Hulme Grammar School

Hulme Grammar School (SD 919036) is a school situated on and around Chamber Road, three-quarters of a mile south of the centre of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, between Frederick Street and Windsor Road.

The school, founded in 1611 and reconstituted in the 19th century under the Endowed Schools Act, was a Direct Grant Grammar school until 1976. It reverted to independence with the phasing-out of the Direct Grant scheme, and is now a private school which selects its students by a competitive entrance examination and interview. The main buildings were erected in 1895 by the Hulme Trust. The current headmaster is Mr K.E.N. Jones who will leave at the end of this year due to termination of contract, and the current headmistress is Miss M.S. Smolenski who will be retiring at the end of the 2005-2006 academic year.

Tuition fees are around £6,500 per year for the main school, and £4,500 for the preparatory schools, although bursaries are available for students who perform well in the entrance examination as well as means-tested bursaries for those who would otherwise be unable to afford the full fees.

Boys and girls are taught separately from the ages of 11 to 16, but there is a joint sixth form. The combined number of pupils is around 1,200. Both the boys' and girls' schools have associated preparatory schools (in the British sense) for pupils aged 7 to 11 - "Hulme Court" for the boys, and "Hulme Estcourt" for the girls. There is also a mixed kindergarten.

The school has an extra-curricular programme which includes:

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comprehensive sports coverage

A Combined Cadet Force Contingent

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

Famous former pupils

• Shobna Gulati (actress)
• John Stapleton (GMTV presenter)
• Sarah Lancashire (actress)
• Philip Schofield (television presenter)
• Nedum Onuoha (footballer)
• Andy Kershaw (Radio 3 DJ)

External links

• Hulme Grammar School