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Prospectus
Headmaster: K L Jenkinson, MA
Chairman of Governors: Dr J G Tillett
Status and Character: 11-18 boys' selective foundation school with sixth form girls, and some boarding provision for boys.
Number of students at September 2009: 790
Standard admissions number: 96
Number intended to admit into Year 7: September 2010: 96 September 2011: 96
Number intended to admit into Year 9: September 2010: 4 September 2011: 4
Intended size of the sixth form for September 2009: 320
Number of external students admitted to Year 12 in September 2008: 64
Throughout these pages, words such as he and his may be read as she and her, as appropriate.
School Sessions
| Dates of Terms and Half-Term Holidays 2008-2009 | |
| Autumn Term 2009 | 4th September - 18th December |
| Autumn Half Term | 23rd October - 30th October |
| Spring Term 2010 | 5th January - 1st April |
| Spring Half Term | 15th February - 19th February |
| Summer Term 2010 | 19th April - 21st July |
| Summer Half Term | 31st May - 4th June |
Daily Session Times
The morning session is from 8.50 am until 12.35 pm. The afternoon session is from 1.30 pm until 3.40 pm. There is a break of twenty minutes each day at 11.15 am. There are five hours of teaching in each day.
Information, relevant DCSF documents, statutory instruments, Ofsted reports, school policy statements, schemes of work and syllabuses may be seen on request to the school office. The contents of this prospectus were correct as of 1st September 2009; it should not be assumed that there have been no changes since then. CRGS is a specialist school for Science and Languages.
Accommodation and Environment
The school, which is half a mile from the town centre, stands amongst trees in delightful, mature gardens, which are open to all students. There is a mixture of old and new buildings: superb school hall with a large stage with sound and lighting control, AV projection system and a pipe organ; gymnasium; heated outdoor swimming pool; attractive restaurant facilities; refurbished music and drama centre; new science block comprising two laboratories each for physics, chemistry and biology; three further science labs; a computer suite of four rooms equipped to allow individual access to PCs; computers within subject areas which are linked by a LAN which covers all offices and classrooms; a fine, well-stocked library and resources area; a Connexions centre and other specialist rooms including a block for classics and history, completed in 2000; and a sixth form common room. A new block for art was opened in 2003 and the technology block was upgraded. In 2006 a new extension to the Science block was completed and two new Chemistry laboratories were opened. An on-going programme of remodelling and redecoration ensures an attractive and welcoming working environment. The playing fields, which are about half a mile away, are attractive and extensive and include pitches for all the major sports - rugby, hockey and cricket - as well as for football, hard and grass tennis courts, a netball court and a pavilion with changing facilities.