The Manchester Grammar School Information Booklet

INFORMATION 2015

Information

The Manchester Grammar School

Staff List MGS staff are subject specialists with a love of academia and engagement with pupils.

Chair of Governors Maurice Watkins CBE High Master M A Boulton BEng PhD Bursar G M Batchelor BSc Deputy High Master P A M Thompson BA MAEd DPhil Deputy Head (Academic) N D Smith BA Deputy Head (Pastoral) A N Smith BA Surmaster (Co-curriculum) J W Mangnall MA Head of the Junior School L A Hamilton BEd Director of Admissions M G P Strother MA MPhil Admissions Manager K Heathcote

Governing Body Mr Maurice Watkins CBE Mrs Clare Bolton Mr Jonathan B Diggines (Treasurer) Mr Barry Dixon CBE Professor Tom A Hinchliffe

Ms Joy Kingsley Mrs Jane Luca Mr Peter Wainwright Mr JohnYoung

Professor David A Cardwell

Dr Jonathan R W Prag Dr Tim Westlake The Dean of Manchester The Lord Mayor of Manchester Professor Richard Carwardine (President of Corpus Christi, Oxford)

Art & Design J Dobbs BA MAEd H L Fenton BA MA J Hargreaves BA L J Murphy MA J R M Shaw BA S Taylor BA Biology J Blair BSc S J Burch BSc PhD S G Crawshaw BSc PhD P W Freeman BSc MSc E Loh BSc MSc PhD N A Loughlin BSc C Morgan BSc M J Smedley BSc PhD B Taylor BSc A Wicking BA

Chemistry T Ahmed BSc I Airth BSc C Buckley BSc M Facchini BSc MSc S Graham MSci PhD H M Hughes BSc T C James BSc E J Lees BSc MChem D Moss MA F C Roberts MChem G M Tinker MEng Classics H L Eckhardt MA B S Edwards MA F A Forsyth MA P A M Thompson BA MAEd DPhil S J Whitehouse BA

N G Williams BA R G Williams BA DPhil

Electronics M S R Hesketh BSc MSc

Computing S J Duffy BSc

English R E Adams BA R J L Geldard BA MA MA J C Gibb MA V E Horsfield BA S C James BA A Lloyd-Hughes BA L E Nelson BA MA H Sargeant BA MA C Shephard BA MA B Townsend BA J N Tucker BA MA N Warrack MA MA J Welsh BA MA

Drama S Abbs BA P N A Baylis BA K Hellier BA M J Nichols BA J Sherratt Economics M G Coop BSc MSc H L Jones BA G J McSherry BSc S R Molyneux BA MA MBA D Wilson BA

General Science D L Virr BSc

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Geography M D Corbett BSc A Curry BSc P J Higgins BSc S P Jones BA MBA J W Mangnall MA D Preston MA MSc S P G Spratling BA P J Wheeler BSc History E Carter MA G W H Harrison BA MA R J M Hensman BA MA A R T Hern BA MPhil D O Lacey BA MEd M A S Lowe BA MPhil S Orth BA MA PhD W B Pye BA A M Smith MA N D Smith BA M G P Strother MA MPhil D M Taylor BA Junior School K V Atty BA D R Barnett BEd L E Brunsden BA C Burke² BSc MSc S M Callaghan BA T Campbell-Green² BA MA PhD G Clayton BSc M Crewe-Read BSc S Gilmour BSc T Glennie BA L A Hamilton BEd B A Hanson BA R Hedley² BA R Hockenhull² BSc PhD N Humphreys BA N Laajam² MEng AY Leigh² BEd C B McAlister BSc L McNaught² BSc H Mortimer BSc MEd T C Neild BA S Reed² BA N Reynolds² BSocSc V Shingler BA

V J Tierney² J M Ward BA Z L Ward LLB J TYuen BA

SEND K Abiona BSc² A Batchelor BSc H Butchart BA LTCL S Cocker² L Merlo BA MA H Sargeant BA MA L I Ware² BA R Williams² BA Mathematics J K Allinson BA MA N T Burin BSc J J Burke BSc, PhD A P Burrows BSc PhD A E Carolan BSc A R Davies BSc MSc O P Glass BSc A C Hunter BSc MSc PhD D Jeys BSc MA I Z Khan BSc O W J Llewelyn-Smith BSc N J Matthews BSc G J Morris BSc D V Naughton MM D Noble BA T J Pattison BSc MIMA CMath H G Read BSc PhD R L Sharkey BA N M Williams BSc Modern Languages E C F Cittanova LèsL MèsL DEA H Closa¹ MA E R Dalton LèsL A Dietz¹ A P Dobson BA MA S Fragagnano¹ E A Garnett BA I Kovtunenko BA¹

A V Hemsworth BA A Jacinto BA C M Jarrett BA MA O Kelly-Saltaleggio BA R Lan BA MA D Minguito-Pantoja BA S J Paulson BA J C Reilly BA MSt M Robert¹ N J Sharples BA MA R W Simpson BA L Speed Mosc Dipl C P Thom MA K J Tinslay BA S Vellisco¹ Y Zhang PhD¹

Music G Blackwell F A Bradley BMus H Butchart BA LTCL R M Carey MA D E Francis MusB GRNCM ARNCM LRAM LTCL ATCL E M Shercliff BA Physical Education T A Grainger BSc G Heagerty BSc J L Leggett BA M J Roe BSc J H Shoard MA S Swindells G Wilson M A Walmsley BSc S R Walsh Physics M A Boulton BEng PhD S M Hewett BSc P Holt BSc DPhil S J F Hunt MA R N Massey MPhys D G McCormick BSc PhD K S Michael BSc D P Smith MEng PhD L Thewles BSc

Politics S Foster BA MA R N Kelly BA MA MPhil E C Kilheeney BA MA D O Lacey BA MEd Religion & Philosophy L J Anderson BA E L Bellieu BA D Brown BD STM MLitt M P A Coffey MA D Farr MA A Greggs BA A N Smith BA J A Whittell BA Names in blue denote Head of department ¹ language assistant ² teaching assistant

Teaching and Learning Our over-arching aim is to challenge our pupils to open their minds to new ideas and perspectives, to foster individual passions and to encourage a love of learning that will last a lifetime.

It is with this aim in mind that we offer our pupils a very wide choice of subject from as early an age as possible, with increasing scope to specialise as they progress through the School.

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Senior School Curriculum Year 7-8 Boys are taught:

Maths, English, General Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Classics (including Latin inYear 8), Drama, Physical Education (both games and swimming), PSHE, Art, Music and Computing.

In addition, boys are given the choice of one of five languages to study – French, Spanish, German, Russian and Mandarin.

Junior School Curriculum Boys are taught:

Maths, English, General Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies, ICT and Programming, PSHE, Physical Education (both games and swimming), Art, Drama, Music and a language (Spanish inYear 3, French inYear 4, Latin inYear 5 and Italian inYear 6).

In addition, boys are offered a series of options, with examples including Cookery, Business Enterprise, Community Action, Gardening, Robotics, Law and Legality, Philosophy, Politics, Photography,Tech Squad and Woodwork.These rotate termly and vary from year-to-year, depending on the skills and interests of teaching staff.

The JUNIOR School Day

The SENIOR SCHOOL Day

Years 3-4

Period 1

9.00 - 9.50

Registration

9.00 - 9.10

Period 2

9.50 -10.40

Period 1

9.10 - 9.50

Break

10.40 -11.00

Period 2

9.50 -10.40

Period 3

11.00 -11.50

Break

10.40 -11.00

Period 4

11.50 -12.40

Period 3

11.00 -12.00

Lunch

12.00 -1.10

Lunch (including assemblies and tutorials)

12.40 -2.10

Period 4

1.10 -1.50

Period 5

2.10 -3.00

Form time/Assembly

1.50 - 2.10

Period 6

3.00 -3.45

Period 5

2.10 - 3.00

Period 6

3.00 - 3.35

Years 5-6 Registration

9.00 - 9.10

Period 1

9.10 - 9.50

Period 2

9.50 -10.40

Break

10.40 -11.00

Period 3

11.00 -11.50

Period 4

11.50 -12.40

Lunch

12.35 -1.50

Form time/Assembly

1.50-2.10

Period 5

2.10 -3.00

Period 6

3.00 -3.45

Senior School Curriculum Years 9-11 In Year 9, boys study:

Maths, English, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, History, Geography, Religious Studies and the language they have studied sinceYear 7.

They are able to choose any three from the following: Latin, Greek, Drama, Art, Electronics, Music and any additional language out of French, German, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin that were available atYear 7, as well as Italian. PE and PSHE are also part of the curriculum. Classical Civilisation is offered fromYear 10.

At the end ofYear 9, boys choose what to continue to International GCSE, a qualification we pursue in each possible subject area because we regard it as more challenging, better-suited to bright boys and a better preparation for Sixth Form study.

Typically boys take 10 IGCSEs. Some take 9, with an AS Extended Project Qualification taking the place of the other choice.

InYears 10 and 11, all boys continue to study Maths, English (as Literature and Language), their choice of modern language and at least one science subject. Boys are then able to choose any five of the subjects previously named. A proportion of students pursue Additional Mathematics if the subject suits their ability. PE remains part of the curriculum, but is not an examined subject.

Sixth Form Curriculum We are committed to providing the most challenging and rewarding courses in Sixth Form.

The benefit of our status as an independent school is that we have the freedom to make such decisions in the best educational interests of our pupils.

Sixth Formers study four subjects which might include A-Level, International A-Level or Pre-U courses (the latter being a highly recognised qualification offered by Cambridge International Examinations).

In each subject we choose the course which we believe provides the best preparation for study at leading universities, whether in the UK or abroad.

All Sixth Form pupils participate in a programme of enrichment.

They follow our own innovative and challenging course, ‘Perspectives’, which enhances their analytical skills and enables them to place their subject knowledge in a broader intellectual context. Other enrichment choices include taster courses (e.g. in computer programming, archaeology or psychology) and the possibility of learning the basics of a new language.

There are also diverse opportunities to take part in community service, and a range of sports is offered. Pupils choose their courses under the guidance of their Tutor.

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Results 2014 MGS pupils are amongst the highest achievers in the country and go on to study the most competitive courses at leading universities.

A-level Results 2014 Subject

Russell Group Universities

% A*-B

Candidates

A*

A

B

C

Art

100

3

1

2

0

0

OFFERS 2015

Biology

84

58

14

20

15

8

Oxford

19 14

No.

Chemistry

88

83

18

32

23

8

Cambridge

Classics

80

5

1

2

1

1

Durham

44

Economics

88

49

9

25

9

5

UCL

28 28 22

Electronics

88

8

2

5

0

1

Imperial

English Literature

93

14

6

3

4

1

KCL

Further Maths

88

33

7

14

8

4

LSE

6

French

100

6

2

2

2

0

Bristol

62

Geography

96

45

3

23

17

2

Leeds

57

German

100

6

2

2

2

0

Birmingham

54

History

100

50

9

25

16

0

Manchester

43 11 20

Italian

100

7

2

3

2

0

Nottingham

Latin

100

5

2

2

1

0

Edinburgh

Mathematics

87

94

35

32

15

9

St. Andrew's

4

Music

100

3

0

2

1

0

York

20

Physics

88

52

21

15

10

5

Warwick

26

Politics

89

44

5

17

17

5

Bath

32

RS

95

20

4

9

6

1

Newcastle

24

Russian

100

10

6

4

0

0

Spanish

100

10

1

9

0

0

605

150

248

149

50

Totals 90% of all grades were A*-B; 65% of all grades were A* or A

IB Results 2014

IB Results 2014

The School’s average points score per pupil was 40 out of 45.

The School’s average points score per pupil was 40 out of 45.

Candidates

7

6

5

Subject

Biology (Higher)

5

2

3

0

Italian (Standard)

Biology (Standard)

2

0

1

1

Chemistry (Higher)

6

1

3

2

Chemistry (Standard)

2

1

0

Economics (Higher)

2

0

English Lang and Lit (Standard)

2

English Literature (Higher)

6

English Literature (Standard) French (Higher)

Subject

Candidates

7

6

5

1

0

0

1

Latin (Higher)

2

1

1

0

Maths (Standard)

3

1

2

0

1

Maths (Studies)

9

5

4

0

1

1

Philosophy (Higher)

2

0

2

0

0

2

0

Political Thought (Standard)

4

2

2

0

4

2

0

Russian (Higher)

2

1

1

0

4

1

3

0

Russian (Standard)

2

1

1

0

2

1

1

0

Spanish (Higher)

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

French (Standard)

2

0

2

0

Spanish ab initio

Geography (Higher)

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

History (Higher)

6

2

3

1

Sports Exercise and Science (Standard)

History (Standard)

1

0

1

0

Visual Arts (Higher)

1

1

0

0

Italian ab initio

2

0

1

0

26

38

7

Totals

Results for the IB are graded out of 7, with 7 being the highest

IGCSE and GCSE Results 2014 Subject

% A*-B

Candidates

A*

A

B

C

Art

100

41

21

17

3

0

Biology

100

150

113

27

10

0

Chemistry

98

173

111

44

14

3

Chinese

100

14

10

4

0

Classical Civilisation

90

30

5

16

Drama

100

23

15

Electronics

95

39

English Language

99

184

University OFFERS 2015 COURSES

No.

Medicine and Dentistry

54

0

Modern Foreign Languages

33

6

3

History

49

6

2

0

Natural sciences

146

21

12

4

2

Engineering

79

132

33

17

2

Politics

27 30

English Literature

97

184

120

37

21

4

Mathematics

French

98

51

35

12

3

1

Economics

57

Geography

99

118

86

24

7

0

Geography

45

German

100

26

14

7

5

0

Law

32

Greek

100

11

8

2

1

0

English

22

History

96

130

70

40

15

3

Philosophy

20

Italian

98

48

44

2

1

1

Latin

98

42

22

14

5

1

Mathematics

99

183

133

47

1

1

Mathematics (Additional)

100

57

57

0

0

0

Music

100

18

9

6

3

0

Physics

99

167

128

31

7

1

RS

100

79

56

17

6

0

Russian

100

38

25

12

1

0

Spanish

94

Totals 91% of all grades were A* or A; 68% of all grades were A*

71

46

17

4

4

1877

1281

427

136

26

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Co-curricular programme

Co-curricular An education is much more than what is delivered and experienced in the classroom, and MGS has a strong tradition of encouraging pupils to participate in one of the country’s widest and most innovative co-curricular programmes.

BetweenYears 3 and 13, there are over 200 clubs, societies, activities and sports available for pupils to enjoy, free of charge.These activities are linked to the curriculum in some circumstances and are entirely recreational in others.

The co-curricular side of academic life is so important because of the qualities it develops in pupils beyond their normal experience. Indeed, we support pupils who want to start their own club if they find like-minded individuals who have a passion in an area which is not already catered for.

We are a diverse community, but one thing our boys have in common is that they are busy. It is a sign of the School’s emphasis on co-curricular involvement that each pupil’s report contains his tutor’s comments on what he has achieved in this regard.

MGS has one of the country’s widest and most innovative co-curricular programmes.

Clubs and Societies – a few examples

Sport Football Club

Hockey Club

General Science Club

Rugby Club

Rowing Club

Natural History Society

Cricket Club

Lacrosse Club

Phil Soc

Basketball Club

Climbing

Doc Soc

Cross Country – MGS Harriers

Judo Club

Squash Club

Fencing Club

Badminton Club

Weights Club

Water Polo

Athletics

Swimming

Table Tennis Club

Tennis

Chess Club

Senior and Junior Politics Societies Warhammer and Board Games General Knowledge Quiz ICT Club Jazz Band Pottery Club Creative Writing Group Classics Society Pi Shop (Maths) Senior Orchestra Interfaith Forum Dust and Monsters MGS Choir Debating Societies Senior and Junior History Societies Linguistics Club

Medical facilities

Looking After the Individual

The School has a dedicated medical room with two full-time nurses and a part-time consultant pediatrician.

The School’s care for its pupils is extensive and specialised.

MGS is split into four ‘sections’: the Junior School (Years 3-6); Lower School (Years 7 and 8); Middle School (Years 9, 10 and 11); and the Sixth Form.

In the Junior School, boys remain in their form for the majority of their lessons. Friendships are quickly formed through such close proximity, and the care with which our form tutors nurture boys. Classes contain no more than 22 pupils.

When boys make the transition to Senior School, tutor groups are formed of no more than 13.This allows tutors to get to know their tutees extremely well. In this way, tutoring becomes far more personal and tailored to the individual strengths and quirks of each pupil.

It is the tutor’s role to act as the primary support and guide for his or her tutees.The tutor monitors the development and progress of each individual and maintains regular contact with parents to ensure clear lines of communication. Dedicated tutor periods are timetabled at least twice a week, allowing pupils and tutor together to discuss a variety of issues.

Relationships between boys in different year groups are fostered through a system of form prefects, who are specially chosen Sixth Form pupils. In the Lower School these form prefects come to know the younger boys and become their confidants and friends.

This system is invaluable in providing an extra basis of support for boys inYears 7 and 8. Alongside tutors, the prefects are instrumental in the settling-in period for new boys and are on hand for them throughout the year.

It is the School’s belief that opportunities to develop maturity and responsibility should be offered wherever possible. As a result, once boys reach the Middle School and Sixth Form, they are increasingly involved in helping guide the co-curricular interests of younger boys.

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Transport Private services Private services are also available to parents in the following locations:

MGS is a truly regional school, educating boys from as far afield as Liverpool, Sheffield, Preston, Congleton and North Wales, alongside those pupils who travel to us from more local areas.

The School operates three shuttle bus services.The first provides a quick and easy link with Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria train stations.The second shuttle travels from Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle and Didsbury.The third shuttle travels from Timperley, Hale and Altrincham, through Didsbury.

Macclesfield, Alderley Edge, Prestbury and Wilmslow (Roy McCarthy Coaches) All shuttles are accommodated in our Bus Park within the School site.

In July each year we hold a ‘trial run’ of the services to allow parents and son the chance to travel together to familiarise themselves with the routes.

The School has a dedicated Transport Co-ordinator, who can be contacted by prospective parents to advise on the best method of travelling into MGS. Please e-mail transport@mgs.org to seek further information.

Late services run on the majority of routes to allow pupils to take part in the numerous co-curricular opportunities that take place after school.

We recognise that the travel arrangements for their child can cause parents some initial uncertainty and therefore to make the journey easier we operate a Friends Scheme, using current pupils as contacts for new boys.

This provides a reassurance for new starters as they are looked after on their travel by older pupils. Matches are made by postcode so that new pupils are able to confide in and benefit from the experience of those from similar areas.

Knutsford (Bullocks Coaches) Bury and Whitefield (Bullocks Coaches) Worsley (Belle Vue Coaches) Warrington, Lymm and surrounding areas (Mayne Coaches)

Admission Procedure Parents will often ask how best their child can prepare for the Assessment Day. We deliberately design the day so that it cannot be prepared for, as this can obscure the innate skills and abilities of the boy himself.

Visiting MGS To give the best possible insight to the School, we offer as many opportunities as we can to show you what makes us so special:

Whole School Open Events – Thursday 24 September (4:30 7:00 pm) and Saturday 7 November (9:30am-12:30pm).

Sixth Form Admissions Evening – Thursday 13 November.Timings will be posted on our website.

Arrange a tour of the School on a normal working day with the Director of Admissions, Michael Strother, by contacting our Admissions Manager, Kath Heathcote, on 0161 224 7201 ext 234 or k.heathcote@mgs.org From time to time the Director of Admissions hosts coffee mornings to allow parents to discuss informally the requirements and procedures for entry.

These are advertised on our website, mgs.org. For further information contact Kath Heathcote.

Junior School For places in the Junior School for September 2016, please apply by 18 November 2015.

Pupils are assessed for entry to any of Years 3, 4, 5 or 6. On receipt of application, we will contact you to confirm that your son has been registered for an assessment.

We will contact you later with a date for your son to spend time with us on an Assessment Day in a group of no more than 12 boys.These days are held on a normal school day and start in October. During the day your son will be taught a series of lessons.

Short tests are set on the topics that have been taught.The purpose of the day is to establish a boy’s potential to thrive in our environment. For this reason the lessons are based on topics and concepts that boys will not have met before.Typically, the day will involve a Maths lesson, some creative writing, a topic-based lesson (relating, for instance, to something in current affairs), group work and a design task. Snacks and lunch are provided, taking into account special dietary requirements of which we are notified.

Our own pupils hostYear 5 and 6 candidates throughout, and therefore offer a chance to find out first-hand what life is like in the Junior School.

Decisions are made on the basis of a boy’s performance in lessons and in the tests administered on the day.

We also take into account the reference provided by the boy’s school and his last school report.

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Senior School Year 7 For places in Year 7 for September 2016, please apply by 18 November 2015.

The procedure for entry to the Senior School inYear 7 consists of two parts: an Assessment Day and an Entrance Examination.

Parents will often ask how best their child can prepare for the Assessment Day. It is important to stress that we deliberately design the day so that it cannot be prepared for, as this can obscure the innate skills and abilities of the boy himself.

Instead we would suggest that parents encourage their son to read widely and discuss with him what he has read.

Logic puzzles are also a good way of challenging a boy.

Places in the Junior School are oversubscribed and competition is therefore very strong.We ask that, if unsuccessful, parents leave a two-year period before any re-application.This is to allow boys the chance to develop at their own speed and settle in their present school.The exception to this is Year 6 entry, where boys are welcome to re-apply forYear 7 the following year.

All decisions are posted on Friday 22 January 2016. Parents are able to contact us by telephone on Monday 25 January to ask for results.We require offers to be accepted by Tuesday 2 February 2016.

On receipt of an application, we will contact you to confirm that your son has been registered for an assessment.

We will contact you later with a date for your son to spend the day in MGS in a group of no more than 12 boys. He will be taught a series of lessons based on topics he will not have encountered before. He will experience a Maths lesson, a topic-based lesson (which might involve a current affairs topic) to challenge boys’ inference skills, some group work and a piece of creative writing. Assessment days forYear 7 entry are held on a normal school day and begin in the first week of October.

MGS pupils host boys at break time and lunch, helping to give an insight into what life inYear 7 is like, and acting as guides.There is often the chance to participate in some of the many cocurricular clubs and societies that take place during a normal lunchtime.

The Entrance Examination takes place on Wednesday 20 January 2016.

On the day, boys will take two Maths papers and two English papers.

They are then given lunch in our Refectory, hear a talk from some of our Lower School boys and spend the afternoon undertaking an activity that represents a club/society or sport available in our normal co-curricular programme. We hope, therefore, to provide more of an insight into life at MGS. It also helps boys relax and have fun after a morning of examinations.

Past Entrance Examination papers are available on our website, along with answer sheets.

Decisions for entry are made on the basis of the Assessment Day and Entrance Examination results combined. We also consult school references where provided. We do not publish a breakdown of results to parents after offer letters are sent out.

Our Director of Admissions is happy to discuss performance with parents once decisions are known.

Decisions will be posted on Friday 26 February. Parents are able to contact us by telephone on 29 February to ask for results. We require decisions on bursary offers to be submitted to us by Monday 7 March, and full fee offers by Wednesday 9 March.

Sixth Form Applications are welcomed for places in our Sixth Form, where, typically, we admit between 10 and 20 new pupils each year.

Senior School Years 8-10 Entry to MGS for or during Years 8, 9 and 10 is determined by an Assessment Day, similar in nature to those for other entry points.

In addition to a Maths lesson, boys can expect to be taught a Use of English lesson and a topic-based lesson, designed to test their inference skills.

A Maths paper, similar in structure to the Entrance Examination forYear 7, will be given. A science teacher will spend time discussing each boy’s understanding of topics studied to date.

It is the philosophy of the School that pupils should take at least one language to IGCSE or GCSE, and therefore any applicant will either be given a short written test or have a conversation in the language he identifies as his strongest, so long as it is taught in the School. Finally, interviews will take place with the Director of Admissions and the Head of Section.

Any offer made is on a conditional basis, relating to the results a boy gains in his GCSEs (or equivalents).

Typically, but not exclusively, offers will require an A-grade average. For the best chance of success at MGS, we suggest pupils should aim for A* grades in the subjects they wish to study, though this is not necessarily a criterion for entry. In setting the terms of a conditional offer, the Director of Admissions will take into account the background and experience of the applicant.

In a similar style to admission in other year groups, we make our decisions for entry to Sixth Form by inviting candidates into MGS in groups of no more than eight.The boys are taught a series of lessons relating to the subjects they identify as of interest for their Sixth Form career.What the boys have learned in the lesson is tested.

An interview will also take place with the Head of Sixth Form or Director of Admissions.

Those candidates who choose to pursue Art,Theatre Studies or Music in the Sixth Form may be asked to bring some of their work with them to present to the relevant Head of Department.

Linguists will be expected to have a short conversation in the target language with a member of the Modern Languages Department.

Overseas Applications We accept applications for entry to all year groups (apart from Years 11 and 13) from overseas students who are relocating with their family from abroad and are to study within the English educational system.

It is our policy that the prospective pupil attends the School for a day where, depending on the year group he wishes to join, he will be taught some lessons either in a group or individually, and sit tests in Maths and English, as well as a short test in a modern language.

In addition, he will be interviewed by his Head of Section and the Director of Admissions.

It is the School’s policy that any pupil relocating from overseas must live with a parent or close family member of adult age throughout his time at the School.

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Extra Costs Some additional costs are incurred for the following, details of which can be discussed with our Admissions Office:

School lunches Uniform Musical instrument lessons School trips

Fees and Financial Assistance

Transport

The fees for the academic year 2015-16 are £11,730. Fees can be paid by direct debit in ten monthly installments from September to June, or termly at £3,910.

It is possible to pay a year’s fees in advance to gain a discount. Please check with the Bursar, Mrs Gillian Batchelor, for further details.

The School is proud of its bursary provision, created through the generosity of its Old Mancunians and other benefactors, which sees around 240 pupils benefit from some form of financial support.The Old Mancunian vision is that the School should have a needs-blind admissions policy. Since 1997, donations from the Old Mancunian community have created a protected capital fund which produces income in perpetuity to subsidise the fees of able boys from families of modest means.This bursary fund protects the quality and diversity of our entry. In the coming years the School will aim to raise further funds to take us closer to our ultimate aim of admitting all deserving boys.

Bursary funding is determined on a means-tested basis, taking into account the household income of a family and including assets and investments.Those families whose combined earnings are £48,250 or less are eligible for some support with fees. A family income of £26,000 or less would qualify for full fee support. A sliding scale operates to determine the level of support if earnings lie between those figures.

The level of financial assistance is reviewed annually for those in receipt of a bursary.

Pupils who receive bursary support are sometimes eligible for financial support for transport costs, dependent on postcode.We consider contributions towards the cost of school trips, in discussion with parents.

Bursaries are awarded on academic merit, as determined by the Director of Admissions.The majority are available forYear 7 entry, although

some are awarded to Junior School pupils inYears 3 and 4.There are also a number of bursaries for Sixth Form applicants, awarded on academic merit.

Financial support is not available to those looking to enter the School in other year groups.

It is the School’s philosophy that its funding provision be utilised for means-tested academic awards.

For this reason, the School does not offer scholarships (for instance, in music or sport).

Further details of financial support are available from the Bursar.

MGS Alumni An MGS education prepares its students to thrive in a competitive and changing world.

Old Mancunians can be found living and working all over the world, some of whom are familiar faces to us all. They act as role models for MGS students.

Old Mancunians An education at MGS prepares its pupils for many different careers.

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