Scotland.Located in the area of the Merchant City commonly known as "Old Glasgow", it is the main route into the central area from the East End...
– right in the heart of Glasgow – survived the devastating fire that destroyed so much of the city in 1652. It also survived the earlier Civil Wars before peace was restored.
After a stuttering beginning, Hutchesons' Grammar School began to grow in size and reputation – requiring several moves to accommodate its multiplying numbers. It twice changed address before Ingram Street became home to the school in 1802. By 1815, the year of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, the roll had risen to 76. By 1839 it stood at 120 which prompted the Patrons'
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decision to build a new school in Crown Street, Gorbals
Gorbals
The Gorbals is an area on the south bank of the River Clyde in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. By the late 19th century, it had become over-populated and adversely affected by local industrialisation. Many people lived here because their jobs provided this home and they could not afford their own...
. The location was described as 'possessing quietness of situation, good air and a roomy open site'. The new building was opened in 1841 and remained in use until 1960.
In 1876, Hutchesons' Girls' School opened its doors for the first time in Elgin Street. The Girls' School was extremely successful and the number of pupils enrolled was far greater than the building was designed to hold. One final move saw Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School, as it was now known, re-located in 1912 to the present primary school building in Kingarth Street.
Beaton Road in Crossmyloof
Crossmyloof
Crossmyloof is an area on the south side of Glasgow in Scotland.-Etymology:The name is derived from Gaelic Crois MoLiubha, St Malieu's Cross....
became home to Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School half a century later in 1960. It was seen then as an extremely fashionable building, with windows and a playground included.
Despite these many changes to the schools over the centuries, the single most significant change occurred in 1975. The year marked the amalgamation of Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School and Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School, to form Hutchesons' Grammar School, the co-educational institution which remains in this form today. The girls' site in Kingarth Street became the mixed primary school with all the secondary pupils at what had been the boys' school in Beaton Road.
Rapid changes have occurred at Hutchesons' in the last two decades. In 1991, a new 3-storey Science Block was erected in the Beaton Road carpark while 1994 saw the construction of a new Infant Block at Kingarth Street. A new multi-million pound Sports Building was developed on the Playing Fields at Beaton Road in 1998, allowing the old gymnasium in the Senior School to be converted into a state-of-the-art library in 1999.
The new Millennium saw the newly-purchased Pollokshields United Reformed Church, in Beaton Road, developed to create the Fotheringay Centre, with new classrooms and offices for the Music and IT departments, the Network Administration staff as well as music practice rooms and a multi-purpose auditorium and lecture theatre.
The school has a number of different Sports teams and competes in many interschool tournaments.
Fees range between £7,613 and £9,709 per annum.
The school includes a large number of Jewish and Muslim
Muslim
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pupils who constitute approximately 15% of the senior school roll. There is a Jewish assembly every Thursday and a Muslim assembly one Thursday a month. A new sports track was completed in September 2009 and a new drama complex is currently being built, due to open around Christmas 2011.
Notable alumni
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- Russell WatersRussell WatersRussell Waters was a Scottish film actor.Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at the Old Vic and in the West End. On screen Waters generally...
- film and television actor - David WeitzmanDavid WeitzmanDavid Weitzman, QC was a British Labour Party politician. For the five years leading up to his retirement in 1979, he was the last sitting British MP born in the nineteenth century, and the oldest member of the House of Commons.Weitzman was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow,...
- Labour MP - Anas SarwarAnas SarwarAnas Sarwar MP is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central since 2010, succeeding his father Mohammad Sarwar.-Early life:...
- Labour MP - Iain StewartIain Stewart (politician)Iain Aitken Stewart is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes South.Stewart was born in Scotland and grew up in Hamilton. He went to Hutchesons' Grammar School...
- Conservative MP - Daniel LamontDaniel LamontThe Very Rev Professor Daniel Lamont DD, MA was an eminent Church of Scotland Minister and academic. He was a Professor at New College, Edinburgh from 1927 to 1945; and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1936 to 1937....
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from 1936 to 1937 - Michael Macintyre - Spud
External links
- Hutchesons' Website
- Hutchesons' Grammar School page on Scottish Schools Online
- "Statues of the Hutcheson Brothers" Glasgow - City of Sculpture By Gary Nisbet