An Urmston Grammar team of debaters – comprising Harriet Short and Ange Boli in Year 11, and Cat David in Year 13 – competed this week in the first round of the nationwide Debating Competition – The English Speaking Union’s Mace. Speaking against the proposition that ‘Flights should be rationed…
Could Zach Knight be the next Lewis Hamilton? On Friday October 19th, Year 7 Urmston Grammar student Zach took pole position in the final of the Junior International Motor Sports World Championship, held in France. That meant that, going into the race, Zach was effectively Number One in the world. …
As it was Halloween this last week, the Library ran an event on classic and contemporary horror and thriller books where students pitted their wits, competing to correctly identify the highest number of titles from a series of clues. Students from across the year groups turned up to take part,…
My annual physical challenge this year was met by Walking the Wirral Way, Hooton to West Kirby and back all the way to Neston – 22 miles in total – undertaken with my good friends: David Williams, Jonny Williams, Al de la Hoyde and Rustie. The weather was remarkably kind, the track…
Former Urmston Grammar student, Nick Hilton, did not quite get the kiss he was hoping for, but he did at least receive a joyous smile from his daughter, Libby, as she collected her certificates at the GCSE Presentation evening. The evening was a celebration of all round success, as students were…
Year 7 pupil Sophie Trueman has landed a part in The Royal Exchange’s musical production of ‘Gypsy’. Sophie, a member of the Denton-based Stagebox Theatre Company, attended numerous auditions and even saw two plum children’s roles offered to her best friends before an email landed in her mother’s inbox to…
It’s That Time of Year Again… …and this year, it’s the Wirral Way. Each year, Mr Dickson embarks on a physical challenge in order to raise money for Christmas parties that will be hosted by our sixth form, one for pupils from Delamere Special School and one for local senior…
It was Roald Dahl Day this week and to celebrate an author, who has a special place for many on their reading journey from childhood, and to welcome our new Year 7s to the library at Urmston Grammar, we hosted a quiz on his popular books. It was fantastic to…
As the main doors at Urmston Grammar opened, our students, and many of their parents, headed for the school gym. There was much nervous anticipation as students opened envelopes to see how they had performed in the summer exams. It was wonderful to see students’ smiles, tears of joy and…
Urmston Girls have won the Girls without Boundaries competition in partnership with the Michael Carrick Foundation. This was a dance competition that took place at the Point, Lancashire Cricket Club, Old Trafford. Our girls competed against girls from 8 other schools, and, alongside Hazel Grove High, they achieved joint first…
