Gresham's School

England , United Kingdom

  • Day & Boarding

  • 1555

  • £ 11.9K-39.5K

    • British

School History & Details

Gresham's School is a very famous public school which is a fee-charging boarding and day school located in Holt, Norfolk, England. Gresham's School was built in 1555 by Sir John Gresham, who converted Holt’s Manor House into a Free Grammar School as a result of Henry VIII’s suppression of the Monasteries.

    School Values

  • Kindness
  • Self-assured
  • Social Euity
  • Curiosity

    • The mission of Gresham's School is to instill Christian values while offering a caring, intellectually stimulating, and enlightened education. 

School Achievements

Achievements

One of the top thirty International Baccalaureate schools in England is Gresham's School, which is renowned for a number of accomplishments. The majority of subjects from the standard humanistic curriculum are taught at the school. The school has been an International Baccalaureate World School since February 2007 and offers the IB Diploma Programme (IB code 003433). Boys and girls from all over the UK and abroad who are in Nursery and Pre-Prep through Sixth Form at Gresham's School receive a comprehensive education. Gresham's received an "Excellent" rating in each of the three schools during the most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate visit, which is a testament to its cutting-edge academic program, superior instruction, and outstanding pastoral care. 
School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

Gresham's School is renowned for its extracurricular achievements in sports and other spheres. It made the Independent Schools of the Year 2021 shortlist for sporting achievement. The main sports are swimming, shooting, cricket, hockey, netball, rugby, and many others, including football, sailing, and equestrian.  Gresham's has consistently ranked among the top ten schools in England in the discipline of rifle shooting since around 1955, and Glyn Barnett won a shooting gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. 
Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Gresham's School has a long and successful history of producing exceptional achievers in all spheres of life, including architects, diplomats, engineers, athletes, musicians, and many more.   SIR HAROLD ATCHERLEY, SIR JAMES DYSON OM CBE FRS FRENG, PROFESSOR SIR CHRISTOPHER HOWES KCVO CB, JAMES KLUGMANN, RHODRI OLIVER, ERSKINE CHILDERS, GLYN BARNETT, DEBORAH FENN, RALPH FIRMAN, NATASHA HOWARD, RICHARD LEMAN  

School Information

The 200-acre campus of Gresham's School is ideally situated between North Norfolk's award-winning countryside and the coast.  The campus of Gresham's School offers a variety of amenities, including b...View moreView Less

Douglas Robb

Link

01263 714500

Cromer Rd Holt Norfolk NR25 6EA

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Psychology
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Business Studies
  • History
  • Sociology
  • Geography
  • Accounting
  • Physical Education
  • Art & Design
  • English – Language & Literature 
  • Ancient History
  • Geology
  • Science
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Social Studies
  • Foreign Languages

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