Trinity School (Carlisle)
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It is a specialist language collegeLanguage College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
for ages 11–18. It was the most sought after state school for 2008 with about 10 people wanting to go for every place.
Grammar school
Carlisle Grammar School was a boys' grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
. The analogous girls' school was Carlisle County School for Girls, which became St Aidan's County High School.
Former Masters
- Cyril Broom, Headmaster from 1928-53 of Emanuel SchoolEmanuel SchoolEmanuel School is a co-educational independent school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded by Lady Dacre and Elizabeth I in 1594. Today it has some 710 pupils, aged between ten and eighteen.-History:...
(taught classics from 1911-3) - Victor Ehrenberg (historian)Victor Ehrenberg (historian)Victor Ehrenberg was a German historian. He was the younger brother of Hans Ehrenberg and the nephew of the jurist Victor Ehrenberg.He was married to Eva Dorothea Ehrenberg, née Sommer ....
, taught classics in 1941 - John Howard (mathematician)John Howard (mathematician)John Howard , was a British schoolmaster and poet who as a mathematician worked on the geometry of the sphere.-Biography:Howard was born in the Fort George garrison, near Inverness, in 1753. He was the son of Ralph Howard, a private in the British Army, and he was brought up by relations in Carlisle...
- Harold James Ruthven MurrayHarold James Ruthven MurrayHarold James Ruthven Murray , was an English educationalist, inspector of schools, and prominent chess historian. He was the first to publish the theory that chess originated in India...
in the late 1890s
Headmasters
- Frederick Hendy 1895-1901
- Charles Padel 1912-32
- Victor Dunstan 1932-62
- DJW Williams 1962 - 1971
Academic results
At both GCSE and A level, the school produces results above the England average.Facilities
It has a swimming pool and fitness centre. The school is having a £200m investment to rebuild it by September 2010. The school has around 1900 students, 400 of them in sixth form.As Carlisle Grammar School
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, World War II codebreaker - David Beattie, venture capitalist with Grosvenor Development Capital
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- Eric Fairweather, Head of Asset Finance from 1999-2002 at The Co-operative Bank
- William Farish (chemist)
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, screenplay writer - Robert Gash, Chief Executive from 1973-86 of the Royal County of Berkshire
- Prof Michael GoodfellowMichael GoodfellowMichael Goodfellow OBE is a British professor in Microbial Systematics, specialising in actinobacterial taxonomy. He earlier served as Head of the School of Biology in University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is also the Chair of the Bergey's Manual Trust.-Education:Goodfellow was born in...
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, musician - James Kerr, Chief Constable from 1977-83 of Lincolnshire PoliceLincolnshire PoliceLincolnshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. Despite the name, the force's area does not include North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, which are covered by Humberside Police instead.In terms of...
- Sir John Laing CBE, civil engineer, who developed John Laing plc
- Prof Patrick Lawther CBE, Professor of Environmental and Preventive Medicine from 1968-81 at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College
- Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, Labour Party adviser
- James McHugh CBE, Managing Director in 1986 of British Gas, and President from 1986-7 of the Institution of Gas EngineersInstitution of Gas Engineers and ManagersThe Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1863. It is licenced by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers and Technicians...
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host - James Rudden, educationist
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As Trinity School
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- SopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
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