King's School, Macclesfield

The King's School, Macclesfield is an independent day school based in Macclesfield. It was founded in 1502 by Sir John Percyvale, a former Lord Mayor of London, as Macclesfield Grammar School. It was refounded on April 26, 1552 by King Edward VI from whom it takes its name. The school celebrates "Founders Day" every year with a Church service on the last day before the Easter Holidays. Pupils also attend a Christmas service on the last day before the Christmas Holidays.

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Macclesfield - 1502 - Sir John Percyvale - Lord Mayor of London - April 26 - 1552 - King Edward VI

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The school operated as a direct-grant Grammar school for boys, so that state pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination were able to attend with their fees paid by the local authority. When the direct-grant system was ended in the 1970s it chose to go fully independent and fee-paying. A junior school was added in the 1980s and the school bought the old Macclesfield High School for Girls to set up a girls' division which opened in 1993 (the Sixth Form had been co-educational since 1986). The Junior School, Infants and Girls' Division are all located at Fence Avenue. The current headmaster is Dr. Steven Coyne and the Principal of the Girls' Division Mrs Elizabeth Spence. The school takes great pride in its musical exploits, particularly since the Foundation Choir won BBC Songs of Praise choir of the year. Rugby is another of the school prided activities and there are many teams for boys and in the sixth form girls have the opportunity to play too.

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1993 - 1986

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Among famous former pupils are Alan Beith, Ian Curtis, the members of the rock group 'The Macc Lads', and Big Brother 2004 contestant Stuart Wilson (who was Head Boy).

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Alan Beith - Ian Curtis - Big Brother - 2004

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Numerous teachers from the School have published books, such as Dr Gillian Banner's "Holocaust Literature: Schulz, Levi, Spiegelman and the Memory of the Offence", Dr Lynda Palazzo's "Christina Rossetti's Feminist Theology " and Mr D C Hill's "For King's and Country"

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