Bristol Grammar School

Bristol Grammar School is a coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England.

Related Topics:
Coeducational - Public school - Clifton - Bristol - England

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It was founded in 1532 by two brothers, Robert and Nicholas Thorne, as part of the new founding of schools after Henry VIII's closure of the monasteries, where previously a large proportion of England's education had occurred.

Related Topics:
1532 - Henry VIII - England

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It is divided into two separate sections: the Lower School takes children from the ages of 7-11, and the Upper School is for students aged between 11-18. There are currently around 1050 children in the Upper School, of which around a third are girls, since its switch from boys-only to coeducational in 1980.

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