North Cestrian School
North Cestrian School, formerly North Cestrian Grammar School, is a free school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, for pupils aged between 11 and 16. North Cestrian is part of the Hamblin Educational Trust.
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| Address | |
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Dunham Road , Greater Manchester , WA14 4AJ England | |
| Coordinates | 53.38824°N 2.35593°W |
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| Type | Free secondary school[1] |
| Motto | "Delapsus resurgam" (When I fall I shall arise) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Founder | Walter Hamblin |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Department for Education URN | 143104 Tables |
| Headmaster | L. R. Bergin |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 500~ |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Gold, White, Black |
| Website | http://www.northcestrian.co.uk/ |
History
The school was opened in 1951 by Walter Hamblin, formerly headmaster of Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, with 26 pupils. In 2004, the library was named after him.
The school was originally to be named North Cheshire Grammar School, but this was not permitted by the county education authorities as the school was not government-owned. Hamblin therefore replaced "Cheshire" with its Latinised form "Cestrian"; this maintained the same "NCGS" initials already in place on some school equipment.
The school was originally an all-boys school but in September 2006 admitted its first girls into the sixth form. In 2008, it became fully co-educational.[2]
Staff
In 2008, teacher David Bradley was awarded an MBA in the Queen's New Year Honours List for services to young people.[3]
Notable former pupils
- Devante Cole: English footballer[4]
- Ian Crawford (astrobiologist) FRAS[5]
- Francis French: author and noted space historian
- Ezekiel Fryers: English footballer
- Kevin Godley: musician with 10cc;[6] their song "I Wanna Rule The World", from the 1976 How Dare You! album and co-written by Godley, prominently features the school motto
- Kenji Gorré: Dutch footballer
- Nicholas (Nicky) Slater: ice dancer[7]
- Fred Talbot: weather presenter[8]
References
- "North Cestrian School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Girls break tradition". 28 January 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- "Award-winning David's a lesson in teaching". 12 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- "Anything you can do, Dad..." Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
North Cestrian Grammar School pupil and star striker Devante Cole, 13,
- Anon (2017). "Crawford, Prof. Ian Andrew". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U258281. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
- "Minestrone". Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- "TV judge skates home". Metro News. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- "Eyewitness in Manchester People: Fred Talbot". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.