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- 27/11/23
LGS named Sunday Times top 2024 independent and top for academic performance in the East Midlands
Leicester Grammar School is delighted to receive these two prestigious awards, as they reflect the inspiration, ambition and care which underpin the happiness and success of our community.Read Full Story - 23/11/23
FutureChef superstars
We are delighted that two of our pupils, Amara (Year 10) and Samanatha (Year 11) took part in Springboard's FutureChef competition today. After planning and practising their dishes over the past few weeks, Amara and Samantha competed against eight other pupils from different...Read Full Story - 21/11/23
Culture Day - celebrating our diversity
Our annual Culture Day took place on Friday 17 November this year. It is an opportunity for our whole school community to celebrate their our own, and learn about others', culture! The day included a number of different elements, such as a culture fair in the foyer at lunchtime...Read Full Story - 14/11/23
We will remember them
On the morning of Friday 10 November, representatives from our three Trust schools gathered at the Great Glen War Memorial to lay wreaths and pay tribute to members of the local community who gave their lives in conflicts.Read Full Story - 10/10/23
Creative Writing Competition Winner
Congratulations to Vidhi Thakor who placed second in the Oxford University, Faculty of Classics Creative Writing Competition.Read Full Story - 26/09/23
Academic excellence through wellbeing and community
LGS pupils recently celebrated the best A-level results for any co-educational independent school in the Midlands, only surpassed by a Birmingham girls’ school, according to the Telegraph national league tables of independent schools: A* 35%; A*/A 70% (national 26.5%); A*-B 91%.Read Full Story - 25/09/23
2023 Arkwright Scholars
We are delighted that five of our Year 12 students have been awarded a prestigious Arkwright Scholarship. Congratulations to Taran, Will, Isaac and Prithika (as well as Kee Kiam - not photographed). An Arkwright Engineering Scholarship is the most esteemed scholarship of its type in t...Read Full Story - 24/08/23
Top-notch GCSE results!
Following last week’s fabulous A-level results (69% A*/A, compared with the national 26.5%), our GCSE cohort can also be very proud of their achievements. This was a year group which suffered more than some others as a result of lockdowns at a very formative time of their education and live...Read Full Story - 17/08/23
Marvellous!
We have many marvellous reasons to celebrate with our A level students today! Not only have they achieved quite outstanding results in a year when standards have returned to pre-pandemic levels, but they also leave us with the personal skills, qualities and determination to make a very positive diff...Read Full Story - 13/06/23
Leicester City Hockey Club & LGS Announce Exciting Partnership
Leicester City Hockey Club and Leicester Grammar School are pleased to announce a new partnership that will provide young people with the opportunity to play hockey at various levels, train as coaches and umpires, and volunteer in the community. The partnership sees Leicester City Hockey Club pro...Read Full Story - 05/06/23
Sustainors in final four!
Congratulations to our Sustainors team (Year 12 students Anupam, Diya, Ali, Eleanor and Lily) on being announced as one of just four finalists in The Davidson Inventors Challenge (DIC), a collaborative competition led by the University of Cambridge and the Association of Science Technology and Innov...Read Full Story - 11/05/23
Bravo et bonne chance!
Congratulations to our three Year 7 pupils, Shreya, Nidhi and Elvis, on competing in the regional heat of the Routes into Languages Foreign Language Spelling Bee. The trio attended the event at the University of Nottingham and all three took part in the French competition. They all did themselv...Read Full Story